Evening star., 1934-11-12
DEFENSIVE BACK
POISON TO TUFFY
Grid Warriors Getting Sci
for Campaigns Finale.
CoIoniaIs Praised.
BY HI. c. BYRD.

BY H. C. BYRD.
GOOD deal had been written
" about the George Washington
~ Louisiana State game Satur-
day, but the best performance
of all the players on either team seems
to have been entirely overlooked
that of Seago, Louisiana State full
back.
That young man gave an exhibition
of blocking and backing up line
seldom equaled on any field. 1t was
not the snowy kind of play that
would attract much attention, but it
was the kind of play that enables a
coach to sit quietly on the bench
confident that the opposing team is
not going to get anywhere. In LouiSi-
ana's defense, Seago was not any more
important than the electric spark in
an automobile engine. He was the
safety factor which plugged every leak
and it would be real money against
q broken garter that IF Coach Biff
Jones had to pick one man he would
most hate to have out of an impor-
tant contest, of those that played Sat-
urday, Seago would be that one. Sulli-
van made a long run for Louisiana
State that later resulted in a touch
down. but it was Seago that first
cleared the way for Sullivan to make
that run. Leemans for George Wash
ington, brilliant anytime he is in the
open, many times seemed clear of the
Louisiana line, but it was Seago who
stepped in to drop him as suddenly
and sharply as if he had been hit by
locomotive. Seago is foot ball
player.
AS a ball carrier, Leemans was a
far better back than anybody behind
the Louisiana line With less capa
BILE close secondary defense, the Co.
lonial back would have made such a
miserable afternoon for Louisiana
State that it would have had to trot
out Mickall and every. other trick 1t
may have kept under cover.
Coach Jim Pixlee of George WASH
ington should find little fault with
his team because it lost to Louisiana
State. The loser in game like that
finds almost as much glory as the
winner Louisiana State was the bet
ter eleven, but that does not detract
from the efforts of the Colonials. To
hold Louisiana State to score of
to was itself an achievement.
OOLLEGE foot ball teams here and
elsewhere are getting ready for
the wind-up of their schedules.
The gridiron sport came in with Sep
TENDERS chilly mornings and grew to
something of the lusty giant in popu-
larity it was prior to the depression,
but now is beginning to weaken on
its last 1884 legs.
Just two or three more games re-
main on most Of the schedules, and
with their passing suits again will be
laid away until Winters cold has
gone and the warm air of Spring
brings them out for another Spring
practice.
American University is first among
local colleges to finish its season, hav-
ing played its final game Saturday
with Randolph-Macon College. The
Eagles, while they did nothing Won
derful, still showed a good deal of
improvement over 1888 and laid what
they believe to be good foundation
for the future.
Turkey Day in Ofing.
M IT to play pl W next ext Saturday, M and
after that to get ready for
their big THANKSGIVING day contests.
For fields in this immediate section
the three most important contests are
Pittsburgh Saturday at An
n&polis and the Georgetown Mary
land at College Park next week and
the George Washington Oklahoma
game Thanksgiving day.
Maryland has more games yet to
be played than any of the other local
schools, because its meeting with Vir-
einia Military Institute was post
poned until this afternoon. After to-
day G. w. and the Old Liners play
three times, and each is to close on
Thanksgiving day. George Washing
ton goes to Morgantown this week to
play West Virginia and the following
Friday night meets North Dakota
here. in addition to meeting Okla
homa. Maryland goes out to Bloom
inpton this week to play Indiana,
faces Georgetown at home next week
and iumps to Baltimore for its an
mai contest with Johns Hopkins on
Thanksgiving.
catholics University plays South
Dakota State this week at Grlmth
Stadium. and the next week winds up
with Duuuesne at Pittsburgh. George
town has a rest next Saturday, which
gives it two weeks to make special
preparations for Maryland out then
on consecutive Saturdays meet Mary
land and Western Maryland. Cal
laudet plays this week and next, with
Randolph Macon and Shepherd Col
lege.
MARYLAND apparently is more con-
cerned about its game this afternoon
with Virginia Military Institute in
Baltimore than about possibly more
difficult ones that remain on its sched-
ule. 1t is in the worst spot foot
ball team can be, compelled as II Is
to meet an eleven that is exceptionally
strong potentially, but which has beer
losing games. v. M. I. probably viii
have more man power and consider
ably more experienced squad on the
field, and this more experienced squad
is going up against an eleven some
what overconfident and cocky because
of its recent successes.
The Virginia Military Institute
squad came here last night, spent the
night in the Maryland Coliseum and
left at noon for Baltimore.
The Mickal Question.
TUST to what extent the keeping
of star on the SidnlineS after that