Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-13
6. W.'sWeak Display
After Ba||yhoo Due
To Many Injuries
Every Position Affected
By Remarkable Streuk
Of Hospital Coses
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

George Washington University's
rose-hued football prospects, dis
cussed in glowing terms by Colonial
officials in preseason chatter, by
now chiefly have evaporated in the
midst of crushing defeats by Ken
lucky and Wake Forest and score
less tie with Bucknel. Without
searching for an alibi those same
officials merely can point to an
amazing succession of injuries which
have hampered the team.
We're two and three deep at
every position" said G. w. spokes-
men in predicting big things for
the Colonials. I'VE may come up
with our best team of all time.
G.. w. was stamped the sleeper"
team of the East and from that
point the ColonialS started sleeping
on hospital cots.
Dan Douglas, junior end, was
rushed to the university hospital
on Labor Day to undergo an emer-
gency appendectomy. II should
have been significant, for it presaged
a season of injuries such as G. w,
and probably few other major COL
lege squads, ever has known. In
jury has struck at every position in
the line-up.
Bucknell Game RuinOus.
Seniors who completed two full
seasons without so much. as hang
nail have fallen before the jinx and
the reserve force hasn't been as
strong as predicted.
The recent Buckneu game is typi-
cal of G. w. luck this season. In
the first half Mike Monchlovich.
durable center, retired with a side
injury which prevented crouching.
Burnell Martinson. subbing for the
injured Sam Babich at quarterback.
tore chest ligamentS Just as the half
ended and was through for the day
He was replaced by Walter Welc,
who went out with a severe knee
injury in the final period Walter
Fedora, regular fullback. suffered a
cleat cut on his forehead which re-
CURED several stitches and returned
to the game, his head encased in a
special headgear. Here's the box
score on injuries:
EndS-Douglas missed all of Sep
TENDER practice and the first three
games due to appendicitis; Johnny
Picco suffered an ankle sprain in
the Wake Forest game and missed
three quarters of that engagement
and half of the Bucknel game:
Frank August has played all season
with a pulled leg muscle which pre-
vented practicing for four straight
weeks.
Tackles-Tony Barauskas report
ed a week late due to bronchitis
and was back in the hospital with
it for three days before the Mount
st. Mary's game. He was in the
hospital again for three days before
the Kentucky game with an infected
ear. Dan Snyder has had chronic
appendix attacks all season and has
played little.
Remnants ScowI Justified.
Guards-Henrv Agusiewicz pulled
a tendon early in the Kentucky tiff
and has played practically none
since. appearing in the Wake Forest
and Bucknell games less than five
minutes: John Kokoski missed the
Kentucky game and 10 days practice
due to the death of his father.
Center-Monchlov missed most
of the Bucknell game and probably
will be unable to play against Kansas
Saturday at Griffith Stadium.
BackS-Murphv Booth, who never
reported to the trainer in two pre-
vious seasons, suffered a shoulder
separation in the Washington and
Lee game. played only four minutes
against Kentucky and missed most
of the West Virginia game; Babich
suffered a double charley horse and
recurring muscle spasms after injury
in the West Virginia game and
missed both the Wake Forest and
! Bucknell battles: Ken Batson suf-
| fered a shoulder separation early in
the West Virginia game and played
under a severe handicap the follow
ing week against Wake Forest;
Fedora, Martinson and Welc all we're
damaged in the Bucknell game.
Coach Bill Remnants scowling is
eXcusable.