The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-19
GEORGETOWN TEAM
SHOULD BE WINNER
Outlook Is By Far Best In
Several Football
Seasons.
COACH AND CAPTAIN
ARE BIG FACTORS
Planning for Campaign Excellent
and Material Has Responded
In Encouraging Way.

Georgetown is today on the threshold
Of football campaign that offers UNI
limited promise
After waiting for nearly ten years
the last victory was scored in Ie9.-
Georgetown men see at last an Oppor-
Junity to win from Virginia. for viewed
from every standpoint the outlook is de-
cidedIy roseate and, unless the uuex-
pected develops, the team this fail
should be by all odds the fastest since
the EOuSeCleanlnE some time ago which
robbed the university of practically all
OF Its star athletes IN every branch o.
sports
While il is automatic that most prom
1sInS prospects In the preliminary train
Ing period often WIther away until dis
SsJer follows where victory was 10 be
expected, there IS no denying the fact
that there is thorough justification for
the optimism that pervades George
town Field If the Virginia game is lost
II wiz be because weakness Of some sort
has developed where strength was to be
expected
Three Big Factors.
There are three potential factors that
lead to the conviction that the eleven
CT 1910 should succeed The triple COM
bination Of an excellent captain a com
petent coach and alumni activity. COM
Eined with capable material. would aU-
pear TO offer all that Is necessary. and
II the season IS not what il promises 81
present IL VIII not be because an excellent
organization has not been perfected The
policy toward the team has been sane,
sensible, and practical which is far
more than could possibly be said OF the
last few seasons, when responsibility
has bee shifted from shoulder 70 Shout
der until the whole affair was depIor-
able
In the selection Of Captain DALEY
the team made most wise choice
To- a. D cal .r H-a
as a player excellent judgment as
leader he viii surprise those who
have closely followed his work since
Jue election was held. Instead OF
waiting until the season was at hand
10 start his work. Captain DALEY
has been busy for months and has
perfected an outline for the whole
year. the like Of which none OF his
Immediate predecessors could offer
He directed the framing UP Of a We'll
balanced schedule obtained his coach
self in drawing 10 Georgetown play
eFS, who. #or no PARTICULAR rea sons.
have in The past been recruited by
colleges OJner PARIS In these
particulars he is the best director
Georgetown has had since Branch
BOCOCk was in charge and captained
the team which scored the last vic
tory over George Washington and
made the best showing against Viz
GINA since the resumption Of Tela-
tons
Nelson As Coach.
Judging by his past career and the
manner in which he has entered up
on his task. Fred Nelson seems des-
tined TO prove all that might be de-
sired in the way OF a coach His sue
cess AT Maryland Agricultural Col
lcEe, followed by his excellent team
at George Washington places him
far ahead Of those who have been
in charge at Georgetown Field Of
late years
Although individual briUiancv in
e rev 1nSL anceS led some Of the more
enthusiastic 20 hope for q good team
last fan, the faCt OF the matter WAS
that conditions right up to the Viz
ginia game were had In this game
the team took the field knowing moth
ing OF NiTEIuia's style of play. show
Ing most limited knowledge Of foot
ball and in SUCH poor physical coudi-
ton that they We're outDlayed in
every department of the game
In the second half when real class
was TO tell, Georgetown men saw q
severe defeat converted into an utter
TOut- These matters are not reCited
in order 70 recall unhappy byEones,
but in order TO better explain ConGi-
captain and coach entered upon their
Train Or Quit
The first thing Nelson las done has
been TO let IL be thoroughly understood
that training wil he insisted upon II a
manner that has been unknown since
POcOCk-S team Looking over the Viz
ginia series retrOspcCtively il Is evident
that the lack OF physical condition has
been the most impOrt3nt factor I'm
SeCr-F town * failures Tor without eN-
ceptioh these games have been lost in
the second half. and this desDite the
acknowledged willingness OF the Blue
and Gray teams 10 go down 10 defeat
fighting 10 the last ditch. and showing
the most impressive form when within
the SHADOW of their own goal posts
Nelson has declared that ne viii in
sist upon condition at every stage and
should he do this and nothing mOpe, he
viii do 2 service Of the greatest value
10 future squads as well as The present
team The Gridiron has never know
a victorious team that has dIsresarded
the strongest code Of physical condition.
The material, while il might be inn
proved. Is good and greatly above the
standard Of last season With a fairy
good nuCleEIS from The II fated 3-Hl
eleven. there Is a COOdlE supply Of Will
inE PLAYERS with clever records - stars
GEORGETOWN has suffered in the DdS,
because she has LOST grand athletes
from the scholastic circles Of Washing
ron who have corc 20 Yale Harvard,
Princeton Cornell. and other larger uni
versIticS and made good TINS tail every
high school IN this CITY IS represented
on Georgetown Field, and included IN
this list IS A clover array Of youngsters
who SHOULD make the team
Alumni Interested.
The Alumni IS showing a greater in
terest than IN years and through theiI
repTeSentative on the football board,
P J. NatlSlns. have wen supported she
reorSe izati0n that has taken place
The football season Is measured al
most enSIrelV ok the result Of the \ ir-
gina game Success in this contest Is
what IS most desired Georgetown men
IN spite Of disappointment after disap-
poiptme1t- have annually proved tneu
willingness to ally 10 tie team wheT
Nir-viuia = met
without any stretch Of the magma
zion and being inclined TO Ire over en-
thuSiastiC at this eayIv stage erers
move at Georgetown Field since the
SQUAD was first called out has met with
the appreciation Of those best Qualified
20 Judge and the Indications TODAY are
that uaieSS Virginia has 2 truly great
eieveP. the present study BODY win bC
the first IN two generations Of under
graduates To see = victorious team OF
the second SATURDAY. IN November