Duke at Wake Forest

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  Evening star, October 29, 1940, page 33

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  End Making Good Bid For An-Time 6. W. Eleven Berth Needed to Curb Deucons With His Team Apt to Miss Botson, Bobich Easing to some extent the misery George Washington University suffers from the loss of Halfback Ken Batson and possibly of Quarterback Babich for its football fuss with Wake Forest Friday night at Griffith Stadium is the most heartening item coming from Line Coach Gene Shields since he has been affiliated with the Colonials. 1t concerns the rapid improve ment, unaccompanied by the spec tacular, of End Johnny Picco. The youngster has performed his chores so admirably that Shields has elected to plunge overheard for him stamping his play against West Virlabor by an end he ever has viewed ‘Picco isn’t flashy,” says Shields. “He doesn’t roam all over the field searching for duties that aren’t his. He doesn’t take acrobatic dives over interference to make a tackle, or perhaps miss it the next time, but he handles his assignments flaw lessly. C0ach’s Ideal Player. HE plays where he’s supposed to play and does what he’s supposed to do” continues Gene. Hes not the type to attract undue attention from the fans, but from a coach’s standpoint he’s an ideal performer. “ Praising Picco’s work against the MountaineerS as the cum laude of end play is lofty lauding coming from Shields, for at Oregon as a player and nine years as a coach Gene saw shining specimens Of flank fineSSe. At G.. w. the standard set by chunky Bob Nowaskey, currently with the Chicago Bears, generally is regarded as the high-water mark of Colonial end play, but if Picco continues his unspectacular, but proficient, toll he’s apt to be tabled an all-time G. w. wingman. A tall, rangy junior, Johnny has an other year with the Colonials. Batson, who is likely to be out for two weeks with a shoulder sep aration, and Babich, suffering mus Gle spasms in his leg, will be missed badly against the DeaconS, who own a trio of dangerous backs in John Polanski, Tony Gallovich and Red Mayberry. Mayberry viii Be Ready. PolanSki last year was the leading scorer of the Nations major elevens with 81 points, first in the Nation in yards gained rushing and was named on Golfers all-South team with Bob Kellogg, Bob Foxx and Banks McFadden. The 6-foot 3-inch, 215-pound Polanskis thunder this season has been swiped thus far by Gallovich, however, scoring Al points to Polanski’s 80. Mayberry, who has been injured, will be ready for the Colonials and it isn’t comforting to Coach Bill Reinhart. Reinhart and Shields secuted Wake Forest in action against Duke and were impressed despite the Blue Devils 23–⁠0 victory. Wake Forest held Duke to a field goal in the first half before whiting in the a. degree heat.

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Officially, Duke leads 62–⁠41–⁠2; as played, 60–⁠40–⁠2 in the 102 games on file; the official count covers all 105 meetings, counting the 82 since this game.