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Giants Reserves Superior.

As WAS the case in the outfield,
= discussed yesterday, the Giants
hold the edge in reserves. Jack Saltz-
gaver is the only bona-fide Yankee
utility infielder now that Don Heffner
Is out Of the series due to appendicitis.
Jack is q fairly reliable defensive man
and good hitter, but he cannot come
close to matching the Giants reserves.
Gehrig has played over 1900 con-
secutive games since he crashed the
lineup in 1925 and there is no reason
to expect this streak to be broken
during the series.
Still, you never can tell and
in the event snything should
happen to Lou there Is nobody
to take his place. Terry, on the
other hand, has . capable sub
stitute In Sam Leslie, who batted
.293 for 116 games and drove in
81 runs.
For q replacement at either second
or shortstop Terry has Mark Koenig,
the old Yankee star. Mark still can
hit, as attested by q .294 average, and
he is good money player"
Unlikely to see action but available
also Is Eddie Mayo, a third baseman
who came up from Baltimore. He
probably would get in the series II
anything happened to jackson and,
il SO, he would not suffer In COMPARE
son to any substitute third baseman
on the Yanks. Still, by and large,
you must award the infield edge to
the Yanks and make sure that it's q
big edge. The extra power takes care
Of that.
(Monday-The pitching SANS Of the
Giants and Yanks Of 1886.
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Whipped All Seven Clubs.

THIS was an important year for him
and for the Nationals. Had the
germ of inferiority set in as a result
of non-use in New York Jimmy's
value would have been limited strict
ly to relief pitching and what the Ma
tionals need is dependable starters.
His record, in review, must be con-
sidered carefully. True, he won six of
his games against the Browns for
1000 average, but what Of it? No
"spots" were picked for him and he
proved that he could whip first divi-
sion clubs as well. He won 2 out Of 8
from the Yanks, 2 Of 8 from Cleve-
land, 3 of 4 from Boston and 8 Of 4
from Philadelphia. Detroit and Chi
cago were the only clubs to hold an
edge over him and probably his best
two performances Of the season were
against these teams.
He lost twice to the Tigers, but beat
them, 2 to /, in a six-hit game. The
White Sox won Of from him, but
the sole victory he gained was 20
shutout. Beating the Chicagos was
something none of the Washington
pitchers became famous for doing.
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Pearson Tops for Yanks.

ETTZSIMMONS had five starts In
the final month and went the route
three times, being blasted out in one
inning once, and in four innings on
another occasion. His record for the
month shows three wins against one
defeat, and nine successes against half
q dozen setbacks for the season.
Compared with these two Giant
leaders, the Yanks offer Pearson and
Rufing. The latter has pitched the
full nine innings in his five starts this
month, but has won only one game.
Pearson has Won two, while losing
one in four starts. For the season,
Pearson is tops with 19 victories and
setbacks. Rufhng also has won ~.
but dropped IL decisions.
The rest Of what likely will be the
Giants big five have shown little.
Gabler lasted twice In five starts for
the month, but won only one game and
lost three. Smith was knocked out
in all of his five starts, but his mates
managed to save one victory for him.
Schumacher did not last or win until
his fifth start.
In that respect the Yankees are
better fixed. Gomez went the route
three times In five games, won four
and lost none. Bump Hadley had
two wins and loss in four times out,
but lasted only once. Malone started
twice, lasted twice and won twice.
Murphy won both his games, finishing
one. Johnny Broaca, after showing
more improvement than any other
pitcher in either league since mid
season, suddenly slipped again. He
Of the month, but was dubbed oIs
twice and won only once. 80
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Tony has won as many games for
the Yanks with his head as with
his bat and fielding Not many
people know It, but Cleveland
wanted Tony as manager The
Yanks considered him too valuable
to let 60 He's one Of the most
underrated players in base ball :.
One Of these days Tony will get
his chance as manager and you'll
see one club playing smart base
ball, II no others. !
One by one the players straggle
in for the meeting Big Walter
Brown, with his pipe going full
blast He comes In for . lot
Of kidding because Of that picture
In the news In which he Is shown
reclining Ut ease md saying he'll
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yesterday, which is one Of the husky
young Yankees traits.
He Is q far more dangerous
hitter than the veteran Travis
Jackson of the Giants and prob
ably q better fielder nowadays.
Jackson is the National Leagues
counterpart of our own Ossie Bluege,
although he has not worn as we'll as
Ossie. Travis has the edge on Rolfe
in experience and this counts heavily.
Still 1t is hardly enough to Offset
Rolfe's .311 batting average and speed.
Jackson is hitting only .230, although
he makes the blows he gets 60 long
way. For instance, despite the differ
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Lazzeri Rates Over Whitehead.

