Evening star., 1933-11-03

the SterneSt opposition the local
school has faced this year. When
the two elevens line up tomorrow
afternoon at Clark Griffith Sta
dunn it is expected that the Wis
ltors will have on the field the
best foot ball team that has been
in the Griffith ball yard since Ala
bama came here over a year ago.
In fact, so much opposition do some
aoherents of the Tennessee eleven feel
should be given George Washington
that they are inclined to go down i'll
their jeans and back their opinions
with what now passes as coin of the
realm.
Much has been written of the Ten
nessee squad and if it beats George
Washington even more will be written.
No doubt the Volunteers are strong,
and there is hardly any doubt about
them being able to put up q better
loot ball game than any other eleven
George Washington has met Whether
or not they will be good enough to beat
George Washington is quite another
matter, but judged by the power
George Washington possesses, it is
difficult to foresee that the visitors
will place on the field more capable
men.
TN FEATHERS, Tennessee has a won-
derful back, who not only is a good
ball carrier, but is rated the best
punter in the South, with the excep-
ton of Kercheval of Kentucky. And
the remainder of the backfield is not
to be taken lightly. While the line is
typical Tennessee line, fast. hard
charging, and able to hold it's own
both extensively and defensively in
practically all the games it plays. In
few games, except the Duke two weeks
ago, has a Tennessee line been out
played in the last four years
Against Tennessee George Washing
ton has a team of veterans. But to
win the ColonialS will have to put forth
their greatest effort of the year and be
at their peak in every respect Those
that have watched George Washington
since it first began practice maintain
that the young men who wear the
colors Of the local school are about as
good as they come. 1t would be hard
to convince the Colonials' followers
that there are better backs behind the
Tennessee line than Bomba and Lee
mans, or that the local line is not
strong enough to hold its own
But whatever the result, the game
should be one of the best played of
the year, perhaps the best. Tennessee
always is well drilled in the mechanics
of foot ball and few other elevens can
formances. Tennessee has with this
valuable asset some brilliant indi.
viduals
,t ae2Fgs washington bd4dYg @ by the nature m of
good mechanically as Tennessee. On
the other hand, the Colonials may do
some things that Tennessee cannot.
Anyway. whatever the result, the game
should be brilliantly played.
4 T LEAST one Tennessee adherent
n is strong in the belief that Ten
nesee will not be humbled by
George washington. In letter to the
writer he says, in part:
I dislike to see any Of our neighbors
lose their money and for this thought
you would appreciate word CT caution.
The Duke game was played by Ten
nessee with three of its players out of
the game, SO Duke is just lucky that its
game came at the time it did. 1t could
not happen today. In the Alabama
game the penalty invocation was the
thing that upset Tennessee, but sus-
pect, too. that Tennessee went to sleep
in the Alabama game somewhat as it
did In the Florida game until the last
quarter.
Il expect to see ball game Saturday
that will duplicate TennesSee's defeat
of New York University year or so
ago, when Feathers crowned the Yankee
Stadium with some marvellous runs. So,
brother, better advise your friends to
keep their money in their pockets
So here is the advice. One may take
II or leave 1t.
Tennessee's big game is with Wander
btlt. to be played November ID. The
Volunteers had rather win that than
every other on their schedule, because
if they lose to Vanderbilt all other vic
tories would mean nothing. Incident
ally, Tennessee has been consistently
victorious in recent years over the Com
modores, With the exception of last
year, when the game was tie Ten
nessee and Vanderbilt have just about
George Washington and Georgetown
used to have in the old days, when they
met every Thanksgiving day.
DOB NEYLAND, who has coached
n Tennessee for seven years, is one
of the best men In the country.
He has been sought by other schools,
but the arrangement he has at TenneS-
see gives him such a happy situation
that he has never been induced as yet
to give it up. The people around Knox
vile hardly would know what to do
without Neyland, and certainly the
University of Tennessee would do lot
CT scratching of head before it could
find man to replace him satisfactorily.
1t was pretty definitely understood that
Neyland could have had the job as head
coach at west Point if he had been
willing to give up his present berth.
Neyland is fine chap personally and Is
one of the best liked coaches in the
South.
'~EORGETOWN is at Boston to meet
n Boston College. What that game
means to Georgetown Is rather
difficult to define The Blue and Gray
would like to win and feels that it can
win II 1t gets some breaks, but If 1t
does not win it will lose little.
A victory may help Georgetown over
hurdle that should aid it to top other
hurdles, but defeat should cost it
nothing in prestige. Boston College has
strong team, but not as good as some
teams it has turned out.
Georgetown says about the game: IF
the tide turns in our favor, and we get
a break or two, there is no reason why
we should not win. and the tide will
have to turn sometime. 1t cannot run
the same way forever"
"A EARYLAND goes to Charlottesville
V tomorrow morning to stack up
against Virginia One Of the is
sues at stake in the game is the big
silver foot ball given each year to the
victor by Senator Millard E. Tydings
of Maryland. Senator Tydngs present.
ed the foot ball the first year that Vir-
ginia and Maryland met in their pres
ent series, back in 1926, and has re-