Evening star., 1935-11-29
CARDINALS CLIMB
TO GRID HEIGHTS
Bergman CIimaxes Regime
at BrookIand With 80
WoIfpack Victory.

University 1OOt Dall To-Day was
entered probably the greatest Of
IL all Brookland elevens and, with
all returns in, it suddenly occurs with
the same suddeness and smash OF his
gridiron forces, that it is high time
Dutch Bergman stepped forward for
o new wreath of laurel.
Fond hopes of an undefeated
Cardinal team went unrealized, true
enough but there was no real disap-
pointment to the perspective today
as Bergman's latest and greatest pro-
duction hung up togs mud-caked
from the glamorous finish yesterday
of glamorouS SeaSon-an to 0
victory over North Carolina State.
BY one of those margins that makes
foot ball what it is-a margin of
three inches in a fluke play-the
Cardinals record failed to escape
unsplotched by defeat. De Paul OF
Chicago, tough little guy of Mid
western foot ball, won a 9 to
decision midway the season when the
Cards breathless from a series of
grueling if not tinsled battles, bowed
in a game which found their soph-
more backfleld ace, Irish Carroll. on
the sidelines with three broken ribs.
It struck something of a sour note
at the time, yet the helmeted horde
from BrQokland, rallying to swallow
its disappointment, carried on to the
climax of yesterday which definitely
establishes Catholic University foot
ball as swiftly marching forward.
Wins "a, Loses 9.
Eight victories as against one de-
feat is the Cardinal record for
the 1888 season and going back a
few years, to the time when Bergman
took over the reins of Brookland's
then-shaky foot ball destinies, Catho-
lie University's progress on the grid
iron may be appreciated to an even
fuller extent.
Rebuilding from the very foun-
dation, Bergman's first season in
1880 was characterized, coincidentally
enough, by record exactly the re-
verse Of today's. Catholic won one
and losa eight that year, but the
next season Bergman's forces dupli-
Gated his best record. They won eight
and lost one.
The next year was another bril-
liant chapter, with eight wins, a tie
and loss. In 1888 the Cards won
six of nine and last year. their great
Tommy Whelan and a crack support
ing cast gone, they triumphed four
times, lost three and tied another.
This season is too well remembered
to bear much repetition. Briefly, with
only De Paul escaping, the Cards
rolled over La Sale, Duquesne, De-
troit, st. Mary's of Texas, West Vir-
Sinia Wesleyan, Western Maryland
and, yesterday, North Carolina State.
Throwing out his first year, Berg
man has won "a games, lost and
tied In 5 years.
Farewell for Five Cards.
IT WAS a blend of furious and yet
smart foot ball that accounted for
yesterdays triumph on the slithery
turf at Griffith Stadium. For one
half of the game the Cardinals. trying
only two running plays and one pass
in that period of time, punted and
prayed for a break" against Hunk
Anderson's Wolfpack led by a great
back in Eddie Berlinski.
The break" came midway the third
period. Big Bob Makofske. kicking
beautifully and consistently under
prohibitive weather conditions, booted
the soggy oval dead on the Wolfpack
S-yard stripe. Howard Bardes Of
North Carolina dropped back to re-
turn the kick. A wall of huge muddy
figures rushed in, headed by Capt!
Ed Karpowich and George Mulligan, !
playing their final games for Catholic.
The ball. bouncing crafty off their
outstretched arms, shot back of the
end zone for a safety and 2-to-0
lead for the Cards.
It was a great farewell appearance
for Karpowich, Mulligan. Hal Nc
Gam, Bill Lajousky and Pete Dram
ginis, all of whom rose to new heights,
but 1t remained for Sophmore Irish
Carroll to clinch the victory. Keeping
his feet in some indescribable manner.
the great running back, on the first
play after q l5-yard penalty SEEM
tngly had ruined a Catholic drive,
sped of the left side Of the line
and raced Al yards in the final period
for . touchdown.
Line-ups and Summary.