The Washington times., 1935-09-28
800 Grid EIevens
Battle Today
By FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
Times Staff Writer

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Times Staff Writer
Whistles will shrill the start of
more than 800 football elevens this
afternoon in college stadia from
the Severn to the Pacific Coast.
The boys ere off in earnest to-
day on the quest for All-America
glory. From now on until foot
ball reaches it's peak in pale No
vember it will be block, block,
block, drive the blighter back
again, with no discharge from the
strife that for two months is the
life of young America.
Here at home, or in the terri
tory that is practically home, we
have the Midshipmen of your
Uncle Sans Naval Academy play
ing their first game against the
eleven of William and Mary. Navy
has a green team, but likewise I
powerful team, and Mary should
win, just as it won last year.
Maryland Plays JOhnnies
Just a good whoop and a holler
down the Baltimore road, Uni
versity of Maryland's well-geared
team with a dozen or more sea-
soned players taking up where
they left off last year will meet
the Johnnies of st. Johns, of An
napolis. Maryland had no cinch
with the Annapolis outfit last year
and had to rest content with two
touchdownS.
Right in our midst, at Central
High Stadium, the doughty young
sters of American University will
be in action against Bridgewater.
Neither team figures to have much
of an edge. American is light and
inexperienced for the most part,
but Bridgewater is not bristling
with power and seasoned players.
Last year American won.
Alebama, which plays George
Washington here next week, will
face the charges Of Howard down
at Tuscaloosa today. Frank
Thomas probably will show just
enough stuff to win, for George
Washington scouts will swarm the
stands. The ColonialS showed only
four plays against Emory-Henry
last night and the Crimson Tide
will show no more than is neces-
sary.
To digress from the theme for
just a moment, University of
Tulsa, a future opponent of George
Washington, was defeated last
night by Edmond Teachers. down
in Tulsa. @ss&
Minnesota, the team rated at
the top by a majority of critics
last season, will open the season
against North Dakota. According
to the best information available
at this time, Minnesota has a bet
ter team than the juggernaut that
averaged some 80 points or there
abouts against Conference oppoSi-
ton last season. Pittsburgh held
the Gophers to two touchdowns, a
gauge on the greatness of Pitt.
The PantherS, incidentally, make
their debut with Waynesburg, and
this should be a romp, with the
score running to the total DR.. Jock
Sutherland demands.
University of Chicago is making
a journey fraught with peril. The
Maroon is going West to Lincoln,
there to meet the Corn Huskers Of
Nebraska University. The boys out
there seem to think that Chicago
Is in for a licking, although ad-
mitting freely that anything can
happen in these early scrimmages.
Without the inspiring presence
of Huey Long to buoy them up,
the Tigers of the Bayous-Louisi-
ana State UniverSity-will take on
the Rice Owls. This game will be
followed with much interest locally
for the reason that Rice will come
to Washington to play George
Washington in one Of its later
games.
The Fighting Irish-yes, Notre
Dame if you want it that way
will mingle with the embattled
farmers of Bleeding Kansas this
afternoon. The elevens didn't
meet last year and little is known
of the prowess of either eleven at
this time.
Richmond, which made a lot
of critics gasp last year when it
defeated Cornell, battles Ran
dolph-Macon down Richm mon d
way. Going far afield but going
there because of national interest
in the game, st. Mary's Galloping
Gaels, well known in the East
through their duelS with Ford
ham, meet Nevada in San Fran
cisco.
Stanford, Rose Bowl victim of
Alabama, meets San Jose Teach