Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Continue Maryland
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Should Thrill.
College Park joe More
Versatile; Hilltop jack
Great Point-Getter
BY LEWIS f. ATCHIsON.


A couple of years ago the inviting
prospect of watching Joe Mellen-
deck match speed with the great
Bill Guckeyson lured a stable
crowd to the Georgetown-M Maryland
game at College Park, but the widely
publicized duel never materialized.
Georgetown Joe dislocated a knee
in the first 5 minutes of the game
and had to retire. leaving the field
to Maryland and Guckeyson.
Saturday another pair Of highly
geared speed merchants will try to
run the pins out from under one
another and already partisans of
the schools heatedly are debating
their relative merits Maryland's
nominee is that black-headed fugi-
tive from flea circus Joe Murphy,
and in the running for Georgetown
will be Jack CThe Shadow Doolan,
as fine sophomore halfback as
you'll find on the hoof. Both are
good, putting it cautiously.
Should Be Close Race.
The race for individual glory and
a few points for the alma mater
ought to be closer than your eye
molars if Georgetowns line supports
the Shadow in the fashion to which
he is accustomed. and if Murphy,
by some miracle. happens to spring
into the open. Once on their own
both will be able to take care OF
themselves.
Doolan is not expected to play the
entire so minuteS-or even half that
much. The idea this year is to give
some of the other boys a chance
and Coach Jack Hagerty undoubt-
edly will be generous with his sub
situations. Doolan, again, Is only a
second stringer-a stand-in for Lou
Ghecas, and will have to wait his
turn.
But Murphy will start the game
and finish tiff physically able, and
while he's in there he'll be working
like horse. Yanking Joe out of
there is tantamount to tossing passes
with broken arm from Maryland
viewpoint. He's the man the Terp
board of governors is counting on to
make it interesting for the Hoyas
and you'll find him figuring in most
Of Marylands play. If he's not run
ming the ball he'll be throwing 1t.
If he isn't on the passing end he'll
be receiving the ball and if he does
neither he'll be kicking it.
Murphy teams up with Mearle
Du Vail on some pass plays, but
usually they simply hand him the
ball and let him use his own judg-
ment. That means running with 1t
if the passers are covered or dis
patching a hand grenade 40 or
so yards in desperate gamble on
a touchdown play And it's pretty
safe bet Joe will match any kicker
the Hoyas pit against him, includ-
ing the redoubtable Mike Kopcik.
Doolan is Georgetown's trouble
shooter, the spark that 1gnites the
powder keg when the Hoyas can't
get their attack in motion. He
scored in every game he played in
until last week, when Syracuse
bottled him up, and was sensational
against Virginia Tech and New
York University. Some Hilltop sup
porters say he is another Jack
Hagerty in a broken field, but 9TH
ers go even farther and call him
the best backfield prospect in
Georgetown history.
Doolan Travels With Ball.
The Shadow is fast but not
finished product. His inexperience
has not been noticeable to the av-
erage fan thus far. because every
time he tucks that pigskin under his
arm and starts running he gains
yardage-lots Of it. Murphy is the
more experienced, which will be
help Saturday but not the deciding
factor. Speed may be the balance
that swings the scales, and George
towners say Doolan is faster than
Murphy and Terp supporters say it's
the other way around.
It's close any way you look at it,
and there1l be a goodly crowd in
the stands Saturday to watch the
hot feet sizzle when Joe and Jack
carry the baggage.