The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
ST. LOUIS WANTS
GEORGETOWN DATE
Offers Georgetown Football
Game There on Thanks
giving or After Season.
NEW RULES MAY INTERFERE
But LEGAL Institution Will Try 10 Ac-
cePt-HOIiday Game Drew 5000
People Last Year.

s. Louis University, through Ils
coach. Henry Is. Cochems. has opened
negotiations with the football manage
ment Of Georgetown University for a
game 10 be played in ST. Louis next
iau. Offering Thanksgiving day on ia
post season date.
Al present it seems hardly likely that
Georgetown Will take such a long trip
oWiug 10 The new set OF rules govern
lns athletics al the local school. These
provide that no team will DO permitted
10 remain away from the city longer
man enc dsy and night. Satisf8 Glory
ilTaIss ments may be made 10 get
,--l-d tie rule, however, and the send
.ls of The local aggregation 10 the Mis-
souri, city made possible Should all
sIorJs m this line fail the 81. Louis
team f1ay be asked 10 come 10 Wash
lAsion. though the chances OF drawing
"a large crowd 10 such "a game here do
no; compare favorabIy with the attend
aAee al ST. Louis University's big game
last fan with Iowa on Thanksgivjna
DAY when there were 15o00 people pres
clt
Had Great Team Last Year.
81 Louis University was the sensation
OF the Middle West in football circles
iast fan. and Is declared by Lieutenant
Hackett the former West Point star
referee or last years Yale-PrincetoD
game. 10 have been the most perfect
exponent of the forward pass seen in
action last season.
henry B. Cochems. the 81. Iouis
aluLetlr coach, was at one time a neT,-
- 81 me Wisconsin University team,
nc prayed star game against Yale
MHrh the former eleven came Easf 10
NeW Raven a few years ago Cochems
Hillsned bis law course at Harvard
Wtefr he established wonderful records
pa various strength tests. When he
went 10 ST Louis last fan he foI5pd !.
uad OF very promising material and
a+1er hard work developed a team whose
record or Victories and points scored
AilsHt ne credit 90 any championship
claimant
nov Their Prospects Compare
Ten of the 1896 team are counted m,
20 return TO school next year thereby
ln@cring 81. Louis another strong eleven
The Western Jesuit school is especially
anxious 10 meet a representative Jesuit
institution of the East. hence the letter
10 Georgetown.
Georgetnwn's prospects for next sea
$50 team Capt. butcher. Hodeson Kerr
A-e Li-aughhn Woods. Buckley, Glennon.
% Boyle Cullin, Miller and Devine have
A-snlHed their intention OF returning
and with their past seasons exD.riencs
IS foundation should deveIop INTO one
az the best elevens that ever repre-
2ented Georgetown. The appointment
ol a coach viii be made BY the man
& stm ent shortly. DIT. Joe Reilly is said
TO have announced last fan thar ba
MoJid give up coaching but IL enough
pressure Is brought TO bear he NAV
~e persuaded 10 take the position Tor
another year
Manager Fitzgerald is negotiating
Win George Washington and VIRGINIA
Tor games next season, and il seems
probable that Georgetown viii UIav the
Der
Manager Charles Stuarr of tba
,5eorset0Wn University basketball team !
D. arranging 10 have the University OF I
t6luia team here the latter part of /
February. the game 10 be PLAYED i'm the /
A Washington Light Infantry Hall. The
L4l~ and Gray quint expects To meet
Annapolis next month. If present plans +