Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-10
1erpsAre Keyed
For Best Tilt
Tomorrow
Hoyos See Victory
Only, but Look for
Great Struggle
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.


Visions of lop-sided Georgetown
victory over Maryland vanished like
last weeks pay-check today as both
elevens staged dress rehearsals for
the sixth renewal of their modern
series tomorrow at Griffith Stadium.
Georgetown rules a favorite, but a
sudden shift in sentiment, indicating
wholesome respect for the Terps'
strategy among District fans, sent
the latter's stock to a new high.
And as the Old Liners churned the
turf in their last hard practice of a
short week yesterday they fairly ra-
dated confidence-a confidence born
of strenuous work that bodies no good
for the Hilltoppers' unblemished
record. Maryland is prepared to fight
to the bitter end and prepared to
meet Georgetown superior man.
power with speed and deception.
Were going to win," predicted
Coach Frank Dobson in a grim, pre-
else tone that didn't sound like
maybe. We'll have Mearle Du Vail,
our best passer, for only part time
because of his injured leg, but we
can win without him if it comes
down to that. The absence of one
player can't wreck a team as keyed
up for the game as We are.
Terps to Save Du Vail.
I'VE intend to save Du Vail for
certain situations, utilizing his pass
ing to the fullest extent without ex-
posing him wantonly to the danger
of injury. But his presence in the
lineup won't mean we're going to
pass. not by any stretch of the imagi-
nation. We have some plays built
around him which can end up in
either pass or run, and I don't
think Georgetown will figure them
out soon enough to stop us from
making some ground with them"
The Terps looked good in their
last heavy workout. A team that
has lost four straight games usually
is a bit down in the mouth, but not
this one. There was enthusiasm to
spare as it rehearsed a lengthy list
of trick plays to be used on the
Hoyas, and following the ball was
no simple task. At times it disap-
peared right under your nose and
popped up on the other side of the
field.
Working on the probable starting
eleven were Dick Shaffer and Beau"
Beamer-who will captain the team
ends; Bob Brown and Ralph AL
barano, tackles; George Lawrence
and George Gienger, guards; Bob
Smith, center; Joe Murphy, quarter
back; Johnny Boyda and Frank
Skotnicki, halves, and Milton Lums-
den, fullback.
Hoyas Equally Confident.
While Maryland is not as abun-
dainty supplied with reserves as
Georgetown, it has a few good men
at key positions who will relieve the
starting players FROM time to time
in an effort to keep the teams Of
fensive power on an even keel and
its defense steady. The defense, in
cidentally, has been prepared to stop
everything but the referee, and the
squad worked, until we'll after dark
in an 11th-hour AFRAID and spread
play drill.
But reports of Maryland's fitness
and state of mind brought no less
ening of confidence at Georgetown,
where Coach Jack Hagerty. gave his
machine last, long check-up.
ct aYroNf ciVoi1or fn tho
George Washington affair."" he said,
land expect to win. Georgetown
is ready for anything Maryland may
have and know it will be loaded to
the hilt for us. If it runs true to
form expect one of the best COL
lege games of the year, for Mary
land always managers to hold back
few surprises for us and we've
got little strategy cooked up for
them. If we don't win We'll have
no excuses, but we're going to
take it,
Hagerty's words echoed on the
practice field where the Hoyas dug
into reserves, using Maryland plays,
with vengeance. Only two games
removed from their second unde-
feated campaign, the Hoyas are in
no mood to have their record sui
lied by their neighboring rivals. It
has been apparent that the boys
have been looking beyond Mary
land to the New York University
game next week, but yesterday they
had their minds on the Terps and
they were clicking like machines.
The starting lineup will find
Francis (Red) DAILY, captain, and
Johnny Lascari at ends, but Hag-
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