Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-09
HOFFECKER VII L CAPTAIN
AGGIES' ELEVEN IN 1912
Right Halfback Selected to Lead Team
Next Year-Farmers Will Hold An
other Big Meet This Year.

! town does not play the Navy in foot ball
I The Blue and Gray eleven. were it to
meet the MidshiI men, would not be sub
Jected to the hard trip that it would III
going north to play the Army or come oil
the other big schools, and it would still
have just as much chance to make a
reputation for itself. Tie Navy should be
pleased TO have Georgetown on its SEIZED
ulc. As 1t would aSSuredlY prove Just as
much of an attraction and give the Mid
Shipmen Just as hard game AS do some
of the other institutions which it plays,
and at the same time it would not prove
as costly a proposition to the hOol. II
costs the Navy a. great deal of money 10
bring down some OF the teams with which
1T schedules games.
If Georgetown can arrange a game with
the Washington American League club on
such a date that il Wfw open the season
of the local club it will make more none y
than 1t would all the rest of the
games together. When the Nationals re-
turn from their training trip in the
spring everybody is naturally anxious TO
see the players in action. and the first
game will probably draw a big crowd. Ii
is certain that it would be large enough
to guarantee the financial success of the
Blue and Gray season.
An attempt is to be made to foster an
indoor base ball league in this city this
winter. Whether or not interest can be
kept up and the organization will stand
IS question. but certain it is that there
Is no more reason why the game should
fall through here than anywhere else.
The circuit which has been formed here
Is to be started on an amateur basis and,
as such, it should experience little trouble
holding together as far as its finances are
concerned. The factor which will proba-
bly, decide the fate of the league is the
interest which the teams of which il is to
be composed show. If the players fail to
interest themselves enough in the game
to hold the clubs intact failure will De
the result of the efforts of those VINO are
fostering the idea, otherwise it will be a
success.
In Atlantic City and in many of the big
cities professional indoor base ball leagues
are in existence and flourish. The game
Is interesting from a spectators stand
point when it is understood, and there is
little trouble making money out of the
various circuits and at the same time pay
the players salaries ranging from 500 to
$3.50 per month. 1t is the custom in near
" every one of the cities which foster
the sport to have star members of the big
league clubs play, both for their ability
and the extra attraction they afford.
Every indication points to close vote
in the election which is to be held to-
morrow morning at GEORGETOWN to decide
upon a foot ball captain for next year.
When the canvass of the G men is made
and it is practically decided to which
way cdCH Vi them Will vote IL Isl seen tndt
at present the resu t seems to stand nine
for one man and seven for the other.
with one vote hanging in the balance.
While the indications are that Hearty
will be elected to the position. it is not
certain and cannot be definitely assured
until after the election is over and the
ballots counted.
1t is probable that another attempt will
be made at some time during the COM
ing winter to revive the old Maryland
intercollegiate League There has been
quite a dispute this fa1 regarding the
championship of the state, and so that
may he clearly determined in the future
the old schedule of games between the
Maryland state colleges will be rearrang-
ed if possible
The condition during the past foot ball
season in regard to the state champion
ship was that Western Maryland laid
the strongest claim to the title, and yet
that school p'ayed neither St Johns nor
Washington College. both of which de-
feated NJ. A. c.. which, in turn, won
from Western Maryland And then, to
show just how lit lie could be exhibited by
comparative scores. by which Western
Maryland claimed the title. it might be
mentioned that in one address at the ban
quet held at NJ. A c. last night COM
parative scores were cited to prove that
NJ. A. c. had the best team in the state,
and yet it lost to both Washineto ton Col
lege and st. Johns by good margins.