Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-20
By H. c. BYRD.

The eleven representing Georgetown
University this year will again be ranked
as south Atlantic champions. At present
there does not seem to be team which
has a chance to be placed on a par WIZ,
the Hilltoppers. The Blue and Gray ag-
gregation is better this year than last.
and with two exceptions the others ap-
pear to be below the standard Of 1910.
There is no question that Georgetown
has the best foot ball team in its history.
one that may well be classed with the
best secondary team In the country. There
is no other eleven in this section could
enter a game with the Blue and Gray
tomorrow and be granted an even chance
TO win. The Hilltoppers would enter
contest scheduled with either OF the other
southern schools a favorite.
There is but one thing which Will cause
it to seem that any. other eleven IN the
south might have chance to beat
Georgetown, and that is II North Caro-
lima should win from Virginia Ihanks-
giving day, and run up big score on the
Charlo .tesville aggregation. But then It
would have to be considered that had the
game Saturday between Georgetown ana
Virginia been played under favorable con-
dit,ons the score which the IL Iner would
likely have made would have been larger
than Virginia has had scored against IT
in years. There is but one way TO look
at that part Of Saturdays game. and that
is to consider that II the light Blue ana
they did on field on which they could
hardly keep their footing, they would
have run wild around them under con-
ditions which would have been conducive
to fast end-running.
The Georgetown backfield is stronger
than last year. Better judgment is beiny
used in directing the plays. At left half
Costello Is Of more value to the team
than any man who played the position
en- the 1910 eleven. Fury has shown much
and White is at least the equal Of Kelly.
the crack fullback OF last season. the
line. with Wayne Hart in 1t, is 20 per
cent stronger.
On the whole. it is questionable If any
other team In this section could score on
the Hill Toppers, let alone win from them,
and it is hard to see how any other
school can be ranked ahead Of them in
the final rating.
II Georgetown wins from Lehigh
Thanksgiving day 1t is certain that it
will have been the most successful season
ever gone through by an eleven wearing
The Blue and Gray. The loss OF the game
to the Indians Is nothing Of which to oe
ashamed Of. especially in view Of the
tact that they have made the greatest
record Of any other school in the country.
and when they played on the Hill Top 1t
was practically the first game in which
Georgetown had participated. the games
previous to that not having been even
good practice affairs.
There is only one factor that can keep
the Hilltoppers from winning from the
Lehigh team next week and that is over
confidence. The Blue and Gray eleven
made a much better showing against
the Army than did the Bethlehem crowd,
and basing the probable result on COM
t. .I,-,
that the Georgetown eleven will wind up
its season with another victory. unless It
fails to recover from the relaxation which
will probably follow the game played
Saturday.
Princeton and Dartmouth ended their
seasons Saturday. the former with an UNI
defeated team. and the latter with the
credit OF having only been beat by the
eastern champions by freak. and hav-
ing lost to Harvard by a margin OF only
two points
Princeton scored a fuke goal from the
field. which gave 1t the only points which
t made against Dartmouth, and Harvard
Just barely managed to nose out the New
Hampshire lads by a lone touchdown
a. ainst field goal. Dartmouth, piayin
one Of the hardest schedules of any team
In the country, has every right to feel
proud of it's season. Princeton, while it.
II course. must be granted all the credit
mich gave It the eastern championship.
..as most assuredly been favored by
Jane Fortune In it's big games. 1t won
from Harvard. after It had apparently
veen outplayed, by recovering q tumble
and running with the ball Tor q touch
aown; It won from Dartmouth on freak
lay. and 1t turned the trick against Yale
Saturday on the same kind OF play on
which II beat Harvard after the Dark
Blue had gained much more ground and
sad to all appearances shown a. stronger
leven.
The championship won by Princeton Is
more or less Of one-man victory. To
White should 60 q great deal Of the
redit which Princeton has won Tor It.
self. II was the eternal Vigilance Of