The Washington times., 1937-10-21
Crimson Tide Races TO Capital
Cards Leave
To Battle
St. Louis
ORANGE COMING
BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

By FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
This is moving day in college
football ranks. The teams are mo
bilization at depots and before
sunset today will be on the move
for the scenes of Saturdays action
It is the same scene from coast
to coast as late october finds the
teams trekking to major games.
laundering over the rails from
the deep South today University
of Alabama moves toward the Ma
tion's Capital to engage George
washington University on Satur'
day afternoon at Griffith Stadium
The Tide" will arrive at Union
Station tomorrow shortly before
noon and will practice at Griffith
Stadium behind closed gates In
the afternoon.
HOMECOMING DAY
Catholic University boards the
rattler, bound for St. Louis, where
on Saturday the Cardinals mingle
with the Billikins of st. Louis
University. The Billikins will
celebrate homecoming day on
Saturday in the Edward j. Walsh
Memorial Stadium out there.
Moving down from where the
vale of Onondaga greets the east
ern sky, Syracuse shoveS off this
afternoon to establish headquar
ters in Baltimore. where the
Orange meets the Terrapins Of
Maryland in one of the feature
games of the weekend.
Scenes of activity greet one al
United States Naval Academy
where the Midshipmen prepare fol
the overland trip to South Bend
Ind. Out there where the golo
dome of Notre Dame glistens ir
the picturesque lake, the MiddieG
will renew their feud with thu
Rambling Romans. Its Fighting
Irish" out there now, for someone
discovered a bona fide Celt on thu
squad.
The guests of the week within
our agte during the last week de
part tonight as the grand hergirt
gains. Tulane University whicl
conquered Colgate last week vii
proceed to Chapel Hill for its bal
tie with University of North Care
! lima.
COLONIALS DRIVING
So we might go across the Ian,
with the Big Ten, the Little L9
and the others all in a hustle an
hustle of football activity.
Jim Pixlee and his associates a
George Washington University
are driving necessarily for victor
over Alabama. If they are SUI
cessful in turning back the Tide,
they will accomplish one of tn
seasons major upsets, for Alabam
is rated at least two touchdown
better than the ColonialS. In fact
there are some who contend tina
if the Southern boys really tur
on the heat, they will run up tn
score.
Reports from Alabama indicat
that the weakness of the CrimSo
is through the air. For som
reason or other, it is said, tn
'Bama secondaries have bee
tricked and pulled out of positio
in some Of their games. Sine
Ala hama has been scored upo
just once this season, they pro-
ably were not pulled too far OF
of position.
AERIAL ATTACK
Alabama, it may be stated, hs
a fair sort of aerial attack itSel
The Crimson features lateral fliE
with forward developments, an
forward flipS With lateral develol
ments. Since they all come shoe
ing out the same formations,
will be strictly up to the Colonii
ends to smash hard and hope II
the best in the rear areas.
Predicating all his activities X
the past several days on tt
proposition that Marty Glickms
will not be able to return al
punts that he can't catch. Frar
nohsor ho- u,orked with ,Ji
Meade and Pershing Mundor1
teaching them the arts Of coff
corner kicking.
Against Cornell Glickman rs
back punts 158 yards, which is
much ground as the average tea
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