Evening star., 1949-09-11
Andy's Knee Healed,
He Proves; Hoya
Breaks Vertebra

George Washington took the
wraps off Handy Andy Davis yes
terday and tested his repaired
knee in scrimmage against
Patuxent Naval at Frog Island.
And Davis looked very good,
passing and running in the same
style that brought him football
stardom as freshman last year.
Much of G. WIS football chances
this fall depend on whether Andy's
knee, injured in the final game
last year and operated on during
the off season, holds together. 1t
held together excellently against
a vigorous banging yesterday, and
afterward the talented blond half
back said he felt not a twinge OF
pain.
Davis was one of several players
showing very well among the
Colonials yesterday. He COM
pleted five of the first six passes
he threw-with Charley Jones and
Frank Close his principal receiv-
ers-and inserted plenty of run
ming. He whammed into the line,
skirted the ends speedily and in
all gave himself and his knee a
real test. He also scored couple
of touchdowns, one by charging
through tackle and the other on
a dash around right end.
The good news at G.. w. doesn't
all concern Davis. however. A
pleasant surprise was the work OF
Bill Shaw, a 175-pound Sopho-
more halfback from Albany, N. Y.
Shaw showed himself as another
good plunger and runner, scoring
one of the Colonials' touchdowns
on a 40-yard dash. He was helped
here by a fancy block from Pete
Cordeli.
Jimmy Kline and Frank Cavallo.
both holdovers, were other backs
getting away for good gains and
touchdowns, and Jack Tivnan, up
from last years freshman team,
showed promise of help out in
the passing department.
Halfback Johnny Preston,
counted on as major part OF
Georgetown's offensive this sea-
son, fractured vertebra during
an intrasquad scrimmage at the
Hilltop yesterday and will be out
for two months, according to
school authorities.
Preston has been dogged by in
juries for the last two seasons
after starring as freshman. Two
years ago he ran 68 yards against
Fordham in an early game before
hurting an ankle, and last year
a muscle pulled in preseason
practice kept him out all year.
Touchdowns yesterday were tai
lied by Warren McFague, sopho-
more halfback, on a short line
plunge: Francis Desmond after ,
taking a 30-yard pass from Quar-
terback Jackie Jeun, and by Half /
back Lou Miller on five-yard
plunge. Miller is the player shifted
from fullback to help fill the va
cancy left when Billy Conn was
hospitalized with ulcers.
Also looking good yesterday !
were Backs Bob Berry and Tom
Hardiman, especially on defense,
and Tackle Jack Schuster. Schus-
ter reported for practice a week
late and yesterday was his first
real test. :
Maryland also had an impor-
tant scrimmage yesterday, trying /
out four teams against Delaware
in closed session at College I
Park. The bigger and faster Old &
Line outfit moved well when it t
had the ball, but Coach Jim I
Tatum expressed himself as far {
from satisfied with the defense. {
"They got through our line too {
much and we were missing tackle
after tackle" he said. Tatum in
dicated that his Terrapin grid
ders will get plenty Of that sort
of practice this week.
Stan Lavine handled most of
Maryland's quarterbacking and
tossed several ground gaining
passes. Jack Targarona, who has ;
been shifted from quarterback to
fullback, also threw a few &C .
curate balls. Johnny Idzik. Joe
Kuchta and Ed Modzelewski-
the latter sophomore who prom +,
ises to do a lot for Maryland this !,
fall-did most of the running.
Three minor casualties we're re-
ported. Center Jake Rowden suf- ]
fered cut lip, Targarona pulled
a leg muscle and Tackle Marvin
Kramer hurt a shoulder.