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Hudson Rated Best of Local Gridmen : !). C. Stars Eager to Eace Alabamans
TRIO OF COLONI ALS, CARDS
AND TERPS ON STAR TEAM
Oliver’s Versatility Earns Quarterback Berth.
Whelan Finest Broken Field Runner—Hijih
Lights of Eventful Season Recalled.
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BY R. n. THOMAS.
RAY HUDSON of Georgetown
and Joe Mulvey of George
k Washington are rhosen for
the flanks on the all-star
Washington varsity gridiron team
of 1931 because of all-round ef
fectiveness, but in the case of
Mulvey any one of four others
might have been named instead.
Mulvey had a rival in his fellow
end. Wayne Chambers, whose of
fensive play was quite as good, if
not better. Pease and Norris of
Maryland were nearly his equal.
Carliss of Maryland was a standout
tackle, on both offense and defense.
He and Krajcovic, guard, were the best
members of a line that played most of
Maryland's foot ball this season, despite
the preponderance of publicity that
accrued to its barks
As for the other tackle on this team.
Kick Monaco of C. U. is placed out of
position to matte
room for Capt.
Mush Dubofsky of
George ter til. who
at times was some
thing of i Colossus
to the Hoya foot
ball world. Mon
aco, a running
guard, was a power
in Catholic Uni
versity's versatile
offensive. His own
coach named him
the most valuable
player of his team,
counting in per
sonality and other
non - te c h n i c a 1
qualities.
The usual scare
Tom Whelan.
lty ot mgn graae centers prevanea ana
Frank Blacklstone of George Washing
ton. with considerably more experience
than any rival, giined the place by a
generally excellent performance.
Oliver Versatile Guard.
Johnny Oliver of Catholic University
was given the call over A1 Woods of
Maryland in the quarterback post be
cause of his versatility. Oliver’s forte
was throwing passes, a distinction un
usual in a short-statured 140-pounder,
and the Cardinals’ brilliant overhead
game focused attention upon him. But
Oliver kept his team out of the hole by
many a brilliant runback of punts and
ever so often slipped in a sizable gain
from scrimmage. His generalship was
above reproach and he showed to best
advantage in the pinches He had a
promising understudy in Charley Mc
Vean. who toward the finish was ap
proaching stardom.
In the halfbacks Tom Whelan of
Catholic University and Shorty Chal
mers of Maryland were of distinctly
different types. Whelan was the finest
broken field runner to represent a
Washington institution since Jack
Hegarty’s day at Georgetown. Whelan
made nearly a dozen long runs for
touchdowns and among them were sev
eral that won major games. He was
the leading point scorer hereabout.
Chalmers was a universal joint In
the finest Maryland foot ball machine
of recent years, perhaps the best team
that ever wore the Gold and Black
He excelled as a passer and kicker
carried the ball creditably and with
Woods bore the brunt of the secondary
defense
Let- Carlin of George Washington,
chosen for fullback, was an exceptional
runner and kicker and also was his
team's strategist. His blocking and
tackling, too. were up to snuff. Carlin
shared honors with Chalmers as the
season's most effective kicker.
Poppletnan an Antelope.
Others considered for the baekfirld.
and most earnestly, were Ray Poppcl
man of Maryland, the swiftest runner
of them all. who gained more than 1,300
yards during the season; Carl De
Mello of Catholic U who used his 140
pounds to uncommon advantage; Wood"
of Maryland and McVean of Catholic
University, already mentioned. Leroy
Bordeau of Georgetown and Bozey Ber
ger of Maryland Bergei. it reems.
never has taken foot ball ;*■ seriously
as most players. A touch of Tnthu'iasm
might have placed him among the truly
great
A special word is due Bordeau—to
him the red badge of courag ■ Ma t
of the other first-string Hoya backs
were rendered helpless from time to
t me by broken bones or torn muscle
Bordeau was bruised to the extent of
one gridironer's full share, but never
seriously hurt, and he attempted to
carry the burden of the less fortunate
He started the season a heavy and
wound up a middle weight. Foot ball
didn't come naturally to Bordeau
Fighting spirit and power made him a
success He was the hardest-hitting
back of the year, but larked the foet
ball sense and timing that count ro
much in a broken field. He was a
staunch defensive playew
Other linesmen considered were Ed
Katalinas. Georgetown tackle; Tom
Nally. C. U tackle Tom Dike of C. W
and Jim Lvons of C. U.. guards, and
Wliitey Ambro=e. C U . render. Am
brose’s proclivity for knocking down
nasses almost won him the nod over
Blackistone.
