Evening star., 1933-10-11
TEAMS It OPPOSES
HERE SHOW POWER
This, Coupled With Strength
of CoIoniaIs, Builds Up
Big Attractions.
BY II. C. BYRD.

Washington in selection OF
It's home schedule could hardly
have been more fortunate If it
had been able to foretell events
half a year in advance. Five OF
the elevens to come here have in
one way or another achieved such
distinction as to warrant belief
that they should prove exception
ally attractive, especially since 1t
seems that George washington is
strong enough to match their
prowess.
In the first place consider Kansas,
which is to wind up the Colonials'
schedule. Saturday it went up to South
Bend and battled Notre Dame to q
scoreless tie, and actually had an ad-
vantage In the general play. Any team
that can tie Notre Dame should be well
worth watching.
West Virginia Wesleyan, which was
thought might be something of set-up,
distinguished itself by beating New York
University. Clemson, which got a poor
start, came to the fore last week by
whipping North Carolina State, ana
WASHINGTON and Jefferson, held at the
beginning of the year to be weak, ap-
parently is about as good as any OF the
stronger elevens. Besides these games,
the Colonials meet Tennessee, and un-
less all signs fail, the Volunteers will be
right at the top Of the Southern grid
iron pile.
If George Washington, in its desire to
bring here strong teams to match its
own product, had been able to foresee
events, it could hardly have done better.
The Colonials should whip two Of the
above five teams. but the other games
are likely to be Sternly contested, with
the advantage perhaps in favor OF at
least two of the visitors to be.
Naturally, every college is anxious to
have gate receipts of generous propor-
tions to defray the costs of athletic
programs, and for this purpose George
Washington could hardly ask to be in a
better position. It seems that it has the
best outlook for a successful financial
foot ball year that has been the lot OF
George Washington elevens.
Right now, of course, the COlon1als
are getting ready for their game with
Clemson Friday night. The South Car
seemed rather low, but came to life
against North Carolina State and rang
the bell for 9-to-0 victory. That
game just about made the contest here,
because it indicated strength enough
to give George Washington battle.
PRACTICALLY all the members Of
local college teams are in good
shape for games this week, except
Carlin of George Washington and
Russo of Georgetown.
Carlin sustained leg injury in the
North Dakota game which may keep
him on the sidelines for a month, while
Russo against Canisius got an ankle
twisted 1t may be that Russo will be
able to play.
Catholic University and Maryland
squads are in excellent shape as
whole, while Gallaudet came through
its game with St. Johns well.
s. A NY team coached by Chick Nee
~ han is tough team to beat"
said Coach Jack Hagerty of
Georgetown, in speaking of his game
with Manhattan at New York Saturday.
'Meehan always has turned out good
elevens, and his work at Manhattan is
not an exception. However, I believe
we have an even chance to win, as we
are coming along rapidly. From what
our scouts tell me, We should find the
going hard but not any harder than
we ought to overcome
The Georgetown squad is due to leave
here Friday afternoon at 4:30. 1t plans
to return Sunday morning.
Gabe Murphy, graduate manager of
athletics at Georgetown, is authority for
the statement that Georgetown had
just about as much in its favor in the
game with Canisius as had the latter
While the Blue and Gray lost by one
touchdown, the game was played under
such miserable conditions that it was
hardly true criterion of the compare
tive strength of the elevens. Solid
sheets of rain beat across the field and
the ground was mud and water. Under
such conditions anything might hap
pen, and Georgetown feels that if it
went up against Canisius again it
would have probably better than an
even chance to win.
n TARYLAND'S squad is to leave to-
VI morrow at :35 for New Orleans
for its game Saturday with Tu-
lane. The Old Liners are due to arrive
Friday night. incidentally. they will
meet a Tulane team that has twice
been whipped, once by Texas A. and M.
and the other time by Georgia, which
is about the worst frame of mind in
which to catch foot ball team
The Old Liners will take about the
same squad that went to Norfolk, and
start practically the same team. 1t
may be, though, that Ed Minion, regu-
lar left tackle. will get in the game for
awhile. He has been out with a broken
bone in his left hand.
HUNTING is one of the greatest at
tributes a foot ball team can have,
yet it is remarkable how seldom
a team with that attribute makes the
best Of it. y
There is no way in foot ball to gain
ground as easily as by outkicking an
opposing eleven, yet in game after game
"a which one team has a much better
ounter than its opponent it fails to
use him to best advantage.
It has been said that no foot ball
team can be a great foot ball team
without a good punter, and the more
one sees of foot ball games the more
one is inclined to agree with that.
~NE rule that might as well be
wiped off the books. as far as en-
forcement is concerned, is that
which provides player shall not in
tentionally ground forward pass. This
usually Is done to avoid loss of ground,
when a player has been driven back
and Is about to be downed 10 or Is
wards behind the line Of scrimmage
without getting an opportunity to make
a legitimate pass to an open player.
The player in such circumstances
hu-!s the ball deliberately to the ground,
and it Is perfectly apparent that such
is the case, yet the writer has no recol-
lection of ever having seen the penalty
given for that illegal act.
Odlcials seem unwilling to read the
intent behind a players action, but II