Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-22
C. j. HAS HARD GAME
Lehigh Will Bring Down Pow
erfuI Eleven Thursday.
NIELSEN GIVES HIS VIEWS
Georgetown Coach Says Pennsylva-
MIA Team Is Much Better Than
Is Reported.

Local patrons Of the game are likely tc
see a contest Thursday, when Georgetown
meets Lehigh, that will put anything in
the shade that has been shown on any Of
the local gridirons this year. It is mighty
seldom that southern team goes into q
game against a northern eleven with
much chance Of winning, and, realizing
this, the Hilltoppers will put forth every
effort to get away with the .Pennsyl-
vanians. While the Blue and Gray aggre-
cation showed up pretty badly Saturday
against v. NJ. l., it has always beer
able to come back and play great foo,
ball when the occasion demanded It
There was not any brilliant article OF
foot ball exhibited on Georgetown Field
in the game with North Carolina, and YET
when the team went up against virginia
two weeks later. no better exhibition
could have been desired by the most pes
simistic supporters of the sport. It Is
probably a good thing that things turned
out as they did Saturday, as it is very
probable that had a big score been run
up on the Virginia team, Georgetown
would be just as overconfdent when
1t lines up against Lehigh as it was
against V. NJ. I. Saturday and the game
could result only one way for the Hill
toppers- disastrOusly. But as matters
stand at present it would seem that the
two elevens will meet on equal terms.
provided, Of course, Dunn and Walsh are
each able to start the game.
Speaking of his visit to Easton, Pa, to
see the Lehigh-Lafayette game last Satur-
day. and of Georgetown's poor showing
against v. M. l., Coach Nielsen said:
Il am very sorry, but 1t looks as il
we must have some wonderfully good
luck to prevent a defeat on Thanksgiving
day. 1t has been reported that Coach
Reiter saved three good men for his big
game with Lafayette, and it seems likely
that such was the case. as Lafayette GER
tainly was lucky to win. AS nobody on
the Lehigh team was hurt last Saturday
Georgetown undoubtedly will lineup
against the same team that played Lafa-
yette.
"Lehigh had a heavier team than Lafay-
cite and will also outweigh Georgetown.
especially In the hack field. Coach Reiter
Of Lehigh, the former Princeton player
who conducted a school in new foot ball
large number of clever formations but
the defensive ability Of his team seems
superior to the offense.
Lafayette was lucky in getting two
touchdowns. One of them was the re-
suit of an unexpected blocked punt, which
gave the ball to Lafayette close to Lee
highs goal line. rush and forward
pass resulted in score. The second
touchdown, likewise, came Unexpectedly.
Spiegel, Lafayette's wonderful, little hall
back, who in speed and cleverness in the
open field resembles Honnaker of Vir-
ginia, ran unassisted through the Lehigh
team from the 4O-yard line. The greater
portion of the game was played in the
center of the field When it is recollected
that Lafayette held the great Princeton
team to a single field goal at a time when
the Orange and Black was going at a
great pace, it will be seen that Lehigh
ranks with the best Of the northern
schools.
Apart from the petty injuries which
have disrupted the back field the trouble
at Georgetown is the wretched spirit
shown since the Virginia game. There
has been quitting all along the line The
second team men, who have done good
work heretofore, deserted u.s. and the
varsity has been unable to get any real
practice. number of the regulars also
apparently were much taken with the no.
ton that first-class foot ball team can
give a brilliant exhibition on Saturdays
without diligent practice during the other
days Of the week. Likely they were dis
illusionized last Saturday. hope that
the team will brace up and make cred
liable showing next Thursday. If 1t does.
we should have much the best game of
any that have been seen on the hill this
season"