The Washington times., 1911-11-28
NOW
: READY FOR LEHIGH
By THOMAS KIRBY.

y Georgetown's season Of practice was
practically closed yesterday with
1tifr scrimmage between the regulars
and the scrubs, and the whole squad
.Ieemed to possess more dash and spirit
Than at any other time since the Vir-
-gnia game.
- Today while the high school teams
are playing the Georgetown men will
practice on the Prep Field. The princi-
pal object now is to keep the team
primed for Lehigh. for. despite the
gloomy reports coming from the Penn
sylvanians, the impression Is that Le-
shigh will send a mighty able eleven
hare on Thursday.
= AS there is no counter attraction here
that afternoon a large crowd is expect
ed. The whole Georgetown student
sebody Is expected to attend, while Le-
shigh has asked for reservations for 800,
many Of these tickets to be used b.
the alumni who live In Washington.
One Lehigh man who will not see the
game is Jack Gass. who has been
--hamed referee for the Virginia. Carolina
game at Richmond on the holiday.
q Although no definite announcement Of
dhe line up will b. male until after
Tech and Central have net this after
noon, it is understood that the MANAGE
ment OF the all-high school eIevo,
Mnieh VIII play the Vigilants on Thurs.
mighty 'snig strogr tss,, has gotten together a
~nt,r ~sners Is a likelihood of this team
kucing tomorrow afternoon. While
better 'si,anes shana are are reported to be in
~ should be rather iDterestine 'e ton.
',iees,, ana VIII give the school. oys an
4 tcppoTtunity. TO demcnstrat what tbeu M
iS' w against heavier opponents.
~ The following from the Alumni ws.L
11H Is Princeton's view of q highly snc-
tiicessful football season and fndirectIy
"a pretty neat compliment to Logan Cum
H1 Just as inside baseball has sivap
~ Princeton pre-eminence on the diamond
so inside football brought the Prince,
Ion eieSen TO frst rank among the col
iJtttbss inis autumn. 1t used to be said
8 ;that the best defense was a good at
lack. but the Princeton football system
sSHas now demonstrated that under the
revised rules that's all wrong. that the
best attack is a good defense. Paradox
Oiieal as that may sound, it has proved
.irue az least this season. Captain Hart :
team had an attack. of course; we hap
open 10 know that that was what the
~ team and coaches were working ON so
earnestly for the last two weeks. And
az Is based on sound modern principles
were SuCn In the game
with our Yale friends that II was both
~Inwise and unnecessary to put that at
Srtack into operation. The principal
games were won without II, and so IL Is
Reserved for next year, a valuable as.
nset with which to start another season
This year Princetons sturdy defense
with the great qualities which Captain
. Hart's men showed. to think on their
feet" to adapt themselves to new con.
Editions, and to turn every opportunity to
iB1elling advantage, sufficed to win from
brboth Harvard and Yale. And we are
always willing, nay eager, to concede
9rour friends the enemy all the first down.
,yf they will concede us the touch
Sdowns.'
To II as West Point and Annapolis ar,
claiming, that Navy has the creates
team in the country and Army the mex
-s.best. where does Georgetown come in
Barring tie Midship, the Blue and Ora!