The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-12
Quick Thinker Needed TO
Boss the Washington
Team on the Field.
GEORGETOWN-G. w. u.
PEACE is COMING
Gov Declining of Invitation TO To-
days Game Means But
Little.
By THOMAS S. RICE

Somehow. there has been an impress
sion that Germany Schaofer may not
make good next season. and that Downs
will be seen at second base. SchaeteT
was not up TO his best form In 1913, /
nut he does not look Ike man all IN; 4
and we entertain great hopes that ne /
viii be one OF our best agitators Of She /
dust next year. But il the Heuton
= should fan by the wayside, who VIII
be the captain Of the Washington team
Whoever It is. let him he a man VITA
a mind quick enough 10 call play
IN time 20 have il made. instead oI
waiting 10 send his suggestion by mall
Our leading sobbers and directors OF
the universe are 50 busy today dePler-I
ing the Cairo. H., lynchiag that toS,-
ball sets a rest.
one Of the greatest two-handed press
agent gags now gOing the rounds is
Offering a purse for the 5ohnson-5eiIFles
FIGHT. It's good enough in its way, and
our only surprise is that no chorus sri
has come 10 the front with demand
that she be allowed 20 boss the peoI
The plan Is for nesr-promoters Win the
notoriety itch. in such places as Okla
homa or Kentucky. where the nght
could not possibly be held "a bulge lh'o
the limelight with purse OF some
thing ike a million dollars Them Wteh
she story has attracted attention. Tor
the governor OF the state, or me mayor
~ the city, the president OF al tne
socaI anti societies, and the sehsas lo---'
preachers. hop into the calcium WIZ =
hoiler-than-thou expression OF -
eHfe~aS and declare that il must not t'e-
PealIv III II did not make you tlIs''
the whole thing would De 50 Sllll. s
that future ages might imagine t4ls1t ~ ~
q
comic supplements
What's the matter with Pat o'Conhor
putting IN a bid 10 have the battle al
chesapeake junction.
Georgetown is naturally going 70 p1t
On q lot Of dignity. and move Win 8 -
decorum and caution - fesAli4- .t 80
flstic relations with George washington
hut II is q pretty safe Del mat PEI
will eventually be reStorel- N1eo- - = .
bas coylv declined 10 accept the lnF414-
ton 10 send ITS Lo9ALail 80 --s-- 49,
George Washington Virginia POS le-Liill /.
zame tfis afternoon. but Ildl vas a.'l-ii
10 be expected The refusal e attell.
shs festivities Ihls afternoon does f-9l
mean that chances Tor a peace dsIe1
ment are OF On the coAtlsl5. L-.---5
viii move along slowly. and cIlnliI-al,
IN q football game next year and II il1
next year, then the year alleI-
Here's tip for the Georgetown man
agement: Be sure 10 have benches 81
the SIDE lines FOR the folk with The
privilege OF being there
Manager Murray. Of Georgetown re
ports that already the advance sale o.
seats for the game with virginia 20
morrow IS larger than has ever -e-i
known before. And Virginia Was IN
pet aversion OF Georgetown until me.
were brought together IA tootDaL an,
baseball three or -FOUR years aEo.
game between Georgetown and eEeors
Washington on THANKSGIVING Woula ID
a card as good as the virginia eng =
nent AS the matter now 5t@F-ds
GEORGETOWN IS 10 play WasllngtcL n
Lee here on Thanksgiving. and tIesyrg
Washington viii meet Burkueu here o
the same day. These may turn ont Z
be thrilling contests but there IS q
sentimental interest attached u tneT
and nobody who missed either would b
likely 20 cry himself to death. But Ia
average football fan would 90 to ID
OF trouble 70 see Georgetown and GeOTg
Washington mingle on the turkey holi
day.
Wei, who Is going TO succeed Stall
ings2 It's time for Ban Johnson Z
close or confirm that signal-uppin
scandal.
Yale is making such extraordinar
preparations for getting through tn
Princeton line 70 block Cunningham
kicks that u would be a good idea ic
the officials Of the game TO watc
mighty carefully for unnecessary rough
ness when Cunningham is reached
There viii be a strong temptation
slip him something that viii put a der
ia his activities, just as there is a tenn
tation 20 credit yourself with unearu,
points IN progressive eucnfes or Z
bunch IN playing marbles. We add tai
latter clause 70 choke of a sOb5er VIII
might drop the lyuchiug cor momeI
10 make an argument that football
the only llue Of human endeaVOr
which there IS a tendency to put out
dangerous opponent