The Washington times., 1911-10-16
Blue and Gray Athletes Wei
come Respite Following
Carlisle Indian Struggle.
WESTPOINT OFFERS
NEXT HARD BATTLE
Greer, Quinlan, and Bergen Show
Possibilities as Varsity Play
ers Saturday.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Light practice is on for today at
Georgetown, Coach Nielsen realizing
the generally sore and stiffened state
of the players who went through that
Carlisle Indian game Saturday. Though
none was really hurt, all were put to
the test, and welcome the days respite
from hard work. Costello, Magner,
Fury, and Quinlan are slightly lame
from the hammering they received from
the Indians, but all will be ready for
practice tomorrow
Next Saturday comes Georgetown's
first game away from the Hilltop. Rich
mond College being met in the Virginia
capital. This game should not cause
the Blue and Gray supporters any real
anxiety. 1t should make just a good
workout for the eleven, which, two
weeks later. will run up against the
powerful West Point aggregation.
Three weeks now intervene before
Georgetown lines up on the gridiron be-
side the Hudson. The Army, team is
coming fast, anu by that time will be
one of the hardest teams in the East
TO face. The Blue and Gray team will
need it's very best brand of football to
make respectable showing against
the doughboys.
..... Proved Handicap.
Lack of good physical condition proved
a severe handicap for the Blue and
Gray Saturday, and Coach Nielsen from
now on will do his best to whip the
players into shape. The contrast In
Physical condition between the Indians
and the Hilltoppers was plain to be
seen Saturday and was as much the
reason for Georgetown's poor showing
as anything else.
Coach Nielsen faces the task of form
ing a serviceable interference for the
runner. too. Carlisle's strength in this
respect was wonderful, the runner
emerging from the scrimmage with al
ways one or two men ahead of him.
the poor tackling Of the Blue and Gray.
brought long gains for the visitors.
Beginning tomorrow the practice at
is very likely that changes will take
place in the line-up Of the Blue and
Gray eleven. Saturdays game showed,
among other things, that young Bergen
ter proved to be a strong runner on
piays outside of tackle. making many
riod.
Greer Looks Good.
That Greer is not out of the running
for a place in the. middle of the line.
was shown against the Indians. 1t was
his good Undertaking that resulted in
the Blue and Gray's lone score. He
was through his opponent like a flash.
blocking the kick and making 1t pos
sible for Hart, also through the line.
to seize the pigskin and carry 1t over
the line for a touchdown.
Carlisle showed itself powerful
team, sure to cause trouble at Cambridge
and Philadelphia. The Indians are pop
ular at Harvard, always bringing out a
large crowd of enthusiastic supporters.
With the team as put on the field here
against Georgetown, Glenn Warner
,tards a good chance of giving the
beefy Harvard eleven a stiff. fight.
and hotter Next Saturday Pennsyiva-
nia already scored on by smaller teams.
will face the powerful Brown eleven
from Providence. r. I. This team has
done excellent work since the season
opened. Not only has it strong back
field. one of the best in the country,
but Its forwards have displayed mar
Velous strength ana quickness IN every
game.
Army Meets Yale.
West Point starts it's really hard bat
ties against Yale, perhaps the best all
around eleven in the East. Great in
terest will pc manifested here in the
outcome of this game, for the Govern
ment school has many adherents in the
Capital.
While the cadets are battling the Yale
bulldog. the middies will be mixing
IT with the Princeton Tigers, at An
napolis. Many Washington supporters
of the midshipInen will make the short
trip to Maryland's capital to see this
game. With Georgetown playing at
Richmond, the Navy-Princeton game
Lehigh, which has many followers
here. meets Ursinus this week The
latter gave the Quakers a hard fight
before yielding. and played very good
football. They may surprise Lehigh
despite the latter's record Of tieine
Princeton.
Harvard meets Amherst, Dartmouth
plays Williams. and Carlisle jumps tc
Pittsburgh to battle Pittsburg Univer.
sity. All three games are interesting,