The Washington times., 1911-10-27
VIRGINIA COACH
WILL WATCHGAME.
Georgetown-St Johns Battle To Be Observed BY Char
lottesvlle Instructor-Hilltoppers Expect Hard
Struggle, But Are Confident.
By LOUIS A. D0UGHEk

At tomorrow's football game on the
hilltop between Georgetown and St.
Johns, Virginia will have one of its
coaches present to get line on the
work of Coach Neilsen's athletes. Vir-
ginia thinks better of the Blue and
Gray eleven since little st. Johns
handled the Charlottesville team SO
roughly last Saturday, and much Of
the swelled head resulting from that
terrific struggle against Swarthmore
has subsidized. The St. Johns game
offers the first real chance Of COM
pairing the relative strength of Nell
sens team and Yancey's.
st. Johns has had some coaching
from the Middies tutors, and threw a
large sized scare into Virginia last
Saturday, losing only by s to 0. Vir-
ginia found the Saints defense sturdy
and their open play on attack worthy
of consideration. Georgetown expects
a stiff contest, but hopes to better
virginia's score Of a lone touchdown
and goal from touchdown.
Practice yesterday on the hilltop was
long and strenuous. Both varsity and
scrub we're driven about the field in "a
signal drill, and then lined UP for
scrtmmage. Bryant was out and play
ed fullback on the varsity. Gene
Krafts was put in at fullback for a
trial with the scrubs He has been
playing in the line, but Coach Nielsen
Is searching for big, fast men to
brace up the attacking power Of the
eleven. Hence his trial.
Foley Is Scrub Star.
Foley, the Brooklyn High School boy,
was the star of the scrub. He is try
ing for quarterback. and looks like a
sure varsit, imam before he leaves col
lege. In ahe scrimmage yesterday he
was livel Vas a cricket, and proved
puzzling 10 the varsity ends and tackles
when he shot in their direction with
the bail
Petritz, who has been making a hard
fight for a place in the middle of the
line, suffered a fractured nose and had
to quit the practice. He Is expected to
be in the game again before the Army
contest, though.
Jack Hegarty.. the varsity right end,
was seen again In togs, his injured knee
having improved somewhat. However,
he Is not yet in shape for hard work,
and Bargen. is expected to start to-
morrow's game on the right wing.
Reserved seats will go with the ad-
mission tickets tomorrow. Manager
Walsh has decided that the game does
not rank high enough to warrant a
higher charge that the regular 50
cents. The whistle will blow at $3.50
o'clock, enabling all spectators to ar
rive home in time for a hot supper.
Are Advancing Slowly.
The big elevens of the Feast are nd
vancing slowly this season. Yale looked
very good until last Saturday. Now
Harvard and West Point alone have
TIER goal lines uncrossed by an oppo-
nent. Next aSturday night the Soldiers
may stand alone with this claim, for
Brown should at least score on the
Crimson.
Not one of the big teams can be
classed with its predecessor OF 1910.
Penn and Princeton have done the poor
est work. This has been because neith-
er squad contains as good material as
reported lest season. The loss of Rams
dell and Cozens alone accounts for
much of the Quakers' weakness.
Harvard has a wealth of good mate
rial. but the coaching. Is not up 10 the
Haughtcn is still at the head of affairs,
but his assistants do not class with
those Of bygone days at Cambridge.
Yale Has Green Bunch.
Yale's squad is green, very green for
Yale bunch. They generally have a
lot of veterans on Yale Field every year
and need 10 find only two or three men
to round out an eleven we'll coached in
the Eli style of play. This year Arthur
Howe. SCully and Bomeisler are the
only men of class on the field. All three