Evening star., 1933-09-23
BERGMAN'S TEAM
HAS EVERYTHING
Game Little Different Than
He Played at Minnesota,
Declares McGovern.
BY H. c. BYRD.

by n. C.- BYRD.
no far as I can see, there
isn't much difference be-
- tween foot ball now and
foot ball as we used to
play it in the Western Confer
ence," said Johnny McGovern,
former All-America quarterback
at the University of Minnesota,
yesterday afternoon after watch
ing Catholic University and the
University of Maryland scrimmage
for an hour.
You go of on wide swing, you 90
in on slant, or you go in straight.
and that's what We always did to gain
ground. And the defense has varied
even less, which Is probably what you
would expect. since there really have
been no fundamental changes in the
rules that govern the game"
McGovern now is an attorney, prac-
ticing here. TWenty-four years ago he
was al-American quarterback on one
OF Williams great elevens at Mime
sofa. in the days when it was not GUS
tonlary to go beyond the Catskills nor
south OF the Mason-Dlxon line to pick
men for the all-star eleyens. He has
followed foot ball ever since
Take that shift of the guards that
Catholic University is using out there
right now," continued McGovern, that
is almost exactly what We did at Min
nesota, with our old guards back.
WILLIAMS developed that to
higher degree of efficiency than
it has ever been developed since,
and let me tell you that there
was not much about foot bali
that Williams did not know. Even
today his name is byword out
at Minnesota, especially among
US who played under him."
Then McGovern switched to the
Catholic University eleven, and he was
glowing in his praise of it,
That Catholic U. eleven looks to
me to be on the way to great things
this Fall. 1t is going to take a mighty
good team to whip it, and 1 would not
be greatly surprised if it were to go
through without a defeat. Good line,
three things make great teams, and
Catholic U. has all three I think I'd
be inclined to play that team first.
second and show, all three places. And
furthermore. think that the C. U.
team would compare favorably with
some of the finest teams of the old
days"
XIESTERDAY Catholic U. and Mary
land scrinmaged for about an
hour, and the Brooklanders
showed By far the stronger eleven.
There was no keeping of downs. but the
BrooklanderS had very little trouble
stopping Maryland. except for spas
modic gains, while they in turn gained
freely
Dutch Bergman has his team
1Corking UeN, and has q second
string outfit that should gire
good account of itself also. This
chap Gearty, taking Tom Whe-
ldn's place in the backfeld. is
good foot ball player
Big, fast and capable in every re-
spect as a ball carrier. he will be a
difficult man for any of c. us op-
ponentS to stop
The two schools probably will engage
in another scrimmage next week As a
matter of fact, Maryland probably is
profteering more from the scrimmages
1t is having with Georgetown and C. U.
| than either of these schools. Because
with the kind of squad Maryland has
its only hope for development comes
from just such workouts as it is getting.
GONE people who have seen WASH
y irgton and Lee in practice this
Fall are inclined to feel that it has
chance against West Virginia today in
what undoubtedly is the biggest foot
ball game IN the South and East.
1t may be that such an express
sion comes pretty close to the ac-
tual situation, but others favor
West Virginia. Generally. West
Virginia has been much stronger
in foot ball than w. and L.. espc-
cially in late years. and superior
ity over a long period is not easily
overcome.
! From all statements. though, that
have come from people in close touch
with affairs at Lexington, it seems fair
| ly sure that the Generals will have a
much better foot ball team this Fail
than has worn their cclors in quite
while.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY worked a
IL play yesterday in its scrimmage
at Maryland that nearly always
| goes for long gains. The ball was shot
about yards down the field to an end,
and back. sweeping from the other
| side of the line of scrimmage. then took
| backward pass from the end and went
half the length of the field for a touch
| down. The Old Liners hardly knew
what was coming off, though last year
Virginia Military Institute used the
same play against them for a touch
| down and second time for a 40-yard
gain. The only difficulty of the second
v. M. l. play was that the ball was
called back because the second pass was
forward pass. due to the back swing
ing too far and too fast by the end who
received the first forward pass.
This play first was developed by Mike
Bennett. who years ago coached Haver-
ford and for several years had charge at
! Sewanee. Bennett in his undergrad
vania and, while he has never coached
at big school, is without much doubt
one Of the most capable of all-around
coaches. He is not now coaching, hav-
ing begun the practice Of medicine, in
which he graduated at Penn.
The inexperience of the Maryland
foot ball squad could hardly be better
shown than by comparing the ages of
the youngsters who make up the squad
there with the ages of those who COM
pose st. Johns first-string eleven, which
Maryland meets next week. The Old
Liners average just little more than
two years younger than their opponents
will average, which isn't so good for
Maryland.
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