Evening star., 1933-09-29

~ G. W. were booting it up,
n but mildly, on the Tidal
Basin grid. They weren't
long returned from the foot ball
camp at Let's where more energy
was burned up than some teams
require by midseason.
And that may have been the reason
why on this day, j. Ebenezer PiMee,
head coach, himself was burning up.
He was sizzling beneath the collar. He
was disappointed He was sore. That
flashy lot of gridders of Camp Let's had
turned out to be bunch OF nfeless
loafers.
On this Summery afternoon they
freshmen.
Pixlee groaned. And after all that
work at Let's! This is awful. These
are not foot ball players. They're debu-
tantes"
: He turned to Jack Espey, the Colonial
press agent.
"What're we to do, what're We to
do?" he wept Even Catawbau trim
US
Aha, but they won't, chief; no they
won't" allowed the news dispenser,
because, y'know, We have Tuffy Lee
mans!"
IN the next scrimmage day a
rugged faced, powerfully made
youth fluffy LeemanS is 5 feet
II and weighs 178) took comand of the
varsity Anyway, he seemed in charge,
for there came from him line of chat
ter and constant activity that had the
whole outfit on the leap.
And what a difference!
On three plays the varsity
scored two tOuchdowns. Within 20
minutes seven t0uchdowns graced
the varsity score.
Pom which the Espey fellah turned
to the head man.
Chief" said he I've seen a lot of
foot ball in this town, and over long
stretch. I've seen all the good ones at
Georgetown, Maryland c. U. and G. w.
since was a kid. and that's going back
little But today I saw the greatest
halfback, believe, that ever played for
a Washington school, On the level"
TT was a brave statement for one so
conservative as John Espey, one of
the very few strictly honest press
agents in the history of the world. and
q brilliant student of the gridiron sport
Hence, we'll have an eye peeled for
Alphonse Tuffy Leemans of Superior,
Wis, tomorrow When George Washing
ton opens its season AZ Central Stadium
opposed by the scrappy little Indians
of Catawba College Salisbury. NJ c.,
and Tuffy makes his varsity debut.
And you hare it from none
other than Chdrleu Moran noted
coach OF the Indians, that Lee
mans, Johnny Baker, Mig Nc
Carer, Phil Kline. Capt Lee
Carlin and all the other Colonial
bdckfeld brilliants 1rill hare
time OF it going places.
Catawba's only licking of 1882 came
from G.. w. and the Indians they say,
work UP lather every time they think
OF 1t. Moran, an inspirational coach. will
send against the Colonials tomorrow a
pack Of wild something's. Catawba is
a small school-about 600 students-but
Its grldderS, according to its publicity
dope chart come from far and wide.
There are only 18 of 'em, but every
man jack of the Tribe. it is advertised,
is truly warlike brave.
Only IL played against a strong
North Carolina State team last Satur-
day and Catawba was trimmed by only
z to 0. But the Indians might have
scored sensational upset, runs the
dope had they not been saving their
load" for G. w.
Seventy-five reserved-seat tickets to
the G. W.-Clemson College game Octo-
ber l3 will be given away during the
contest tomorrow The tickets will be
attached by cord to rs balloons which
will be released by Is G. w. co-eds.
Finders of the balloons will be entitled
to the tickets.
In addition to the balloon stunt there
will be organized cheering and singing
by group of 420 G. W. students and
lively music by the George Washington
and Boys Elks Bands.