Evening star., 1942-10-12
Big Season for Terps
Likely # They Beat
V.M.L. Saturday
Hoyos, Meeting Auburn,
Have Their Fourth Hard
Gome in Succession
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Some IN Succession
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
We may have won our two games
1or the year." confesses Coach
Johnny Baker Of George Washington
University In the lone note of pessi-
mism detected in the local collegiate
football realm today. At Maryland
and Georgetown there is optimism
IN the air despite pressing engage
ments this week.
Bakers gloominess may not be
justified. G.. w. may be favored
over Furman In their battle Friday
night at Grimth Stadium. En- route
to his Mendoza Gll.) home is Frank
Seno. the Colonials' 1885, pound soph-
omore tailback, and unless his draft
board reclassif1es him he won't
return.
Seno has been ordered to report
for induction into the Army, but
feels he may obtain a reclassifica-
ton that would permit him to finish
the season. Baker isn't as confident
and will prepare for the Furman
game with Seno excluded from his
plans.
Baker isn't condemning the show
Ing Of his sophomore studded Colo
mails in losing to The Citadel. 2-14
Unbiased observers said Joe Bernot
plunged over for touchdown the
18th. straight time he carried the
ball in the fourth play on play
that probably would have given
G. w. an 81 or 81 victory, but
omcials ruled he fell an inch short.
Don't Know Enough Football.
"Our boys just haven't learned
enough football" says Baker. In
the first period, when The Citadel
scored its first touchdown, our fel-
lows were being mousetrapped hor-
ribly. Our backs haven't enough
speed to run the ends. Still, I'd like
to have this team for the next two
years. 1t will develop with expert
ence and, with fast back or two,
we could go places"
Maryland spokesmen are saying
the Old Liners will come up with
their most successful season in years
If they hurdle v. M. I. at Lexing-
ton on Saturday, but that is re-
garded as no easy assignment. The
Cadets held Clemson to a scoreless
tie, lost rs decision to Temple
and last week rolled over Virginia,
1918. They're clicking now and
Maryland apparently is in for a
busy afternoon.
Should Maryland, one of the two
remaining undefeated, united clubs
in the Southern Conference, get by
Virginia Military the Old Liners
then would be confronted only with
two strenuous tests in Florida and
Duke. Maryland otherwise will be
favored to dispose of Western Mary
hand, Virginia and Washington and
Lee.
In Jack Wright. 2o6-pound red
haired fullback, the Old Liners own
the Southern Conferences third
leading scorer and the leader among
local elevens with "a points. The
CitadePs Andy Victor and Marty
Gold lead the Southern Conference
scoring parade with 80 and 80
ACOROIu&fClyS ~1lAA ASAAAAo Va
VM1 in fourth place with 20.
Tommy Mont. Maryland's crack
quarterback, likely was to hear
from Coach Clark Shaughnessy to-
day as the Old Line mentor dis
cussed Maryland's 27-13 victory over
Rutgers. 1t was Mont who was sup
posed to and didn't lay back and
play safety when Hal Corners
romped 81 yards through the Old
Liners with the opening kickoff.
Has Little Complaint.
Generally, though, Shaughnessy
has little to complain about re-
garding the conduct of Mont and
Wright. Mont has. completed % of
IS passes for 46O yards, II of %
against Rutgers for 1875 yards.
Against Rutgers, too, his punting
improved for he averaged 43 rs
yards on five kicks.
Wright has blasted his way 227
yards on 36 plays for an average Of
6.3 yards per try. Against Rutgers
he bulled his way 1873 yards on 81
plays and personally put the College
Park boys back on their feet when
he plowed to pay dirt early in the
third period.
Georgetown will face its fourth
consecutive tough game Saturday
when it tangles with Auburn at Grit
nth Stadium. Auburn lost to Geor-
eia Tech, 1870, and was upset by
Florida, 60. but in walloping Tulane
in it's opener it revealed considerable
power.
Coach Jack Hagerty wasn't salts
fed with the Hoyas' 9-6 triumph
over Manhattan on Saturday night,
but, on the other hand, he explains
he didn't expect Georgetown to ad-
vance this far with an undefeated,
united record against such opposi-
ton as Temple, Mississippi and
Manhattan.
There were numerous flaws in
Georgetown's performances against
the Jaspers, but with the behavior
OF Halfback Johnny Barrett and
Guards Elmer Oberto and Johnny
Morelli, he has no complaint.
Oberto has improved to such
point, in fact, that Line Coach Mush
Dubofsky may promote him to
starting job. replacing Tom Pom
sale. Morelli. who also has been a
second-stringer, is pressing Bus
Werder for his starting berth.
No Coasting for Hoyas.
There probably will be no letup
for Georgetown until mid-Novem-
Der, when the Hoyas face such as
N. c. State and G. w. u, but in
the meantime Hagerty is hoping
for no letdown with his club meet
ing Auburn, Detroit, Boston College
and North Carolina Naval Pre-
Flight.
CNnging to second spot among
local scorers Is Paul Weber of G. w.
with Is points, with four others tied
for third with II points. Following
are complete scoring figures:
rG Tot