TERRY. Of course, has played COM
paratively little this season. ow-
ing to his bad knee. But in 70 games
he has driven across only 80 runs
Only defensively does Memphis Bill
hold an edge over the Iron Man, al
though he is a noted money player"
and in a short series he might well
whittle down the ION paper" disparity
between himself and Gehrig.
At second base the Yanks' old
campaigner, Lazzeri, must be
given big edge over the flashy
Burgess Whitehead. The young
Giant is faster and covers more
ground. but beyond these items
he does not compare with Tony,
who will break up three ball
games to one for Whitehead.
The column to look for Lazzeri's
value is the s-batted-in. For the
season Tony has .290 average. which
does not compare with some of the
figures compiled by other illustrious
Yankee sluggers. But he has driven
across Ill runs, and with men on
bases Lazzeri is closer to being a $50
hitter than a .290 batter. As q hit
and-run hitter he ranks pretty close
to tops" in the American League.
Whitehead, playing $50 games, or
three more than Lazzeri, is batting
.274 and he has driven across the
comparatively measly total of 43 runs.
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Ex-Tealm Mates
Honor Powell

lake POWELL DAY" was to be
observed today at Grif1th Sta
dium. when the Yankees and Ma
tionals were to oppose in the
opener Of a two-game series that
will wind up the 1896 season.
The Yankee outf1elder, traded
away last June, is product Of the
Takoma sandlots, and his day" is
sponsored chiefly by his former
teammates on the Takoma Tigers.
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Sports Mirror
~ the Associated Press.

Today . year ago-Mike Jacobs
considered bids for 1886 fight be-
tween Joe Louis and Max Schmel-
ing.
Three years ago-Ben Cantwen
won twentieth game Of season for
Braves, beating Giants.
Five years ago-Helen Hicks de-
feated Mrs. Glenna Collett Ware,
, and !, for national women's golf
title.
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BAT HONORS LOOK
SURE FOR APPL|NG
ChiS0x Star Runs Lead to
10 Points-PheIps Near
Senior Loop Tie.
Hy the Associated Press.

n YEW YORK, September 26.-
nj Luke Appling of the White
| sox took an apparently un-
4 beatable lead in the American
League batting race during the past
week, while Paul Waner of the Pirates
and Brooklyn's Babe Phelps con-
tinued their hot National League fight
right down to the finish.
Appling gained six points to climb
to 1888, holding a l0-point edge on
Earl Averill of the Indians, in second
place, as the season went into its last
two days.
Waner fell six points during the
week to 60 into a virtual tie with
Phelps for the National League lead.
The Pirate FOUNDER had an average
Of .3726, while Phelps, who neither
gained nor lost for the seven-day
span, had 1922.
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Homer Standings
~ the Associated press-

BY the Associated Press.
Yesterdays homers Rolfe,
Yankees, /: Crosett., Yankees, /:
Johnson, Athletics, /; Puccinelli,
Athletics, /; AveriH, Indians, /; NC
Carthy, Giants, l.
The leaders-Gehrig, Yankees,
20; Trosky, Indians, a; Foxx, Red
Sox, 80; OFT, Giants, 80; Di Maggie.
Yankees, 40: Camilli, Philles, 20
Averill, Indians, 2s.
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Sox Series Swept, 9-3.

