The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-05
Cards Exhibit
Real Class In
ViCtorY0ver
Va. Rival
By FRANK BUCK" o,NE1LL

the District of Columbia and its
environs today as the teams
which Washington calls its own
emerged victorious and impressive
from their games of the weekend.
Catholic University's Flying
Cardinals celebrated the unfurling
of their orange Bowl victory pen
nant by Slaughtering Shenandoah
to the tune of 81 to 0. George
town took ample care of Delaware,
80 to 0. Maryland fought through
to defeat Virginia Poly by score
of 80 to 0, and Navy charged in
the final period to defeat the iron
men of Davidson, 10 to 6.
There was a minor note in the
paeans of praise and victory. for
the scrappy little eleven from
American University bowed to
Washington College by score Of
Is to 7.
Not only around the Capital did
football rise to early october
heights in interest and efficiency.
The major teams took the grid
iron, and some of the results were
pleasing. Others were surprising.
Yale Wins Easily
Cornell's highly publicized sophie
more eleven which ran riot against
Alfred just a week ago. left the
faStness of it's home above Cayu.
gas wave and went to New Haven.
For a while the Red team gave
Yale battle, but then the Bull.
dog started to function and piled
up % points against big Zero
for Carl Snaveley's men.
Champions of the Rose Bowl,
but wrecked by graduations, Stan
ford is feeling the lash of cir
cumstance. One week ago it
bowed to Santa Clara, and on
Saturday washington State won
by a margin of a point from
touchdown. While the day was
being ruined for the Injuns, Cali
fornias Golden Bear had it's
teeth drawn by the Galloping
Gaels.
The Rollicking Romans of
Notre Dame defeated Carnegie
Tech at South Bend in the open
ing game of the season. Ohio
State crushed the Violet Of New
York University while 72,848
spectators sat in the stands.
Michigan, Iowa State and Iowa
joined Chicago among the beaten
teams of the Big Ten. Only one
conference championship game
was played, and Northwestern
defeated Iowa.
Catholic University so com
pletely outclassed Shenandoah
College on Saturday that Dutch
Bergman is as mush puzzled as
many critics who watched the
slaughter. There is a wealth OF
power in that Cardinal squad,
but decision must be reserved on
the true merit of the team.
There was one glaring weak
ness displayed by the Cardinals.
and this must be corrected if
Catholic University is going to
carry through to another Orange
Bowl battle. The covering Of kicks,
particularly the kickoff, was
atrocious.
Ran Kick-OffS Well
Time and again the little Wiz
ginia team was able to run the
kick off back to its own 40-yard
! line or whereabouts. 1t did right
we'll in running puntS back. Now
if a stronger team. equipped with
a kicker of real ability, had been
able to do this, the Cardinals
would have spent lot of time
deep in their own territory. Not
every line is going to be as soft
as Shenandoah'S forward wall,
and not even the superb blocking
that feated Catholic UniverSity'S
play on Saturday will be able to
function as well against more
rugged opposition.
Perhaps the writer is going far
afield in looking for trouble in
bringing to light this fault Of a
team which coasted to victory.
But it was so too apparent to be
ignored.
Burke Vidnovik is a half back
who is going places, mostly round
the ends and through the tackles
of the teams that face the Car
dinalS. Give that hard running
youngster a yard and he'll take
touchdown. He isn't a Shifty
runner, but he gathers speed
quickly and fairly shoots through
a hole He is hard to bring down
once he gets under way. What
is more. Vidnovic blocks we'll.
Frank German and Don Kin
caid, two more Sophomores
showed lot of stuff, and the tall
and rangy Jack Kasunich, sophie
more end is destined to win glory
on the gridiron unless all indica-
tions are false.
Charley Munhall gladdened the
hearts of his parents on Saturday
afternoon by playing inspired
football He is junior.
The blocking of Dick Arnold
and Joe Anthonavage was most
effective They pulled out of the
line and were under way quickly,
Whether their assignments called
for taking end or halfback, they
were dependable.