Evening star., 1934-10-15
Georgetown Buo,unf Triumph Lp ds Dizzy Wirg
BRIGHTER THINGS
seen FOR HOYAS
Win From Manhattan Called
No Flash in Pan for Well
Coached Team.
BY H. C. BYRD.

DIX n. Y. bYhD.
~ EORGETOWN'S foot ball team
4 Is coming into its own. Play
ing intelligent foot ball, max
ing the aggressive, deter
mined efforts that characterized great
Georgetown teams of the past. 1t de-
feated Manhattan Saturday in way
that foreshadowed greater things to
come, and, better still, turned hope
for winning eleven into realization.
Georgetown was q well-coached
team and played the smartest foot
ball I've seen GEORGETOWN team play
in years." said a competent, observer
this morning, who watched the Blue
and Gray whip the New Workers. "This
Georgetown squad" he added, "is far
from strong in reserve material. but as
far as its varsity is concerned, 1t
should go far"
Words like these should warm the
hearts of Blue and Gray alumni and
students. It means that they. for
the first time in years. have some
they can cheer themselves as hoarse
as they desire. It means that George
town folks will not have to 60 around
wondering when their school is going
to win another game. and that, in
stead of taking a lot Of good-natured
joshing from their friends of other
universities, they can do little JOSH
ing themselves.
NF COURSE, to predict what may
happen during the remainder
of the foot ball season is going
Just q little further than is safe,
there being too many chances Of
error, but it does seem reasonable to
assume that the Blue and Gray
Is going to wind up this year with the
best record it has had in long while.
So far as can be judged right now,
barring one of those games in which
much the stronger eleven gets knocked
of by a weaker, about the only two
pitfalls that stand in the way of the
Blue and Gray are University Of
Richmond and University Of Mary
land, in order. Richmond's victory
over Cornell and Maryland's game
at Navy have demonstrated that they
have two teams that cannot be fooled
with very much If any eleven expects
to whip them.
But whatever may happen, George
town Is of to q good start and,
barring the Unforeseen, shoulds eon-
tinue successfully until the end OF
the schedule. This does not mean
that q game may not be lost, for
success in these days OF hectic foot
ball does not mean winning every
game.
Coach Jack Hagerty deserves q
good deal Of credit for the game
Georgetown played Saturday. It was
smart foot ball more than anything
else that won for his team. Hagerty
not only Is doing good coaching
job, but is winning for himself a
place in the hearts of his players
and with the students generally that
should make him a fixture for years
to come. And not only that. but
Georgetown can feel good deal OF
pride in having one Of its own alumni
as head coach, because Hagerty him
self was one Of the really great
Georgetown backs of q few years ago.
Georgetown students greeted their
team as befitted the occasion. They
were proud of the victory that had
been achieved in New York and
went to great lengths to show it.
Meeting the squad at Union Station,
the students, aided by a sprinkling
of alumni, paraded back to the
Hilltop and by bonfires and speeches
celebrated the return of the Blue
and Gray from what they believe is
the beginning Of another series Of
trtumphs.