Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

never Deen aDle 10 turn out a CreuItdDie
foot ball team, Notwithstanding the fact
that they have always had lot of heavy
material To look at a North Carolina
team In the past one would have thought
that it ought to win from almost any
eleven, but somehow or other 1t has never
been able to show the effective style of
play which wins games.
There must be some reason back Of
this that is not known to the general
public. Cartmell. in letter to Hegarty,
which rendered 1t necessary for man
to be even more than foot ball coach
to make good at Carolina. Just what he
meant by that is questionable, but it is
probable that some deleterious conditions
exist which are not easy to remove or
overcome.
Hegarty is rather diplomatic person.
though, much more SO than is ordinarily
supposed and he should be able to meet
any untoward conditions which might
arise in way which would insure their
being surmounted in the best way pos
sible. There is not the least doubt that
he knows enough foot Dall to make a sue
cessful coach, and that he should be
able to apply his knowledge and instill
the right kind of spirit into his men is
shown by the excellent manner in which
he led the Georgetown eleven during the
season just ended as its captain.
If Hegarty goes to North Carolina as
it's coach next fall he should make good,
tutored the eleven in recent years.
Washington and Lee is clamoring for a
foot ball game with the University Of Vir-
ginia next fall. The Lexington institu-
ton is very anxious to reopen athletic
relations on the gridiron with the Char
lottesville school. The Blue and White
had the most successful foot ball season
in many years playing the schedule
just finished, and it is constrained to look
for greater fields in which to show it's
prowess next year. While Washington
and Lee was ranked ahead of Viarginia
during the past year. the two teams did not
play and there was no real basis Of COM
parison. 1t is impossible to say which
. Of the two elevens was the stronger, and
1t is probable that neither could have
held any margin during the entire season.
In the last two or three weeks of the
schedule it Is probable that the Virginia
team would have had the margin, while
before that Washington and Lee would
have most likely been the victor had the
two teams met.
Whether or not the Virginia eleven will
consent to meet Washington and Lee
is not known, but the chances are that
there will be no contest scheduled for
next season. There is a possibility that
relations may be resumed during the
following year, as there is little real
reason why the two Institutions should
not meet.
The game this afternoon between the
Vigilants and a team composed of former
college players should prove to be inter-
estlng despite the fact that the college
men are not likely to present a team
which has played together. The fact
that the Vigilants' opponent will have in
its lineup such stars as Jack Hegarty.
Dave White and Frank Gargan, with sew
eral others who have had much expert
ence in the game. will give the contest a
distinction which has been had by no
other eleven that has faced the local in
dependent club this year.
The advantages which go to one team
or the other will most likely be in favor
of the Vigilants under such conditions.
1t Is probable that the defense of the
former college men will be strong, and
plish any great deal against it-not more
than three touchdowns at most if the
men who have been advertised as their
opponents appear. The offense of the COL
lege men will not be up to the mark,
though: No team got together on the
spur OF the moment in foot ball is go
ing to show very we'll in that department
Of play.
Georgetown is scheduled to meet the
Mount st. Joseph's CCollege Quint to-
morrow night. and it should be able to
get away with the game much more cas-
lily than it did that it played with the
University of Maryland last week. Mount
st. Joseph's will not be as strong proba-
bly,, while the Blue and Gray will have
profited greatly by it's experience of ap-
pearing in regular contest.
Catholic University ran up about the
largest score that has been made in a
| while in the game in which it appeared
against Frederick College last night.
Ninety-eight points is more than has
generally been Tailed in three ordinary
contests.
OF course the Brookland quint must be
given credit for having accomplished
some good work in it's game by being
able to toss SO many goals, but the poor
work of the five 1t was pitted against
was In the main responsible for the big
tally. The visitors were throwing the
ball all around the hall in an aimless
sort of a fashion. which did not speak
very we'll for the quality Of their team
| work.
| Georgetown is about to take on the
heaviest schedule it has ever attempted
in foot ball. AS the program is being
mapped out the Blue and Gray eleven will
have a much more difficult time in get
| ting away with its contests next fall than
| it did the past season.
| The first big game will be played with
| the Navy October II. The KIT will take
place two weeks later with the Carlisle
Indians. After that it is probable that a
game with the Army will be on the schea-
uie. The last two contests will be with
Virginia and Lehigh. Those are the i'm
portant contests to be listed unless
changes are made. Virginia being he
only southern school which will be play
ed, Georgetown next fall branches out to
meet teams against which it should show
well and into whose class it has come
to be. There is nothing to Re gained by
playing North Carolina and the North
Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical
! College, especially when the margin of
superiority is much In favor of the Blue
and Gray. In meeting the teams from the
north the Blue and Gray management
will certainly cause its season to be much
more Of q financial success than it was
during the past year, the general foot
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