The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-26
c. WIS SPREAD PLAYS MAY TROUBLE RICE ON SATURDAY
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By HARRY COSTELLO


George Washington University
leaves Wednesday for an engage
ment in Houston, Tex. The Co.
lonials tackle Rice Institutes
Owls, fast, hard team. Rice is a
topheavy favorite to win over the
Colonials.
G. w. no doubt will look rather
heavily at that Rice victory, Sat
urday, a victory scored over Jack
Chevigny'S Texas Longhorns. AS
for Rice, it will look at G. WIS
win over Arkansas.
The Colonials, as often repeated,
are a greatly underestimated
team. In spread formation and
with a back as fast as Samson.
G. w. is a dangerous combination.
When the ColonialS clash with
Rice, they undoubtedly will resort
to the spread formation and will
depend upon SamSon'S speed and
Kaufman's forward passing.
Today, tomorrow and Wednes-
day, and in practice sessions out
of town on Thursday and Friday,
G. W. must build defense against
Rice's overhead game. This de-
Tense must be tight one, or the
Colonials will be showed under.
They play mighty fast football in
the Southwest.
All Washington continues to
talk about that G. W.-Wake
Forest battle of Friday night. The
remarkable courage of the visiting
Deacons, the last l minute and
so seconds of play, and that SEN
sational final play of the game,
which brought the ColonialS their
Is to IL victory, constitute tasty
morsels for conversation, discus
sion and argument.
Had Let.Down
In any discussion of the G. W..
Wake Forest game, you must start
with the idea that G. w. had a
let-down after its stunning upset
win over the Arkansas Razor
backs. These let-downs are not
rare things. Pitt had one, and
up and lost to Duquesne. Then
DuqueSne up and had one and
lost to West Virginia Wesleyan.
Duke had one and lost to Tenn
eSSee.
Had Wake Forest a cagier field
general, the DeaconS would have
won over G. w. The Colonial de-
tense at times against Wake
Forest was a 5-3-2-1 affair.
That was dangerous, especially
with runners like Morris and Shep-
pard in the Deacon backfield. At
times, G. WIS secondary, when in
6I2-2-1, the proper defense
against Wake Forest, crowded in
too close. Had Wake Forests
quarterback taken advantage OF
these two conditions, the Deacons
might have scored at least three
touchdowns, and possibly four.
Light Line Stands Up
The line play in the game
proved that a light, aggressive line
will stand up against G.. WIS for
ward wall, and will, on occasions,
outplay the Colonial forwards.
G. WIS regular formations
single wing back more like Notre
Dame box, but with units sta
toned wider on the strong side,
and the old Missouri Valley half
punt-were cast into the discard
for the most part against the
Deacons. That was smart football,
for the Wake Forest team was all
set with a sturdy defense for those
two, but on the other hand was
puzzled and somewhat weak
against the spread.
G.. WIS backs, numerous times,
did not make proper contact with
the enemy when endeavoring to
block.
Before leaving Memphis last
night. it was reliably reported
that Southwestern University.
which recently defeated Wander
bilt, was seeking games on a
home-and-home basis with Cath
Ollie u, the first battle to be
staged in Memphis some time in
october of next year.