The Washington times., 1937-11-20
Arkansas 5-tO-1 Shot Ouer G. W.
RaZOrbaCkS'
Pass Attack
Potent
FIELD SLOW

George Washington's football or
erativeS were on the short end o
5-to-1 odds here today as the,
prepared to take the field at beau
tiful Kavanaugh Stadium against
the powerful University of Al
kansas eleven. A crowd of 1900
was expected, with a weather pre-
diction, clear and cold.
The kickoff will be at 2 p. m
g o'clock Washington time) anc
George Washington's chance
against the passing Porkers would
seem to depend on the condition
of the field at that time. The
Razorbacks found the field a bit
slow yesterday in their final work.
out, Unless the wind and sun
dry out the turf before game time,
the famed Arkansas aerial attack
may suffer.
However, Arkansas fans are
pretty well satisfied that nothing
short of a miracle can stop their
great passing quartet of Jack Rob-
bins and Dwight Sloan pitching
and Jim Benton and Ray Hamil-
ton catching. Both Benton and
Hamilton are feet 4 inches tall,
or thereaboutS. and their marvel
Gus ball handling places heavy
burden on any team, regardless Of
how fine its pass defense may be.
RANKS WITH BEST
Robbins and Sloan rank among
the greatest passers in the nation,
not excluding Sid Luckman of |
Columbia nor Clint Frank of Yale |
and, of course, in the eyes of the |
partisan Arkansas supporters, this
pair can't be touched anywhere.
AS a matter of fact, George
Washington scouts we're about to
agree to that statement last week
when they watched the Porkers
smother Ole Miss over in Mem
phis. On that day, the Razor I
backs were hot and when they're
hot, they're almost impossible to
stop.
Fred Thomson, Arkansas coach,
admits his crew seldom can hit
hat pace more than two or three
games in a season and in that
direction lay George Washington's
lopes. The Colonials have labored
IL week on pass defense. If they
an stop Arkansas in the air, =
George Washington's chances will
'e greatly enhanced, for it's run
ling game is better than any the
'orkers have shown this season.
PUZZLED BY LOSS
Despite their great confidence,
ne thing troubled some Arkansas
ollowers; one thing they couldn't
xplain. It was that 13-to-6 trim
2ing George Washington handed
he Porkers in Washington a year e
go, when Arkansas was a heavy f
avorite. The Porkers went on to n
in the Southwest Conference f
tile after that surprise. f.
On that occasion George Wash n
lgton, with the aid of steady rain
nd deep mud, succeeded in throt. b
ing the Arkansas passing game "
nd then took to the air to score v
vice on two sustained thrusts.
he Porkers, suffering from a bad O.
aSe of overconfidence, never were j
BILE to regain their stride once G
ley trailed. p
Again the burden of the George n
Tashington running and passing i
me will rest on Vic Sampson, the A
,ung junior halfback from Wat. 4,
ka, ILL.,, who scales only 100 ~
'undS dripping wet. Vic has been -
lite successful this fall, both by -, -,
nd and by air, and the Porkers " "
i've been keeping him in mind all e.
eek in their defensive prepara- ="
ons. w
NOWASKEY TO START o1
Running with Sampson in the ci
'lonial back field will be Frank
erka at quarterback, Jay Tur. nj
r at right halfback and the sur tf
ising young sophomore, Bob ca
'waskey, at fullback. Now tn
key and Merka each will get a Y.
ance to do some line plunging W
lille Turner's chief assignment II
Il be blocking and possibly pass re
agglng. He excelled in this art w
ar.
The game may develop into a DO
ID and woolly passing, wide open mi
air, for the Porkers, Of course,
Il go to the air at once and the DO
lonials have been more than mi
'derately successful in this de.
rtment themselves. DO