Evening star., 1933-11-09
CHANCES OF c. v.
APPEAR BRIGHTEST
But Like c. U. and Maryland,
1t viii Go Up Against
a Powerful Foe.
BY III. C. BYRD.


Y keenest competition they
have faced this season,
foot ball coaches of George
Washington, Catholic University
and Maryland are burning mid
night oil in their efforts to de-
wise schemes to stop their pro-
spective opponents from gaining
too much ground and to gain
enough ground themselves to
stand q fair chance Of victory.
And no matter how much thinner or
grayer their hair gets from their mental
efforts, the coaches task at best seems
no less difficult than that Of Tammany's
prior to this week. The only thing
about such comparison, though, is
that, as one coach expressed 1t last
night. Our job looks Just as hard, but
let us hope for better results"
Coach Jim Pixlee of George Washing
ton has the best chance for success, not
withstanding his team tomorrow night
will be up against an eleven that has
battled through close games with some
of the strongest elevens in uniform
today.
: oiic University and Field Coach Faber
OF Maryland know that their eleVens on
Saturday are to play stronger teams
than the ones they have, but also know
that such games often result in upsets
when the underdog goes in with de-
termination to win. no matter what the
cost IN mental and physical effort.
In other words, both Bergman and
Faber feel that their teams could come
through successfully If they play with
that Inspiration which results in an in
spired game against a superior opponent
which takes the contest just little too
lightly.
AIONE of the coaches plan any radi-
IN cal changes in their set-ups, but
it is the moving of man here
and there on defense the planning Of
the defense to stop the strongest plays,
and In the offenSe to work out desig-
mated plan of attack to take advantage
OF the weakest spots in the opposing
defense, that count.
As far as spectators are concerned,
the play of a team in one game Is pref
ty much the same as the play in every
other game, except as 1t may be good
one day and not good the next. but
coaches In many ways change their set
met In facing different types Of offense
and defense It is this struggle to adapt
their teams to the variations In play
to be faced Saturday that is causing the
local coaches to do more than the ord1-
nary amount OF thinking before play
begins. ~.
How successful are going to be the
efforts of the local men to meet WASH
ington and Jefferson, Detroit and Duke
cannot be foretold. AS well try 10
fi0hter as to attempt to measure the
possible effort Of foot ball team when
the success of that team depends on
the inspiration with which it plays.
with all their thinking and planning
for such contests as these tomorrow
night and Saturday, all that they
actually can do Is to do the best tney
can and then leave 1t up to their teams
~ATHoLIC UNIVERSITY seems to
have all its backfeld strength
~ available for its game with Detroit
for the first time in weeks. Bruises
and other injuries have kept out certain
men and also have prevented others
showing at their best. But against
Detroit all are said to be ready to put
forth their supreme efforts.
Probably no local team realizes better
than Catholic University the poSSibih-
ties of its game Saturday. A chance to
redeem their defeat by Holy Cross Is
the main thing, as far as Catholic Uni
verBity Is concerned, ana II Is iooKlns
to that above everything else. Then
again the Brooklanders are not unm1nd-
full Of the fact that defeat OF Detroit
should give them a place in the sun
that they can win in no other contest
this year.
George Washington has not yet de-
cided on the lineup 1t will send into
the game at the start, but whatever
the makeup Of the team may be 1t Will
be mentally and physically capable OF
holding its own in almost any kind OF
competition. The Colonials will be big
and strong, they are mentally a high
type, and there is hardly any doubt
that their morale will be good
George Washington has every pos
sible incentive to win, and it knows
that as well as anybody else. This be-
ing the case, the team should put up
one Of its greatest games. washington
and Jefferson tomorrow night will face
an opponent inspired with a zeal that
few foot ball teams ever show. and
therefore Washington and Jeffersons
task is likely to be far more difficult
than II anticipates. All OF WHICH STANDS
In George Washington'S favor.
EARYLAND will play Saturday
MI with three of two regulars on
the side lines with injuries,
Webb, center, and Simpson, guard
having been in the hospital since the
Virginia game, the former with a
twisted knee and the latter with dis
located elbow. The Old Liners will
start their game with nine sophomore:
in the lineup and their job against
Duke cannot be minimized. Duke has
what generally is regarded as the
strongest team In the South, 1t has YET
to be defeated or tied, distinction
that very few teams have left to them
and on the face of the comparison
should win from Maryland with COM
parative ease. However the Old Liner:
remember that Duke has no better mer
than Tulane and that they had about
as much to their credit for thret
quarters of that game as Tulane did
Maryland knows that it must play In
spired foot bAu to make good showing
because it is familiar with Duke!
strength, but it also knows that tn
margin between great success an
mediocrity in college foot ball is some
times very small And the whole prob