The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
GEORGETOWN TEAM
TO SPEND WEEK
ON NEARBY FARM
Blue and Gray Gridiron Warriors
to Work Out in the Country
for Indian Game.
FINAL sCRHNMAGE ON TODAY

With football enthusiasm at a high
lefo for practice before Georgetown meets
the Carlisle Indians on the Hilltop, the
announcement was officially made last
night that the entire Blue and Gray var
sity squad would be taken out of the
city to a farm in Virginia.
Together with coaches. rubbers, train
nected with a varsity football outfit.
twenty-five Georgetown gridiron warriors
will leave the West End field tomorrow
afternoon Immediately after practice for
their camp in the woods Of the neighbor-
ing State and will not return to this
city. with the exception Of coming in for
their respective classes. until within =
few hours before the game starts Satur-
day afternoon.
AS II can easily be seen. the George
town football management is not leaving
stone unturned toward preparing its
team for the biggest football battle Of
the present year. Every possible means
that can be used that will in any way
better the condition OF the local college
football eleven will without doubt be
brought into play. and when the George
town team goes out on the field Saturday
afternoon to do battle with tho Red Men
IL 10 rdie W soy tHdt II ia oo hok oAiy
one Of the best elevens that Georgetown
has ever put on a field. but will also be
one that will give Glen Warmers football
warriors one of the hardest fights that
they will have during the entire season.
To Keep Player. Quiet.
The plan Of sending Georgetown's .
football men out into the country is
principally to keep the players away
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before all big football battles. Fans are
constantly looking for dope on the big
game, and the most logical place to OBJ
tain II Is from the players themselves.
and thus the entire football squad Is
constantly being used as q bureau Of
sporting information. Head Coach Bail
ey's plan. however. will put q stop to
this. for the men will be kept in camp.
and. with the exception of newspaper
men. nobody will know the location Of
the Blue and Gray farm, and. conse-
quently. visitors will not frequent the
camp.
While in their farming quarters. the
Georgetown football men will have a
daily routine laid out for them by their
coaches. The players will be called from
their beds at o'clock in the morning,
and then a short, snappy walk will be
In order before breakfast After break
IdSt Ine fSlue ana pIdN fHoScshlH
ers will don their suits for a short cross
country run. Upon their return the
coaches will give their charges a black
board talk before lunch. A long signal
drill will take up the principal part Of
the afternoon and will be followed by
another shorter talk by the executives
before the evening meal
Final Scrimmnxe on Hill.
The entire evening will be given over
to the entertainment OF the football
men. at which time piano playing, &c.
will play an important part in keeping
of the spirit of the camp. Those men
who have class in the day will be ex-
cused from the conflicting part OF camp
life as will the men who attend the pro-
fessional departments at night, but they
will return to their out Of town quarters
after school Is over.
This afternoon will mark the last
scrimmage that the Georgetown squad
will be put through before the game.
Fear Of injury and the desire to send
the men into Saturdays game against
the red men thoroughly rested has
caused tthe Blue and Gray coaches to
call of all rough work after this after
noon.
Tickets were placed on sale yesterday
at Spalding's, Whites. and Roberts
sporting good stores and the number Of
tickets sold UP to last night has broken
all previous records for any first day
advance sale Of a football game ever
held in this section Of the country. Mail
orders are constantly coming in from the
neighboring cities and there Is little
doubt that tickets will be very scarce
the day Of the game.
1t was announced last night that the
game would start Saturday afternoon at
3 o'clock promptly.