In the selection of this team honors
were divided almost equally among
Maryland. Catholic University. George
Washington and Georgetown, but not
by design. Each, except Georgetown,
received three places: Georgetown, two
C-ellaudet and American University hcc’
ofT years.
High-Lights of Season.
It has been an eventful season and
we give a few impressions that Unger.
Georgetown was the victim of a
nightmarish touchdown in its dis
astrous game with New York Univer
sity. Joe Hugrct, Violets’ - great end.
caught a pass on the Hoya 20-yard
line, but slipped and juggled it into the
mitts of an enrushing foeman. He in
turn lost the oval, which fell back into
the arms of the half-prone Hugrct. who
got up in a Jiffy and beat it across the
goal.
The gamest team exhibitions—
Georgetown fighting its heart out
against N. Y. U. with the score 34 to 0
against it. Maryland halting the pa
rades of Kentucky when the goal line
neared and earning a 6-6 tie.
Our biggest surprise—George Wash
ington's tie with Nortli Dakota. The
Colonials have come a long way under
Jim Plxlee.
The longest pass—Johnny Oliver to
(.ream of I). C. Varsity Gridders
FIRST TEAM. POSITIONS. SECOND TEAM.
Hudson, Georgetown.End.Pease, Maryland
Carliss. Maryland.Tackle.... E. Katalinas, Georgetown
Krajcovic. Maryland.Guard.Dike, G. W.
Blackistone, G W.Center.Ambrose, Catholic U.
Dubofsky, Georgetown.Guard.J. Lyons, Catholic U.
Monaco, Catholic U.Tackle.Nally, Catholic U.
Mulvey, G. W.End.Norris, Maryland
Oliver’ Catholic U.Quarterback.Poppelman, Maryland
Whelan. Catholic U.Halfback.Woods. Maryland
Chalmers, Maryland.Halfback.De Mello, Catholic U.
Oarlin, G. W.Fullback.Bordeau, Georgetown
Season's standouts—Whelan and Hudson.
Carl DeMello, 50 yards, into the end
zone for the touchdown that clinched
victory over St. Francis.
A comeback that made history for
tils? parts —C. U. reversed its record of
1930 (f one victory in nine games This
year it lost only one in nine That
singleton almost went for a trick, too.
B ston College was on the short end of
the score going into the final quarter.
Arthur Bergman, who started his job
last year, was something of a miracle
men as the Cardinal coach A few
capable reserves were the difference in
this and last year's material at Brook
land Bergman taught a lot of foot ball
out there, found the answers to several
problems and wrought a mighty change
in Cardinal spirit.
A Popular Coach.
An outstanding regret—The remark
able chain of backfield injuries that
pie-vented Tom Mills from having a big
season at Georgetown. No Hoya coach
within memory has won his way into
so many hearts; none, v.e believe, would
have turned out a better team under
the circumstances.
A back who lived up to a big bally
hoo— Booz of Butler against George
Washington. A tissue-paper line was
his eighteenth amendment.
We still maintain that the blocking
of Pilkington and not the ball carry
ing of Boehm and Keeling of Tulsa
brat George Washington.
Next to Pilkington the best blocking
back to play here this season—Ai
Woods of Maryland.
A great defensive fullback— Hinkle of
Bucknell against Georgetown. But for
him the Bisons probably wouldn't have
been the only undefeated major team
in the East after that game.
A risky play that worked—Charley
McVean, C. U. quarterback, against
Loyola, ran with the ball from 8 yards
behind the goal when a safety might
have won for Loyola. McVean made
20 yards and C. U. went on to a touch
down. However, no praise is meant
here, Charlev. Quite a winner, young
fellah!
Two plays to be long remembered—
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.
Georgetown university's
basket ball team has can
celed its opening Rame with
Baltimore Medical College out of
respect to the memory of Dr. Wat
kins, secretary of the Law School
and alumni adviser of athletics of
the university.
Carroll Institute bowlers beat Cen
trals in the District League. Roll
ing for the winners were McIntyre.
Warner, Johnson. Eberwein, Walsh
and Thomas and the losers were
represented by Watson, Neihus, Sim
mor.ds, Leckie and Eiker.
