Evening star., 1950-10-16
Maryland Is Warned
Against Nc State;
Hoyas Due 10 Win

George Washington's Colonials.
flying high with three straight
Southern Conference victories be-
hind them, face the toughest task
of any District area school Satur-
day when they travel to Wake
Forest to take on the unexpect-
edly strong Deacons. Phe Dea-
cons too have won three in a row,
including a 1877 triumph over
North Carolina Saturday. since
their opening tie against Boston
College.
Maryland viii be favored over
North Carolina State for its home
coming Saturday at College Park.
although here Coach Jim Tatum
faces the task Of convincing his
Terrapins they are up against a
team that can give them an argu-
ment. Georgetown is travelling
north to take on Boston College
Friday night, and may be in posi-
ton to mark up its first triumph
of the season.
Hoya chances there are unpre-
dictable. The Eagles have dropped
three in row by lopsided scores,
but will be fired up for their game
against Georgetown team that
upset them last year.
Navy Host To Trojans.
Other games Saturday involving
teams near Washington have Navy
as host to Southern California in
Baltimore and Virginia Military
visiting a Virginia team that was
able to pull out of the fire against
Washington and Lee in the clos
ing minutes of Saturdays game at
Richmond.
Wake Forests line, supposed to
be one of it's weaknesses this sea-
son, proved strong enough to
check the Tar Heels Saturday and
the Deacons appear headed for a
much better record than Coach
Peahead Walker expected. He
predicted four victories, and al
ready has three. Richmond and
William and Mary were the other
teams beaten by Wake Forest.
GW's line, too. is plenty strong
and Saturdays game shapes up
as a real contest. In the back
field the Deacons have power.
speed and depth. Billy (Nub)
Smith and Bill Miller are the
holdover stars. but several young
sters have come along in the first
few games to give the Deacons
unexpected results.
Hoyas Game Helped Terps.
For Saturdays homecoming at
College Park, Maryland should
bounce back we'll after its stiff
game against Georgetown last
Saturday. That game was val
liable one for the Terrapins be-
cause it showed them what an
underdog team can do when will
ing to go all out for victory. That
is the situation they will face
from the Wolfpack Saturday.
Coach Taturn pointed out to his
players at meeting last night
that State. regardless of its rec
ord always gives Maryland a
battle. Last year Maryland won
by only 14-6. and the 1947 game
was a ScorelesS tie that almost
knocked the Terrapins out of the
Gator Bowl.
State showed what it can do
when it is fired up by holding
North Carolina to a 1877 victory
in an opening game that was sup
posed to be a romp for the Tar
Heels. and last week they were
beaten only TO by a strong Duke
team.
Georgetown, after three straight
defeats, might start going places
against the Eagles Friday night.
The HoyaS have their memory of
last years 10-7 upset victory to
give them confidence, but are not
likely to be overconfident despite
BUS poor won-and-lost record
this year. The teams that beat
the Eagles are all top-flighters,
Oklahoma by $50, Mississippi by
$40 and Fordham by 1855 last
Friday.