The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-04
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ny DOUG STEWART


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The lIegerstown Hubs played a
much better game ON Friday night
against the Hershey School than the
score indicated, While there Is no
question that the Hershey boys were
too good for the Hagerstown lads,
il is my belief that II il had not been
for a series of fimbles in the second
quarter, the score would have been
much closer OF course, that's part
of Football. Coaches teach their
boys to tackle hard and low, the
idea. being of course, the hope that
the bali will be knocked out of the
hand Of the boy being tackled, and
on Friday night this worked very
much in favor of the Hershey lads,
who were very much heavier than
our boys,
In a way. Eddie Semler's squad
reminds me of the Navy squad. They
came out at the beginning of the
season. with schedule that was
tough from the first game TO the
last, and with this a practically new
SQUAD. the boys knew before they got
started that they would lose quite
a few games. But that doesn't stop
them from playing all out, every
minute they are on the field
The experience the boys are gain
ing this fall should mean very
much improved high school team
next year, and when you take into
consideration that Washington Coun-
ty has no football program for its
junior high school, | think Coach
Sender is doing wonderful job.
! read in the daily papers where
Principal Mileham, writing to the
school from Korea where he. is on
special assignment, said that he was
much concerned about the football
squad, and perhaps when he comes
back he will take the lead in drive
to get football into the junior high
schools. ItiwoQld mean that Coach
Senior would have boys coming up
to his squad with two years ex-I
perience in junior highland that, of
course, would be invaluable.
Navy, after being outclassed Gas
was eXpected) by the powerful
Notre-Dame team, step right out on
Saturday against the second leading
team of he nation-Michigan
What contrast this is to the Army
eleven, who quite obviously this year
have picked their spots.
It's a not to ask, but I'm pull
ing all the way for Navy to win the
annual Army-Navy game, and be-
ieve that thousands of others feel
exactly the same way as do.
#&*
jim fatum's Terrapins, as was ex-
pected, had no trouble beating
Miami University, and again re-
peat that they have a verys good
chance of going through the rest of
the season without losing another
game. Unless they. have a tremen-
dous let-down, South Carolina
shouldn't be too hard, and this will
leave them with Only two big games
Vanderbilt and North Carolina.
And though this may sound funny to
some of you, think they will have a
tougher time beating Vanderbilt than
they will North Carolina
- #t%' T.
In the professional ranks, the Balti-
more Colts again lost to Buffalo,
and the two teams are now tied for
the lead in the eastern division.
little was unable to play in the sec
ond half, and since the whole Of
Tense of the team is built around
him, the Baltimore team will have
a tough time should his injury prove
to be serious
The Red Skins had an easy time
with Boston, scoring lopsided vic
tory behind the sensational passing
of Sammy Baugh, who when he is
right, has no equal in professional
ranks.