Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Terps Lone Choices
OF Sd. T.. EIevens
Playing Saturday

University OF Maryland looms as
the only favorite among the three
Capital collegiate elevens taking
to the field Saturday. but the Ter
rapins have by no means q soft
touch. They're opening their 1913
campaign In night game at Rich
mond against the University of
Richmond Spiders, and indications
are that the Spiders are much
stronger than last year.
Georgetown, also opening its sea-
son, will 60 to Worcester, Mass, to
play Holy Cross, and the experts
are divided in picking winner of
this one between good teams. It's
rated q tossup. George Washing
ton in its second test of the sea-
son will face Virginia Tech at
Blacksburg. Va. The Colonials are
underdogs, but showed enough stuff
in losing their opener to Wake For
est last week to make the Gobblers
wary.
Richmond opened last Saturday
by sinking Randolph Macon, a good
little team. $50, and it played under
wraps much of the time. The
Spiders ground game particularly
was good, and the team looked as
though it was holding back some
thing for when it was needed more.
That could be this Saturday against
a team that beat them, 1876, last
year. Dick Esleeck, Richmond's
new coach, has come up with the
same kind of powerful single-wing
offense that made his high school
teams famous throughout the State,
and Saturdays game is by no means
a pushover opener for the Terra
pins.
Hoyas Display Sophomore Backs.
At College Park the coaches
weren't too pleased with yesterdays
scrimmage against the freshmen
The frosh were using Richmond de-
lenses and they stopped the varsity
all too often.
Georgetown supporters will get
their first look at the sophomore
backs, Dick Barba, Bill Mitchell and
Billy Conn, the Jersey youngsters
who are supposed to make the diff
ference between the Hoyas $3.50
outfit of last year and winning
team this year against tougher
schedule.
Conn is not scheduled to start, as
with Babe Baranowski in the back
field the Hoyas are more of an
offensive threat due to the Babes
versatility. But Billy and Elmer
Raba will fill in for Baranowski.
Georgetown leaves by plane to-
morrow for Worcester and tomorrow
night the Hoya coaches will go to
Boston to scout Boston College
against Wake Frest The Eagles
will play Georgetown here next
Friday night.
Scouts Warn of G. w.
Bob McNeish, the Virginia Tech
coach, has fistful of reports from
his three scouts who saw George
Washington against Wake Forest
The Colonials have stamped them
selves as a coming team" said Nc
Neish. II expected 30 Rowland to
have a good team" he added. Our
preparations to date have been for
a very tough ball game. Rowland
never has been known to put out
but heads-up team"
Even though the Gobblers have
tapered of scrimmage in prepara-
ton for G. W., McNeish indicates
that only three starting positions
definitely are set. Jack Ittner is
back in condition and will start at
tackle, Tom Burns goes at center
and Bob Taylor at guard. However,
the Colonials are certain to see
lot of Ralph Beard, who Is trying
to regain his old form at fullback
after missing last year. Ray Beas-
ley and Sterling Wingo are stand
out halfbacks who will be used
lot, too, although Wingo. a sopho-
more fash last year, has been both
cred with a pulled muscle. The
Colonials also will get look at
Bud Fisher. rookie passer who
could be just fair or who could
spark Tech to one of its best seasons
in years.