The Washington times., 1907-11-04
INDIANS FAILED
IN FINAL TEST
AGAINST WHITES
Couldn't Overcome
Tigers Start-PraiSe
for Thompson.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

By THOMAS S. RICE.
Princeton had no trouble defeating the
Carlisle Indians on Saturday in New
York by 10 20 0.
Thereby another Tebuke was adminis-
tered 10 those who think that every hu-
man heing is born with equal rights eX-
cept an American white man. who
should give way to every other race
and color under the sun. Also, it was
a slap for those individuals with twisted
minds who are constantly exColhng the
physical and other qualifications of
every class OF human beings at the ex-
pense OF the American white man, and
drawing invidiOus comparisons.
It makes a normal person tired to
hear the constant boosting and fattery
OF red, yellow, and black men al the
expense OF the white, and nowhere is
Ghis more prevalent than among some
writer's on SPORTS, VINO are toreNe er tell
ing us that scattered throughout the
world there are tribes of dark-sklnned
peoples who can do this thaI, or Jne
other so well the white man can never
hope 10 equal them. As matter OF
fact there is no higher physical Organi-
zatian IN the world than WclI-tralned
American athlete. and IT is doubtful
whether, given the time 10 properly
prepare himself and understand the
conditions, there is single test OF attn
letiC prOWCss or endurance I'D Wnlcn ne
could not beat the performance OF any
other race in the world.
There are certain individual eXcep-
tions, such as LOngboot, the great IN
dian distance runner, and IayIor, the
negro champion QuarJer-mlleT, but, take
them as q whole the American whites
have il on the other races, and the rec
ords nrOvc lt. In athletics something
else than mere muscle or feetness or
foot is needed. Nervous energy, game
pcss, and class are essential 10 con-
sistent champions, ana there Is where
the white man gets h1S advantage, ue-
spite the mawkiSh slush of those Who
consider every bushWhackIng savage OF
a Philippine or East Indian jungle about
80 per cent more valuable IN lhe human
scale than the white man WEo is trying
to educate him and protect his life and
property.
Last season il was predicted that the
Carlisle team would eat Haryard alive,
despite tie heavy Carlisle schedule,
but when il came to the supreme test
the Indians were wanting III the very
uartfculars in which they We're Uouted
to be the strongest. On Saturday last
there yvere many who believed the In
dtans would play all around Princeton
Those Wao saw the game are almost
unit in saving the Princeton Wllle men
could have won on any kind of a tleld
and uGder any conditions Ihey hdd
Tie Indians going AZ an stages
ON the Saturday before, The Indians
got "A coed start on Pennsylvania, ana,
carried away 10y the advantage. beat
the C,uakars. Those who saw that game
say nothing could have stopped the H.
didns after they started what counts
is The grit and stamina to come from
behind. overcome a handicap, and win
anyhow. as Georgetown won IN the
iuuous Il to il football game with Eir
ginia tLe year the two schools had their
famous game
Brown and Wister, the Princeton ends,
are coming IN for all sorts OF glory. Tie
work they did was phenomenal. aud
competent critics declare Brown was
even better thar WlsJtr, who was an
All-AmeriCan end last season.
Harian's feat OF kicking a goal from
the 43-yaTd line against such a strong
team as the Indians was remarkable III
itself, but considering the IaCt that he
was stanClng IN mud, that the bail was
50 slippery it could scarcely be held,
and that rain was falling at the time,
his feat was nothing less than wonder
fui and ranks as one OF the greatest
bits of kicking in the history OF any
kind of football. A Washington max
who saw the game said this morning
the ball scattered water like wet
sponge when II sailed from the quarter
back 10 Harlan lOr that effort, yet 50
true and hard did he propel It through
the air It would have been goal had
he been ten yards further from The
goal
A feature Of Princeton-Indiau contest
was the refeTeeing OF Mike Thompson.
tie old Georgetown man, who was
warmly congratulated on his work uu-
der the trying circumstances Mike -
in excellent form this year and stands
among the very best Of the COmparsl-
lively few high-class football officials
in this country.
He has had a big game every Satur-
day OF the season, and now has been
offered a chance TO referee the Yale
Princeton game at New Haven next
Saturday Yale sent him a telegram
asking him if he would take the job.
while after the game of last Saturday
ties assured him he was their choice.
Needless TO say, Mike will accept the
offer, which is the height of ambition of
every football official Thompson is at
present teaching chemistry and physics
at Washington College, Chestertown,
Md.
The Philadelphia Telegraph was in
elined TO become facetiOus on Saturday
last because the George Washington
University University of Maryland
IN the middle of the week for that date,
had 20 be postponed 10 today on account
Of heavy rain This is a mistaken idea
of humOr The game was merely a prac-
ticc affair, decided upon at the last
minute there was nothing at stake eX-
cept the chance TO work the men. the
attendance would have been nil IN the