Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-31
Gallaudet's Team to Play George
towns Tomorrow.
FALL RACE MEETING TO OPEN NOV. II
More Horses to Be Present Than
Ever Before.
GU BRENT SPORTING NEWS

between the Georgetown varsity and Gal
laudet College teams. on Georgetowns
campus, beginning at 80 o'clock, will be
one of the three leading and all-important
games of the season. The struggle will be
battle royal from start to finish and prom
ises to be Interestingly and closely
fought as any of the great local matches
of by-gone days.
Georgetown Is Gallaudet's most desirable
and natural competitor. so to win tomor-
rows contest is necessarily the chief am
bition of the two elevens, victory car
ries with it the collegiate championship of
the south and also the foot ball cham
pionship of the District in Gallaudet
succeeds in defeating the Young Mems
Christian Association team on Thanksgiv-
ing day. Gallaudet has already beaten the
University of Virginia, considered the cham
pion of the south in foot ball. by a score
of II to on their own grounds at Char
lottesyille Saturday. October p. George
town has yet to play Virginia University
and the Virginia Military Institute, which
games are also involved in the champion
ship of the south. In their two games last
season Gallaudet and Georgetown broke
even. thus leaving their supremacy unset
tied and at stake for tomorrow.
The two teams have had this game con-
stantly in mind since the date Of its ar
TdnSeI1ent, three weeks ago, and TO pre-
pare for 1t has been their main endeavor
Practice has been taken almost daily, and
the games played to date by each eleven
have been looked upon more in the light Of
pre- iminary practice contests for the pur-
pose of demonstrating the weak points and
pointing out the needs of the two oppo-
nentS. AS a matter of experience the mutes
have the advantage. as their team was al
most completely organized nearly a month
ago and has had much more consistent
training by playing together as a team
ever since. GeorgetownS team did not as
sumo definite form until a fortnight ago
and has not yet been selected finally or
with any permanency.
Games Evenly Matched
Victory in tomorrow's game will undoubt-
eddy be won entirely on Its merits and full
honors should go to the victor. AS whole
the two teams are very evenly matched as
far as natural abilities are concerned, and
the winning eleven will be the one that dis
plays the best teamwork plays with the
most science.
Both teams have a strong defense with
Gailaudet leading slightly in this respect
In weight the lines are about the same
but the Kendall Green players play with
more ability in blocking their opponents
PUSHES and cutting off gains around the
ends. However, Georgetown will likely
more than overcome this advantage by fine
offensive play. Even against the powerful
Baltimore Medical College the Blue and
Gray demonstrated that she could make
good gains through the line as wei as
around the ends when strong application
was made.
The best features of Georgetown's play
are the strong ability of the line in open
ing up holes and its half backs In rushing
through for solid gains impelled by heavy
weight in the rear and the excellent run
ming of its half backs in gains around the
ends behind formidable and well-formed in
reference. In consideration of this ability
al ssiNr
rushing game from the start and to win
by outScoring its opponents. Gallaudet will
have to play extraordinarily well to pre-
vent Georgetown from making almost
steady gains while having possession of the
ball.
Gallaudets strongest point Is In de-
fenSive work. Her object will be to keep
Georgetown's score down as low as posi-
BILE and depend upon her back field to win
the game. The revolving mass play that
was used very efectually in the victory
over Georgetown last year, the switching
half back play and close under formations
will certainly be used against Georgetown
with telling effect and should score possibly
two touchdownS.
1t is not expected that kicking will enter
much into the game, as both elevens are
rather weak in this department of the
sport. Neither organization has a really
strong punting. drop-kicking or goal-kick-
ing full back and their half backs have
shown much unsteadiness and uncertainty
in catching kicked balls and rushing them
back up the field
Each side feels entire confidence in the
outcome of the match in its favor and will
enter upon the gridiron with no other ex-
pectation than victory. That the struggle
will be close and exciting is conceded by
all, but 1t seems hardly likely that the win
ner Will lead by more than one touchdown.
Neither side is expected to score as many
as three touchdowns
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