Lincoln Laundry defeated Atlan
tics in the Northeastern Duckoin
League. Lincoln's rollers were Keith,
McElery, Seminon, Ferguson and
Rosser and Atlantics were repre
sented by Salb, Draeger, Hagan,
Horigan and Knockey.
Maryland's triple pass that beat Navy
and. duplicated, tied Kentucky.
An unlucky team— Western Maryland
against Georgetown. 7 he Hoyas got
half a dozen breaks any one of which
could have won a tight game and made
the most of each to run up a decisive
score. For Georgetown Dame Fortune
had only frowns after this contest.
Maryland Strongest.
We believe Maryland's was the year's
strongest team in this sector, better
even than its record might indicate.
Washington’s most finished foot ball
player—Hay Hudson, Georgetown end.
He had everything. Hudson was
cxeoigevown s nn
est flankman since
Paul Florence. Of
the eleven named
on this all-Wash
ington college
team he would be
the most likely to
attain the all
America.
A ball hawk—
Hudson again.
Contrived to recov
er a fumble or in
tercept a pass in
nearly every game.
He retrieved five
fumbles and
snagged seven
enemy passes.
Games to which
Ka\ Hudson.
v\t- uwm-u wiixi niusi, linercsi—vreorge
town-Western Maryland. Georgetown
New York University, Maryland-Ken
tucky. George Washington - Tulsa,
George Washington - North Dakota,
Catholic University - Loyola. And no
disappointment, with a fine break Tur
key day in seeing the first half of the
G W.-Nodak and second portion of
the C. U.-Loyola scraps.
But we'd pass up any of these in
favor of the 3-in-l show next Saturday
in which the Crimson Tide of Alabama
will take on George Washington, C. U.
and Georgetown. It may interest you
to know that virtually every sports
writer in the city has purchased one or
more tickets for this one, and not alone
for sweet charity's sake!
DUNBAR LOSES PLAYERS
Eleven first-stringers and four re
serves are slated to b" lost by gradua
tion by the Dunbar High School foot
ball team. District colored public high
school and South Atlantic High School
Conference champion.
Eugene Minns, captain, outstanding
player on the team, will be the biggc: t
loss. He was rated the best quarter
back in the South Atlantic Conference
Others listed to go include Washing
ton. Oslev and Fisher, ends; Honesty
and Caldwell, tackles; J. Williams,
Wyntcr and Gloster. guards; Irving,
center, and Turner, Parker, Beckwith,
Neal and Franklin, backs.
Dunbar has suffered not a single de
feat in the last two seasons during
which it has won 15 games and played
one scoreless tie. The Poets' goal line
has been crossed only twice during this
time and on each occasion against the
second team. Dunbar has piled up 187
points to 14 for its opponents.
Veterans on Hand for Season
Start Against Wisconsin
December 30.
TXT ITH prospects for another
\ A / fine quint bright, candidates
V V for the University of Mary
land basket ball team, which i
last season won the Southern Confer
ence championship, have started prac
tice under the direction of Coach Bur
ton Shipley. The Old Liners will open
an attractive 19-game schedule against
Wisconsin at Madison. The trip will
be made to meet only the Badgers.
Maryland will not get its full squad
of aspirants on the court until Decem
ber 14, as some of the foot bailers will
take a week's rest before turning to
basket ball.
Shipley has at hand all his regulars
from last season, along with the mem
bers of last Winter's unbeaten fresh
man team.
Players now practicing are Ed Ron
kin, regular for the last two seasons;
Bob Wilson Frenchie Cohen and Fred
Stieber, reserves on the title team; Pat
Rooney, who was kept out last season
because of an auto injury, and Spencer
Chase and Bob Snyder from the 193U
31 freshman team.
Gridironers who will start basket ball
work December 14 are Bozie Berger,
all-Southern and all-America baskeler;
Shorty Chalmers, Jack Norris and
Charlie May, four of the regulars of
the conference title team, and Buckey
Buseher, Rufus Vincent and #ilbur
Wright, from the yearling quint of last
season, and members of the varsity grid
squad.
umers at nana include Skippy Faber,
reserve a year ago, and John Monk
from the last yearling quint.
However, it is not likely that Faber
will try for the team, and as Shipley :
may not carry more than a dozen or
13 men, all of those who will turn out
will not stick,
Eleven of Maryland's games will be
with Southern Conference rivals. Vir
ginia. Washington and Lee and V. M. I
each will be met twice, as has been the
custom for many years.
