Evening star., 1939-10-29
Clemson Will Invade
For Friday Night
Game With 6. ".
West Virginia to Visit
6. U. and Cards Play
Hosts to Tulsa

College gridirons will be pretty
well crowded this week with George
Washington, Catholic University
and Georgetown booked for at
homes. A honest citizen won't be
able to toss a rock without hitting
a halfback, and the invading forces.
are more belligerent than visiting
relatives-which shouldn't make the
customers sad.
George Washington prizes open
the week ends activities in its
game with Clemsons clawing Tigers
Friday night at Griffith Stadium.
Georgetown takes over the follow
ing afternoon for it's annual joust
with West Virginia, while in neigh
boring Brookland, Catholic Uni
versity's FLYING Cardinals will be
having it out with Tulsa Maryland.
the lone eleven on the road this
week, visits Penn State.
Clemson Has Great Team.
You can put the three local
games in hat, shake 'em up, and
hardly draw dud Clemson. con-
queror of Navy, of course, looms as
the most dangerous of the invad-
ing forces. The Tigers displayed
enough power against Navy yes
terday to send a cold chill up
George Washingtons spine, and the
Colonials admittedly don't like the
looks of the situation.
Banks McFadden, Clemson's great
triple-threat back, spent most of
last week in the infirmary but Fri
day will be in Al physical condi-
ton and ready to give his hosts the
well-known works. And if McFad-
den still is indisposed there's al
ways Aubrey Rion. Bryant, Trexler
and host of ether capable ball
toters to make it interesting for
TIE host. Bill Reinhart knows his
boys are in for a stormy night.
Clemson, before yesterdays vic
tory over Navy, had steam-r -rollered
Presbyterian into submission, lost a
7-6 decision to Tulane, and knocked
off North Carolina State, 26-7, and
South Carolina, 27-0. They conf
dently expect to make the down.
town school victim No. 4.
Tulsa, looking at the record, ap-
pears to be the next strongest team
checking in this week, and the
Cardinals, bit weary of Pullmans
and hotels, may find the Hurri-
cane a bigger blow than they can
handle. The MidWeStern eleven
bowled over Wichita, 1876, in its
debut, and with that running start
went on to whip Creighton in a
2l-l4 thriller. Oklahoma A. & M,
TO; and Centenary, 1871. Tulsa
will arrive early in the week to
shake the kinks out of its legs.
get the feel of Brookland turf, and
unlimber its scoring punch. 1t
looks like mighty bruising week
for the Bergman boys.
Trouble for Hilltoppers.
West Virginia may be just another
name to most people, but it's just
another way of spelling trouble for
Jack Hagertys Hilltoppers. Win.
lose or draw the Hoyas are never
bored by the Mountaineers' pres
ence, and any time Hagerty pulls
a victory out of the fire he heaves
a genuine sigh of relief-thankful
the game is over for another year
Big Sleepy Glenns crew has
Jared none too we'll thus far. bow
ing to Pittsburgh. 300. and Wash
ington and Lee, 80, with a 44-0 de-
cision over West Virginia Wesleyan
and TO triumph over Cincinnati
sandwiched in between. But in this
game, as in all others that breed
fierce, clean competition, compare
tive scores can be chucked into the
ash can. They mean nothing. Su-
periority will be decided by % husky
young men. and the final whistle
may find West Virginia atop the
heap.