Evening star., 1933-11-10

~ NE reason George Washing
ton University is quickly
~ forgetting that Tennessee
unpleasantnesS is that
the Colonials still have Tuffy
Leemans.
Mig McCarver was a hard-run-
ming back with the greatest stiff
arm hereabout since Tony Plan
sky at Georgetown. Johnny Baker
was a first-claSs strategiSt and no
mean ball runner.
But the Leemans lad not only
could gain ground on par with either,
but is quite a general, can hit a
dime with q forward pass and is a
better than average punter.
And Tuffy is wild to play tonight
against Washington and Jefferson at
Griffith Stadium. How much he will
be permitted to perform with a leg
injury will depend on conditions. If
Coach Pixlee could get along without
him, the young sophomore would re-
main on the bench throughout. But
G. w. is conceded an even chance
against the Presidents only with Lee
III Ll16TB ana llS likely Will De.
A week of special diathermy treat
ment (don't ask me) by Trainer Ro-
land Logan has worked wonders with
a strained ligament, We learn from
Tuffy himself
As Leemans Sees it.
"ID rather play that game tonight"
i says Leemars, than any other
on the schedule. But If I don't,
know we're going to try harder than
ever. Yknow, ! think Ben Plotnicki
is going to go great from that No.
position Oeemans' position). and
have feeling the team is going to
click. The gangs got more spirit than
ever
Tuffy halls from the same town
as Ernie Nevers, one OF the greatest
backs of all time, and we have it
from the sports editor of the Superior,
Wis, Telegram that Leemans was
every speck as good in prep school
as was Nevers, who, by the bye, was
Tuffy's idol.
q. WIS morale hasn't suffered bit
from the debarrment Of three regulars
o week ago, according to Leemans, who
has this to say: Certainly believe we
play as well from now on as before the
Tennessee game. OF course we lost
some good men, but we're trying to
show we can take the hard knocks, and
this bunch is right there when it GENES
to battling the odds. BY the way. you
didn't SEQ us fcld UP last Saturday,
did you?"s 4
T@HE Colonials made many a friend
by their valiant sand, with a half
crippled team, against Tennessee. |
If you're at the game tonight keep
an eye peeled for one Al Ercius, w.
and j. left end. It may be difhcult
70 follow him. Ercius, who has starred
In every game this season, is IN a class
quite by himself. A 190-pounder,
standing feet 2, Ercius, besides being
o terror on defense and fine blocker.
does swell job Of running, kicking
all Of the Presidents kicking, and from
punt formation often runs or passes.
He also carries the ball on end-around
plays, in which two other flankmen.
Elwood Headley and Art Rittersbaugh,
also are adept
w. g. J.-Dr. j. F. Donahue of Wash
ington. Pa, home CT the college. Dr..
Donahue hasn't missed W. g. j. game
In 20 years. Tonight's will be the
196th he has seen in a row. He will
sit on the Presidents bench.
Stewart VIII Play.
NY AND ]. has looked to the G.
" w. contest with particular
interest. Some of its best
men were injured while back, and
revamped backfield has just begun to
zip. Nick Isac, quarter; Doug Malcolm
and Bob Fife, halves. and Joe Hardy,
full, are expected to start.
Zuzu Stewart, the Colonials' illus
trious guard, is not entirely recovered
from knee injury, but will play a
rart of tonight's game In his place
at the start will be Henry Strayer,
hard running Yorl;, Pa, youth. Strayer,
Phil Kline and Sid Kolker, the latter
two from this city, are the only mem
bers Of the G. w. squad who hail from
the East.
The battle will start at o'clock
The officers and crew Of the British
rnan-o'-war, H. M. S. Danal, will be
guests of honor.