Evening star., 1933-11-01

Y Y to be played this week
by George Washington,
Georgetown and Maryland, it is
worth while to call attention to
another contest, a contest be-
tween local colleges which for
sheer love of foot ball, sportsman
ship and spiritual and ethical
values should be given second
place to none. Reference is made
to the meeting of Gallaudet and
American University.
In this game no championship will be
decided. no great issue will be at stake,
no large crowd will yell itself hoarse
over stellar performances by brilliant
players. but in it will be evident
much that the other games do not havs:
Gallaudet has not whipped anybody
Of consequence and neither has Ameri-
can University. but when they meet at
Kendall Green Saturday afternoon it
will be on a sane and rational basis.
Both schools deserve good deal of
credit for the methods they use in man
aging their athletics, and both should
have the earnest support of everybody
interested in the development of clean
athletics in the small colleges on the
highest possible ethical plane.
Both Gallaudet and American Univer-
sity should have an award of some kind
for their courage in developing foot ball
teams with such scant material as they
have. Neither is as strong as some of
the large high and prep school teams.
neither has more than a handful of
men from whom to select their squads,
yet both embody all that is looked upon
as best in intercollegiate athletics.
Another thing about this Gallaudet-
American University game, these are
the only institutions among the six here
that have seen fit to meet each other
in foot ball. Whatever may be the rea-
sons for schools that live next door to
one another, so to speak for not having
anything to do with each other on the
athletic field. American University and
Gallaudet have overcome them and do
play For this. for their answering
fealty to the highest ideals and spiritual
values in athletics more power to them
May their courses lead them to mightier
things and even loftier purposes.
TT WOULD be difficult to find two
Il mill "AlAi l4IiGl VI USll6T UllSQ
to guide young men to become mature
men than the two who coach foot ball
al American University and Gallaudet-
walter Young and Teddy Hughes Both
are the kind of chaps under whom and
with whom any parent should be glad to
nave son work and associate, because
That son would profit greatly. This is
the pest tribute that can be paid Young
ana hughes for what they are accom-
pl1shing. and such a tribute is well
deserved.
If there is any choice between Gal
laudet and American University for
their game Saturday, it would seem
to lie with the latter. 1t has been a
little more successful extensively, lust
DIT stronger on defense, although
Gallaudet once in a while has shown
flashes of foot ball that. if sustained.
would lead to much better things in
the way of victories.
1t seems that Catholic University is
the only one of the local elevens that
has an apparently wide advantage in
its game this week. The Brooklanders
should take the measure of Loyola of
Baltimore without any trouble. Loy-
ola has no team to compare with the
one coached by Dutch Bergman. and
the score is pretty sure to depend in
large measure on the number of points
c. U. cares to run up.
VXIHEN George Washington lines
w up against Tennessee it prob
ably will be against a team
that is little bit different from any
1t has ever played The Colonials
will face mechanical proficiency de-
Eeloped to much higher degree than
In any of the other elevens they have
met. Also they may face an offense
somewhat different from the types
they have played against so far.
Various kinds of schools of play have
been attributed to Coach Bob Neyland,
put actually ne does not use any other
mans system. He has taken parts Of
many systems. combined them with
ideas of his own. and from them de-
velopeG offensive weapons a little diff
ferent from all others.
For instance Neyland's end runs are
just a bit different from any others
the writer has seen, but still are very
effective. Maybe it is this difference
that makes them so effective.
THERE was time when Boston
College was about as important
a foot ball game as Georgetown
played, mainly because Boston is a
Georgetown stronghold, from an
though. the Blue and Gray has given
more serious consideration to other
contests
This year the local school is not
likely to make good deal of head
way against the BoStonianS unless it
plays far over its head. Boston Col
lege seems to be too good for George
town to hope for victory, although
inspired foot ball may bring about
such an ending
Georgetown plans to leave here to-
morrow so as to be in Boston for
workout on the field on which it is
to play.
n TARYLAND'S squad is to leave
IVI Union Station Saturday morn
ing at BIS on a special train
Tor Charlottesville, and will be ac-
companied by its 50-piece band and
goodly number of students
The Old Line squad is not in the best
of shape by any means, the bruiSing
contest with Western Maryland having
taken good deal out of the players,
some of whom are suffering from
bruises that temporarily incapacitate
them from any practice for two or three
days.
NN good sign at Georgetown is that
the alumni OF that university are
taking with fine spirit the defeats
being sustained by the eleven. George
town alumni, like all others, like
winner, and that they are accepting the
letdown speaks well for their judgment.
Georgetown people look upon the
present situation as temporary. in that
they feel 1t is more or less necessary in