The Washington herald., 1911-11-18
PREVIOUS RECORDS.
BY WILLIAM PEET.


All roads lead TO Georgetown's campus
this afternoon, where the Capitals clas-
sic gridiron battle will start promptly at
2:SO o'clock. Both teams are trained to
the minute and the largest throng in
the history of football at the West End
college will be at the ringside.
Georgetown and Virginia have strug-
gled for football honors since 1889. Two
lapscs have interviewed, but the eIevens
have met exactly thirteen times with
seven victories to Virginia's credit against
six for the local collegians.
Early this season it looked as if the
HiIltoppers would be returned the win
ner in this big scrap by comfortable
margin. as their showing against all
Corners was superior to Virginia's. A
mild setback resulted when the Carlisle
Indians kicked the Stats out of the
wearers of the Blue and Gray, but the
team soon pulled itself together and
played a scoreless tie against West Point.
Since then Georgetown has done nothing
but practice hard to get into the pink
of condition for their ancient rivals.
The first evidence of football strength
displayed by the Charlottesville collie
gians cropped out in their game against
Swarthmore when the last-named team
Just managed to win out by hair.
Since then Virginia has put in four hours
each day of hard work, and administered
a sound trouncing to Hopkins in Balti-
more last Saturday. In the Hopkins game
the Southerners demonstrated they have
a team that will bear a lot of watching,
and during the past week the betting
hovered close to even money, although
the correct odds should be to on
Georgetown.
Predicts Georgetown Victory.
The writer predicts that Georgetown
will win by small score, possibly one
touchdown or a goal from the field. The
teams are much more evenly matched
than most persons realize.
A glance at the weights will show sew
eral surprises. In the first place, it was
believed all along that the Hilltoppers'
line would be the heavier. AS a matter of
fact, the Virginians possess the beefest
line. In the back field Georgetown is
trife heavier, but not enough to make
much difference.
Georgetown's line will outplay Vir-
ginia's for the reason that Wymard and
Hart are 35 per cent stronger than Vir--
ginia's tackles, voolfolk and Davidson.
At center, Joe Wood will find his match
in Cunnin Virginia's guards, Jett and
Carter, will face Daley and Reinchild.
Carter is the best man of the bunch, both
on the defense and when his team has
the ball. Capt. Daley will play. Carter
and Daley will have their hands full
Reinchild and Jett both lack experience
and the two should put up a battle royal
Georgetown's ends have a slight edge
on Virginia's. Hegarty and Bergen rank
up with the best in the South. Both are
strong defensive players.
1t is in the back field that Hilltop par
tisans pin their faith. Costello, Fury,
White, and Sitterding. Virginia has but
one man who compares with Costello and
Fury. He is Todd, who has been burning
his broken field running. Todd is hard
man to stop when he once gets started,
but IL Georgetown plays the kind Of a
game OF which II is capable Todd will
seldom get started.
Costello is also a mighty sweet broken
field runner, as is Tug Fury, and in |
Costello Georgetown possesses a man
who can drop-kick goals from the field !
any time his team gets down to within |
30 yards Of Virginia's goal. Virginia |
has no such versatile player as Costello |
who endeared himself to all GEORGETOWN |
men last year when, by the aid of three |
pretty field goals he scored himself |
nine of Georgetown's fifteen points.
Virginia will fight. Don't overlook that |
one point. Even last year, when the |
Hilltoppers were 40 per cent stronger and |
should have scored as many points, the |
best they could do was fifteen.
In summing up the ability Of George /
Town lSanlS one point mas been over l
looked. More football games have been |
lost by overconhdence than by anything
else, and there is grave danger that such |
an ailment has hit the wearers Of the |
Blue and Gray, although Fred Nielsen.
the coaGh, himself q smart football gem
eral, has probably spent most Of his /
spare time during the past week In sub
DUNG any indications OF sweIIed head 1
or overconhdence.
Typical Yale Team.
In one respect Georgetown's team is a
typical Yale eleven-the men in the line
are tall, rangy, and strong virginIa's rush
line compares with number Of Harvard
teams the writer has seen-the players I
are short and squatty. Carter, the big
right guard looks like fat boy with an
uncomfortable amount Of weight on his
bones. His looks are deceiving, for IN
a game he is as spry as kitten and
can get down the field under punts al
most as fast as the ends
Just what sort OF game GeorRetown 1
Will play is hard 20 say Thus far the
Hilltoppers have depended upon end runs /
and fake line plunges. The forward pass
and onside kick have been used with
oniy fair success. During the past week
Coach Nielsen has ordered the gates
closed during practice, and Il Is rumored
that the men have been thoroughly
drilled IN the open style OF play.
Virginia wiz have to show q better d.