Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-15
Margarita Declares
Team Must Improve
LOT 10 Beat B. T..
By GEORGE Huber

his Georgetown University foot
ball team must improve 20 per
cent before next weeks game at
Boston College if it hopes to win
That's the big test midway through
the Hoyas' schedule and a game
they truly crave to win.
Margarita's estimate Of what is
needed before Boston College can
be given a stiff game was made
while reviewing Georgetown's 21-6
triumph over New York University
last night at Griffith Stadium.
The Hoyas went into the game as
three touchdown favorites. Help
ing hold down the score was un-
certain ground underfoot and q
slippery ball. results of a misty
rain that stopped just before game
time.
The turnout OF 5,032. q good
portion Of it students, was con-
sidered poor for a Georgetown
team that earlier had upset Holy
Cross and Wake Forest.
Better Things To Come.
With the Hoyas on the upswing
though, better teams will be
scheduled and Georgetown hopes
to attract larger crowds for their
home games. That was the end
Of the N. Y. U. series. Tulsa is
coming back on the list next
year and will be played here.
Penn State also is being added
next year but probably won't be
seen in Washington until 1851.
Villanova, an acknowledged grid
power, will show here later this
year and also may be back in
1850. All that should mean better
attendance.
Coach Margarita has another
idea about schedules that could
improve the situation. He doesn't
like Friday night games. The two
Georgetown efforts most displeas-
ing to him this season were on
Friday nights-the one at Mary
land and that last night. A Fri
day night game cuts out one day
OF practice and he's strongly
against that.
Sophomore Quarterback Frank
Mattingly who came in to direct
the Hoyas at the start of the
second period after Bob Barry
started was voted Georgetown's
most valuable player by news
papermen covering the game. He
gets a free suit. He directed the
aerial drive that resulted In
Georgetown's first score In the
second period. He Tailed himself
In the third and also was at the
helm for the final payof drive In
the last period.
Hoya Defenses Strong.
Georgetown's defenses were ef-
fective for the most part. particu-
larry against passes. The Violets
managed only four competitions
in Is attempts. Guard Paul Win
termeyer and Tackle Jim Ricca
anchored line defenses that slowed
N. Y. us ground game. The Vio-
lets did get 172 yards by rushing
and the biggest cut Of that was
by Bill Payne, Negro halfback
from New Jersey who was the
fastest man on the field last night
He scored the Violets' only touch
down with 60-yard sprint early
In the fourth quarter to cut into
the 14-0 lead the Hoyas had at
that point.
Also notable was Lou Surman's
punting with a 40-yard average
on eight boots.
Despite the slippery ball, Mat
tingly completed Of Is passes.
Most Of Georgetown's 62-yard
scoring drive in the second period
was through the air. A 43-yarder
to Bob Noppinger reached N. Y. US
10. and after a running play lost
ground, Mattlingly tossed q a.
yard I'D to Billy Conn. Dick
Haesler converted this and other
G. U. scores.
The third-period drive was good
for II yards. It. too. was q quickie
with 33-yard pass to Surman
and another Of IS to Dick Losh.
Losh stumbled on the while in
the clear. Mattingly completed
the drive with a quarterback
sneak. In the final frame Conn
ended the scoring on a perfectly
executed 23-yard mousetrap play.
He scooted through right guard
and cut to his left to outspeed
N. Y. U. defenders.
The Violets rarely threatened.
They reached Georgetown's 20
once with the aid Of penalties and
on another occasion made it to the
Is. but pass interruptions hurt.
The Hoyas pulled in five Grant
heaves. Joe Pallotta particularly
doing well in that respect.
GEORGETOWN.
Left ends--Noppinger. schmitt.
Left tackles-Sheridan. Dolan, orsini,
left suards-Fortunate oDoherty,
SsntersSKsner, gannonis, purde. Kelly,
Right guards-Quiring. Becker. Rose.
Right tackles-Stack, Ricca, Hitsel-
Right ends-Losh. Resch, Pallotta.
Iterbacks-Mattnigly, Barry, Hardi-
Left hsifbaeks-conn, McFague. Bara-
Right halfbacks-Kiyus. Barbs. sud-
Fullbacks-Miller, Hughes. Haesler.
N. Y. U.
Left ends-Stark, Lorentz.
Left ,tackles-Fazio, Malanka. Ap-
Left euards s.. sukana. corvi.
Risht tackles-Hope wei. Marcolina.
Right ends,-Ambrosia. Baldasaro.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Quinn, Scaz-
Kisht halfbacks- cassowits.
LEFT halfbacks-Payne, Ranieri. Schulz
.TpvaIllas,sssskas-Novotny. Bonnane; o.,
w. n Y. U. scoring: Touehaown-pssn.. o
Point ssssf ssasa
RefereeMpaysso ' kaufman tJohns Hop.
linesman-john Mention Uoyola). Field
judge-Howard Eyth (Carnegie Tech).
STATISTICS.
81 First down trushing) -
o. First downs (passing) 1890 i