Evening star., 1933-10-12
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should WIN HERE
-Four That Play Away Have
No Better Than an Even
Chance at Best.
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OCAL college elevenS have
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about wound up their train
- ing stunts in preparation
for games this week end.
And, for one reason or another,
1t has been more or less of a light
series of workouts in every camp.
Apparently coaches are not TAX
ing chances of having injuries to
good men and, furthermore, they
probably feel that it is better to
have their charges a little under
trained than overtrained. Until
this week practice sessions have
been long and hard.
OF the two games scheduled on local
fields that between George Washington
and Clemson should be the best. The
Colonials seem strong enough to Win
but the showing of their opponent last
week was such as to presage some real
battling. George WaShingtOn'S strength
has been demonstrated, and it is doubt
full if Clemson will be able to hold its
Town. However, when the elevens line
up tomorrow night at Clark Griffith
Stadium some excellent foot ball should
tbe seen On both sides. Jess Nicely.
coach of Clemson, is a former pupil
of Dan McGuigan of Vanderbilt, and
his team is pretty sure to keep the air
filled with long passes.
The other game, to be played Satur-
day. here should result in a victory for
Catholic University, although ST. Johns
may show greater strength than is
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easy prey. st. Johns is not anywhere
near as good as the Brookland eleven,
but Is capable of making the going in
-ts7esting for the Cardinals
Georgetown. Maryland, American U.
and Gallaudet play on foreign fields.
OF the three games in which these
teams take part, Georgetown feels it
has an even chance against Manhattan,
although the odds favor the latter,
American U. and Bridgewater appear to
be about on par, and Gallaudet should
be close to an even bet against Wash
1ngton College. Maryland will be the
underdog against much more ex-
perienced and older Tulane eleven.
This Is Marylands first excursion to
New Orleans and how well it will stand
up under the excessive heat there is
matter of conjecture.
Georgetown is in good shape, far bet
te2 than it expected to be when it took
stock of bruises and other injuries on
its return from Canisius. The only
Georgetown player who may not be
ready to go Saturday afternoon is
Russo, and it is expected that in a
pinch he could play.
George Washington has one Of its
leading backs cut of the game, Carlin,
and despite its wealth of backfeld ma
terial he is sure to be missed.
TIRGINIA runs the risk of taking
" another wallop on the chin this
week with Columbia at New York.
The Cavaliers bit off a huge chunk in
meeting Ohio State, Columbia and Navy
In a row, and about the best they can
hope to get out of it is just what was
considered might result when the games
were scheduled, some knowledge OF how
real foot ball is played.
It is not secret that Virginia coaches
feel it impossible for them to get the
best out of the Cavalier squads because
they have got out of the habit OF play
-fng hard aggressive foot ball. Prep
school material about as good as any
other institution, certainly in this Sec
ton, usually may be found at Virginia,
but for one reason or another that ma
terial never seems to measure up to
university caliber. Somewhere between
the time the youngsters enter and the
time they become varsity players, they
aose something of the aggressive, driving
physical hardness that must be part
Iof every great eleven. What happens
HlaS not yet been learned by the coaches
Mho have put their heart and souls into
hhe work of building up team, but by
scheduling games such as those the
Nirginians are playing during the cur
that Virginia squads might get a taste
of what real foot ball is like and profit
by it.
After meeting Columbia this week,
Virginia goes to Annapolis the following
Saturday to play Navy. There is hardly
any doubt that the Cavaliers will lose
to Navy, as they are almost certain to
Jose to Columbia, but if they profit in
the matter of developing from these
games the will to throw into their
efforts the uncompromising aggressive
ness that makes fine foot ball teams the
defeats will have been really worth
while.
IF YALE is no stronger than was in
dicated by 14-to-7 defeat of Maine
last week, and Washington and Lee
really is as strong as it believes it is,
the Dark Blue may find itself with its
back to the wall more than once when
the Generals line up in the bowl Satur-
day afternoon.
Washington and Lee left Lexington
this afternoon for New Haven, with the
thought uppermost in its mind that
1t has a chance to win a place in
the sun.
If Ohio State is as strong as reports
brought back from Columbus oy Vir-
ginia adherentS would cause it to seem.
then it may be able to avenge the one
sided defeat inflicted on it two years
ago by Vanderbilt. At that time Dan
McGuigan took his Commodores to Co
lumbuS and scored four touchdowns in
the first half and probably could have
scored a good many more points If he
had desired 1t is needless to say Ohio
State would like very much to even
that up, and may.
~WO games in the Middle West
likely to attract the greatest at
= tantion are between Southern
California and Northwestern and be-
tween Cornell and Michigan. Southern
California and Michigan are likely VIC
tors, although in such games it is pos
sible for the apparently weaker team to
come out on top. Even the weaker
teams are strong, sometimes very strong.
NORTHWESTERN is nOG So eoou Ilt-o
wear. though. while Southern California
measures we'll up to its past high stand
ards. Michigan possesses wealth OF
rugged material with general man
power and individual efficiency second
to few If any. ard to overcome team
so fortified Cornell will need all the
genius of Gill Dobie and perhaps some
thing more Which is one way OF saw
ing that Cornell's attempt to whip
Michigan is some job.
tNIAvY's game with Pittsburgh is the ne
IN most important in the East as
- Princeton. Yale, Harvard, Penn
svlvania meet minor opponents The
contest is the most important Navy has
had In years, in that it is the first real
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