Evening star., 1935-10-02
Leemans Big Topic.

against AldDdIIla OdlulQdy, IL tIic al III
continues to improve as rapidly as it
did through the night. This was
vouchsafed this morning by the Co
1onials crack trainer, Roland Logan
who applied heroic treatment, several
hours of which greatly reduced the
swelling.
Almost at the moment that dark
clouds, wind and rain swept over Grif-
fifth Stadium. LeemanS went down
under a pile of freshman tacklers dur
ing a rousing scrimmage. His arm,
wrapped tightly around the ball, was
buckled beneath his body and received
the full weight Of himself and his
opponents as he hit the sod. Pulses
quickened and brows wrinkled deeply
as the lad who will carry G. WIS hopes
into its biggest foot ball game lay on
the field writhing in pain.
Plotnicki, Mahan Shine.
EOR the remainder of the week Lee
mans will be kept out Of scrimmage
and any other practice that might
carry a risk Of injury. Following yes
terday's mishap, Ben Plotnicki and
Bruce Mahan alternated at Tuffy's
position and both performed impress
sively. Plotnicki, senior who has
had some tough breaks in the last two
years, continued to offer evidence that
at last he is about to crash the lime
light in big way.
Ben directed the varsity f1aWlesSly
and ran with drive and speed, just as
he showed he could do under pressure
when Emory and Henry presented un-
expected strength against the Colo
malls last week. Mahan, retarded by
training camp injuries, dashed to a
pair of touchdowns by excellent broken
field running.
While working on Leemans' arm,
Trainer Logan will attempt to get Alb
Wright's injured leg into condition.
The star flankman hasn't been able
to do any hard work following an in
jury in the Emory and Henry clash.
Others under Logan's care are How
ard Tihila, 200-pound sophomore full
back, with sprained ankle: Armando
Salturelli, reserve center, with a
shoulder dislocation, and Frank Kav-
alier, 1884 regular fullback, with torn
shoulder ligaments. Ross Marshall,
promising sophomore fullback, def
nitely is out of the Alabama game with
a damaged foot. He is expected back
in action within three weeks.
Smith Only Tide Doubtful.
"A CCORDING to reports, Coach
Frank Thomas famed Red Ele-
plants are coming to Washington In
fine fettle. Only burly Riley Smith,
all-Southeastern Conference quarter
back and considered one of the dead
LEST blockers in the country, is q
doubtful starter. He is suffering
from a pulled ligament in his knee.
Joe Riley, 'Bama's successor to
Dixie Howell, Is okay. So. too, Is
Tarzan White, 196-pound guard bull
wark, who is making Alabama fans
forget Bob Ed Morrow and Charlie
Mari, graduated stars of the 1884
champions.
Riley, regarded by Southern experts
no whit inferior to the great Howell,
weighs but 157 pounds. He possesses
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Coach Thomas is slowed down by foot
ball equipment as little as any man
he ever saw. Mickey" as his mates
tab him twice won the l0o-yard dash
in 9.8 seconds last Spring as men,
Der Of Alabamas track team. He is
said to be more rugged than Howell
though smaller.
La Sale Has Veterans.
XIHEN La Sales foot ball team
wv visits G. U. Saturday all but one
Of the regulars who fought the Cardi-
mails to q 6-to-6 tie last year will be in
the squad. At least one letter man
is available for every position on the
line, and In the backfield will be
even better of, with four seasoned
fulIbacks in Redmond O'Hara. Vince
Paris, Paul Donohue and Ken Phelan;
triple-threat halfbacks in Mike Kud-
Zin, Adolph Stansiale and Joe Scia-
retta, and two freshman stars in
George Reichard and Joe Cutcavage.
Reichard and Cutcavage were SEN
sations when La Sale beat Davis
Elkins Saturday, IA to 0. Cutcavage
ran 43 yards for touchdown to put
La Sale In front and Reichard dashed
IL yards to sew up victory.
The visitors will match c. U. in
weight on the line, averaging around
200 pounds