Evening star., 1939-11-06
Thrilling Duel Looms,
Despite Big Odds
Favoring 6. y.
MoryIond's Poor Season
To Be Disreeorded as
Ii Faces Great Rival
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.
Marylands hair-pulling party with
Georgetown features a skimpy COL
legiate card this week, but the two
should be able to whip up enough
excitement to satisfy the crustiest
old alumnus who remembers way
back when.
Catholic University tricks to Bos-
ton to play tough St. Anselm's,
American University engages Blue
Ridge in its homecoming game, and
George Washington's stalwarts get
Well-earned rest.
This will be the sixth Maryland
Georgetown game since the series,
q years in moth balls, was resur-
rected in 1884. and all indications
point to another fierce, pulsating
duel with no punches pulled and no
quarter asked. Maryland boasts a
80 edge in games, and while it goes
into action this week on the short
end of the odds don't count it out
until the final whistle blows.
The mere mention of Georgetown
Is enough to add 20 points to any
loyal Terp's blood pressure. Mary
land can be kicked around, riddled
by injuries and indifferently re-
garded by the fans, but it still
manages to muster enough power to
raise hob with the Hoyas. George
town. of course, is not troubled by
any lack of enthusiasm. 1t trots on
the field ready to do or die.
Ordinary Dope Worthless.
1t Is game that habitually fails
to run to form, and always produces
some of the best football witnessed
on local lots. The series started off
on its own peculiar way back in 1884
when South" Sothoron of MARYLAND
gathered in Joe Meglen's long pass
and returned it 72 yards to the g.
yard line in position for the lone
score OF the game. Joey Kelle-
her, GeorgetoWns Watch-fob guard.
staVed OF impending defeat by nail
ing Sothoron from behind with
teeth-chattering tackle that knocked
the fleet Terp ace cold and out of
bounds. But the Terps scored three
plays later to register their first
upset of the series.
A year later Maryland turned Bill
Guckeyson loose on the Hilltoppers
and completely ruined their home
coming. 1t was a biting cold dav and
Guckeyson added to the Hoyas' dis
comfort BY ripping off a 5O-yard
touchdown gallop in the first half
ana returning the opening kick
on OF the second 80 yards for another
o-polnter. Georgetown added to the
excitement by scoring on a lateral
from Tom Keating to Wally Heron
Out Guckeyson's second excursion to
pay dirt stihed its hopes
HOyas Arrive in 1896.
Ihlngs had come to a pretty pass
at this stage of the PROCEEDINGS, and
Ola georgetown men who remem-
bered when the scrubs could whale
the dayhghts out of the MARYLAND
Aegles were muttering in their
beards and demanding to know what
had become of the old Hoya spirit.
so. in 1886, Georgetown busted
through Maryland's line and into
the win column by blocking a kick
and adding the extra point to sneak
over 7-6 decision in another hair
raising contest.
But the pesky Guckeyson nearly
scared the Hilltoppcrs out of their
gray shirts before the final whistle
matted his foray into Georgetown
territory. He grabbed a pass from
Charley Ellinger and legged it IS
yards for the first score Of the game
and later in the afternoon hit Jim
meade IN the tummy with a strike
that should have been another
touchdown, but Jim dropped the ball
IN the end zone. It was Meade's
punt, too, that Maury Nee came
crashing through to block for the
tying touchdown. Bill Valiquette
dug a vicious toe into the cowhide
Tor the winning point.
The 1887 game attracted % 600
1ans-almost double the '36 attend
ance-and the Old Liners thundered
nome IN front to surprising 1872
victory that saw Charley Weidinger's
passes grease the skids for the foe.
Weldlnger unlimbered his pitching
arm after Georgetown tailed safe
ty, and marshaled an 8O-yard drive
that ended with Meade barging
through the line for touchdown.
He later tossed lengthy pass to
rangy Blair Smith to seal the Hoyas'
fate
Survive Loss of Mellendeck.
GeorgetoWn's luck last year was
unchanging, even though it smeared
its rival with a 14-7 loss, for it lost
its ace carrier, Joe Mellendeck, be-
lore the fray was 5 minutes old.
But with its first undefeated sea-
son in 81 years within reach George
town survived the shock of Mellen-
decks loss and Marylands aggres-
slveness to clinch the honors. Julius
Koshlap passed to Bob Kercher for
the scores, and both will be out
there again Saturday trying to dup
Icate the trick.
Georgetown, with only two games
to go, is nearing the end of an
other successful campaign, while
Marylands fortunes have sagged to
an alarming level. On paper George
town must be reckoned the winner.
1t has the manpoWer to do the Job
and its attack is loaded with power
and deception. But then, Maryland
wants to win the game badly. A vic
tory would be sweet balm for the
Terps' multiple bruises, and they
have a knack of delivering the
goods when they have a mind to.
Whichever way it goes it should
be a scorcher.