Evening star., 1941-09-22
Hoya First Stringers
Match for Ole Miss,
Hayerty Claims
Feels Friday Night Foe
Is Superior Of 6. U.
Only in Reserves

College football players IN tne
metropolitan area tackled on few
hours of classroom routine to their
schedules today and went blithely
on with their preparations for the
weeks cluster of coming-out SHIN
digs.
oddly enough the gentlemen in
charge at George Washington, Mary
land and Georgetown are not as
down in the mouth as you might
suspect after week OF some gooo'
bad and indifferent performances.
MARYLAND. working smoothly. IS
rated good. G. w, sputtering ana
hopping along, but threatening at
anv time to settle into a smooth,
potent rhythm, has been different.
GEORGETOWN is the black sheep OF the
family.
But Coach Jack Hagerty Of the
Hoyas isn't selling 'em short, even
though it is the consensus that
Georgetown will take the count IN
it's debut again Mississippi Friday
night at Griffith Stadium. AS far as
observers can see, any resemblance
to topnotch college, eleven living
or dead, has been purely coincldental
on the Hoyas part, but Hagerty
violently disagrees.
Confident of First Team.
"As early as last spring I said we
would have a good first team" he
said today. And I haven't changed
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give Mississippi all the football it
wants, and if we lose I think it will
be because of superior manpower. I
understand Mehre Coach Harry
Mehre of Ole Miss has them three
and four deep in every position.
about as we had em last year. That
easily could be the deciding factor
in the game. But first team for first
team, I'll put my gang against his
any day in the week-and he can
have Hapes and Hovious."
Strong words for mild-mannered
Mr.. H, but we have to listen.
Hagerty's reputation for honesty and
, frankness is above reproaCh and
football writer's sit up and take
notes when he speaks. Thus, when
he tells us Georgetown is going to
give Mississippi run for the mar
bles We believe him. When he says
Jack Doolan, Ben Bulvin and Frank
Dornfeld will steal some of the
highly publicized pes-Hovious
thunder. that Bullet Ben" Reiges
will give the Johnny Rebs' Sec
ondary some anxious moments. we
kind Of think they will.
Hoyas Still Need Kicker.
! Georgetown's weakest spot this
week will be kicking. Dornfeld,
Bulvin and Lou Falcone can punt,
but none compares with Mike
Kopcik, the feathery- footed end
who, it seems certain. will not re-
turn to school. If the Hoyas get
decent brand of punting Friday
night they'll be tough and they may
win. although the cards seem to be
stacked against them.
Hagerty isn't satisfied with what
the boys have shown in practice
and realizes they'll have to improve
at least so per cent this week to
live up to his predictions. but he
has faith in them. He's got speed
to spare in the backfield, plus plenty
of deception. The line, while not
as big and rugged as last years is
strong and could be tough. 1t has
looked better than the backfield.
which is guilty of blocking and
several other offenses in scrim-
mage.
Tickets for the game went on sale
today at the Sport Center, Griffith
Stadium and the Georgetown ath-
letic Office School children will
be admitted for 25 cents and Rome
F. Schwagel, graduate manager. an
nounced that plans also have been
made to have $500 service men
attend as guests of the school.
L. F. A.