Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

training Tor the contests, and whose
deaths were likely more or less due to
With the Lehien game less than a week
away and practically the whole George
town team in slump, it was decided yes
terday that no game be played on the
Hilltop. Not that there was no team with
fact that the Blue and Gray squad has
Deen unable to show at its best during
the past week was teh main cause Of the
day of rest which was given
In regard to the game which was
scheduled for yesterday with the Uni
versity Of Maryland, there was quite a
mx-up. In fact, things were so mixed
up that the Maryland team came over
here expecting to play and went up to
Georgetown with that idea. They dfd
not flnd out that they were not expected
to play until after they reached the coll
iege. It was learned that there are no
dormitories at the University Of Mary
land and that as the men live In different
parts OF the city II was impossible to
reach them 80 that they might be in
Consequently they had reported at the
station and come over here as ordered by
their manager.
The safety made by Gallaudet against
NJ. A. c. yesterday was a very question
able one. FulIback. Roller had tried for
place kick from M. A. C.'s 4O-yard line
and the ball had gone wide. It struck
In the field of play and was bounding over
the line. when Ship,ey. the Farmers quar-
across his goal line. As he fell Arras.
the Gallaudet guard. tackled him. The
omcials declared the play q safety, but 1t
Is question II Shfpley carried the ball
across his own goal or got it in the air
after 1t had CROSSED the goal on the
Gals could have given 1t either way and
had little kick coming from either side
II the Central High School foot ball
team does not know more than any
other scholastic foot ball team that ever
went on field 1t will not be because
OF lack OF coaching facilities. 1t Is
not likely that there was ever SO much
attention paid to one team as Is being
bestowed on the Blue and White team in
preparation for its coming game with
Tech. With Princeton. Cornell and
Lafayette talent teaching the players the
rudimenfs and fine points of the sport 1t
rather seems that the o Streeters ought
not to be lacking In the essentials of
the game when they play Tuesday.
Coach Nielsen OF Georgetown saw the
Lehtgh-Lafayette game today and he
PROBABLY had good chance to get all
that Lehfgh had. The fact that 1t lost to
one to believe that it showed everything
In Its repertoire In order that It might
have chance to win. Last year Mel
sen saw the Lehigh-I.afayette game. and
the fact that he did probably saved
Georgetown from losing the game Thanks
giving day, when Lehigh appeared here
The Pennsylvanians had any number Of
formations any Of which might have been
SUCCESSFUL had not Nielsen seen. them
and taught his men to break up the plays
he yufI ooA
IN building defense to Offset anything
that Lehigh may have this year
In conjunction with the fact that the
Navy won from the Army this year by
the same score as last 1t might be mem
toned THAT the result OF the Yale-Har-
ward contest this season was exactly the
same as It was In 1870 While the Navy
beat the Army again this year Harvard
ana Yale again played q tie score O to O.
It has not yet been definitely decided
on what date the Business and Western
game will be played this week. It is in
tended to play on Wednesday, but
whether or not the two elevens viii meet
IN the last regular scholastic battle of
the season on that date is not yet decided
for q surety.
Tho accommodations at Georgetown will
be much better for taking care Of the
Virginia contest. The entrance gates
have been enlarged so as to give the
crowd more room to pass. and there Will
be better general facilities for taking
care OF the patrons of the game.
ne congestion at the gates during the
Virginia game was hardly the fault Of the
management. Those in charge of the
contest could hardly drill another gate
In the concrete wall when 1t was found
that the crowded condition would result.