Evening star., 1933-10-22
PLA|NSMEN BEATEN
WORST SINCE 1881.
McCarver and Stewart Rise
to Greatness in 1876 Win.
PixIee Modest.
BY ROD THOMAS.

Dl nUD lHUMho'
7 IKE the fellow who didn't
know his own stren'th,
IL George Washington Uni
versity's foot ball team sur
prised itself yesterday by routing
the 1882 co-champions of the
Southern Conference.-The Plains
men of Alabama Tech-19 to 6,
before a fascinated gathering OF
$4,000 at Griffith Stadium.
Hitting the high spot of a rockety
grid career. the home team scored three
tNuchdowns to the enemy's one, but
that was not the true margin OF VIC
tory. BY opening the throttle little
wider, the Colonials might have drivep
on to another score or two.
Possum Jim PiXlee, who came to
George Washington four yearS ago with
the announced purpose of hoistiny the
school into the big league of foot ball,
was fairly confident the Buff and Blue
would achieve its first great victory
yesterday.
McCarver Whirlwind.
DUT he didn't expect to see the Co.
n lonials run up on the famous Au.
burn team the most decisive score
agsins. its record since the sensational
Tulane eleven of three years back
trimmed the 'Bamans, 270.
1t was beyond his fondest hope to
hold one of the most respected Of
fenses in the country to 871. yards
from scrimmaee, the same offensive
which week ago marked up more
am AGAINST n1iphtv CeOr-
gia Tech team.
The Colonials' boss has said all along
he had a potential all-America back or
two. but Mig McCarver, for one. showed
the teacher perhaps a little more than
Prof. Jim thought was in him. Nc
Carver, for a fact gained more ground
than the entire Auburn team, though
seriously injured early in the going.
They gave him the ball II times and
he ran with it 96ia yards. matter Of
more than the whole Plainsman back
fold.
Hailed as a most promising nominee
for Grant Rice's annual selections. Firpo
Phipps was all but conceded lengthy
Eallop or two when he came to Wash
irgton But Firpo made 10 attempts
to get loose and moved forward an aver
age Of about 2 yards try.
G. W. Death on Sprinters.
"HEN there was the fastest runner
in all Dixie. Sterling Dupree. Off
oial sprint champion of the
Southeastern Conference PLAYING
halfback for Auburn. Sterling twice got
stared like 2 scared antelope, but he
merely started His net gain for the
dav was three yards and on one occa-
sion it seemed the speed boy would
head for the wrong goal
oOne reason Dupree and other
Plainsmen end runners got nowhere
was the efficiency Of Bill Wright. who
made his varsity debut for George
Washington PLAYING rowing centero
Il NAV be we'll to mention Dupree was
the third sprint champion stopped, colo
bv G.. W. this season. the others Deln9
Gordon Lynn of Clemson. Southern
Conference title holder. and Raph
Pierce. captain of the North Dakota
eleven and champion Of the North
Central Conference.
Yes. sub, 'Possum Jim was surprised
no end by the grand performance OF
the team he and Len Wash. Bill MY
ers and Johnny Lee put together. put
all he had to say about 1t when me
news lads collared him was: "Chet
WVOIc llIldt Viz hub0AAA
derestimated US. and know how tough
# is for a coach to change the attl-
tude of his team on quick notice
Mig Gets En- Going.
TIM was ai,ing early yesterday, and
on the way out Of the G. W. ois-
u nensarv he met Mig McCarVer.
Il don't feel coed, either tpenad rqaCm,
said Mig. and the coach's lensIheiiVo
nhiz stretched a little more n, -
p'..v what's the matter with you?' ne
that I'm scared. ,soc.rvar
'''c Several hours later Mcostvt. a',a
oe.eld' ad m the G. w. bench at Grill
Stadiun1. Auburn had Just scored I'd
touchdown and the game was less tnan
three minutes old. From the looSs ", y.
things G. w. was in for a grano ola
shellacking for the visitors nau scolsu
with convincing ease. clipping Oh yaau yud
spe by fives and fours in a ol-yaIu
reerch across the goal. They got un-
dar way when Tiny Holmes. tackie'
recovered a tumble by Don Bomoa' or
d;norilv one of the Colorials surest paN
When Halfback Allen Rogers negou-
.ted the last 2 yards for the toucn-
80, ~ McCarver was all a-f1utter. AS
C,,,,,r, Gomm Ariail all-Southern end last year,
,,uffed with place-klck LOT eAIld
,,nint Pixlee ordered the restless one
- warm up And few plays later tne
scarey McCarver was of on 2 sensa-
tional 3l-yard gallop and the Cololiiais
M the way to the greatest VlCtoly IA
foot ball history at George WaShills.uii.
McCarver again had put nis M NJ NJ
It'll he entered the battle with North
UaLota did the Colonials 60 places.
There in the Squeezes.
-uT compared with previous per
X formances, we learn from j. Es-
~ pev. the G. w. press agent NC.
carver's Job of yesterday was epic. ~
mattered not that Mig tosseo rev
punk passes. These were loisu.'et s.,. - no
~ hir Texan banged away with ttun-
,,ing nower for yardage in the pinches.
80 stiff armed for 10. Is or 80 yaros 10
inspire touchdown marches
Il was another backfeld star, now.
.ver Who brought In the first slice OF
bacon for G. w. Throughout the nrst
neriod. the Colonial general. Johnny
paker confined himself to running the
team and making interference. Early
IN the second quarter he took his f1rst
turn at ball-Mgging and carried 1t 80
Yards across the Auburn goal. Johnny
caught the Plainsmen unawares put ne
was forced to run like all hollow 10
make the rifle.
Leemans Intercepts Pass.
little later Tuffy Leesman, G. W.s
n slipperiest back, entered the spot
4 light. Tuffy intercepted a pass
and ran the ball back 25 yards to Au-
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