Evening star., 1933-10-19
Catholic Ball Team Greatly Undnaed Since Loss Holy C1os
CARDINALS RATED
WITH EAST'S BEST.
Chattanooga Apparently in
for Michigan
Gains in Favor.

Gains in Favor.
BY H. c. BYRD.
A THOUGH a good deal of
" comment is being printed
\ about the strength of the
University of Chattanooga
foot ball team, which plays Cath
olic University tomorrow night at
the Clark Griffith Stadium, indi-
cations are that when the final
whistle blows the total of points
will be considerably in favor of
the local school.
It is conceded that Chattanooga is
strong, husky line behind which are
clever backs, but SO far as can be
learned the men from Tennessee do not
match up with those of c. u, either
as individuals or as a unit And this
is said not to diSparage in the least
the visitors but simply to bring to
the fore the fact that C. U. is stronger
than it has been given credit for be-
ing since its defeat by Holy Cross.
For one reason or another some peo-
pie, in a few cases its own followers.
have allowed themselves to feel that
the Catholic U. eleven is a good deal
weaker than they expected it to be.
To put it biuntly, though. c. U. is not
weak at all. It is strong, one of the
strongest in the East. and there are
few teams along the Atlantic coast III
q game with which it would enter as
the underdog.
Chattanooga brought a good team
to Washington last year, and the pres
ent one is said to be even better. But,
with all that. c. U. should be favored
to win. Coach Bergman says his men
will have to b. at their top, which is
probably where they will be.
0ATHoL1c UNIVERSITY is anxious
T., to atone for that defeat at Holy
Cross and the Tennessee eleven is
the first strong one against which it
has had an opportunity to even things
up since it was at worcester. And
Catholic University playing with the
kind of spirit that aims to do or die
should be too hard a nut for Chatta-
nooga to crack. AS c matter of fact,
there is not a player, nor a coach
either, a. Catholic University who does
not think that C. U. would stand at
least an even chance to beat Holy
Gross if the two elevens were to meet
again.
"Our team has been playing better
fooc ball this week." says Coach Berg
cernei we shall certainly have to be
at cur top form to come through the
way we wculd like to. Chattanooga
has an exceptionally good team, ac-
Cording to our Scouts, and I believe we
can win cnly Il We are at our best.
no slirsho1 work will turn the trick.
Against the freshman team the other
evening we played about as we'll as any
Catholic University team ever played.
and we'll enough to whip Holy Cross
had Holy Cross been in front of us
instead of the freshmen. If we are
at our best. this game tomorrow night
with Chattanooga should stand out
among the best of the year on local
fields.
I'VE may make two shifts in our line
up. Tommy Finn probably will be at
halfback in place of Gearty, who Is
hurt, and McGann at end In place OF
Ball. McGann has been showing up
especially we'll in his offensive play,
while Finn is little, if any, less effective
than Gearty"
Last year CatnOuc university WOIl
from Chattanooga, 10 to 0, after a
game of thrills and hard play Ihe
Bpooklanders do not feel sufficiently
Ct1timistic to indicate that they feel
they may win by that margin this year,
and will not go further than to say that
they should win if they are at their
best. The coaches 60 just that far. but
qualify it with the statement that II
the team does not play at its best dire
things may happen.
NO OTHER foot ball game so far
~ has attracted as much attention
4 as the one scheduled between
Michigan and Ohio State Saturday.
Everywhere and every time foot ball is
mentioned the question is asked what
do YOU think of Michigan and Ohio
State. Opinion has veered toward
Taichigan to win. but with some doubt
in the minds even of those who have
that opinion. Michigan so far has not
{ ,veloped its passing game to as high
degree as in former years and that
seems to be the main peg on which
Ohio States supporters hang their hats.
It should be remembered. though, that,
while Michigan's passing has been
widely heralded, it also has sound
running game. And any team that can
whip Cornell 40 to must have some
thing rather difficult for opponents to
stop: . -. ,.st
eleven in many long moons. 1t has
been playing too consistently not to
have, but at its peak it also strikes
Michigan at the pinnacle. But Ohio
State will play good foot ball: II mas
a sound coaching system, with Sam
Willaman at the helm. and in physical
strength may match Michigan man Tor
man, However, there are few universe
ties that have athletic systems as
highly developed as Michigan, and year
in and year out, in all sports. the VOL
verines are remarkably successful. Ana:
as far as foot ball Is concerned, one ot
the reasons for its success Is the 1act
that Yost. although not officially coacn-
ing foot ball, is one Of the greatest
coaches that ever lived in planning q
defense to stop a powerful opponent.
Yost has q knack of throwing Dig
monkey wrench into the offensive ma.
chinery of opposing elevens, and out at
rT;chiean the coaches still have the IN
teilirence to listen to his counsel.
OF course, Ohio State may peat
Michigan. even if the foregoing ooes
indicate that Michigan is silgntly ia
vored to win. Any eleven as strong
nhysically. with as much manpowel,
q Nd as well coached as Ohio State, has
Q ~ chance in any game it plays. The
e;ifference between defeat and victory
~ is not a great margin. When the
SLIGHTEST II slip may mean the difference
hafueen winning and losing it Is not q
sorlorn hope when any eleven enters
. game If il is anywhere near as strong
as it's opponent. But even so, there
a. Nothing in the records which causes
one to replace Michigan as favortte.
vvOLY CROSS always has its trou-
II bles in the Harvard Stadium,
L but 1t would not be such sur.
nrise as would astound the foot ball
world Il it were to beat Harvard Sat
,,r;av. The Cross, rated this year as