Evening star., 1936-11-03
BOBCATS PRESENT
CHANCE TORECOUP
Foes Saturday Formidable.
Terps and HoyaS Have
Tasks on Hands.


BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
"UMBLED from the top of Wash |
ington's gridiron heap to COM |
parative obscurity was the dis
a comfiting sensation of Catholic |
Cniversity's flying-not-so-high Cardi-
mails within the last two weeks. While |
the rest of the parade marched on,
Dutch Bergman's crew Jagged back as, |
to the wonderment of all, it dropped
successive decisions in Dixie to Missis-
sippi and Loyola of the South.
But today back on home soil, the
Cardinals found foot balls wandering
spotlight ready to focus on them again.
From the hills of the State from which
they inherit their name, West Vir-
einia Wesleyans Bobcats will invade
Saturday, and notwithstanding the
Cardinals change in fortune, they
might we'll discover themselves prime
6ugres of interest.
There is general curiosity as to
The Cardinals failure to measure up to
expectations. Virtually all gridiron
critics assigned them the top spot
again this season, recalling vividly
Catholics feats of 1885 and the Orange
Bowl victory carved out in Miami on
New Year day. There was power. speed
and deception in the Brookland out
at, and none of 1t outwardly was lost.
But somewhere there has been a leak,
fndiscernible from the many hundreds
of miles separating Mississippi and
Louisiana At BroOkland Bowl Satur-
day the Cards might well find them
selves under a flgurative microscope.
Wesleyan Team Surprises.
supporter has been surprised at
the feats of the Bobcats this season.
A year ago, with virtually the same
eleven representing the West Vir-
sinianS, the Cards won this game in
stride. Today Wesleyan looms as an
scid test. AS Catholic slipped, Wes-
leyan surged ahead. 1t whipped
Geneva and buried Davis-E -Elkins. 1t
sost, 60, to strong st. Vincent team,
snd $50 to West Virginia.
Then, springing possibly the most
bizarre upset of the season, the Bob
eats caught Duquesne off stride and
won a 2-to-0 decision from a power
fhat only week previous had estab-
Gshed itself by overcoming Pittsburgh.
Even in the face of WeSleyan'S sur
rrises, including a 14-to-7 win over
Waynesburg last week while five regu-
bars were out of the lineup, a third
straight setback hardly would set we'll
ut Catholic U. One thing for which
the Cards can be thankful is that for
all of their adversities they are full
strength. AS preparations were begun
today for the Bobcat encounter they
had all players available, including
Right Guard Dick Arnold, who was
injured in the Mississippi game.
Arnold was forced to sit out the
toyola affair, but his ankle now is
completely healed
Only one other college game is
Slated here on Saturday. Back today
erom Texas, where no glory was lost
In dropping 12-to-6 decision to Rice,
George Washington will entertain
DaviS-Elkins, but Notwithstanding
the superior record of the Colonials
% far they hardly figure to over
Shadow the Cards attraction. Davis
Elkins rates to be nothing more than
. "breather" for George Washington
beam reclimbing the heights.
GuckeyS0n Not Shelyed.
I UNIVERSITY OF Maryland today
was getting over a scare that
threatened to plunge the Terrapins
Dnto gloom. From Florida, where they
dropped a '7-6 game to the Gators,
bdaryland's squad limped shattered and
bred, and apparently the chief sufferer
Fas Bill Guckeyson, spearhead of the
Old Line offensive. At first it was
scared that Guckeyson, with pulled
groin muscle, would be definitely out
Af the game with Richmond Saturday,
but the good news at College Park to-
day was that Bill, If necessary, would
be available for part-time service
Against the Spiders in the Virginia
Sapital Saturday.
Without Guckeyson the Terps would
pe a dubious sort of a team, particu-
Rrly with Jim Meade and Coleman
aeadley nursing bad knees and Blair
Smith, crack end, on the sidelines with
, couple badly bruised ribs. So badly
battered is Maryland's squad that
bcrimmage for the regulars has been
sailed of for the rest Of the year.
Interesting figures were brought
oack from Florida bespeaking Guckey-
eon's value to the Old Liners. During
he 20 minutes he was in the game be-
eore being forced out by the muscle in
tury, he ran 95 yards on 10 PLAYS.
passed to Vic Willis for 81 yards and
intercepted Florida pass when the
Gators were threatening. He gained
"a yards on Maryland's touchdown
march and his pass to Willis came
during the scoring drive. He plunged
, yards for the Terps' score.
Hoyas' Path Is Thorny.
GEORGETOWN, like Maryland, to-
- day was wrestling with appre-
hension. Bent on protecting its un-
defeated record-the only unmarried
date in the Capitalize Hoyas OBJ
viously will need their best efforts to
bet by West Virginia on Saturday at
Morgantown, Manhattan in Brooklyn
Ind Maryland. News that Halfback
Voc Keegin and End John Fleming
are doubtful starters this week was,
In the light of this forthcoming test,
anything but welcome. Both were
injured in the Bucknell game three
weeks ago and have been on the side
lines ever SINCE
West Virginia might well provide
Ghe Hoyas with their sternest oppo-
bition fthe season, New York Uni
Nersity not withstanding. The Noun
taineers have complied an envisble
record, winning six g6ines and losing
bnly to Pittsburgh. Waynesburg,
Cincinnati Washington and Lee,
West Virginia Wesleyan, Centre
and Western Marylnd have fallen be-