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to have about as good ground for its as

to have about as good ground for its as
SYMPTOMS as either of the others.
The only way that the difficulty could
be solved would be through the medium
of pest season game and In itself this
is thoroughly unsatisfactory method of
procedure. An eleven is generally train
ed to last till Thanksgiving Day ard not
longer. Consequently games arranged
and played after that date are too often
contests between teams who have let
down in training, and the battle is merely
a question of which team is the more
physically fit.
In reviewing the gridiron work Of
| Georgetown's team ii might be well to
add that greater things were expected of
the team. DR.. Bull once famous player
On the Pennsylvania team. was engaged as
coach. 1t is true that Coach Bull did not
arrive at Georgetown until rather late
| in the season. He lined-up his slick
headed youngsters and soon saw that most
of them were new TO their work, and that
the few old men had almost forgotten
the tricks of the game. In spite of this,
however. there was plenty of good foot
ball material among the lot. They were
leyel-headed and outhearted and need
ed only work.
Former graduates and their friends
| watched the work Of the new coach with
interest. Coming from the University of
Pennsylvania naturally he brought his
college football tactics into play. The
new lads en- the team learned rapidly
but the older men had TO forget the
signals OF the former coach and learn
anew. The team was very slow rounding
into shape, the fault being both with
Coach Bull and the players. Coach Bull
worked hard on the team, bur he seemed
unable to gain the full confidence OF the
nflh tod In
Bulls retiring disposition. This fact led
to a general criticism OF the seasons
result, a part of which is credited to The
new coach.
Quite in contrast with. so iutercolle-
gate season IL which the Washington
public, exclusive Of that portion with col
leSe sympathies. has taken considerable
| interest is the clean cut finish in the race
for the high school football championship
of Washington. Central High School. by
| defeating the teams from Business. West
ern. and Eastern High Schools. settled
the question beyond a doubt. From the
start there was nothing to the race ex-
cept Central and Western, the other two
schools not having teams Of much corse-
quence. Western made great strides Tor
ward in the early part of the season, and
caused the Central rooters no little I'M
easiness by the manner in which they dis
posed OF other interscholastic eleVtnS III
the city. but when the Two teams met,
Central virtually ran away with the
lighter eleven, and the championship
question was as good as settled.
In connection with discussion on in
terschoiastic football the husky George
town prep team should not be neglected.
This eleven, an aggregation of young
players who will make a splendid nucleus
for the Georgetown varsity, played more
games and has displayed more consistent
form during the past season than has any
other team in Washington. They started
the season with prospects rather dull.
and in consequence of their inexperience
suffered several defeats early in the sea-
son. Not daunted however, they kept on
and gradually improved till few weeks
ago, when they were playing fully as
good If not better game than any
scholastic team in the District.