The Washington times., 1935-11-27

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Tricks
By KIRK MILLER
lines Sports Editor

There is every reason to
suspect that Catholic Univer-
sity will bump-off North Caro-
lima State in the "stajum," as
the boys say, in our set, on
the morrow.
The signs of the times por-
tend a victory for the Oar
dinals of Brookland. I am so
convinced Of this that I am
willing to even select the
Woolfpack of Raleigh to be
driven back and down Highway
No. / with their tails between
their legs ERE the Thanksgiving
sun has set.
Up until this weeks develop
mentS, I have been eyeing this
Catholic University North Caro-
lima State game with no little in
decision.
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The game sort Of had me up
tree. I hardly knew which way to
flop. But, now, here, in the news
paper was reading where Buck
O'Neill says that Dutch" Bergman,
the Cardinal coach, has been hav-
ing growing pains over this game,
which is a sure indication he ex
poets to win by enough points to
leave the matter definitely settled
for this year at least.
You may not have diScerned
1t, and then again you might, but
"Dutch" Bergman is a first foot
ball cousin of Gloomy" Gil Dobie,
the cryingeSt-outloud coach Of
them all. When Dobie weepS it's
always been a good sign for which
ever team he happens to be
coaching.
And when Dutch" Bergman
worries and frets and stews and
holds his stomach as though he
had been eating wild cherries or
green apples, you may expect a
Cardinal victory at the first ap-
preaching game.
That Double. .Crosser!
Dutch" crossed me up a couple
of weeks ago, and I shall never
forget the lesson he taught me.
Before the West Virginia WeS-
leyan game, Dutch" was also
all frowns. Eight Of his II regu-
lars, if I recall the newspaper
yarns correctly, were on the hos
pital list. They we're on the shelf.
They were so bunged-up that
Dutch" was ready to concede
the game to Methodists, refund
the money to advance ticket pur-
chaSers and call-off the whole
bloomin' business.
was taken in by this gloom
which surrounded Mr.. Bergman.
I picked West Virginia Wesleyan
to win and then was thoroughly
Inundated before 5000 people by
gong out to the "stajum" and
seeing those traitors" at Catholic
University come strong in the
fourth period and convert what
had been a 6-to-6 tie into a 19-to-6
victory-and did I learn my
lesson!
Burned Up Clutches
Why, those cripples out at G. q.
threw their crutches and their
splints into a heap there on the
sidelines before the Catholic Uni.
versity cheering squad and went
into that game without a sign
of a limp, a gimp, a sprain or
q strain.
You could have builded bon
fire of the surgical accoutermentS
of which the Cardinal conva-
lescents diveSted themselves when
the time came for C. U. to tell
the world they were tired foolin'
with these upstairs from West
Virginia Wesleyan.
So. as the Thanksgiving Day
game tWixt c. U. and N. c.
State approaches, and we find
"Dutch" Bergman in the depths
of despond, why, that is q good
time to get down a little bet on
Bergman's boys.
What has C. U. to fear from
Carolina State?
Aren't the Wolfpack coached
by an old Notre Dame buddy Of
Bergman's, namely Hunk" An
derson?
Don't both teams play Notre
Dame football?
Haven't the Staters Just lost
their fourth game in row, hav.
ing a tie and a defeat just ahead
Of that?
Now, listen, Dutch" take off
the false face!
We know y'u!