Evening star., 1932-10-21
BY III. c. BYRD.

and Bluefields, while Maryland
should have some margin on St.
Johns.
All three contests are to begin
at 2:30 o'clock.
Tom Mills, Georgetown coach. saws
frankly that he feels his team may win
by two, possibly three, touchdowns, but
only after hard game in which it must
put forth its best efforts. Western
Maryland does not seem to be so formi-
dable as 1t has been the last three years
and even its own supporters are de-
cldedly pessimistic about this years
meeting.
Last year Georgetown won from the
Green and Gold by four touchdowns to
one, but not until after the latter broke
late in the game. Until the end of the
third quarter is was great battle. The
Two years prior to 1881, Georgetown
went down to defeat to 0 and 10 to O.
Western Maryland had its last year s
line shattered and has not yet rebuilt
Its forward wall to point where it is
conceded anything like an even chance
to stand up against Georgetown. A
prominent Western Maryland man, in
letter to the writer yesterday, said:
We expect to take a good trimming at
Georgetown Saturday, as we cannot see
where We have a chance" This. cou-
pied with the fact that Coach Mills is
optimistic enough about his team to say
that he expects to win, seems sufficient
to warrant feeling that a Green and
Gold scalp will dangle at Blue and
Gray belt
But no result ever is known for cer-
tain until after the event has taken
place, And this is getting to be almost
as true for foot ball as base ball
A MERICAN University should win
"A rather easily unless Bluefields Col
lege is far stronger than it should
be. Against Bridgewater the Methodists
produced an offense that any small COL
lege would have good deal of difficult
ty stopping and that offense ought to
produce results against tomorroWS op-
ponent. 1t is true, of course, that moth
ing is known about the Bluefelds eleven,
and 1t may bring here an outfit far bet
ter than is looked for. In that event
the local team might have hard sled
ding.
MARYLAND generally is favored to
1'1 whip St. Johns, but Extensively
the Old Liners have yet to show
something that looks like real foot ball
Against Washington College they ran
up a lot of points, but did so largely
because of Washington Colleges weak
line. Against stiff opposition the Old
Liners have not been showing the drive
and punch necessary to wipe out of the
way opposing forwards. 1t is about
time that they are getting busy if they
expect to improve as rapidly from now
on as they would like to.
st. Johns will come over here with
big team that has played good foot
ball at times this Fall. 1t may be that
it will develop more offensive strength
than it has SO far and if so it may give
the Old Line eleven struggle worthy
OF some Of the past meetings.
Maryland will start pretty much the
same team that began the game against
Duke, except that Rouzer will be at
guard and Buscher in the backfleld.
his place at center, while Vincent has
recovered from the injury he received
In the Virginia game and probably will
be back at end for at least part of the
contest.
TULANE and Vanderbilt, after fight
L ing through a fine Go tie last
week, tomorrow may find them
selves in tough spots. Both are likely
to suffer some little relapse from the
high key to which they we're pitched
for their meeting week ago, yet they
must face two teams that are good
enough to slip one over on almost any
Southern opponent.
Auburn meets Tulane, at New Or
leans, and Tulane will have to watch
closely to its laurels if it wants to finish
with the long end of the score. Au-
burn was picked some time ago as a
dark horse, and its work so far justifieS
the idea that it might come through
as one of the best elevens in the South.
1t has in its backfield two great players,
with line that is not to be taken
lightly.
Vanderbilt had better not slip very
much from its top form if it expects
remembered that Georgia scored 25
points against Tulane, while Vanderbilt
got only 6.
Vanderbilt and Tulane, of course, still
hold their high rating and will be IA
vored to win, but they may not.
DOSSIBLY the best game to be played
L in the South tomorrow, certainly
one of the best, is to take place
at Blacksburg between Virginia Poly
technic Institute and Kentucky A
good many people are picking " P. I.
to trim the Kentuckians, but may be
reckoning without taking into account
the real strength of the boys from the
Dark and Bloody Ground" Anyway,
v. P. l. people feel they have a very
good chance.
If " P I. wins, it should find itelf in
a position to rate higher among South
ern Conference elevens than it has in
many years. perhaps higher than 1t
ever has. If the Virginians come
through against Kentucky, it would
seem that the only bar between them
and an undefeated season will be Ala
bama.
University of Virginia is likely to
avenge last years unexpected defeat
at the hands of Virginia Military In
stitute. The two schools meet at Lex
ington, where V. M. I. should be at
its best, but it is hardly possible that
it will be strong enough to stop the
Cavaliers. v. M. I. is just beginning
to recover a little from the loss OF a
whole team year before last, while Vir-
ginia has a group of veterans.
Washington and Lee probably will
take another beating, as it has shown
nOtnlIlS SO lar IildC WOulO give ally
body an idea that it stands more than
a ghost of a chance to beat William
and Mary.
CEVERAL games of exceptional in
- terest are scheduled in the North
Possibly the greatest of all is that
at New York between New York Uni
versity and Colgate. Both these schools
have disposed of all opposition. with
some of the opposition very strong
Their meeting should provide an exhi-
bition of technical foot ball between
teams of highly skilled players not
seen very often.
Michigan State and Fordham ought
te play q worthwhile game, and the