The Washington times., 1911-11-21
CENTRAL TO PLAY
TECH NEXT WEEK
Denial Made That Schoolboy Eevens Will Not Meet
Owing to Weakened Condition of Manual Trainers
Great Interest In Army-Navy Came
BY THOMAS KIRBY.

Denial was today entered to the story,
published this morning, to the erect
that Tech would not play the game
scheduled with Central on next Tues
day for the benefit Of the Fairgrounds
Association and the Boy Scouts.
According to the original article Tech
might lose the services of couple OF
Its regular players, but assurances were
received from DR.. Daniels, principal Of
Tech, by a representative of the play
grounds, that he knew Of no foundation
for the report that the game could not
be. played.
Were the game Cancelled, It would be
severe disappointment to all con-
cerned, the different schools showing
great interest, while the sale Of seats
by the Fairgrounds people indicate
there will be a large crowd present.
Central plays Eastern today and to-
morrow will start a special course of
preparation. The regular coaches be-
ing assisted by Logan Cunningham.
who has Just returned from directing
Princeton through season which in
cluded victories over Harvard. Dart
mouth and Yale.
An evidence Of the interest was shown
today when Acting Secretary Of the
Navy Bcekman winthrop. issued Or
ders for the Marine Band to attend.
This is the first time this has been
done at a football game in Washing
ton.
The annual pilgrimage of Washing
tonians to the Army-Navy football game
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, next
Saturday, will be one of the largest in
the history Of the event according to the
officials of the railroads which are to
have special trains.
Washington has always sent a greater
contingent than any city aside from
Philadelphia. Many a party goes up on
the night before. but the vast majority
takes the trip on Saturday morning, ar
riving at Franklin Field just in time
to get located and await the coming of
the Cadets and Midshipmen.
The crowds that leave here are always
most representative, and would be
larger by hundreds were II not for the
fact that the scarcity Of tickets acts
as bar to many who would otherwise
be on hand to witness the Spectacular
scene. From the Navy and War De-
partments come reports this year that
the demand for the coupons is as heavy
as ever, which means there will be many
disappointed individual who must stay
The Georgetown football team will
have just enough work this afternoon
to take out some of the hold-oyer kinks
from the Virginia game. Yesterday the
players were given entire freedom for
the first time since the Army game, and
they should be able to now get down
to real practice for the Lehigh game,
which will be taps in the football sea-
son here.
Lehigh's real test Of the season is
with Lafayette next Saturday, and it
Is not unlikely that Georgetown will
have one or more persons in the stands
in order that no surprise may be sprung
here by the Pennsylvanians. Lehigh
shows everything against her old rival,
so the scouts should be able to obtain
some valuable data.
Georgetown's second consecutive VIC
tory over Virginia has reused the alum
nj Of several places to such an extent
that there will be bids for games for
next fall from several cities. The grad
yates are anxious to show their team
before their home friends and Pitts
burgh, Buffalo. st. Louis, and Milwau-
kee would welcome the Georgetown
team of 1912.
The work of framing the schedule.
however, will not be attempted until
a new captain is elected, and IT Is pos
sible TO have a series of conferences
interest in the matter.
Virginia will be assigned it's regular
November date and unless Lehigh