Evening star., 1933-10-09
bOMBA IS MIGHTY
AGAINST DAK0TANS
CIemson's Triumph Builds
Interest in Game Here.
C. U. Loss Puzzles.
BY II. c. BYRD.

- FORGE WASHINGTONS
performance against the
" North Dakota eleven Fri
day night actually ex-
ceeded the expectations of Coach
Jim Pixlee, and certainly gave the
Colonials the best kind OF a break
for their game here this week
with Clemson College. Especially
is this true in view of Clemson's
victory over North Carolina State.
In other words, George Washington's
fine play in rs first big test and Glenn
sons achievement in defeating the
Raleigh school set the stage for an ex-
cellent contest,
Our attack functioned better than
I expected it to-, says PiXlee, and
combined a smoothness and drive that
could not help but gain ground. And
this North Dakota team was not
set-up by any means, as it has been
highly rated by coaches of the big
schools in the Middle West. Naturally,
I'm pleased over the result of our in
vasion OF the Dakota Bad Lands, and
1 only hope our fellows keep up the
pace"
1t seems that the outstanding per-
sonage in George Washingtons attack
was Bomba. 200-pound fullback. who
never was stopped by the Dakota line.
Bomba is said to have gained 1874 yards
In the 38 times he carried the ball, most
OF the drives being slices on either side
of guard. That is an average OF better
than four yards for each attempt, and
when back can do that he is de-
serving of more than just passing con-
sideration when it comes to naming
all-starS.
y FORGE WASHINGTON victory
N was as complete as a good team
playing at its best could make
1t. 1t gained double the ground gained
by its opponent and the one touch
down made against it was helped along
by two penalties.
And in mentioning Bomba, it is just
as well to give considerable credit to
--leeMans and McCarver, G.. W. half
backs. Both ran brilliantly. and they,
together with Bomba and Carlin. prob
ably give George Washington the best
backfleld that ever represented the uni
versity
Clemson's squad is due here Thurs
day afternoon and will be entertained
by the local Clemson alumni In its
first two games the South Carolinians
played poor foot ball. being tied by
little Presbyterian College and badly
whipped by Georgia Tech. However,
that it was able to defeat North Caro-
lima State indicates it must be finding
itself. and that it may put up grea.
battle against the Colonials.
TT is certainly stating the obvious
to say that Catholic Universitys de-
feat at Holy Cross was bit Of a
disappointment. What happened up
there, in light of the fact that Holy
Cross is said to not have as good team
as last year. and the expressed opinions
OF those who watched the game that
Catholic U. is just as strong as Holy
Cross, is hard to say. Even Coach
Dutch Bergman, who is not given to
saying anything he does not mean, is
flat-footed in his opinion that ''if we
had to play Holy Cross again this week
I'd be firm in a belief that we would
have an even chance to win
In view of that kind of feeling, there
must have been some extraordinary
features connected with Catholic Uni
versitys play. else Holy Cross was way
over its head. The Brooklanders en-
countered a speed marvel in a young
halfback of the name of Janiak, who.
Holy Cross claims, will be one of the
best backs in the East. but even he
should not have been sufficient to en-
able the New Englanders to upset the
local school as they did.
Possibly Catholic U. overplayed it
self Many times base ball pitchers
try to pitch better than they can. over
pitch themselves and fall below their
usual standard That may have been
what happened to Catholic. u. as it
happens to foot ball player and foot
ball team just as it does to pitcher
and a diamond aggregation. Another
factor that may have entered into the
C. u defense is mental lapse on the
part of halfbacks in forward pass de-
tense. Anyway. it seems that Holy
Cross got away with more passes than
1t should if the Brookland secondary
defense had been up to its usual ex-
cellent play
y 6ARYLAND lost to Virginia Poly
N technic Institute, but actually sur
A'A prised its own followers by the
aggressiveness of its play and by its
showing. 1t lost a game 1t might Just
of the third quarter. whatever advan-
tage there was belonged to Maryland.
until Virginia Tech got the break when
1t intercepted pass on its own 24-yard
line and ran rs yards for the first
score And the worst of that intercept
ton was. from a Maryland point OF
view. that a Virginia Tech back could |
never have got to the ball If the Mary
land back receiving had not tipped 1t
into his arms.
The satisfactory thing about the game
for Maryland was that 1t demonstrated
that, instead of being an eleven due to
get wiped up by every team on the
schedule, it is an eleven that should be
able to give as good as its gets in most
of the games it is to play.
"A S might have been, and was, ex-
~ pected. Gallaudet and American
University were soundly whipped
in their opening games. No foot ball
squad can spot another three weeks of
practice at the beginning Of the year
and get away with game against that
other squad as an opener. 1t is some
thing that just cannot be done. and 1t
was a handicap that neither of the To-
cal schools could overcome. St. Johns
and Hampden Sydney under ordinary
circumstances have better material
anyway than Gallaudet and American
University, and with good deal more
practice to get ready for game an
impossible situation was created; that
Is. impossible as far as victory for the
schools that did not have very much
practice and consequently were not in
anything like as good condition as their
opponents.
T/ENTUCKY apparently has another
n exceptional team, which probably
is much better than its 1882
product Anyway, it nosed out pow
erful Georgia Tech by one point in the
rame at Lexington. And while Georgia
Tech. with what appeared to be its best
combination in years. went down, Ala
bama also ran into trouble with Mis-
sissippi, being held to a 0-to-0 result.
Georgia trimmed Tulane, getting an