iTnMMY'S 9-to-3 victory over Boston
yesterday gave the Griffs a clean
sweep Of the three-game series and
boosted their record to IL games over
the 500 mark, which represents a new
high for the season. While the Tigers
and White Sox idled Washington in
creased its third-place lead over the
Pale Hose to full game and moved to
within a game and a half of the Sec
ond-place Bengals.
There was nothing except De
Shong's pitching to recommend yes
terday's game. 1t was an artistic joke,
with the Red Sox cracking complete
ly. Boston made eight hits OF De
Shong, but half Of them were
scratchy. Washington nicked Jim
Henry and Jack Wilson for nine hits,
got nine walks and capitalized on such
sundry things as two errors, an i'm
portant walk and the Sox pitchers
inability to keep runners from steal
ing bases.
In the third inning the Griffs took
q 40 lead and never were headed,
scoring another run in the fourth and
four more runs In the seventh.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
ALCOVAS TO MEET.

A meeting Of the Alova foot ball
players will be held tomorrow at 1890
am. on the Arlington field. Manager
Boo Henson invites new candidates
Teams desiring to meet the Alcovas
should phone Henson at Clarendon
1890.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
Song Prores Prize for Mats Series Pitching Has Agoa
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Base Ball.
New York vs.. Washington, Grit.
nth Stadium, 3.
Foot Ball.
st. Johns of Annapolis vs.,
Maryland, College Park, Nd, 3.
Shippensburg, Pa, Normal vs..
Wilson Teachers College, Central
Stadium, 2:30.
Eastern High vs.. Episcopal, Alex
andria, Va, 3.
Dewitt VS.. Mercersburg. Prep,
Mercersburg, Pa.
Sailing.
Presidents Cup Regatta, OF
Hams Point, 9:30-l0:10.
Power Boating.
Presidents Cup Regatta, of
Hains Point, 1:15-5:30.
Tennis.
Semi-finals, Playground Depart
ment's open Fall tournament,
Edgemoor court, 2; finals, Gov
eminent employees tournament,
mems doubles and women's singles,
Potomac Park courts, II and 2.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
BY EDDIE BRIETZ.
Associated Press Sports Writer

n YEw YORK. September 26.-
nj An afternoon with the
" Yankees: Don't let any
4 body kid you-the Amer
ican Leaguers are scared to death
Of Carl Hubbell's screw ball
Lou Gehrig was first to report at
the meeting at which the Yanks
voted on the worlds series shares
-. Tony LazSeri was second Pat
Malone, who hopes to earn start
ing assignment, barged in third
with room to spare. There is
no need to tell you that this Lac
zeri Is on of the smartest guys
In the majors Joe Mccarthy Il
completely sold on him - Says
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Bartell, Crosetti Figure Close.

THERE is little to choose between
the shortstops. Dick Bartell and
frankie Crosetti. The Giant, perhaps,
holds an all-around edge. He is q bet
ter fielder and a slightly stronger hit
ter, but Crosetti is no weakling. If
this were not Luke Appling's big
year, Crosetti would have to be rated
the best shortstop In the American
League. He is hitting 285, as against
.297 for Daredevil Dick.
At third base the Yanks again must
be conceded an edge. Red Rolfe, the
Mccarthy guardian, broke up a ball
game with . tenth-inning home run
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Closer to Home.
OVER in the American League Il

