Evening star., 1950-01-01
Georgetown Is Ready
For Sun Bowl Battle
With Texas Western
By George Huber
Stor Stcff CORRESPONDENT

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Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 31.-I
Georgetown's football players are
ready" for Mondays Sun Bowl
game against Texas Western.
Coach Bob Margarita announced
after this mornings scrimmage,
and called off workout he tenta-
lively had scheduled for this af-
: ternoon.
1 They're at just the right peak,
mentally and physically, "Marga-
rita said, land if they only stay
that way for the game we've got
a swell chance of taking them"
Margarita seemed pleased with
the way the team has snapped
back into condition here. and has
only a squad meeting scheduled
for tomorrow as his windup Of
preparations for the game. He
called today's workout "the best
we've had since midseason." Only |
End Gus Fornaciari is not at
physical peak, and he was able
to go through a light workout
this morning after being abed a
day with a slight cold and general
fatigue.
The Hoya players have come
through the round of social events
in grand shape. Every day they've
been treated to breakfasts. lunch
cons, dinners and some evening |
entertainment. Across from their
hotel is the public square where
there has been street dancing,
carol singing and band playing at
night to keep the boys awake to
midnight, and in back of the hotel
Is a railroad yard that also serves
to interrupt sleep. But somehow
the Hoyas have overcome all these
handicaps and regained their peak
wonderfully well.
Miners Slight Favorites,
There is practically no betting
here, a reform regime having
come in recently, but the talk is
that Texas Western is six or
seven point favorite. /
Coach Jack Curtice of Texas
Western has run into hard luck
with his star players. to hear him
telli t. Harvey (Pug) Gabriel, his
leading ground gamer, got mar
ried several days ago and missed
q couple of practices. and when he
did come back he injured his
elbow. Then Tom Steele. Gabriel's
replacement at left half and the
boy Curtice was figuring on start
ing, broke finger in scrimmage
this morning.
Sonny Holderman, the Miners
star kicker, has bad kicking
foot, all of which has Curtice CIV
ing the game to Georgetown even
before it starts.
Game time here is 2:15 pm.
mountain time, 4:b pm. Wash
ington time.
Coach Margarita plans to use
Frank Mattingly as his starting
quarterback, with Billy Conn at
left half, John Kivus at right
half and Don Kitkowski at full
back. The tall Mattingly has
been the center of attention here
because of news of his passing
prowess. and the Miners frankly
are worried about his aerials.
Conn's talent as breakawayl
runner also has been touted, and.
apparently, the Miners are hoping
to stop these two and thus stop
Georgetown.
Baranowski Gains Attention.
Another player attracting at
tention here is Babe Baranowski,
Conn's replacement at left half.
The Babes back-East reputation
hasn't penetrated to the South
west, but his effervescent spirit
has made him favorite here as
elsewhere. Coach Margarita
plans to use him extensively.
= Margarita's starting line in
cludes Bob Noppinger and Franny
Desmond at ends, Tom Dolan and
Gene Stack at tackles, Connie
O,Doherty and Lou Becker at
guards and Vic Banonis at CEN
ter.
+ There's only one item worrying
Coach Margarita - his tackles.
They aren't quite at the peak the
other players have reached. But,
the >Hoyas are fairly deep at
tackles, and If starters don't come
up to par at the start of the
game Margarita is prepared to
keep substituting until he finds
1 working combination.
{ Prom the way Margarita talks,
there is going to be lot of sub
stituting during the game. The
ends especially will run in and
Out, but all players will be rested
Is much as possible. Ell Paso has
an altitude of 300 feet, and al
though so far no effects have been
Noticed. Margarita is fearful the
fairfield atmosphere will tire his
Boys quickly.
I He ran into the same conditions
at Denver, but overcame 1t with
frequent substitutions, and such
l. Id al L.