Evening star., 1912-11-19
6 Two Games Scheduled to Be Played Here Before the Season En-

have not only had a successful season.
but it is probable that they have not had
more success in many year. Reilly,
the former Yale halfback. almost owns
work with the team this year. and If he
gets away with the A. and NJ game 1t
is likely that he will be hailed as the
greatest coach living.
There seems hardly any doubt that Vir-
ginia will beat North Carolina. The poor
showing of the latter eleven this year just
about precludes any chance Of it's win
ming from any team which Is rated
Here is food for reflection among those
who claim that foot ball is such
dangerous game. Bob" Bescher. one
and probably the best base runner. who
is with Cincinnati in the National
League, in an article in a current issue
of one of the magazines. says that foot
ball is but little. If any. more dangerous
than base ball. Bescher says that it has
been his experience that there is no more
danger in a foot ball game than in base
ball He explains that In the general
play foot ball is the rougher, but that as
far as serious injury is concerned play
er is not much more liable to receive one
in foot ball than on the diamond. !.
Bescher should know of what he
speaks. He played three years on the
Notre Dame eleven and has played three
A. eo four seasons on professional foot ball
teams, a kind of foot ball which' by tne
way, would make college contest ioon
as a darning contest. and mas aio
reached the highest rank In professional
base ball. When man has had tnat ex-
perience in both games his views ought to
stand for a great DEAL Bescher states as
proof of what he says that he has been
almost killed twice in base ball games;
but that in all his experience In foot bail
he has never had more than rough
shaking up.
1t is rather queer. but it is fact. that
the majority of great professional base
ball players who have played loot DaH
have a much fonder liking for the latter
Even Mathewson, who was halfback at
BuckneIl in the old days of foot ball
says that one game of foot ball is worth
more than whole season In base baii.
He has been quoted time after time as
stating that foot ball has a much greater
attraction for him than base ball.
Arrangements were under way iast
week for contest to be played between
the Maryland Aggies and Catholic Uni
versity this week. The Brooklanders re-
fused to go to College Park for the con-
test, though, and that is where the mat
ter ended.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
MARYLAND Aggies have not played
game for more than week, 1T is PROB
able that the team is in worse shape tnan
il has been at any time this season.
Bowland has developed a severe case of
water on the knee, while several others
are out with injuries of different klnos.
1t is probable that the team Will not De
in as good condition as was hoped wnen
it was found that 1t would have to face
a fast, capable aggregation when 1t meets
Western MARYLAND.
Basket ball practice was started last
night at Catholic University. A credit
able lot of candidates showed up. and the
prospects are excellent Tor the oeVeiop
ment OF a capable five. -
1t is reported that the Virginia Poly
technic Institute has had the poorest ma
terial in years from which to develop
foot ball team The men for the most
part have been inexperienced. and the
squad has been the lightest in long
time.
When it is considered that the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute was defeated by
Washington and Lee by wide margin.
it would appear that Georgetown snoulo
have little trouble winning from it, but
the chances are that the Virginia eleven
will come here primed to do its best and
may prove something OF the surprise that
did the Charlottesville aggregation 1t
may be. OF course. that the Blue and
Gray viii hit its stride and get away with
a victory by a wide margin, as 1t did
against A. & NJ. but there is little doubt
that the v. p. I. men have been worked
with the sole idea OF having the men In
their best condition when they come here
Thanksgiving.
Catholic University will figure that it
has had a successful season II 1t wins
from the Mount st. Mary's eleven
Thanksgiving day. The Brookfanders
that one contest and they will make every
effort toward the accomplishment of that
object.
Catholic University will be against an
eleven which has had almost as little ex-
perience in the securing of victories this
season as i, has had. ST. Mary's has &C
complished little in the way Of winning
games this year, having lost only two
weeks ago to much lighter eleven at
Rock Hill.
There is every likelihood that the same
team which started against Virginia at
Georgetown Field last Saturday will be
sent in against the V. P. /. men next
week. 1t would be hard to secure bet
ter combination of individual players.
Both in the line and in the backfield the
men are exceptionally capable.
Eastern will battle against Technical
High this afternoon in the game which
will decide second place in the scholastic
series. Just which will win would be hard
to tell Tech has a much heavier aggre
CATION, while Eastern Is lot faster. Gen.
trail beat both teams by the margin of
single touchdown, without kicking goal
against either
1t would appear that there will be little
to choose between the two. and 1t seems
that the contest should be very close.