Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-26
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAH By FRANCIS STANN
Rounding Out the Cycle

THAT WAS TIDY LITTLE football squad 30 Sherman
turned out at George Washington this year these
parts Texas Western may sound like whole lot But
lest CIV rooerS out limb in with the Sun
Bowl in Ell Paso January they might at the record
The might just ask few questions of Dutch Bergman and
Jack Hagerty.
CIV won't be the first Washington team to play in the
Sun Bowl Back in 194O Catholic University lucky to
escape with scoreeSs tie against Arizona State of Tempe
Ten years later Georgetown was upset by Texas Western
1920
Catholic u may have been guilty of holding the South
westerners lightly You Gu played faster company
In 1886 beating Mississippi by 2O19 the Orange Bowl
Although the Orange Bowl in its infancy those days
stl outranked the Sun Bowl if only Mississippi
made this
Georgetown, too had played bigger" bowl One Of
the Hoyas atme best teams ably coached by Hagery
had gone to the Orange Bowl and had played Mississippi
State The difference that Georgetown beaten 14
in heartbreaker But in Ell Hoyas had no excuses
Texas Western licked them pretty good
GEORGE wAsHINGToNs ACCEPTANCE of a howl bid
just in case hasn't been pointed up the cycle
for area teams The Colonials the last group
otherwise composed of Maryland, Navy and the two late
lamented football casualties Georgetown Catholic u
Navy. it was that pioneered these bowl iunkets Back
IN 1924 the Middies after tying strong Army team
sent to the Rose Bowl to play 1414 tie with Washington
champion of the Pacic Coast The Navy policy the time
one not to be resumed until 81 years employ its
good team as a goodwill and recruiting instrument
dozen years passed before the second Washington
team-CU in 19S6went downward but there the pace
opPeu up NOW II played and CIV Will make
Dozen
The after Gus second bowl trip-the one to the Sun
Bowl in 40Georgetown made its foray Miami to play
Mississippi State Maryland heretofore unlimited but becom-
Ing powerhouse finally made the grade the AZ Gator
Bowl playing Georgia 1920 tie was the first
OF five bowl journeys for Jim Tatum with Old Line
BY so MARYLAND was in high gear and on January
In Miami the Terrapns slapped down Missouri BY
Years Day of so the TerrapinS reached their crest
This time the Sugar beckoned and the party of the
second part Tennessee the avorte perhaps Mary
lands finest hour Tatums outfit reSoundng 1918
win that finally focused national attention College Park
Before Maryands fortunes receded TerrapnS we're
to gain recognition the Nations No 1853 and
lose it. unofficialy day of 1854 The Terrapns
returned to the Orange Bowl to play Oklahoma which
mistake. In grueing battle Maryland minus its star
quarterback Bernie Faoney except for few plays lost
10 verdict and the Sooners in their white cowboy hats
whooped with Joy and claimed the No ranking their
own team
AS perhaps, they should have done
1T REMAINED FOR NAVY bowl-minded for the first
time since "a to temporarily establish the Sugar the
best in the land January 1855 The Middes were under
dogs against Mississippi and then proceeded rock the
prestige of the Deep South with 2l-O victory This may
not have been Nays finest football hour but was
one Of them
Maryland had made mistake by playing Oklahoma in
the "a Orange Bowl and they made another January and
this time Oklahoma made it stick, 2O6 The Orange Bowl
Committee was mite shaken up by this Six points in
two Of their games they reasoned hardly suggested
powerful drawing card in the future
So among them-Navy Maryland Georgetown and
Catholic Unveryhe record four wins losses and
three ties. And now it's George Washngtons turn.
Better hold that. to think Of It. until next week II
Navy beats Army Saturday in Philadelphia the Mddies may
spread themselves again This time II they 90 anywhere
Will be to the Cotton Bowl Nobody from