Evening star., 1938-10-18
MANHATTAN TESTS
c. j. IN NEW YORK
Davis-EIkins, West Virginia
Wesleyan, Cavaliers Offer
Opposition Here.


Washingtons biggest collegiate foot
ball week end is on tap for local fans
this week. with three games in this
sector and Georgetown playing Man.
haitian at New York offering q di-
versified and interesting card.
George Washington will clash with
little Davis-Elkins Friday night at
Grifith Stadium, with Maryland
meeting Virginia at College Park and
Catholic University facing West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan at Brookland Stadium
on Saturday.
George washington's budding crop
of victories is expected to blossom
into four triumphs. but the steady
Improvement of Davis-Elkins has
Coach Bill Reinhart terrifying his
undefeated, united and unscored-on
team against a natural psychological
reaction, which might prove disas-
trous.
Wins After Three Losses.
Victorious over Furman, Butler and
Colorado, the Colonials are regarding
Davis Elkins as q breather and look
ing forward to the collision with Mis-
sissippi next week. But Davis-Elkins
has improved to point where it is
worrying Reinhart If nobody else.
Smothered by Carnegie Tech. 490
Davis -Elkins dropped a 6-5 decision
to West Virginia Wesleyan. but last
Saturday routed Mount st. Mary's.
1870.
With his squad in excellent physi-
cal trim, however, Reinhart's chief
worry, as is Georgetown's, is mental.
Maryland and Catholic U. are more
concerned over the physical equip
ment which their respective foes will
reveal.
Linemen Now Worry Terps.
Maryland is only hopeful for its
game with the Cavaliers, for while the
Terps will have use for all of their backs
except those who are out for the sea-
son, it now is faced with line prob
lens that make the task OF the coaches
difficult.
Nick Budkoff, No. end, will not be
ready, it is hardly likely that Bob
Brown, 2l6-pound regular tackle will
recover from injuries in time to see
action. and George Gienger, one Of
the best guards, joined Jim Meade and
Pershing Mondorn in the out-for-the-
season list when he broke cheek bone
in the game with Western Maryland
last week.
This forces the depleted Terp squad
to use Frank Block in three positions,
end, guard and tackle, and to have
Elmer Bright, another reserve, perform
at the latter two berths.
Rip Hewitt and Dick Shaffer, feet
backs, out last week, will join Charley
Weidinger ct al in bolstering the Terp
attack for the Cavaliers, and the out
look is that its best of1ense Of the year
will be barred by Maryland Saturday.
C. U. Hunts Quarterback.
Coach Dutch Bergman's patient
search at Catholic University for q
quarterback thus far has proven fruit
less and the genial Cardinal mentor is
encountering headaches trying to dis
cover suitable. signal caller. Rocco
Pirro and Joe Guyon currently are be-
ing tested in the role, and it is likely
Pirro will get the assignemtn against
Wesleyan.
Bergman, dissatisfied with the block
ing and tackling, will give the Car
dinals plenty of work this week along
that line. and If improvements are not
shown in both departments Saturday
it won't be for lack Of practice.
Getting the Hoyas in the proper
mental attitude also was Coach Jack
Hagertys biggest problem. The three
easy games which they won by over
whelming scores from small Virginia
colleges has proven a boomerang to
Hagerty's plan OF preparing to meet
Manhattan at Yankee Stadium, for the
boys are finding it hard to take their
work seriously.
Will See Enemy's Plays.
Hagerty was to hand out Jasper
formations to his third-stringers and
freshmen today. and emphasis on
combotting the New Yorkers' style OF
play will be stressed for the next few
days.
In meeting Manhattan, Georgetown
will be up against a team being
coached by one Of its former assistant
mentors Herb Kopf, the Jaspers'
head man, once was assistant to Lou
Little at the Hilltop. At present
Manhattan can boast only a 500 per-
centage, having lost to Bonaventure
and Holy Cross and having beaten
Providence and Niagara.
Georgetown has not beaten Man
haitian since 1885, and the five-game
series between the two schools is even
at two victories apiece and a tie
Manhatton won last year 20-l2, and