WEN IN tne AMerlCdu League Tic
Detroit Tigers still can be beaten
for second place, either by Washing
ton or Chicago while the White Sox
still can overtake the Nationals for
third. If the Tigers come through in
second.
The Indians, early-season favorites
for the pennant, lost their last chance
to make the first division when they
split q double-header with the Browns
yesterday, dropping the first game,
80, before Elon Hogsett's six-hit
pitching and then taking the night
cap, 7-6, with Earl Averills twenty
eighth homer of the season featuring.
The Nationals picked up ground on
the idle Tigers in the race for second
place by walloping the helpless Red
Sox, 9-3. on the strength Of Jimmy
De Shong's effective pitching. The
White Sox, as well as the Tigers, had
q scheduled holiday.
The two champions, the Giants and
Yankees, breezed through to q VIC
tory apiece, although the Athletics
made the American League flag win
ners 60 10 innings before Red Rolfe's
homer pulled out q 6-5 win, while
the Bees held on to the finish before
giving the Giants q 80 decision.
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Fights Last Night

Ry the Associated Press.
HOILYWOOD.-Andre Lenglet, 217,
France, and Jack Roper, 201, Los
Angeles, drew (10).
BUFFALO, N. Y.-Billy Bonner, lit,
Detroit, Knocked out Eddie Hocevar,
177h, Cleveland ca.
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Stars Yesterday
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Jack Mccarthy, Giants - His
homer with mate on base beat
Bees.
Red Rolfe, Ysnkees-Broke up
ball game with tenth inning homer
against Athletics.
Elon Hogsett, Browns, and Earl
Averill, Indians-Former's six-hit
pitching won double-header opener;
Averill hit homer with two on base
In nightcap.
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WAKEMAN ON AIR.

Tony Wakeman, VOL sports AM
nouncer. has been chosen from SO sta
tions aflliated with the Mutual Broad
casting System to assist Bob Elson
and Gabriel Heater in the play-by-play
description of world series games, 1t
was announced today.
Evening star., 1936-09-26

MeNall Sssisr.n Ssissa Tessn Chapman &
Cramer. Two-base hits-Cramer, Chap
man. Werber, Dahlsren. Three-base hit
Cramer. Stolen bases-Kuhel (2). Stone
(2). Chapman. Sacrifice De Shong. Dou-
BILE plays-Lewis to Mihalic to Kuhel Mi
halle to Travis to Kuhel Werber lunas-
ington. 9. Bases on balls-of Henry. 8;
on De shong. /: OF Wilson. 4; Struck
sSone T. IL Henry WilsGni In inSinas Rs
lnone out in third; OF Wilson. 8 in 8
innings; Oh Bowers. o in l inning. Hit by
Wilson. Balk-Wilson. Winning pitcher
De Shong. Losing pitcher-Henry. Um-
pires-Messrs. Quinn, Owens and Summers.
Time-2:06,
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Harris Called the Turn.

