Evening star., 1933-10-10
FOES FROM SMALL
SCHOOLS ARE TOUGH
Three TiIts in Row Are All to
Lose and Nothing to
Gain Affairs.
BY ii. c. BYRD.


- GEORGETOWN during last
week and the next two
~ weeks has been and is up
against about as difficult
situation as any college eleven
ever is compelled to meet. For a
team to face foes that represent
big schools, prominent for many
years in the foot ball world, with
large possibilities of defeat does
not mean so very much and re-
fleets very little against it.
But when a team is to play three
teams for three consecutive Saturdays
right at the beginning of its season,
with all the opposing teams strong and
representing schools that are not large
and are not particularly prominent. is
another proposition entirely. 1t is this
last situation which makes George
towns immediate position unenviable.
Last week the Blue and Gray went to
Buffalo to play CaniSius, and While
Canisius is not we'll known in this sec
ton, it nevertheless is represented by
a good foot ball team. Saturday the
team goes to New York to meet Man
haitian College, and about the same
condition exists IN regard to that game.
Next week Western Maryland is to be
the HilltopperS' opponent and. while
that is an excellent school. 1t is not a
big school, but it does have foot ball
teams that are about as hard to beat
as any.
@NE of these three games already
has been lost, and the local
school will be fortunate if it does
not drop one of the other two This
puts Georgetown. with its large student
body and long prestige in athletics,
known from coast to coast. in the un-
enviable position of losing to smaller
and comparatively unknown schools. In
other words for three consecutive weeks
Georgetown is playing games in which
it has all to lose and nothing to gain.
If it wins it is nothing more than 1t
should in the eye of the Nations foot
ball public and also in the eve of its
own thousands of alumni. while If it
loses it is in position where foot ball
people and its own numerous alumni
ask, What is the matter with George
town."
AS matter of fact, there is nothing
the matter with Georgetown, other than
that it apparently is engaged in policy
of e-emphasizing its foot ball and gen.
eral athletic policy. Georgetown simply
does not have the material it had while |
under the direction of Exendine and |
Little. and it is laying stress on ad- |
herence to the policy laid down by the |
educational organization to which it be- |
longs, a policy which places high stand !
ards of education and maintenance of /
amateur athletic ideals above mere /
prowess on the athletic field. This is a
policy which may not meet with COM
plete acquieScence on The part Of all
alumni, but it is policy which in the
long nun should rebound to the great
credit of Georgetown as a university.
"HAT game with Canisius was !
costly one for Georgetown. Ar |
irving from Buffalo this morn i
ing, six of the Hoya squad were SO bad |
ly banged up that doubt was expressed |
as to whether any of them would be
able to play Saturday against Manhat-
tan.
Gildo Russo may have broken ankle |
At noon today the extent of his injury |
was unknown, as no reports had been |
received as yet from the X-ray exami !
nation. Mack Stanley is suffering from !
a torn igament in his knee, Charlie /
PARCELS received a broken nose. Al ,
Cohen has a badly wrenched shoulder !
and Mylnarski and Del Vecchio are !
In addition. Dick Murphy. regular !
end still is recovering from the effects |
of the flu.
Catholic University ought to whip st.
Johns Saturday as the Annapolis
same class, considering the present
strength of the local school,
True the Annapolis eleven walked
off with big score against Gallaudet
last week. but it had the advantage OF
three weeks of training on that eleven.
which it does not have on G. U. Cath
olic University should win by COM
Portable margin.
~EORGE WASHINGTON. while it
T may be given the hardest kind of
a game by Clemson Friday night
at Clark Griffith Stadium. should add
another victory to the two it already
has won.
The Colonials apparently have an
offense. in which are some great run
ming backs that should make touch.
down headway against the South Caro-
linians unless they are stronger than
is expected And. Furthermore. George
Washingtons defense ought to hold the
visitors in check. And this is said with
all due regard for the fact that Glenn
son won from North Carolina State. ,
are making good the preseason predic-
tions that they would have one of the
best teams ever turned out by that uni
verSity and one of the best developed in
recent years in the Washington area.
A big, heavy and fast line behind
which is operating big. fast and clever
backfield. backed up by Jim PiXlee's
good coaching. seem to be the factors
putting the team in fair way to estab-
fishing an all-time record for George
Washington victories.
GONE idea of the strength of the
- George Washington backfield may
be gained from the fact that, If
mentioned while at Cornell as of all
America caliber, has not been able to
win for himself a regular position be-
hind the line.
One man who has watched the Colo
malls in practice and in games remarks,
II would not want better quarter be-
hind my line than McCarver and Lee
mans at halfbacks. Carlin at quarter
and Bomba at full. as those boys can
do everything"
Carlin. though. will be out for a
month from leg injdry received in
the North Dakota game.
Gallaudet will have a much better
chance against Washington College
Saturday than it had against st. Johns.
Not only will it face weaker opposi-
ton but it also should be in better
shape itself The advantage of having
played a regular game and the addition
of another week of practice ought to
make a good deal of difference in Gal
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