Evening star., 1947-09-24
6. U. Hoping 10 Catch
Deacons on Off Night
In Opening Clash
By MerreII WhittIesey

Peahead Walker, football coach at
Wake Forest, claims the Demon
Deacons will not arrive" until mid
season. Georgetown Coach Jack
Hagerty shudders to think Of mid
season, what with his lack Of re-
serves, so maybe it's just as we'll for
the Hoyas that they start out with
Wake Forest Saturday night.
When Georgetown made its post
war grid debut last fall by holding
Wake Forest to 1876 score. Hagerty
admitted 1t was somewhat of moral
victory. The Deacons had been
touted as a Southern power and
went on to beat Boston College and
Tennessee. among others.
Although the Deacons suffered
heavier losses by graduation than
Georgetown, they will benefit greatly
by making use of freshmen. George
town, like schools in all major con-
ferences but the Southern, Is denied
the use Of flrst-year students this
season.
May Be Hoyas' Toughest.
The Saturday night clash at Wake
Forest already is sellout, but Wake
Forests stadium in the little college
town 20 miles north OF Ralelgn
accommodates only 1000. 1t will be
the opening game for both teams
and may be Georgetown's toughest.
but the Deacons' nine future foes
include North Carolina, Duke and
North Carolina State, which means
they hardly will be up for this one.
Hagerty is looking for more than
q moral victory.
Last year when Elmer Raba left
the game with leg injury. the
Hoyas were holding nicely to q
e-s tie. They couldn't score with
Raba out of there, but the ex-
Gonzaga quarterback will be back.
Ia better condition and with
smarter supporting cast than last
season.
This Hoyas have scrimmaged
Maryland twice, looked good against
an all-freshman team but disap-
pointed against the Terps' strongest
SQUAD. The Deacons scrimmaged
Elon College and had e'touchdowns
to 0 when they stopped counting.
according to reports. Both coaches
have been working all week with
last wear 8 movies but without the
benefit of fresh scout reports.
If Georgetowns rugged first team
gets the benefit of cool weather,
it could make it an interesting
evenings. The Deacons are without
Rock Brinkley, Nick Sacrinty and
Red Cochran from last year, but
a freshman back, Tom Fetzer, is
supposed to be composite OF the
first named players and he Will be
the man to stop.
Red O'Quinn, who finished fourth
In the nation last year IN pass re-
ceiving with 20 catches for 434 yards,
will be back with the Deacons as
a sophomore. The Wake Forest
starting line probably will average
about 212. Coach Walker has only
one tackle who weighs less than
200 and can field line averaging
21s. However, the Hoyas, with Bus
Werder and Elmoer Oberto at
guards and Louis Robustilli and
George Atone at tackle. have few
first string line worries. The only
non-regular will be Robert Kelly
at center and Line Coach Mush
Dubofsky claims Kelly will do nicely.
Babe Baranowski, the peppery little
guy who ran the Hoyas' T-forma-
ton last year after Raba's injury
despite his 5-foot-5 stature. started
working hard yesterday after miss
ing the first few weeks Of practice.
The stocky little Chicagoan Is the
type that can fit right in, however,
and with Raba and Babe from the
T and Tommy Graham running the
Hoyas' single wing. Hagerty hopes
to do pretty well in the Saturday
game. The Deacons stick to the
single wing, as they have for years.