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AND SPORTS AND COMICS SPORTS COMICS Is NOVEMBER 18, 1948 w in, Lose, or Draw CLASSIFIED ADS tooting J&pnf THURSDAY, ll FRANCIS STANN Life in Exile, or Filchock of the Tigers Exile from American pro football has agreed with Frankie Fil- ehock, who used to understudy Sammy Baugh for the Redskins and G. W. Coach He Can't Game who in 1846 was declared socially unacceptable by Commissioner Bert Says Dope Hoya Bell of the National League for failure to report a bribe offer as quarterback of the New York Giants. Across the Canadian border the 32-year-old ex-Indiana University star has been voted the Redskins Hold Rowland Disdains Excuses, most valuable player in the Ontario Rugby Football Union and the Canadians, who first barred him and later scoffed at his ability, now are hailing But Admits Hurt as the ball handler in Injuries Fearless Frankie greatest “I don't rightly know how to figure this game on Saturday,” r§- Dominion history. Psychological marked Bo Rowland, the George Washington U. football coach. "They As star and coach of the Hamilton he Tigers tell me that Georgetown is our traditional rival and that we always recently set an all-time Canadian record by throw- play twice as good against them. I hope so. This business of being ing five touchdown passes in a single game, which on •up’ for a traditional rival is all right, but a little talent helps, too.’’ Edge Eagles This is Rowland's first year as Colonial coach and the Georgetown his Tigers won from the Windsor Rockets by an is a new one to him. Fact< unprecedented 60 to 1. He's drawing down $10,000 rivalry Club That Beat Tribe is, Bo admits to being pretty week, although maybe nobody no- a from football and $3,000 from a much) year—$7,000 a green hand when it comes to ticed it. I wonder if Georgetown if that what construction company—and isn’t quite 45-0 May Be Lax, traditional rivalries. Back at Okla- would worry if I announced we were rr»n«ii StIH. he was making as a Giant it ain’t hay for a guy Edwards homa City U., where he coached coming up with a Minnesota shift who got a rap pinned on him. Figures for several years before coming to and maybe a little split-T. I'm not G. the traditional rivals were' but let s them What's more they love Frankie in Canada The fans are pulling W., really, give something Lewis F. Atchison Oklahoma and Tulsa. “We’d have to think about for him and the players, rivals and teammates alike, voted him most By anyway. Two or three touchdown under- liked very much to beat them," Bo valuable. Can't Even Win Tossup. recalls. “Also we’d have liked even dogs in pregame forecasts, the Red- "Here's thing new I'm going to get on the schedule. After foot- .one The Hamilton Club Stuck Frankie skins should have a to on You know, we by psychological ball was resumed, following the war, try Saturday. United States he an haven't even won the toss once this When Filchock was barred in the accepted advantage over the Eagles Sunday we never even got to play them, at year. Burak lost about eight times offer by the Hamilton Tigers, who at the time were playing in the when they tangle at Philadelphia least not while I was there.” before he got hurt and last week I Big Four Football Union. At first the Canadians took a dim view of G. W. in Poor Trim, Coach Says. for the Eastern Division lead in the even sent two fellows out there— Frankie and it was ruled that all he for Hamilton were But getting back to Saturday’s games played National Football At least Gunner and Hank Bartelloni—to League. game against Georgetown, Bo said forfeited. sort of on those Dukes. Coach Turk Edwards subscribes to he didn't have much to say. "If I gang up The Tigers stuck by him and in midseason he was named coach, Even with all that extra manpower that opinion. start talking about that game I'm at which time the Big Four relented and ruled him eligible. But then going to hav« to tell about what bad they lost the toss again. Well, on "Greasy (Neale) may have a hard further troubles beset Filchock. The public and the press got the idea shape we’re in and that sounds like Saturday I’m going to send two time his team to take us men out there this time that Frankie was overrated. getting an advance alibi. It isn’t any alibi, | again, only lone of them is to say ‘heads’ At the most celebrated American in Canadian seriously,” said the Tribe's chief but no use hiding it from you, we've going import football; the other ‘tails.’ 50- strategist. “Look at it this way, a of hurt and that land Boy, that Filchock was his troubles. He was behind a line that got couple boys having operating ! cent or use they beat Boston and New York, hurts us. piece whatever they him little and he was hurt a gave pass protection unintentionally by 45-0, and both of those teams are “Tal Dredge and Charley Gunner nowadays will have to land on its remark Sam whom the Toronto Star as “a onetime 1 for to win the by Fox, describes down this year. But they beat us definitely are .out. Burak hasn’t edge Georgetown toss this time." end for the New York Giants” and “as the late and remarkably by the same, identical score, so that put on a uniform yet this week. What does unlamented coach of the Ottawa Rough Riders.” puts us in the same class with them, Andy Davis has had a uniform or. Bo know about George- it? How can town's and weaknesses for One Joe Krol of it seems, was as the of doesn’t Greasy gel but he hasnt put on any pads and | strength Toroato, accepted Baugh : his boys to believe we ll be any he hasn’t All the Saturday’s game? Canada when Fox, according to the Toronto Star, is alleged to have scrimmaged. boys tougher this time than we were the took a psysical beating at Duke— ■'Well." answered Rowland, "all I said: "Krol couldn't carry Filchock's shoelaces.” know | first? the same boys have been taking a about them is what anybody "The public, whether it agreed with Fox s assessment or not. was was can | "I know I’d be worried if I DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR THE HOYAS—George Washington has a pair of 18s to shoot at George- beating every week.” know who goes out to their outraged by his disdain for the Canadian game—a disdain which ! in Greasy’s shoes this week. I didn t and G. W. has deserted its football games. Maybe haven't town this week end. Andy Davis (right), in the varsity game Saturday in Griffith Stadium regular they apparently did not extend as far as a Canadian bank note—and the feel too comfortable getting ready to field at Frog Island for a won as many as they'd like, but Bob Cilente deft) in the freshman game tomorrow. G. W. Co-ed Betty Kline proudly points practice critics to shout time Filchock failed to for the second Boston game after sceret site. The suggestion was they've won more than we have. began triumphantly every the numbers. Cilente is touted as the player who will help Davis next year. we licked ’em by 59-21 in the first hoped-for lucky are hpve a a forward reports the Star. made that maybe the Colonials They potentially really good complete pass,” I —Star Staff Photo. : game. tried to tell the boys Bos- cooking up something new and spe- team. It looks to me the kind of There's a Difference Between the Games ton would be tough and they listened cial for Georgetown. team that can bust loose at any because they respect me, but deep, remarked Coach Rowland. time. That was last when Hamilton finished in the Still the “Well,” year, cellar. down inside I knew they thought of “I guess you could say that we ll try "But maybe you'd better not put Tigers had faith in Frankie. They jumped to the Ontario Rugby Foot- 'No Eppley Maryland I was either crazy or a colossal liar. Playing/ or about that loose in Overage Boys some new plays, maybe varia- anything busting ball Union last summer and the owners were inspired to rehire couldn't Boston was They believe tions, on Saturday. I guess we’ve the newspaper. Might give 'em some Filchock as coach and star, guarantee him $7,000 and ask all others tough after running w'ild against Pearce Closes Ringed Case in Line tried a- little something new every ideas.” to play for nothing, except for an even split of the season’s profits, them the first time.” Reported Hardy Pearce, director of athletics bert said this morning, “because he if any. Motion was made and passed. Eagles Might Ge Stale. for the District public schools, today was a friend of mine and I knew he He's been too. As of November 3 he'd But has more getting protection, completed Philadelphia power denied that any boys playing high wouldn't care. I wanted to brush up For S.