The Washington times., 1912-11-20
Princeton Likely to Be Met
by Georgetown Another
|. Season.
MAY PLAY FIRST
GAME IN NORTH
Want Game With Virginia Post.
poned Until Thanksgiving
g.. Day in 1918.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.


- not yet concluded at the Hilltop, the
v. p. /. contest coming on Thanksgiving
Day, the authorities are already pre-
pairing for next years schedule. 1t Is
expected to be a radical departure. too,
from those OF past years. 1t will prob
ably enable Georgetown to take rank
among the strongest elevens Of the East
With the appointment OF Vincent
DALEY graduate supervisor OF athletics
at the Hilltop, a visible athletic policy
has been instituted which Is expected to
bear fruit soon in added reputation for
the university. The scramble from year
to year will be a thing OF the past. An
orderly advance takes Its place. This
VIII be seen In all branches OF sport at
georgetown. and 1t is expected to be
seen clearly next fall.
In the first place. many Of the smaller
elevens will vanish from the Hilltoppers'
&3otball schedule In 1918. Mt. ST. Mary's.
washington College, and Randolph Ma
pearances on the Hilltop this season be-
Ing their last. 1t is felt that they do
little toward aiding the development of
Georgetown elevens.
Open In North.
The season OF 1918 for the Blue and
Gray is expected to open somewhere In
the North. Princeton Is the most likely
antagonist for that first game of the
season. There was some talk of this
last winter. but the plans fell through
largely because the Tigers had but one
date open. and that was unsuitable for
the Hilltoppers. By beginning on sched-
ule making early, Head Coach Daley
believes he will be able to arrange a
well-nigh perfect schedule. and this will
include a contest with Princeton. At
any rate. that opening contest next year
Is almost sure to see the eleven playing
In the North.
can find room on their schedules for the
Georgetown eleven. but efforts may be
made to arrange such games In the
earlier part Of the season.
Dickinson College, which ran away
from Catholic University this year. Is
seeking a game with Georgetown. and Is
very likely to be accommodated. 81
Pauxtis, the former Pennsylvania end,
one sure to test to the limit the West
End eleven. II this game is scheduled.
II will be played in the Capital.
On Thanksgiving Day.
Furthermore, an effort will be made to
have the Virginia game scheduled for
Thanksgiving Day next season. This
was talked over this year. but Vir-
sinia had arranged for its annual bat
and would not consider change. How
ever. by starting early Georgetown
hopes to have this great classic Of the
football season billed for Turkey Day
IN 1918.
Vanderbilt. acknowledged to be the
best eleven in the South. may be found
on the schedule next year. too. 1t is
too late for such Il contest to be ar
ranged for this season. but II may be
obtained In 1913 Indeed, 1t Is almost
assured.
at the Hilltop is to make a schedule
which will test the eleven by regular
steps coming to a climax on Thanks
giving Day. when Virginia will be
played Such a system finds the weak
er teams useless and. therefore. they
will be dropped. BY playing Washing.
ton and Lee. Virginia Polytechnic. and
virginia. ranking in the South Atlantic
section will be possible. The Wander
bilt game will give the Blue and Gray
a place in the elevens OF the South.
Same In North.
By playing one or two teams in the
North. II will be possible for the Blue
and Gray to obtain better ranking
. among elevens OF the East 1t Is real
lied at Georg etown that schedule MAX
ing is one of the fine arts. That 0-to-0
game with the Army last year did more
FOR Georgetown In the way OF attracting
attention than any other game on the
schedule. 1t Is desired that next years
varsity eleven will have every opportu-
nifty OF receiving its proper ranking, and
this can be done better by the schedule
makers than ever before.
or this years winning team George
town will lose In 1918 Captain Hegarty.
Eddie Mullaney. Dave white. Tug
Fury. Jim Dunn. and Marvin Ritch. OF
course, this Is hard blow. but the
squad possesses sufficient talent for an
excellent nucleus. Perhaps the hardest
task for the coaches will be to replace
the tackles. white and Hegarty. The
others should be replaced with mer
now on the squad only a slight degree
less skillful.
This years coaches are expected tc
be on the job again next wear
Frank Gargan. caring for the back fie d
Eddie Bennis. doing the same for the
line, and Dap DALEY having genera
supervision. These three men have
worked together admirably this season
and should continue In 1919 Harmony
among the coaches goes toward success.
of an eleven.