Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
By H. C. BYRD.

Georgetown will likely practice against
the Maryland Aggies today. Arrange
nents were partly concluded yesterday
whereby the Farmers might be brought
I'm to work out with the Blue ard Gray
eleven, and II Is almost certain that a
long scrimmage will be in order between
the two teams this afternoon.
II was thought by the Georgetown
coach that IL his eleven could line up
against a foreign team for twenty
minute scrimmage it would be benefited
a great deal more than if it were to
play against the scrubs, and he Is un-
doubtedly right. The Aggies have a
fairly powerful line, one that will try
the mettle of any hacks to get through
IL once il IL gong right. ana ii should
give the Hilitopptrs gust the kind oil
practice they want for the last Strim-
mage before the big game of the year.
The Farmers themselves I'VE big
game SATURDAY. and their going up
against Georgetown will also aid them
greatly in meeting the attacks of the
heavy backheld which represents West
ern Maryland. The Orange and Black
needs just such hard practice as it will
to put it IN shape Tor the Contest with
what is PROBABLY the best eleven in the
state Of Maryland.
w HlIt There - a 3 cat dtdi VI 81
Ing the rounds as to the probable odds
oil the Observation-Disclosures game, 1T
Won d hardy seem that Georgetown is
so much better than its riv..l that two
to one bet would he the right odds 1t
Is questionab e if any kind of ath.et C
contest in which the combatants ale any
where near evenly matched is worth
odds that are double In fact. In nearly
every instance in which such odds have
been given 1t has been found that the
teal performances of the contendine
teams did not justify them. For in
stance. take the two examples which have
most recently occur ed in foot ball ana
base ball, the two most popular sports.
Harvard went to Princeton two to one
favori;e. and those odds were freely CIV
en- by the Crimson on its team. me con-
test did net prove the wisdom OF the
cou. Sc and an even-money bet would
have been nearer the right thing. Even
though odds of two to one We're offered
against p injection, il played just about as
good foot ball did Harvs rd and won
In the recent worlds series between New
York and Philadelphia the odds wee In
favor of the former. and almost every bet
that was laid was with the long end
against the latter. yet when the series
was played ii was found that had the
odds been the other way. instead of on
the Giants, they would have been nearer
right than the way they were. because
the Athletics showed themselves to De by
IA the better b Sc bail team.
This idea of giving double odds on any
kind of athletic contest in which the
teams involved are playing i'll the SAM
class, even though there may apparently
be q difference in their strength on the
comparison Of their previous games, is
all wrong. No such game Is worth the
odds. Form players are apt to receive
some awful jolts II they play athletic
teams on the basis Of compaI ative per-
1ormances.
: 1t IS not probable that changes will be
made In the Georgetown eleven DeIore
the Virginia same The team as II wen,
The contest with the Orange and Blue, and
will be kept in as long as ii holds up
It's end of the play. Whether or MT
II ID Coach Nielsens int TO make
changes Is not known, because 1t is sell
dom that anybody knows what he Is go
ing to do until after II is accomplished.
but II Is not reasonable to suppose that
he will chance the breaking up of ma
chine that held the Army scoreless
There is at present but one team III
the country which has not been scorel
on this year, and that Is the Harvard
freshman eleven The Crimson Sou,g
sters have not only kept their goal i
inviolate so far this season, but have
made at least two touchdowns in ely
contest played. If the freshmen kee UP
their good work during next year II J.
not likely that the varsity viii lach 70
good material next season from which 70
build a team. Here Is the record o. the
team To date: 1t beat Groton. ii 10 U;
AndOver. 81 TO u. the Cornell freshmen,
q 10 o; the Princeton freshmen, II to .,
and Worcester academy, l. to q.
Tech and Business are booked to NEE
this afternC on in the closing .c..o last
battle of the year for the former. Rusi
ness hardly stands much chance to ct
away with score, let alone win. Tech
has proved strong enough SO Ear this y ar
to keep its goal line uncrossed against
the tacks of Western, Central and
Eastern, and il is not probable that IL
will succumb to the play of the ST nog-
raphers. who appear T. have tie ca est
ageree alton in the schools. re h should
gain almost at will through the enogra-
piers lire and arouni their ends.
Unless the Business players saow more
aptitude fer tackliDg, II is probable ha
She largest score that has been ma
in tn, hish school series will be totalc0
against them. About all tat oic or
two of the Business secondary DE-. ense
men did in the game against EaS, erIl
was Ia veil at some other player 10 gel
the runner.
Western has had a three-day rest since
the Eastern game but II wtil again start
work today In preparation for the last
game on the high school schedule with
Business. Western held Eastern too
cheaply and that in part accounts for the
tie score which was made against the
Red and White No such mistake will be
made In regard to the Business game
and every effort will be exerted To win
from the Stenographers.
The poor judgment that has been used