The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-03
George Washington Stand
Stamps Downtown School
as Thorough Sportsmen.
WIDE PUBLIC CRY
FOR THE CONTEST
West End School Cannot Afford to
Ignore Demand After Hatch
cities Action.
By I.R. HILDEBRAND.
il Is un ID GeorgetoWn.

Now IL Is up to GeOfgeJoWh-
With the publication Of letter from
a prominent member Of the George
Washington student body on this page
today vanishes the last vestige OF
GeorgetoWn's excuse for not meeting
the Hatchetites in the annual football
game that has been Washington's foot
ball enter tainment in Thanksgiving Day
from ti-..5 immemorial.
Seldom has a more generous action
been taken and a more spOrtsmanlike
attitude been assumed by college, ana
if the communication has no further
results it stamps the downtown uni
versity as a thoroughly fair and game
aggregation OF athletes.
The publication in yesterdays Times
OF a statement Of facts regarding the
relations of the two teams. and the
plain truth in regard 10 the misleading
stigma which Georgetown assumes by
It's continued refusal 10 accept any
overtures was but the expression OF a
popular demand for this game, and Tor
the justification OF Georgetown sports
manship-
Insistent Demand for Game.
Rarely. even among teams from the
Big Four" has there been such a
unanimous and insistent clamor for the
meeting Of two teams
Whatever may nave been George
towns real reasons for breaking off
with George Washington last season
its only excuse stated when the action
was taken was the discourtesy shown
by certain irresponsible students Of the
downtown school in carrying baTSlers.
at which the hill top school took Of
Tense,
Whether this was but an ostensible
reason for which Georgetown hssi been
waiting that the crime by no means
deserved the punishment, and that the
attitude of the west-end school AZ that
time was hardly above approach, mas
an been threshed out and does not mat
But the point is that George Wash
ingtCn stands ready 10 make amends
for the real or faEcled insult
Up to Georgetown.
After this most straightforward at
tempt on the Hachet!tes' part TO set
themselves right with the sporting pub
lie and with Georgetown itsel:, II Is
hard TO see how the Blue and Gray can
fail 20 come on its perch, ana meet
the downtown school half way
If il fails 10 do this it certainly puts
itself I'm d most compromising position.
Everything said yesterday in regard TO
the real opinion of the public in the
matter, IF the teams fail to meet this
year holds good with redoubled forC@-
The Georgetown players were not &C
tUSed of lacking nerve, an impression
which a morning contemporary seems
10 have gotten from the article in yes
teIday's Times
Players Are Willing.
Many members OF the Georgetown
70 -rgr hat
they are willing and anxious to stack
up against the Hachetites this year.
The players themselves are as willing
as their opponents to try conclusions.
II is for this very reason that a hand
ful of athletic managers and a member
or two OF the faculty has no right To
nut Georgetown I'm the position OF re-
fuslng 20 meet It's strongest rival for
the first son In many moons when
that rival has a team that stands a
chance of beating Georgetown. all be
cause of technical reason which has now
been shattered.
Four Reasons Why.
The wide interest aroused by The
Times stand evidences the attitude OF
sport followers toward this question.
For four good reasons Georgetown
cannot refuse TO play this game;
A college is under some moral Obltga-
ton to meet the demands OF a sport
ing public that supports It's athletics.
Georgetown owes it TO George Wash
ington TO recognize its eminently sports
manlike and generous action.
Georgetown has no right TO endanger
It's own athletic prestige by mourning
the stigma Of being afraid.
It is not a square deal for a few
members Of a temporary athletic Coun-
ell whose term lasts but one year TO
nV in the face of the wishes Of George
town students and the still larger body
II ..anraaLnu-n alumni