The Washington times., 1936-10-22
AXE FORESTS SHEPPARD THREAT TO G. w. TOMORROW
Slender Back
Dangerous
With Ball
By HARRY COSTELLO


In football, as in everyday life,
it's the individual who counts.
Wake Forests Deacons meet
Jim Pixlee's fasttraveling Colo
mails Of George Washington Uni
versity in Griffith Stadium Friday
night.
The visiting team, more than
likely, will be underestimate. So,
too, will the five outstanding
Wake Forest playerS-Sheppard.
Daniel and Warren, backs, and
Beaver and Mumford, linemen.
Sheppard is a spectacular run.
ner when carrying the ball. He
is what they call in football
fragile" meaning that he is
susceptible to injury at the least
provocation. However, in the
recent Wake Forest Clemson
game, at Wake Forest, Sheppard,
slender lad, gave the Deacons
the touchdown which defeated
Clemson, 6 to 0. Inserted into
the lineup as a substitute, Shep-
pard caught a Clemson punt at
midfield and dashed so yards for
a touchdown. Clemson is no
weak team.
May Not Play Long
In action, this slender lad is
spectacular. He runs with a grace
and beauty which belong to the
superb athlete. He will prove dan.
gerouS against team like G. W.,
composed of stalWartS who lack
his quickneSs and his speed.
Sheppard will not play very
long in Friday nights game, but
while he's in there he will attract
the attention of spectators. How
ever, backs like Hobo Daniel, who
play through the hardest Of con-
tests, attract even more attention
than backs like Sheppard.
Daniel probably rates as Wake
Forests best back. The rougher
the going, the better he'll like it.
He's swift He's agile. He can hit
a line. He's got power-plenty of
it-and he has that most valuable
Of all football assets, legdrive. The
crowd will like this fellow.
Warren is strong and powerful.
He's an important cog in the
Wake Forest attack and he's po-
tent on defense. Probably not so
flashy as Sheppard. Warren is
good, especially over the long 60
minute route.
Beaver is a tackle and Mumford
plays center for the Deacons.
These two are defensive stalwarts,
although it must be said Of Mum.
ford that his offensive charge is
his greatest asset, when it comes
down to cases.
Both are big and rugged. They
are Commute players. They can
take care Of themselves on any
mans football field.
So much for the individuals, al
though a chap named Berry, an
end, should at least be mentioned
in passing. He can block.
Coaches Worried
In regarding Wake Forest as a
team, one should look at the Dea-
cons this way: Cd Wake Forest
was defeated by North Carolina,
IA to 7; North Carolina defeated
Tennessee, IA to 6; Tennessee tied
O to 0; 90 Wake Forest
defeated Hunk" Anderson'S
North Carolina State eleven, 8 to
0; Manhattan had difficulty win
ming over Hunks" team, 10 to 6:
go Wake Forest won over Glenn
son, 6 to o; Clemson won over
V. P. l., 20 to o.
Not a bad team, this Wake For
est. G. w. ought to know: the
Deacons won over G. w. last sea-
son. 7 to 6.
G. WIS coaches are worried
about this game. The Colonials,
on form, should win. But then,
there are many angles to this
game of football, not the least Of
which is that angle which indi-
Gates the local eleven is due for a
Ietdown following that sensational
win over Arkansas last Friday
night.
Wake Forest against G. w. will
flash running attack far SUI
oerior to that shown by Arkansas.
The Razorbacks depended almost
wholly and entirely on their over
head play. The Deacons will
never stand for G. w. placing a
'ive.man line against them, as
Jim Pixlee placed against Arkan-
;aS.
Whatever else you do, do not
underestimate wake Forest!