Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-05
BY n. C. BYRD.

BY II. G. BYRD.
Central High will play the Maryland
Agricultural College tomorrow The Ag
gies have no game scheduled for this week
and the Central eleven has been secured
to meet the Farmers tomorrow at College
Park The manager of the Central team
stated yesterday that he would take his
eleven to NJ \. c. for the game, and that
all arrangements for it had been made
NJ A. c. and Central should each be
benefited by the contest. because the
Farmers need a game of that kind now to
aid the team in it's development. and
Central will find that it will be greatly
helped by going up against an eleven of
the experience of the Aggies.
There is a possible chance that Central
may give the Farmers a surprise. There
is no question that the Blue and White
will send a stronger eleven against NJ. A.
c. than did Tech. 1t is probable. though.
that the Farmers defense which has
been we'll developed this fall will hold
against the onslaughts of the Central
backs unless they are strongly supported
by the line.
The Georgetown squad received Sc
we're grillng from the coach Yesterday.
just after the practice was concluded the
candidates for the eleven were called to-
gether. and few of the ideas of the in
structor were aired in regard TO the in
different work of the players, and the
men were told in no uncertain language
as to just how matters stood. LatenesS
in getting on the field was the first thing
that was brought up. Nielsen told the
men that unless they got out sooner they
would not make any kind of showing
against any of the big teams they are to
play, and he also said further along that
line that. unless the men reported for
work c-rlier, they would be dropped from
the squi. no matter whether they were
the best or the poorest men out for the
team. The players were also told that
any man who could not train had better
turn in his suit and get off the squad. as
unless he did he would be asked to do SO
The players were told that unless they
worked hard in practice they could not
work hard against Carlisle. and that If
the team sent against the Indians only
averaged eighty pounds it would be the
eleven men who worked and showed con-
ScientiOuS endeavor in their practice on
the field and in getting out early in the
afternoon.
There has been quite a little talk re-
garding the idea that the Georgetown
team needs a trainer. Whether or not
this is true cannot be determined except
by comparison with the results obtain
ed by rival teams. The same men have
year as last, and it is reasonable to sup
pose that they know as much about get
ting the men in condition as they did last
year, and, considering the success at
tanned last season, it is not likely that
they were lacking then in any knowledge
of putting the eleven On edge for its i'm
portant games. Georgetown when it
played A. and NJ. last year was up against
an eleven composed of older and more
experienced men and was outweighed
considerab bly,. Not only did A. and NJ.
have that advantage, but it had had its
team in the mountains for a month doing
practical training stunts, while George
town had had its team out for less than
two weeks of real work. When George
town played North Carolina it was up
against a team that outweighed it and
one that was coached by Yale man and
one of the greatest players in the game.
Virginia had a trainer and yet it was
apparent that the Charlottesville eleven
was not in as good condition as were the
men who handed it 10 to bea ting.
Lehigh brought down monster team
Thanksgiving day and yet Georgetown
proved it's superior. although outweighed.
1t cannot be recalled that there was
single game last year in which the Blue
and Gray team appeared to be In greater
stress at the end of the contest than its
opponents, and the only thing that can
account for it is that it had better
trained bunch of men on the field. II
the men now in charge had that success
last year 1t is reasonable to suppose that
they can at least do as well this year
When it comes to running a foot ball
team up to a point and having it at its
best for a big game there is no man In
the country who is the superior OF Fred
Nielsen. the Georgetown coach.
When Western High went up against
the Georgetown Props yesterday they
struck more experienced team, one
that knew the game better and one that
was considerably heavier. The Props
outplayed the Western team as a whole
when the Western eleven showed signs
of strength. but in some departments gave
evidence of decided weaknesses, which
can be eliminated only by the hardest
kind of work, as they are the result or
The Props showed an eleven that is
likely to develop into the best aggrega-
ton that has represented the Blue ana
Gray youngsters since 1906 The back,
field is stronger than the average and
has the advantage of quarterback who
seems able to run his team fairly we'll
and besides carry the ball we'll himself.
Marum who played the left halfback's
position showed that he has in him the
making of good man. He is good now
in the class in which he is playing, but
with little added weight and experience
he is certain to develop into a college
star.
Hart is coming fast in his training at
Georgetown and at present is showing
signs of the great ability that made him
tthe most-talked-of linesman in the south
two years ago and last year. Hart is be-
ginning TO find himself, and there is every
likelihood that when the Blue and Gray
lines UP against the Indians next week
he will play just as good game
against them as he did two years ago.
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