Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-23
LEEMANS ROMPS
AS MATES HELP
fluffy Praises Other G. W.
Players as He Makes
Three Long Runs.
BY ROD THOMAS.

~ has appeared downright bored
~ with the proceedings at Camp
4 n Let's, where the George
Washington Colonials have Just fin
ished their foot ball training. except
for the last week, when the squad got
in some heavy ticks under actual play
ing conditions.
With the toot Of the opening whistle
In each Of these semi formal battles,
the famous backfleld man has sprung
to life as though shot with strychnine.
Today some 200 folks who journeyed
to Let's yesterday to see an intra-
varsity game are convinced the Turf,
who bears a remarkable physical re-
semblance to Jim Thorpe. Is in fair
way of emulating the greatest Of 'em
all in foot ball performance.
Showing the same old Leemans
fighting spirit. but revealing even a
better brand of ball carrying than that
which gained more than 1000 yards
for George Washington last year,
fluffy scored three touchdowns as his
A team handily defeated the B team
in a regulation game.
Makes Three Long Runs.
ON THE opening kickoff Leemans
~ threaded through the entire OPP
posing lineup for rs yards and a
touchdown. A short while later he
sprinted around right end. stiff
armed two tacklers and logged SIS
yards to score. Finally he shared a
lateral pass thrown smartly by Full
back Herb Reeves and dashed so
yards for his third touchdown.
Certainly the 1885 Leemans Is
faster than the iron legged lad who
outshone every outstanding back he
opposed in 1894. Sheer speed enabled
him to outfoot team BIS secondary as
he scored on the lateral, which, in
cidentally. was deft piece Of work
by Reeves. Spectators seeing Tuffy
for the first time this Fall remarked
the increase in his speed, but his per-
Torrance offered the coaches only
additional proof that he is the squads
fastest member as first shown in a
series Of races held a week ago.
Tuffy Praises Mates.
CHARACTERISTICALLY, Leemans
was quick to praise and encour-
age his teammates after each success
full run.
That's the way to block, gang" and
that's the way to pass that apple.
Herbie," Tuffy yelled back as he
crossed the goal line.
And in those remarks may be found
the tip-of on Jim Pixlee's 1885 grid
machine which has been travelling at
a dizzy pace in training for three
weeks. The indication is that Lee
mans is going to get lot OF help
from his mates this year-much more
than last. when he often had to bear
the offensive load alone.
With Leemans and Reeves in the
backfield yesterday were George Jen-
kins and Ray Hanken. jenkins scored
on a reverse play and Reeves took a
pass from jenkins to complete the
scoring. In the line were Wonder
Bruegge and Morris. ends; Petit and
Harrison, tackles; Horne and Kolker.
guards, and Rathjen, center. Wright,
end, and Capt. Deming and Prather,
tackles, did not see action. Team B
lined up as follows: Quarterback,
Trinastich: halves, Williams and
Kaufman: fullback, Carroll: ends, Lid
dicoat and Yurwitz; tackles, Shelton
and Lee: guards, O'Neill and Cannon:
center, Cottingham.
Preparations for the opening game
with Emory and Henry Friday night
in Griffith Stadium were to begin this
afternoon when Assistant Coach Len
Walsh reports on the Wamps' 60
victory over Carson Newman last Sat-
urday. The Colonials all along have
been rushing their work to attain per-
lection by the time Alabama invades
the stadium, but meantime have not
forgotten Emory and Henry and the
fact that the Wasp outfit plays good
foot ball, good enough to defeat Rich
mond in 1884 after the Spiders stopped
Georgetown and Cornell.
Maryland is getting in its final
preparations for the seasons opener
Saturday with st. Johns at College
Park. Georgetown and Catholic Uni
versity won't swing into action until
the following week.