The Washington times., 1935-10-18

for the gameFrank Buck" o'Neill
they are to play with the Noun
taineers tonight.
Dale Prather, the big tackle who
was denoted to the second team
for alleged indifference, found
that the "B" squad shirt was not
the one he wanted to wear. In
stead of sitting down and mum
bling to himself he went to work.
He knocked the ears off every one
who opposed him, shook a few
teeth loose in the heads Of the
varsity ball carriers and went to
town. Well, to be exact he went
right back on the varsity line.
Plenty of RumOrs
There were plenty of rumors
around the back alleys of Wash
ington yesterday. One of them
was to the effect that some of
the players, identities carefully
shielded, were not satisfied with
the arrangements at the uni
versity. Some of the boys, it was
contended, thought that they
should be carried through to the
close of the spring semester. That,
they contended, was the least
they could expect for being
smacked for the Buff and Blue.
Color was loaned to the rumorS
Of general discomfort when it was
learned that two reporters for the
student newspaper were called on
the carpet in the front office"
These young men, it was said,
wrote an opinionated article on
the Alabama debacle. They made
certain criticisms which did not
set well with the executives of
George Washington University.
But men on the verge of general
insurrection do not conduct them
selves as the George Washington
varsity conducted itself at prac-
tice. If communist influence has
been exerted, the boys are great
actors.
Jim Pixlee today was infinitely
more interested in the fact that
no fewer than eight Of his regular
players are on the injured list,
and that Tuffy LeemanS probably
will not play. The Bounding
Beige has a severe bone bruiSe and
it would be downright folly to per-
init him to start. After all, this
game with the hairy cared Noun
taineers, is not the World War.
With LeemanS chained to the
bench, the spotlight turns on Ben
Plotnicki. This youth is described
at George Washington as a "14
second man." It is contended
that it takes him four seconds to
leave his mark and 10 seconds to
run the hundred yards once he
takes off.
Plotnicki is the best punter on
the squad, and in this department
he excelS LeemanS. He is a tough
head on runners and can cut
when urged sufficiently.
Back to the Mines
Frank Kavalier, Capt. Harry
Deming. Won der Brugge, Harri-
son, Fright, Stapleton and Tihila
(not tequila as quipSters will have
'it) are injured Colonials. Some
of them will play as long as they
can. Some of them will not.
But as closely as this observer
can determine from the general
attitude of the boys, we carry you
right back to the realm Of pick ak
and lamp to say:
Back to the mines; theren
be no strike tonight"
Roaming over the football kap
of the country, we visit another
camp in which support Of Harvey
Harman contends with the boys
who would toss a few javelinS in
the general direction of the Red
and Blue football warriors. Fol-
lowing the Princeton reverse
there was more or less arching
of Quaker City eyebrows. After
the Yale defeat when Larry Kelly,
Clinton Frank and Ay Hessberg
ran wild, the squawk started.
But it is pointed out here and
there that there is little justice
in claiming that Penn is terrible
in defeat and that victories are
won only over soft opposition.
There will be more said one way
or another after the game with
Columbia on Saturday. The Penn
frosh outfit. equipped with stand.
ard Columbia plays have done