The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-12
GOSSIP OF THE GRIDIR0N
A Review of the Work Of Wash
ington's Football Teams.
GcOrEctOwn's Defeat of the Virginia
Military Institute Greatly En-
the Championship of the south
Struggle for High School HonOrs.

Georgetown's victory over the strong
football team of the Virginia Military In
stitute last Saturday at Richmond puts
the Blue and Grey well on the high read
to the championship of the South. The
game was close and hard fought one and
Georgetown won through their superior Of
fensive play. The guards back system was
used by both teams and the cadets seemed
unable to stop Georgetown when this form
| OF interference was tried. Devlins punt
ing often gained considerable ground for
Georgetown. He sent the kicks away quick
| ly and hiSh enough to enable the ends to
| get down the field by the time the ball
! was caught. Buckley handled the ball bet
ter than he has at any time this year.
| making only one tumble during the entire
| contest.
The game with the University of Vir-
sinia next Monday will probably furnish
/ the hardest struggle of the year for
| Georgetown. The former showed in the
| game with the Carlisle Indians here last
| month that they were capable of putting up
hard and fast football. In that contest
they played against great Odds but in spite
! OF that fact they more than once made
on more than even terms
The overwhelming score by which Gal
laudet was yesterday defeated by the Uni
vers1ty of Virginia at Charlottesville has
greatly encouraged Virginia's supporters.
who are confident that Georgetown will be
defeated next Monday. However. if the
local team makes the improvement that
from its past performances one may be led
to expect it will. victory will probably rest
with the Blue and Grey
y game will be played in this city en-
thanksgiving day with the team Of the
University of North Carolina. who are e.
puted to be opponents of high class loot
ball. That they can drag the coiors of
Georgetown in the dust. however. is an
assertion that is loudly disclaimed by the
supporters of the Blue and Grey
Georgetown has made wonderful stride
forward since DR.. Bull took charge of
the team. From disorganized bunch Of
aspirants, most of them with practically
little experience in the game, he has or
ganized a team that has made an enyia-
BILE record thus far in the season and that
will prove a tough proposition to any
team that may be encountered before the
remaining games of the schedule are
played. In Devlin. the full back. there
has been brought out a first-class player
In all branches of the game he has shown
up extremely well all season. Since the
retirement of Captain Oracle he was
captained the team in an able manner He
is rapidly improving in the kicking game.
but still has a number of details to mas
ter. He gets mis- punts away quickly and
gives them considerable distance but they
are not always high enough to enable the
ends to get down the field in time 10 in
tcrcept the runner soon as he has
started to return the ball.
Interscholastic games will form q great
portion of the football programme this
week. Western and Central High Schools
meet at National Park on Tuesday; East
ern plays Business High School on We'd
nesday, while today the Georgetown
Freshmen and the Gallaudet Reserves
meet on Kendall Green. The Georgetown
Freshmen team is strong one. COM |
posed largely of men that are regularly |
playing on the scrub. The team however |
lacks organization. The Reserves play a |
frst-class game. although they are rot
very heavy. The game Should. from all
Indications, be a close and hardfought !
one.
When Western and Central High Schools |
get together at National Park there will |
be battle royal for football supremacy |
Both teams have made an enviable record |
this season and both realize that on the !
game hangs a great chance for the city /
Both teams have been pre-
pairing for this game for weeks and both |
are prepared to play as they never play |
ed before Westerns defeat by the George |
town Props, short time ago, caused their
stock to fall a trifie. but the loyal West !
ern rOoters retain their confidence and |
say that their favorites are bound to win. |
Central enthusiasts are equally assertive. |
Eastern and Business High Schools will |
play at National Park on Friday and at |
the present time 1t looks as though the |
game would decide which would be rele-
gated to last place in the race for the |
High School championship. Both teams
have been defeated by either Western or
C,cntInl their strnnrer riyals