DOWN In Orlando last March Har-
~ ris predicted De Shong would win
II games; even bet hat on 1t. De
shong himself was not 50 optimistic.
"I'm out to win 49," he said.
Last evening in the club house. after
pitching probably his last game of the
year, De Shong observed that "it
could have been 20 wins If had known
at the time what I think know now.
I'm really grateful for the chance
I got this year." he added. This sea-
son proved to me that I can start
games and finish them. The deuce
with the world series this year. I'd
rather have pitched and established
myself little bit rather than sit out
in that Yankee Stadium bull pen,
wearing out the seat Of my trousers. -
In many respects De Shong was the
outstanding pitcher Of the season for
Washington. His earned-run average
may not be tops, but the fact is that
Jimmy won more games and lost less.
in proportion, than any Of Harris
other hurlers. Furthermore, he f1g-
ures to grow better. He came out Of
what virtually amounted to retirement
and took rank among the league lead
ers.
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Yankees, Giants
Series Records
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 26.-Pre-
vious pennant performances Of
the 1886 base ball champions. the
Giants and Yankees, and how they
Jared in past world series:
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EX-YANK ASSURES
CLUB SERIES CUT
Jimmy HurIs 18th Victory
as Bosox BoW-Defeats
All League Rivals.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
vAMES BROOKLYN DE SHONG
Is one Of the two fellows in this
world who practically dropped
~ 5000 potatoes down the sewer
and is glad of it. The other guy is
Ben Chapman, who also was traded
away from the champion Yankees.
Both of them lost lot Of world series
cabbage, but both figure they are bet
ter of after all.
Chapman proved it by boosting q
.26O average to his best mark as q
major Lacquer and De Shong yesterday
won his eighteenth pitching victory Of
the season, which is nearly five times
as well as pitched for the Yanks.
Meanwhile, with fourth-place as
sured, the third and even second places
hinging upon the final games today
and tomorrow, the Washington ball
club felicitated itself for acquiring De
Shong last Winter in exchange for
Bump Hadley. There is no question
In the minds Of Owner Clark Grifhth
and Manager Bucky Harris but that
they got all the better of the deal,
especially as regards the future.
Too, there was a big measure OF vim
dication for Griff and Bucky. Even
If Hadley couldn't win for Washing
ton, he was an experienced pitcher
with q known amount Of stuff" They
dealt for a younger man, true, but
. man who was deemed strictly q
relief pitcher by Joe Mccarthy. He
was . pitcher who won only four
games in 1885.
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CO|N7SPOT FIGHTS
GRIP BIG LEAGUES
Carry On to Season Finish
Before Settling Places
Behind Flag Teams.
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press sports Writer.

FEW odds and ends, particu-
n larly the ability of the Tigers
~ and Cardinals to hang on for
4 \ second-place money in their
respective leagues, are all that remain
before the boys pack this dying base
ball campaign in the moth balls.
The Giants and Yankees are 'in"
as champions and contenders in an
all-New York world series. Philadel-
phia's two bands of sandlotters have
a monopoly on the rather doubtful
cellar honors. They can't get out.
But the final makeup of the COM
plete first division in both leagues
won't be decided until the campaign
hits the finish line tomorrow.
The Cardinals are sure of at least
a tie for second place in the National
League, but lost out on a chance to
clinch the rrmner-up berth yesterday
when they dropped q 80 decision to
the Reds. This left the Cubs, who
were idle, . chance to pull up to q
tie in the two games remaining for
each club.
At the same time. the Pirates, who
also had day OF yesterday. along
with the Phillies and Dodgers, still
were in position to nose out the Cubs
for third-place honors in their last
two tiltS.
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Displays Fine Teamwork.

EOR q significant change the Colo
mails put on no one-han show.
No Leemans did all the running.
passing and kicking. In the George
Washington backfield at all times
were four men with fairly close dis
tribution of duties and never was
there q marked difference in the COM
bination when substitutions were
made. This was almost unique in
late Buff and Blue history.
The line put up scrap 50 stin In
spirit and excellent in technique that
the Wasps' running attack was
stopped almost completely and not
until the final minute were they able
to score a first down-this on a long
pass, Barker to Hines, that gained 40
yards.
Fundamentally. the latest creation
of Possum Jim Pixlee surpasses, by
far, we believe, his team of last sea-
son although three weeks ago Pixlee
and his able aides, Bill Reinhardt.
backfield coach, and Botchey Koch.
line tutor, weren't sure whether they'd
come to the opening game with foot
ball machine or simply q yaried as
sortment of guys in monkey suits.
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C.W.CridSun1nary

Touehdowns-Reeves, Jenkins t2),
(2), Canning %.
Substitutions-Emory and Henry VIM
niger Gather. Mann. Knoll. Marshall.
Dotson. Rickman, Dougherty. Love. Lew
icki, HANCOCK. Kegleys Reedy. GilWer.
Berry, Yurwitz. Harringer, Schiering,
berg. Stapleton, Faris, johnson.
Paule Mention Ioyola. Field tudge-
mans. J. 0ass Lehigh). Time Of quar-
terS-15 minutes.
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ence in average. Jackson has driven
across 81 runs to 81 for Rolfe and he
has played in few less games.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
New Talent PleaSes.


