Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
Succeeds AmazinqIy
As Gritty, Durable
Grid Gambler
Develops Far Beyond
Expectations to Rote
As AII-Time Star
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

"On better squad Pete Sachon
may never have been presented the
opportunity to sparkle" informs
Coach Dutch Bergman OF Catholic
University. He does utterly foolish
things and gets away with them.
He's been getting away with so much
1 guess you'd have to call him the
best back I've had here.
Yes, he might be decorating the
bench elsewhere" continued Dutch,
but out here our material Is linn
tied. We've had to use him, and
we've discovered he can do insane
things and get away with them.
Take that Detroit game, for in
stance. He caught punt on our l.
yard line, which is against every
axiom in the book, and we were
tearing our hair when he ran back
into the end zone. He w:ggled out,
though, and brought the ball up to
the 26-yard line. A sandlot kid
would have known better than that,
but you can't be hard on a boy
who continually makes right out
of wrong.
Development Is Amazing.
1--WE never expected him to de-
velop as he has. He wasn't even
fair passer in spring practice,
but he's good now. We've had bet
ter passers and blockers and a SUI
perior runner in Tommy Whelan,
but none could do as many things
as we'll as Pete"
Catholic University. few schools in
fact, ever have owned a punter
like Pete. In three games he has
averaged 48 yards a kick in %
punts. Last year against Detroit
he doomed punt 81 yards, ninth
longest on record and in the st.
Anselm's game two weeks ago he
rammed his foot into one that
travelled II yards.
He's game, durable and gambler.
Never before in his collegiate career
had he attempted field goal before
last weeks Miami game, but he
drop-kicked two in that engagement,
Quarterback Sachon assigning the
rare duty to himself. In the same
game he completed II to 13 passes
for total gain of 256 yards.
Eliminating Sachon from the c.
U. team would be tantamount to
clipping Sammy Baugh from the
Redskins. It's unlikely the Cards
could survive with their ace stripped
from the deck.
Sturdy 168-POunder.
Despite his 1853 pounds. Sachon
can absorb beating. He played
the entire game against Detroit and
missed only 2 minutes Of the st.
Anselms game. Against Miami he
enjoyed comparative vacation,
missing minutes of action.
Bergman didn't expect much of
his club this season, but Sachon has
transformed the Cardinals into an
outfit worth watching Dutch was
satisfied his team did well as could
be expected in dropping 1870 de-
ciSion to Detroit and has been graft
fed with successive victories over
st. Anselm's and Miami.
Bergman hasn't developed a habit
of hopping overheard for his ath-
letes, but in praising Sachon he goes
the limit. 1--WE haven't done any
talking about all-Ame1ica timber
since Whelan was here" says Dutch,
but Sachon deserves consideration"
Meanwhile the Cards are prepar-
ing for their first game, tangling
with West Virginia Wesleyan Sat-
urday at Brookland Stadium. The
only player to receive an injury in
the Miami game was Capt Hank
Brostek. who pulled muscles in his
left side, but Trainer Herman
Lauritzen says he'll be ready for
the Bobcats.