Evening star., 1941-10-10
Revamped Team
Will Take Field
For Co|onid|S
Even Chance Is Seen
For Hosts in Tilt
With Generals
BY LEWIS f. ATCHIsON.

Still looking for their first good
break of the season, George Wash
ingtons gridmen bump heads with a
durable Washington and Lee eleven
tonight at Griffith Stadium in the
District schools initial Southern
Conference appearance. The kick
off is set for 8:15.
A simple, but appropriate, cere-
mony will mark the downtown
squads conference debut. Before the
game A H Hobbs, president of the
organization. will greet Dr. Cloyd
Heck Marvin of G. w, welcoming
the Colonials into the circuit. 1t will
be no elaborate demonstration with
fanfare Of trumpetry and rolling
Of drums. but merely a warm hand
clasp in the spirit of fellowship and
good craftsmanship.
Mrs Hobbs. who will sit in DR..
Marvin's box with the official party,
will be presented a bouquet BY Anne
Blackstone, president of the George
w dSIl1IlSL LOIl OluOcIIL SOuil(A. dIIO
the brief ceremony will be over.
Although Washington and Lee
rates a Slight edge over Bill Rein
harts crew on the strength of its
TO stand against Kentucky last
week. the Colonials have al least an
even chance tonight. Injuries and a
further reduction in personnel be-
cause of the draft have caused a
drastic reshuf1ing of the starting
lineup, but the squad is keyed TO a
high pitch and determined to make
a successful start.
G. w. to Start Three Sophs.
Bill Bess, one of three sophomores
slated to start, replaces Paul Nu-
gent in the only backfield change.
His running mates will be Walt Fe-
dora, old faithful of the ball car
riers; Stub Martinson and Slick
GudmundSon. II is a we'll balanced
quartet with lot of driving power
and enough speed to go places.
Whether it does depends largely
on the line.
Two sophs appear on the left side
of the line in Pat Del Vechrio.
promising end. and Walter Murphy,
a tackle. They may be the key to
the Colonials' hopes. for if they
stand up under the pounding Of the
huskier w. and L. forwards George
Washington will do all right. II they
collapse the rest of the team may
go down with them.
Johnny Picco, probably Rein
hart's best end. will see the game
from the bench because Of an in
iured knee. With him will be Dan
Snyder. a regular tackle, who is
nursing a game leg.
Upset by SeWanee in its first game
of the campaign. Washington and
Lee showed vast improvement
against Kentucky and confidently
expects to win first prize tonight
Coached by Riley Smith. former
Alabama All-America and later a
professional star. the Generals re-
putedly have one Of their best teams
in recent years.
Attack Built Around Pinck.
The visitors attack is built around
/ Capt. Bobby Pinck. triple-threat
fullback, who does everything but
rush the waterbucket. Also danger
Gus is Ted Ciesla. 150-pound scat
back, who is rated one of the best
broken field runners in Virginia.
Standouts in the line are Bill Fur
man, a 200-pound tackle, and Paul
Skillman, 2l5-pound center.
| Washington and Lee will be
| spurred on by the memory of last
years hectic duel between the teams
which almost ended in-s riot when
Referee Dutch Eberts disallowed
w. and L. touchdown in the last
few seconds of play that would have
given the Generals at least a 1920
tie. Another game like that will be
hard on the blood pressure