The Washington times., 1907-11-21
Georgetown
Once More
Calls Halt
Manager Fitzgerald'S
Terms Repudiated,
Says Report.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

Georgetown has again baked on the
Thanksgiving football game with George
Washington and it is more than likely
that the game will not be played. ac-
cOrding to reports this morning.
What the trouble at Georgetown is
could not be learned definitely this
morning but II seems case of man
higher up. In the early part Of the
week Manager Fitzgerald realized that
he was unsupported by public opinion
and that Of his alumni, and did the
square thing by proposing terms TO
George Washington which were a slight
recession from Georgetown's original de-
mand for 60 per cent Of the gate re-
cetPts.
One Bright Spot Blackened.
He had a long talk with Graduate
Manager Wilson, Of G. W. u, over the
telephone, and it was thought the con-
trOversy was at an end, as both par
ties agred 20 the terms. and ali that
remained was the signing OF a formal
document Now II appears Georgetown
has changed front Manager Fttzger-
al1's agreement appears 70 nave been
repudiated, and the game Is OF again
Georgetown decision 20 enter into
a compromise even at this late date
cidedly dark and unsavory record in the
case OF the Thanksgiving game or 1907.
Only one class Of persons Is credited
with an uuW1llngneSS to ever change
its mind, and IL WAS a source Of con-
graduation TO see the Georgetown aJh-
letiC management get out Of that class,
But, alas, 1t IL once more in the same
old rut.
Justified at Beginning.
Manager Fitzgerald has been, like all
the other Georgetown managers. handi-
capped by the lack OF advisers other
than undergraduates, who, II they have
been responsible for his course. must
have been all sophomores-literaIly
When he showed he could arise above
his surrounding influences and see the
other side OF the Thanksgiving-gan
question, he displayed more and better
head work than any Georgetown man
ager for the past two years-a sort or
oasis IN an Intellectual desert II he
has now been blocked and forced to put
himself In the ridiculous and dlscredita-
bic light Of backing down from the
terms he made with the @. ". L. man
agement, he would be thoroughly Justi-
ned in resigning his position in disgust.
letting whoever is responsible for the
hascO bear the blame
1t has been stated over and over by
the faculty athletic advisor at George
town mat the faculty Is keeping hands
of except in matters pertaining to
eligibility, discipline. out-of-town dates,
etc, making no effort to interfere in
the minor details II such is the case,
who is responsible for the Georgetown
management adopting its attitude? It
must be some one higher than Fitz-
Eerald, for that misguided Individual has
been pointed TO In the previous public
discussions as the one responsible for
the first raw break in demanding Few
terms of George Washington Univer-
sity IN October, and as the one who
would not heed the general protest
when the public understood what such
an attempt meant
The whole mess leaves the impress
sion that Fitzgerald was not allowed 70
DO the right thing even when he so
desired, which win not help George
town in the minds OF its own alumni
o. men from other colleses, who con
slider a reputation for clean Sportsman
ship preferable TO a few per cent more
Of the gate receipts at a football match.