Evening star., 1940-10-08
Has Markings Of Best
In Hilltop History,
Coach Declares
Admits He Has Talent
That Combines Weight,
Speed and Courage

Jack Hagerty's honesty probably
will get him into trouble one of
these days, but after seeing his
Georgetown gridmen survive two
Indicated seasons with a washing
machine motor offense and then
watching the swashbuckling 1910
crew bowl over Temple in its last
game. he can't help calling 1t po-
tentially the greatest team in
Georgetown history.
Il know I'm letting myself in for
a lot of argument when I say that"
he admitted, but it's just as true as
I'm standing here. This team can
be better than either the 1916 or
1925 teams we hear so much about
I played with the '25 outfit and I
know this is a better team and I'd
be willing to wager on this one
against the 1916 crew. as good as it
was"
As the coach spoke a troupe of the
boys passed into Harry Crowley's
training quarters. where the faint
glow of Saturday Night on the
Bowery" still prevailed. Four of
them, Pat Paternoster, Art Lemke,
Bill Mclaughlin and Jim Reichey,
sported handsome mouses and the
egg under Reichey's eye was sunny
side up, but they were happy. They
were big, too, from close up-bigger
than they look on the field.
Have All of Assets.
Not only big" Hagerty added.
"but fast and they've got plenty Of
courage. I wouldn't be afraid to
put this team against any in the
country-I'm not barring any Of
them and, while we might not win, I
know it would give a good account
of itself. And that goes for Boston
College Everybody is feeling sorry
for us, but we don't need sympathy.
I only wish we were playing that
game tomorrow instead of next
month-and I hope B. c. is in good
condition and ready for us. because
we don't want to knock off a cripple"
This Is big talk from coach who
has been the epitome of modesty in
his seven-year tenure at the Hilltop,
but it also impresses his listeners
because Hagerty's record for plain
talk is unblemished He never yet
has tried to avoid an honest question
and 95 per cent of his answers have
been correct, so this greatest team
business isn't hocum to those who
know him.
There is only one qualification
if the team wants to be the greatest
in Georgetown history. It could be
its own worst enemy. Indifference
and overconfidence are the two
things it must guard against and
they are subtle foes.
1916 Team Oldtimers' Pick.
The 1916 team that still stands
out in oldtimers' minds had such
men as CuSack, Whelan, F.. Nc
Carthy,, D. OConnor. Showalter, F.
and L. Green, Anderson, Connel and
Smeach in the line; Gilpy, Nc
Quade, OBoyle and P. Wall in the
backfeld.
After dropping its first game to
Navy, lib, 1t slaughtered Eastern,
66-7; Albright, 800; beat Dart
mouth, 100; Fordham, 1870; went
on 61-0 rampage against North
Carolina A and M. and successfully
routed West Virginia Wesleyan. 47-0;
Bucknell, 1910; George Washington,
Alt and Tulane, go. 1t was quite
a team
The 1925 aggregation, you may re-
call, had Waite, McGrath, Saur,
Mosko, Connaughton, Murtagh,
lavish, Grigsby, Brennan and Col
sen in the line; Gormley, ONeil,
Hagerty, Metzger, Flavin, D. Thomp-
son and Plansky in the backfield.
This crew lost only one game. a
2-3 defeat in the mud at Griffith
Stadium at Bucknell's hands-a
game Hagerty never will forget.
He wouldn't soon forget it If this
1910 team drops a game, but he's
hoping the boys won't leave him
with that unpleasant memory.