COME new names were flashed on
- George Washington's growing fan
dom. Notably were Victor Sampson.
Jay Turner and Kingston Burrham
in the backfeld.
Sampson, slender and small as foot
ball players 60, is fast and slippery.
and here's hazarding prediction that
he runs for touchdowns this season
where the great Leemans used to
make IS and 20 yards. He'll have
better blocking, probably. but we'll
back his speed and elusiveness against
Tuffy's.
In spite of shortage in heft, Samp-
son is not easily hurt, which was
proved at Camp Let's last Fall when.
as q freshman, the young man alb
sorbed all the punishment the varsity
could hand him and ever came up for
more. He galloped for touchdown
after touchdown in scrimmage.
On the other hand, Turner, big
and bruising. tears into a line with
the destructiveness Of charging
rhino-and keeps going. One light
ming stroke brought Burnham into
sharp focus In the fourth period
he sailed q 40-yard pass to Bob Faris.
flankman, who ran the few remaining
yards to the goal.
Four Get Most Yardage.
CAMPSON and Turner and pair OF
~ veterans, Herb Reeves and George
Jenkins, gained nearly all Of George
Washington's ground but far more
impressive than the individual effort
of any back was the coordination OF
the entire team. For instance, when
Quarterback jenkins scored from the
eight-yard line in the third period on
q reverse from Reeves-it was fourth
down with goal to go-every man
lack of the Colonials carried out his
assignment and Jenkins scored stand
ing UP. Such execution within the
lo-yard line has been rare of recent
years with the Colonials. On q sim
liar play, carried out with as much
smoothness, Jenkins counted In the
first quarter from the 10-yard line.
From which 1t will be Cleaned that
George jenkins was very much in the
game. But the ball Juggling was the
least pleasing feature Of his perform
ance, from the viewpoint Of the coach
ing staff. "At last we've got q quar-.
terback," remarked q Pixlee aide, aft
er the game, with something that re-
sembled a sigh Of relief.
Employing only q small portion Of
its repertoire Of plays. g. w. made
lengthy drives to three touchdowns.
Reeves smashed the line for q yard
to score in the first period after the
ball had been advanced steadily from
the Colonials' 80.
Makes Another March.
COON afterward the Bun and Blue
was on the march again, starting
this time from their own 80, with
jenkins scoring as described. The
brilliant play that brought the quar-
terback's second marker eliminated q
march that started on g. WIS A.
Burnham's toss to Faris for the
final touchdown was a perfectly timed
and accurate heave that was taken
on the dead run by the fiankman as
he stepped across the 10-yard stripe.
All-in-all it was an auspicious OPEN
ing for the Buff and Blue and q show
that gave every customer his moneys
worth. Some got more than their
share. Several thousands gathered on
the sidelines near the finish and cut
of the view of folks in the lower
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HAS HIGH
All Departments Click as
Wasps Are Beaten, 27.0,
Before Big Crowd.
BY ROD THOMAS.

4 JUBILANT George washington
n foot ball squad today set
~ about preparing for its second
4 \ game of the season, with Elon
College next Friday night at Grifith
Stadium. firm in the belief that this
is to be perhaps the greatest year
In Colonial gridiron history.
Gone is the mystery" status Of the
1896 G. w. team following its 27-to-0
victory last night over Emory and
Henry before the largest gathering
ever 10 witness an opening foot ball
game in Washington, estimated at
1900.
Emory and Henry Is not q formid-
able opponent for any school chat
goes in for big-time foot ball. 1t
wasn't as strong last night as a year
ago, when the Colonials turned 1t
back, IL to 0. But the Wasps had
enough foot ball to make it apparent
to any critic whether or not the op-
position possessed enough honest-to-
goodness gridiron stuff to go places
and George Washington indicated
that 1t had.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
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