Navy will visit College Paik January i
23, when the new Maryland field house
will be dedicated.
Eleven games will be played a* home,
with the first two being staged in the
old gymnasium.
The Maryland schedule:
December 30—Wisconsin at Madi
son.
January 9—Washington and Lee.
January 11—Loyola (Baltimore)
January 15.—Washington and Lee
at Lexington.
January 16—V. M. I. at Lexington.
January 19—Virginia at Char
lottesville.
January 20—Johns Hopkins at
Baltimore.
January 23—Navy.
January 26—V. M. I.
January 30—V. P. I.
February 3—Catholic University.
February 6—North Carolina.
February 10—Washington College
February 12—Western Maryland.
February 15—Virginia,
February 17—St. John’s (Annap
olis).
February 19—North Carolina Et
Chapel Hill.
February 20—Duke at Durham.
February 24—Johns Hopkins.
OEM OF HCES
IN 3-IN-l CONTEST
Four Teams in Deadly Earnest
Over Unique Struggle -
Here Saturday.
THE brightest array of foot
ball stars ever seen on a
Washington gridiron will
be on display next Saturday
at Griffith Stadium, when the
famous Crimson Tide of Ala
bama attempts the unprecedented
achievement of defeating three
strong elevens in one afternoon—
George Washington, Catholic Uni
versity and Georgetown.
Alabama's powerful squad, number
ing 24 of the players who took part in
the 1930 Rose Bowl classic, will serve
as a medium by which the compara
tive strength of the three Washington
teams will be measured. In the rivalry
ol these lies the strongest appeal of
what Is believed to be the first loot bail
contest of its kind on record.
This latter fact supplies the incentive
for Alabama to make a fight for vic
tory, and the Southerners have an
nounced themselves in deadly earnest.
The seniors of last jear leaped at the
opportunity to strike once more for the
glory of 'Bama.
THE Alabama line-up will be dotted
with players who have won all
American and all-Southern distinc
tion, the most notable among them
Fred Sington, who was a unanimous
choice for tackie last year in the coun
try's leading selections. H.s fellow
tackle will be the famous Foots Clem
ent. who captained the Rose Bowl vic
tors. Each is a 220-pounder.
Alabama's best ball carriers probably
will be Flash Suther, an all-Southern
halfback in '30. and Monk Campbell,
rated the foremost spinner-play artist
in Dixieland.
ni cviiy position. me crimson iiae
will be fortified with first-class reserves,
and may need them. Each of its three
opponents aims to “shoot the works'’
in a 20-minute session, divided into
10-minute halves, which means that
Alabama will be called upon to face
opposition always moving at top speed.
NOR will the lads from Dixie have
a monopoly on star performers in
this gridiron circus. It is doubt
ful if they will produce a broken field
runner as flashy as Tom Whelan of
Catholic University, a smarter end
than Ray Hudson of Georgetown, a
better passer than Johnny Oliver of
C. U., a harder hitting back than Leroy
Bordeau of Georgetown or a better
kicker than Lee Carlin of George Wash
ington. As for these specialists, each
will be thoroughly on his mettle, am
bitious to prove his worth beyond per
advanture. Can Whelan, for instance,
get off against such a foe as Alabama
one of the long touchdown gallops that
have made him the year's sensation
here?
The Weather Bureau looks for a clear
day Saturday and all other indications
ere for a large attendance. A box has
beer reserved for the President and
his cabinet. The advance sale is the
largest for any foot ball attraction
ever offered here. Even Ccngress con
templates taking off the afternoon to
view the unusual struggle and to dem
onstrate its moral'support of the Na
tion-wide program to aid the unem
ployed by means of foot ball receipts
A profit from Washington's game was j
in the book within two days after
tickets were put on sale.
A THOUSAND sideline tickets, for
xi the circus bleachers on the south !
side of the field, considered by
some the best seats in the park, will
be disposed of. starting tomorrow, at
$150 a pasteboard. Boxes are re
tailing at $2.50 a seat, reserves at $2
and general admission at $1.50. but
starting tomorrow and continuing
through Thursday, youngsters of 16
years and under will be given oppor
tunity to see the show- for four hits
apiece. For that amount they may
purchase admission to the concrete
stand m center field. The ticket sale
will continue today at the stadium
and there and at Spalding's tomorrow
The Alabamans will arrive at 11 30
a m. Thursday and that afternoon at
2:30 o'clock will hold a public practice
at the stadium. At noon they will bo
introduced to the House of Representa
tives by Representative Oliver of Ala
bama, who will do his stuff from the
flocr while the grid warriors take a
bow from the front row of the balcony.
