Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-15

With the Georgetown University foot
ball team in Richmond tomorrow, where
it plays Richmond College, the interest
of Washington foot ball fans will center
at American League Park. where George
Washington gets its first real try-out of
the season. The opponents of the Buff and
Blue will be the tough little team from
Washington College. Maryland, which.
under the coaching of mike" Thompson,
has come forward rapidly during the
past two years.
Last week Washington College appeared
on Georgetown. Field. and when it de-
parted thence there was an awful sick
crowd Of Blue and Gray gridiron war
riOrs left behind. The score was 8 to
) in favor of Georgetown, virtually q
tie, and, in a way. victory for the
visitors. Therefore. tomorrows game
should furnish a fair chance to compare
the strength of the two local college
elevens.
Mike Thompson writes that his men
came out OF the Georgetown game in
good shape. and that they will show
Improvement in the contest with George
Washington. This is doubtful. The
team may be in good shape, and prob
ably is. but it is hard for lot of young
sters-or veterans, for the matter of that
to come right back in week after a
hard foot ball game. Moreover, 1t is
scarcely probable that Washington will
play with as much spirit against george
Washington as she did against George
town.
The game last Saturday wa, the big
gest game the Washington lads mad ever
played. Last year they came here and
played Gallaudet, and later hooked up
with Maryland Agricultural. But ais year
Thompson's ambitions for his charges
have taken a step forward. and he has
put them in the collegiate class of this
section. That he made no mistake was
proved by their showing against George
town.
point for that little affair. Thompson
wanted to beat Georgetown. A man
coaching an inferior team to that of his
own college always likes to beat his
alma mater. not because of any hard
feeling. but for the fun of the thing.
And Mike begged his boys with tears in
his eyes as big as horse .chestnuts to put
it on the Blue and Gray. And they came
almighty near doing it.
Still. they may come back strong to-
morrow. 1t is hoped they will and that
good game will result With rhomp-
son to guide them they are sure to over
look few tricks, and they are an alb
solutely game bunch of youngsters
George Washington will have to play
foot ball.
1t is to be regretted that both the local
college teams are in trouble this wear
At Georgetown Coach Newman is be-
moaning the lack of material At George
Washington the student body is com
planning of the coaching
While there is some justification for
Coach Newman's plant, he Is not as
badly off in this respect as have been
his predecessors of the past two wears.
While there are few weak spots in the
line. this years forwards certainly meas
ure up to those of last year and the wear
before. while her backs are far and away
hot hA hey
town Field for three years. With Byrd.
McNulty and Waldron Newman has an
! excellent trio. Whyting and Carlin are
both good men, the latter a trife small.
but extremely useful for quick opening
work or dashes around the ends If as
sisted by good interference Also Wal
dron and Wymard are both fair kickers.
Byrd is without doubt the best quarter
back Georgetown has had since the days
of McGettigan. the very best quarter who
ever played for Georgetown. OF course
Byrd's reputation is likely to suffer some
this season. Last year he worked be-
hind a stonewall line at George Washing
ton. which held for him while he worked
his fast plays. This year it will be diff
ferent. for Georgetown has no such line,
and many Of Byrd's finely drawn plays
will be smashed up by charging forwards
before abe has chance to get them
started
While it is some time. before the Vir-
ginia Georgetown game which will be
played this year November 10, adherents
of the two universities are beginning to
figure out the possibilities of the great
annual contest Virginia started off with
the loss of two star players-Gloth, CEN
ter rush. and Honaker. quarterback. Had
these two men come back the Virginia
team would have been built around them.
as II was around Hammond johnson and
Oscar Randolph two years ago and
around HOnaker and Stanton last wear
But while the Virginia coaches were dis
appointed at Honaker's failure to return
Cloth graduated last year and was not
expected-they have started out to build
up an elevan-man machine without star
players, unless the fleet and powerful