Evening star., 1942-10-02
Train Troubles
Nearly Criinp
Rebe! Squad
Stages Midnight Drill
After Trip Disturbed
By Army Priorities
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Mississippi's travel-Weary athletes,
who we're sent through final work.
out starting at midnight last night,
will tangle with Georgetown sturdy
football team tonight at Griffith
Stadium and after what the Rebels
went through to get here meeting
the Hoyas will be pleasure.
There was some doubt if Ole Miss
would be able to muster team for
tonight's tussle, for at one stage of
the Rebels journey some of Coach
Harry Mehre's performers were
headed in another direction. They
finally were coupled back on the
train chugging their mates but not
before Mehre suffered considerable
mental distress.
Mehre had hoped to bring squad
Of 80 here, but throughout the week
he received requests from the rail-
road to trim his squad. He got here
with squad of 26, including three
freshmen, and Whisked through a
midnight drill under the lights at
Griffith Stadium.
Twice Give Way to Army.
At Chattanooga some of the Reb-
els were routed out of their berths
at am.-the Army took over. At
Knoxville the Army again inter-
vened at am, with more Ole Miss
players tumbling out of lowers and
uppers. It wasn't much fun getting
here but the Rebels are hoping to
make the trip worth the trouble.
Victorious over Western Kentucky
Teachers, 39-6, last week, Missis-
sippi invades with question mark
club. Georgetown, which trimmed
Temple, TO. last week, is rated a
brilliant defensive club whose Of
tense is likely to perk up and trans
for mthe Hoyas into an Eastern
power.
Mississippi's left halfback, Char.
ley Connerly, will take a perfect
passing record into Griffith Stadium
Against Western Kentucky Teacher!
he threw five passes and hit the
mark every time, on three occasion!
netting touchdowns. He ran ths
ball only three times, but averaged
eight yards an effort.
Eight Letter Men in Lineup.
Coach Jack Hagerty. who is nurs
ing a heavy cold that isn't expected
to keep him from the sidelines. ha
been complaining all week that tn
Hoyas haven't been taking Ole Mis-
seriously enough. The Hilltopper
seemingly have been content t.
bask in the glory of spilling Tenn
pie team that was favored by odd
as high as 81 and Hagerty fear
their nonchalance may be expen
Sive.
While Mississippi was hit har,
by the draft, enlistments and grad
uation. the Rebels nevertheless vii
include eight lettermen in thei
starting lineup, with Bobby Yam
dell listed as their chief runnin
threat. Yandell was overshadowe
by the famed Merle Hapes an
Junle Hovious last season, but he
expected to create some headline
this year.
| Georgetown's backfeld, whic'
clicked only in a 51-yard touch
down march against Temple, wi
feature Ed Agnew as the ba1-han
ding quarterback of T forma
ton, used almost exclusively agains
Temple. Frank Dornfeld is George
towns key man with his passins
punting and running and is sup
ported by embryonic stars in Bi
Mclaughlin and Johnny Barrett.
Outstanding in Georgetown's thre
goal-line stands against the Owl
were George Perpich, Whitley Erick
son, Tom Ponsalle and Elmer Ober
to, all of whom are slated for serv
ice tonight.
The game, expected to draw 1900
fans, will start at BIS o'clock.