At 12:30 the Crimson Tide will sweep
cn to the White House for a howdy-do
with the President.
The game will not be radioed.
FIVE GRID CLASHES
Frater-Mercury Game Tops
Virginia City Elevens'
Bright Card.
ALEXANDRIA. Va., December 5.—
The Capital City League game
between Fraters and Mercury
A. C. of Washington, starting
at 3 o’clock in Baggett's Park, head
1 lines an interesting program of five
: Sunday gridiron contests in which local
teams will figure.
Mercury clubmen, who won the
championship of the Capital City un
limited loop last Fall, are in second
place and can gain a tie with the lead
ing Fraters by turning in a triumph.
Or.e other game of championship
caliber will be offered here with No.
5 Engine Co. meeting Hopkins Furni
ture Co. at 2:30 o’clock on Haydon
Field. The 150-pound title of Alexan
dria will be at stake.
The outstanding 135-pound elevens
of this section will tie up when Vir
ginia Juniors, champions of this city ;
and Northern Virginia, play St.
Stephen's Preps. Capital City League
135-pound title holders, at 1:30 p.rr.. on
Gonzaga Field in Washington.
Del Ray Red Birds are to entertain
the Seamen Gunners of Washington in’'
a Capital City League game at 3 j
o’clock on Duncan Held, while the
Pirates will meet the Takoma Tigers
of Washington at 2:30 o'clock on
Hunton Field.
Alexandria high school eleven
will close its season next Saturday,
when it meets Lane High School
for the class "B" championship of the
State in the University of Virginia's
stadium at Charlottesville.
TIP FOR FISHERMEN.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va., Decem
ber 5.—The Potomac and Shenandoah
Rivers were clear this evening.
Has Capable Material to
Support Loughlin and
Kastein. Holdovers.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. December 5.—
Two veterans from last year’s
squad constitute the nucleus of
the Naval Academy basket ball
squad which has begun practice for Its
season, which starts Wednesday, under
Coach John N. Wilson
The graduation of Freshour and Dale
Bauer, forwards; Holtzworth. center,
ind Frazer, guard, all but Bauer of
the fir;r team, are the court squad's
greatest losses. In their places Wilson
will hav; Loughlin. forward: Kastein.
renter, and Bedell, guard, as the main
stays of the team
Loughlin heads the squad candidates,
as last year, his first on the varsity
squad, he led the quint in the number
of points scored and boasts a marvel
ous resold in high and prep school
circles previous to his entrance to the
Academy. In the other forward posi
tion Chittenden and McAfee, the for
mer with considerable varsity .ex
perience, will be used Randolph and
Rankin are promising forward candi
dates from last year's fouith class
team.
Kastein will be given the call at the
center position, he having shared that
burden equally with Holtzworth last
year, while Osier and Mumma will vie
for second place honors.
With Bedell, a regular, back at right
guard, Frazier of second learn ex
perience, Campbell. Williams and
Christie are battling for the other guard
position.
The varsity schedule this year In
cludes 16 games, two being played away
from home, with the University of Vir
ginia on January 9 and the University
of Maryland on January 23. Only two
games are carded previous to Christ
mas, the season opening with Lafayette
next Wednesday and Lehign being met
the following Wednesday.
The game with Harvard on February
20 closes the season.
The schedule:
December 9—Lafayette.
December 16—Lehigh.
January 6—Franklin and Marshall.
January 9—Virginia, at Virginia.
January 13—Pennsylvania.
January 16—Duke.
January 20—American University.
January 23—Maryland at College
Park.
January 27—Virginia Military In
stitute.
January 30—Western Maryland.
February 3—Randolph-Macon.
February 6—Ohio State.
February 10—Haverford.
February 13—Pittsburgh.
February 17—Swarthmore.
February 20—Harvard.
GAME AT HYATTSVILLE
Business M:n Gridders Will Bac«
Northerns Today.
HYATTSVILLE. Md. December 5.—
Hyattsvl'le Business Men's foot ball
team will meet Northern 135-pound
eleven of Washington in Mogruder Park
here tomorrow aftornccn at 2 o’clock.
The game was scheduled fcr lost
Sunda ■. but postponed be~ause of the
I'nf’’ - ab'e we_ther.