Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
GEORGETOWN SQUAD
HOME THIS MORNING
Locals Decry Roughness of
Pittsburg-PIeased by
Reception.

Telling heatedly of the unfairneSs Will,
which they were treated by the Univer-
sity of Pttsburg players and officials
of the game and expressing complete
satisfaction over the manner in which
they were entertained by the Smoky city
alumni of the university, the Blue and
Gray foot ball players returned home
after their initial defeat of the season
on an early train this morning. Despite
the tactics used against them, which
left many bruises of disagreeable nature,
all of the men are i'm good physical cOndi-
ton and most of them will report for
practice this afternoon in preparation for
Saturdays game against the University
Jf North Carolina.
The members of the team, backed up
by the coaches and the students who ac-
ccmapnied them on the trip, give re-
ports of the methods utilized by the vic
tors as being the most wretchedly I'M
fair that has ever been given visiting
team anywhere. From the opening or
the game to the very end the Pitt play
erS showed their hostility in most Virulent
form, and. after Georgetown held them
to even terms in the first period, they
made use of every sort of roughness pos
Sible to gain the coveted victory. W nile
they did much to- injure their prestige in
roughnesS was the cause of their down.
fall. for all are agreed that Pitt has a
team capable of playing in the fastest
kind of company.
t'Or this reason there was very little
excuse for the smuggling and kicking
which the Pittsburg men brought into
play under the very eyes of the officials,
who seemingly wnked at 1t. Almost
is badly battered around the face, while
those who were prominently concerned in
tackling Richards. the fullback leader of
the conQuerOrS. bear marks of his hefty
foot around the central parts of their
bodies. The report is that Richards
StraiSht-arm was always used with INST
closed. and from the looks of some of
the visages of the Blue and Gray men
this would certainly seem to be true.
Contrasted to the way it was ham
died by school of whom it was
considered guests, was the manner that
the Georgetown alumni received the
local team both prior to the game and
after the defeat. Met at the station by
a number of automobiles the Georgetown
party was conveyed to its quarters at
the Schenley. where the boys were royal
ly entertained. Saturday the Old boys re-
siding in the Smoky city attended to the
wants of the players assiduously. and
throughout the battle the cheers so dear
to every loyal Georgetown man helped
the struggling men on the gridiron in
their battle against odds.
After the contest the men We're enter
tanned at box party at the Nixon.
where they witnessed a performance Of
The Girl in Waiting" Sunday after
noon a reception was rendered them at
the home of one of the prominent stu
dents of the school. this being preceded
and succeeded by automobile rides
around the city. Sunday evening the
squad was again conveyed from the
hotel to the station in autos. and as the
train drew out the schools alumni in
Pittsburg expressed complete satisfaction
over the gentlemanly conduct and grit
tiness which characterized the work of
their favorites.