Evening star., 1934-11-07
FINEST HE'S SEEN,
SEXTON DECLARES
AWed by Power Saturdays
Invader Has Displayed
in Every Phase.
BY H. c. BYRD.


George Washington scout, in sum-
ming up his opinion Of that school in
his report to Coach Jim Pixlee.
i've watched that eleven in three
games this Fall, and cannot remember
when or where I've seen any other
good enough to equal it," said Sexton,
land it is good in every department of
play as unit and as individuals The
tackles charge as hard as any ever
were taught to charge, end both Of
fensively and detensively it is a great
outfit Certainly we're going into the
game the under dog. and you couldn't
expect anything else"
So the George Washington coaches
fully realize the task they have to
prepare their team for the game with
Louisiana State here Saturday and
do not attempt to minimize the prob
lem
The George Washington team Is to
60 into the game this week with
pretty much the same lineup as that
which played Vanderbilt. There may
be a change or two but as whole
the team is certain to be about the
same. This means that the George
Washington of this week must i'm
prove good many points over that
Of last Saturday if it is to stand any
chance of winning.
Group Tough in Dixie.
NF COURSE, people here are in
~ clined to criticize the Colonials
a little because they failed to
beat Vanderbilt but those that do
simply fail to take into account the
excellence of foot ball in that section
as compared to that in this section.
Vanderbilt, Louisiana State, Ten
nessee and Tulane always are rep
resented by exceptionally strong
elevens. far better than even the best
of those that come from. the South
Atlantic section, notwithstanding that
one or two Of the teams in this sec
ton once in while get victory over
one of those four.
Actually. George Washington did
about as well against Vanderbilt as it
should have been expected to do. Fur
thermore, if the Colonials play an in
spired game this week they will stand
an outside chance of victory. because
the difference between really great
foot ball team and just good team
is only hairline.
Louisiana State. according to George
Washington scouts. is using both the
one-wing back and the double-wing
back. Practically all its passing is
done from the double wing back line
up. and the passes are both long and
short Coach Biff Jones. formerly
coach at West Point. is safu to be
using an offense very similar to what
he used while tutoring Army.
The game is to begin at o'clock,
half an hour earlier than usual and
those that go out to the Clark Griffith
Stadium at that time will see in action
what is unquestionably one of the two
strongest elevens in the South and
probably the strongest to play here this
year.
""HIS Oglethorpe game has me
kind of puzzled" says Coach
Bergman of Catholic Univer-
sity. "I think we are good enough to
win, but you remember the kind of
games that Oglethorpe team has
played sometimes against some much
bigger and supposedly better elevens.
1t strikes me as the kind of team that.
once given it's lead. would take all the
kings horses and all the kings men to
whip"
Catholic University began tuning up
for the game with Oglethorpe with a
scrimmage with Maryland. The Car
dinals we're in fine fettle and showed
much better than the Old Liners.
divers punting was exceptional.
GEORGETOWN has Roanoke Col
lege here Friday night, and one
comparison that may be made
causes it to seem that the Blue and
Gray is in for hard evening. Emory
and Henry, the only college to beat
Richmond so far this season, was
soundly trounced by this same Roam
oke eleven And Saturday Richmond
beat Georgetown. That comparison
Is very interesting, even if it develops
that it means nothing and Georgetown
runs away with Roanoke, which it is
unlikely to do.
Georgetown has a good deal of
power in its squad 1t proved that
against Richmond, but apparently is
having trouble stopping forward
passes. Forward passes proved its un-
doing in the game with Richmond.
and Coach Hegarty is working might
and main to correct this fault for the
kettn with Roanoke
Once by the game with Roanoke,
Georgetown will settle down for two
weeks of intensive special preparation
for its game with Maryland November
"A. Coach Hegarty remarked last
week that I'VE have not tried to push
our offense very far but are working
on 1t with view to having it at its
best against Maryland"
GEORGETOWN has an off Saturday No
vember II and will have two weeks in
which to do nothing but build for the
game with Maryland. The Old Liners
are at the disadvantage in comparison
with Georgetown to the extent that on
November IT they must make the long
trip to Bloomington to play Indiana.
a 6ARYLAND'S game with Virginia
.V Military Institute, originally
scheduled for Saturday, is to
be played Monday in Baltimore at the
stadium as a part of the Armistice
day celebration The Old Liners
from reports received from scouts and
others. are beginning to look upon
the " M. I. team as one OF the
toughest they have met, and will pre-
pare accordingly.
It has been known all season that
the Cadets have as good material as
has represented them in years, and
that great potential possibilities exist,
but that for one reason or another the
material has not clicked. Last week
it began to get together and beat Will
liam and Mary. 4,
Last year v. M. I. beat Maryland at
Lexington in a wild game by three
touchdowns to two, winning after
MARYLAND had twice taken the lead.
That was a game in which some great
quarterback and brilliant play on the