Evening star., 1933-11-28
JAYHAWKERS DUE
LICKING SATURDAY
Thanksgiving Day Brings Big
Program Of Attractive
Traditional Tits
BY H. c BYRD.
BY H. c BYRD.
. TERMINATION and opti-
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~ ORGANIZATION and opt1-
mism form the predomi-
- mating spirit of the George
Washington foot ball
team in practice this week for
the game with Kansas Saturday.
The Colonials are working with
singleness of purpose-to whip
the Middle Westerners - that
seems, at least for the moment,
to, have thrown every other ath-
letic interest in the background;
and they are going through with
their preparatory efforts with
the thought that they have an
excellent chance to win and
mean to make the best Of it.
The comparison, between George
Washington and Kansas indicates little
dlfference in the strength of the two
elevens, but with one big advantage
In favor Of George Washington, as far
as this particular game is concerned.
Kansas, according to its published
schedule, on Thanksgiving day meets
University of Missouri at Lawrence
kans., in its homecoming contest and
then that night will make the Jump
to WASHINGTON to play George wash
tngton on Saturday.
That is just little to much to ask
OF any team, and Kansas probably will
ind that its men will not be able to
measure up to such a severe test. To
play Thursday and then again Satur-
day, with the long trip to Washington
to add to the players fatigue, places
Kansas at a disadvantage it is hardly
likely to overcome. In order to meet
George Washington on even terms it
would have to be ordinarily much
stronger, which it does not seem to be-
CEORGE WASHINGTON will be
7 fresh, after two weeks of care
ful preparation for this particular
game, and that should be an advantage,
the value Of which cannot be over
estimated Certainly it is an advantage,
that should be sufficient to throw VIC
tory into George Washington's lap.
But the Colonials are not depending
on that. They are working Just as if
they were going to meet a fresh squad,
and no stone is being left unturned to
have the team in the best possible con-
d1tlon. Not only is the offense being
worked over to take advantage of every
possible weakness in the Kansas defense,
but defensive measures are being pre-
pared to stall off everything that Kansas
may offer in the way Of offensive
threats.
This is the first time that a Kansas
eleven has been scheduled in Washing
ton, and considerable interest should
be shown in the team for that reason
alone, especially among Middle Western
people. And on top of the interest in
Kansas George Wsshington's followers
should be out in force to see their team
wind up its season. The game should
attract q big crowd and make the ring
ing down Of the curtain on local college
foot ball fields a grand finale.
FOLLOWING its victory over Wash
r ington and Lee Saturday, the
Maryland squad was given an
easy practice session yesterday. The
Old Liners did little other than take a
physical workout, which largely con-
sisted of touch foot ball. now being used
to great extent in physical education
classes.
The team came through the game
with the Generals in good shape Dick
Nelson has an infected hand but that
part OF the week.
About the only serious foot ball at
tempted was a long punting drill for
Widmyer and Yaeger. Both men have
been kicking well, but the latter is work. |
ing to speed up getting his kicks away. |
Right now there are few better punterS
in college foot ball than YaAger, but
he is too deliberate in getting his kicks
of. He must speed up that phase of his
kicking before he becomes entirely re-
liable
TEAMS in many sections of the
country, especially the South and
Southwest. are getting ready for
traditional Thanksgiving day games.
Close to Washington are to be played
the Virginia Carolina and Virginia
Institute contests. Both have been
going on for around 40 years and are
among the South's oldest rivalries. II
Virginia can beat the Tarheels, as it
did last season, it will care very little
about what has happened in the pre-
vious part of its schedule. And the
same thing is true Of Virginia Military
Institute against Virginia Polytechnic
Institute.
Clemson and Furman, Kentucky and
Tennessee, Mississippi and Mississippi
state are tioree other Dig SOuInern
games. The 'Iulane-Louisiana State
contest which formerly was played on
Thanksgiving day is scheduled the
Saturday after.
Up North Pennsylvania and Cornell
engage in their annual turkey day setto,
as do Colgate and Brown and Pittsburgh
and Carnegie Tech. Until a little while
back Pitts big Thanksgiving day con-
test was with Penn State, but that
game apparently has been superseded
by the one with Carnegie.
West Virginia and Washington and
Jefferson Is another big annual Thanks
giving rivalry that is to be decided
again, the game being scheduled at
Morgantown.
Out in the Southwest and Middle
West, the biggest games are between
Kansas and Missouri, Oklahoma A. and
M. and Oklahoma and Texas A. and M.
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