The Washington times., 1938-10-18
HEAVY .GRIDIRON
SLATE FACES
ID. C. COLLEGES
BY CHICK KENNY

Local college football teams
settled town today to set the stage
for the heavy activity that con-
fronts them over the week end.
A full schedule, and a mighty stiff
one at that, is booked in every
direction, although the exhibition
at Griffith Stadium Friday night
involving George Washington and
Davis-Elkins is not much in the
way Of good old-fashioned grid
warfare.
Saturday afternoon, eyes will be
focused in the direction of Yankee
Stadium, New York, where George
towns undefeated and untiet
eleven tackles it's first major op-
ponent Of the season-Manhattan
College. Right here at home,
Catholic University returns to the
trenches, clashing with West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan in the Brookland
Bowl; crippled Maryland plays
up-coming Virginia at College
Park; and American U. hops a bus
for Annapolis to meet st. Johns
College in the Johnnies' hd-lifter
of the current campaign.
VICTORY LOOMS
Victory looms for the Colonials
Friday night and for the Cardi-
mails and the A. u. Eagles Satur-
day afternoon. Maryland's in
jury-riddled squad is not expected
to be able to cope with the in
vading Virginia Cavaliers. George
town, however, following it's string
of successes against minor oppo-
tion in the stadium, may find the
going rough in the plant that
Ruth built.
Georgetown's early-season softies
may prove boomerang in the
battle Saturday against the Jas
pers. The long gains through
weak lines and the tallies scored
so easily for the last three weeks
are no more. The easy stuff is
over. Manhattan is reported to
be a fine defensive ball club and
on par with last years team
despite the fact that it is in its
first year under Herb Kopf, a new
mentor.
A fine array of sophomores
such as Georgetown possesses is a
grand asset to any college football
coach, but then sophomores are
apt to go awry at any time, espe-
cially after they have been read
ing about their stirring deeds on
the gridiron for three weeks in a
row.
INSTILLS COLD FACTS
Coach Jack Hagerty, therefore.
has a hard week ahead. He must
instill the cold facts that Manhat-
tan is very strong team-a club
that has defeated the Hoyas the
last two years, and one that can
very easily do it again unless all
on the Hilltop settle down and
concentrate on the game against
the JaSperS.
Catholic us fracas with West
Virginia Wesleyan Saturday is
renewal of series that has been
unbroken for the last four cam
paigns. The Cards find that re-
turning to activity after a weeks
layoff can prove cumbersome But |
Wesleyan has been playing stead |
lily since mid-September. Hard
games have dotted the slate each
week. Last Friday night the West
Virginians were topped by Du-
queSne, 13-4, but not disgraced. |
Several changes have been
made in the Cardinal starting
lineup for the debut of the club
Saturday. Rocco Pirro, whom
Coach Dutch Bergman stated was
one Of the finest tackles he ever
coached, has been moved by the
Cardinal mentor to the quarter
back position, and will alternate
with Injun Joe Guyon at calling
signals. The quarterback post in
the Bergman scheme of things is
strictly blocking berth.
Another major move has been
the shifting of AL Calabrese, vet |
eran end of the team, to a guard
position and the transferring of
Wayne Ambrose from substitute
center to the other guard slot, re-
placing Johnny CarvelaS and Art
Sabo, respectively.
American University Is hopeful
Of running the seasons inaugural
with st. Johns at Annapolis Sat
urday, by concentrating on a di-
versified aerial attack the next |
few days.
Last year the Eagles and the
Johnnies played to a 6.6 tie. But |
this year, despite the. absence of
capable reserve strength, Coach
Gus Welch is Of the opinion that |
he has mustered sufficient better
all-around strength to slip over a
victory. !