The Washington herald., 1907-10-09
seOrge Washington Council
Reaches Final Decision.
COMMITTEE SUBMITS REPORT
recommends Continuance of Sports
in the UniverSity-Once Threatened
Candidates for the Football Team.
Action Is Accordingly Taken.

he school was represented last year was
he important decision Of the university
council, in session last night.
The meeting was presided over by Dr.
Phillips, and those present were ProfS.
Day. Blair, Neditz. and Ernest Of the
.aculty; Manager Ball, Graduate Mana
ger Wilson, Capt Cunning and Coach
Nielsen, of the football team; Manager
Brooks, Of the track team. and Manager
Gonzales of the baseball team.
The future of the Hatchetite university.
As far as athletics are concerned has
been hanging in the balance for some
weeks. due in a measure to the fact that
was without an athletic field for such
1 long time, and primarily because il
has been such a difficult matter TO get
candidates for the football team.
At times in the course OF the last three
Dr four weeks there were less than fifteen
men out for practice, and this number
Included four Of last years team. SO that
when the faculty barred Gibson and Ii
sariOni, the mainstays of the team last
year, and Capt Cunning injured his leg.
the prospects for the team became 50
aark that a committee was appointed to
tAoa AAALU tllt IuAllAlNlN4l ti dAAdlAo anu
make a report as 90 the advissbility Of
disbanding the football team altogether,
Since the appointment Of the committee
prospects for the football team have
frightened materially, and the report of
the committee that il would be TO the
best interests of the university 70 con-
tinue In this branch of sports was ac-
cepted and action taken accordingly.
Considered Dropping Athletics.
Had the committee reported TO the con-
trary the football team would, in all like
ihoOd have been disbanded. and those
''in the know at the Fifteenth Street
School assert that this would have meant
the doing away with all branches Of sport
for all time. OF, at least, athletics In the
school would have been dealt such a blow
that it is doubtful if the school would
berepresented in the field of sports for at
least ten years.
Realizing the true condition Of affairs,
Capt. Cunning, Manager Ball, Graduate
Manager Wilson, and Coach Nelson held
consultation early last week and decided
TO call a mass meeting of the student
body in an endeavOr 20 round up more
material for the team. Accordingly, the
meeting was held, and the results have
have the interests of the football team
and athletics in general az heart.
Yesterday there were in the neighbCT-
hood of thirty candidates out, and the
spirit which Coach Nielsen has instilled
in the men bids fair for the continued
advancement OF the team. Several Of the
new aspirantS for positions are Of the
right caliber and possess speed in addi-
ton to weight, and if the team continues
70 make the rapid strides toward eff
cheney which il has been evincing in the
last three or four days. Georgetown viii
find itself confronting a serious PROPOSE
ton when the Blue and Gray eleven
meets the Hatcheutes in their annual
game Thanksgiving Day.
New Men Out for Team.
Among the new men who have come
out for the team are two who are said
70 be veritable finds. One Of these is
Stein, former Western Maryland play
er, who has had considerable experience.
and the other is Holmes. local boy who
has never played the game before, but
who is speedy in addition 10 having the
necessary braWn. and is showing an apti-
tude for the game that will assure him
of a regular berth on the varsity squad
MaXey, the former Central High player.
is becoming quite proficient at quarter
back, and McDermott, the regular quar-
ter Of last years S team, viii be back in
the fray again to-day. Capt Cummings
leg. while still troublesome. is slowly
rounding into condition, and will not keep
him out Of any Of the games
Sommers is playing his usual strong
game on the line, and Hougn who has
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the line in veteran style. Whitten is
showing well at end, and with this
nucleus 60 work on Coach Nielsen is in
hopes of building up a team capable OF
properly representing the university
VIII Have "a Training Table.
In pursuance Of the policy of booming
the football team ana rendering II all
the assistance possible the athletic board
last night took steps toward providing
a training table for the squad.
a committee was appointed TO make
the necessary arrangements for the con-
duction of the table, and it is thought
likely that before the end of the week
It viii be in full operation.
The strict eligibility code which has
been in force at George Washington for
the past year viii in nOwise be modified.
and q committee consisting Of Prof.
Frank Leighton Day and Prof c. W. A.
Veditz, of the faculty, have been ap-
pointed 20 look into the standing and
record of every man on the squad. from
time to time, and keep the athletic board
fully informed as to their status
George Washingt0ns next game is with
Western Maryland Saturday at Van Ness
Park and as it is known that the Mary
landers have a strong eleven this year.
the team Is working hard IN preparation
for the contest
Coach Nelson had the boys out for
over an hour yesterday afternoon. and
some hard sCrimmaging was INDUCED in
between the varsity and scrubs. After
it became too dark TO see the ball the
men were required to jog around the run
ming track four or five times, and then
dismissed until 4:30 O'Clock this afternoon.
Assessment VIII Stand.
DR.. W E. Hamilton, of 305 Morris Road.
Anacostia, in a letter to the Commission
ers protests against an assessment for
a new water main in front Of his prop