Evening star., 1940-12-30
Hoyds Shine Up
New Plays for
Bowl Clash
Have Drown SporineIy
On Stock of Tricks,
Declares Hogerty
BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star

BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Dec. 30
Florida's missing sunshine and Jack
Hagerty'S latent confidence burst
through the clouds simultaneously
today as the Georgetown head coach
put his team through its next to
last practice before the Orange
Bowl game with Mississippi State
on New Year Day.
In another secret practice session
even some of the attaches of the
Hoyas were surprised at the number
of plays run off in signal drill
Hagerty grinned.
We've got plays that Mississippi
State doesn't know about, no matter
how much they study the pictures
and scouting reports" he disclosed.
Il don't mean all new plays, either.
I only added five plays since we
got the bowl bid. But we've got a
total of 20 or % new ones, as far as
this year is concerned
Tries to Cut Down.
According to Hagerty, they are
plays given at the start of the
season and practiced faithfully
between Saturdays. We've got 46
plays altogether" he said, land had
over 40 of them all along. Why
they haven't used them is something
I can't answer. As far as / can
see, they know how to execute all of
them. A lot depends upon circum-
stances"
Hagerty believes that it is entirely
possible to have too many plays.
In recent years. he explained,
i've tried to cut down on the num-
ber instead of adding to them. Not
more than Is different plays are
used by college team on the aver
age"
How about the professionals?
We'll" Hagerty said, when I
played with the Giants we had
about so plays. I understand the
Chicago Bears know $50 and I've
heard that the Redskins have as
many as 125.
Dodgers Had 125 Plays.
ITS funny how games sometime
work out" he added. Remember
the opening pro game in Washing
ton between the Redskins and
Brooklyn? I counted only 8 or 10
plays. as I remember, used by the
Dodgers. I figured that Jock Suther-
land was starting from scratch and
letting his team, nearly all new
players, learn those perfectly.
Later I learned from some of
my boys, who knew a lot of Brooklyn
players, that Sutherland had given
them 125 plays. The Dodgers just
didn't use about lis of them that
game"
Some of Hagerty's optimism may
have been due to Tackle Bill
Nealon's rapidly mending muscle
strain The big second-string tackle,
who may be badly needed, pulled the
muscle while running last Saturday
on a rain-soaked field but today it
was almost completely healed and
Nealon is expected to be at top
shape on Wednesday.
Jim Reichey, who divides the
center assignment with Allen
Matuza. also will be ready. Reichey
hurt himself slightly in the groin
on the same day, but Jims injury
was so slight that his participation
never was doubted.
Hoyas Tired After Drive.
After third straight long
workout yesterday, the Hoyas COM
planned of WEAKNESS. They slumped
back to the hotel packed away
thick steaks and all of the side
dishes, and went to bed. Hagerty
and his aides, however, were not
particularly worried.
We've had three terrific work.
outs" Hagerty said, "and even in
weather they are used to the kids
would be tired They may have
been a little more tired than usual
but today and tomorrow we'll 60
lighter and I think they'll be all
right"
Following the New Year Day
game the Hoyas will break training
and see the night spots for the
first time. Now they are not even
allowed to dip into the swimming
pool in the back yard of the
Flamingo Hotel, but the lid will be
off from Wednesday night until
Saturday afternoon, when they will
entrain for Washington. The team
is due in the Capital on Sunday
morning. F.. E.. S.