Evening star., 1933-10-02
Shows More Advanced Form
Than Any Other Local
Team in Openers.
BY HI. c. BYRD.

iron they never yet nave nelQ.
Coach Bergman looks on the Holy
Cross game as the biggest since he took
the coaching renS at Brookland. Three
weeks ago he said What am really
building for is that game with Holy
Cross. and l want my team to be right
that day if never before and if never
again."s
1t is somewhat difficult to gauge
Catholic University's real strength. be-
cause Just how strong was La Sale is
difficult to say. However, that c. u.
is strong, very strong, goes almost with
out saying, and that it is strong in
comparison to Holy Cross also is true.
A victory for the BrooklanderS would
not be a surprise, although any eleven
to whip Holy Cross must beat what is
year in and year out one of the strong
est elevenS in the East.
CATURDAY against La Sale, Catholic
y University was the one local eleven
that played a strong, consistent,
offensive game throughout. All three
of the others had their troubles but
the Brooklanders rolled over two touch
downs in the first quarter another in
the second and kept on scoring in the
other two quarters.
As a contrast, Georgetown,
George Washington and Mary
Land together got one lone touch
down in the first half, although
all won their games by comfort
able margins.
Catholic University has its offense
further advanced than any of the other
local schools. It was stated in this
column Saturday that local schools
probably would find their defense bet
ter organized than their offense. which
proved true, as none of them had much
difficulty keeping their opponents stalled
but had lot OF trouble getting sufi-
ciently consistent offense under way to
score touchdown
"HIS Catawba eleven must have
played mighty good foot ball
against North Carolina State
week before last, when it is considered
that the latter went into the second
half Saturday at Athens against Geor-
gia with Georgia trailing.
And it tollolUs that perhaps
George Washington lUds good
deal better against CdtaWbd than
some people thought rhen they
matched it 90 through a first
half UithOut scoring.
That the Colonials came through in
the second half with four touchdowns
against an eleven on which North Caro-
lima State could score but once is
sufficient to indicate what George
Washingtons opponents may expect.
y GEORGETOWN, once it found way
II to get its offense under way. had
little trouble disposing of Mt. st.
Mary's. At no time was the George
town defense extended.
The Blue and Gray, after going
through three scoreless periods, sud-
denly discovered that it could gain
ground and the result was three touch
downs.
TT is really difficult to understand
just how much progress Maryland
has made. because it was nearly
impossible to gauge St Johns
strength. The Johnnies had a big
team and an older team than the Old
Liners, but whether or not they were
good enough to give an indication that
Maryland is strong because it won from
them by three touchdoWns is matter
about which it is impossible to give
anything more than a conjecture until
after Maryland meets Virginia Poly
technic Institute this week
In some respects the Old Line
eleUen tUas good, Uhile in Others
it Sholred glaring faults of green
play, Which probably Was to be
expected.
Leemans, George Washington half
back, is being touted as one of the
greatest backs ever to represent local
school. 1t is said that he can do any
thing and everything well, and that he
will be heard from in no uncertain way
before the season ends
If Tom Gearty continues to perform
extensively in future games as he did
against La Sale, Catholic University
will not remember that Tom Whelan
ever played foot ball. Gearty simply
was not stopped, and whenever he
started down the field he either lodged
for gains or something in front of him
gave way.
VY7HEN Roanoke held Virginia Tech
w to one touchdown a week ago
it was thought that betokened
weakness in the latter, but perhaps
somewhat different opinion may be
cleaned from the result of Roanoke's
game with Washington and Lee Satur-
day.
Until the fourth period, the best mar
gin that Washington and Lee could
garner WAS OIlc pOLlU, . w " A1O"S'SAb
the Generals scored another touch
down in the final quarter.
" VIRGINIA, after tie with Hamp-
" den-Sidney, certainly came back
" strong to almost whale the life
out of Randolph Macon. Virginia won,
80 to 0, and that is more points than
Virginia has scored in a coon's age
against fairly strong eleven.
All the more impressive is that
Virginia score when it Is cOnsid-
cred that william and Mary put
up a fine battle against Navy and
barely defeated Randolph Macon.
Maybe Virginia after all will make
good the predictions made for it that
this year it would have the best eleven
developed at Charlottesville in years:
incidentally, this chap Martin,
claimed bv Athletic Director Jimmie
Driver to be good enough to make any
teams backfield, ran up and down the
field and scored three touchdowns him
self.
-HIS seems to be year in which
the smaller schools are giving the
- larger ones some unpleasant after
moons. University of North Carolina
did not beat Davidson until the rnal
quarter and then by only to 0: IN
diana took Miami into camp only be-
cause it worked a sleeper" forward
pass in the last three or four minutes.
Little Rhode Island State beat Univer-
asity of Maine 6 to 0, and Washington
and Jefferson, said to be case OF the
smighty hath fallen" fought Pitts
burgh almost to standstill.
-HE biggest surprise of last weeks
4 games was Iowa's upset of North
- western For three years Iowa
has been stepped on, kicked around and
generally wiped up, and that it should
ccnne thrcrgh in its f-st geine with :
s.cto.y over one Of the NiaEc5t's M.