The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-13
GEORGETOWN TEAM
SHOWS STRENGTH
AGAINST N, A. G.
Hilltop Eleven in Better Shape
Right Now Than Prior to
Indian Game.
FAvoRITE IN COMING BATTLE

With a team that is without the slight
est doubt stronger to-day than II was
the day that It met the Carlisle Indians,
the Georgetown University eleven will
| enter the Virginia game next Saturday
1 afternoon the decided favorite from
| every standpoint. With a defense that
is undoubtedly better coached in better
physical condition, and in every way
| stronger and better able to check the Of
/ fensive tactics OF their opponents. the
Blue and Gray should prove themselves
capable OF covering the Virginia backs
without endangering their goal line at
any time during the game.
As far as the Hilltop backfieId is con-
| cerned, there is little question that with
such men to advance the ball as Furey,
| Costello. Dunn and Murray, there is no
| one who is in any way connected with
the gridiron sport or who knows any
thing about the past records of these
men who can doubt that the Orange and
Blue defense will be pushed to the last
| notch IL they are to hold the local men
| in check.
Judging from the past records Of the
| two teams, 1t would seem that George
| town should be able to triumph over
| their southern rivals by about eighteen
points. 1t may be pointed out that Nir-
ginia made a good showing against Van
derbilt when these two elevens met at
Nashville, but 1t has been stated from
very authentic sources that the Wander
bilt team did not wish to extend them
| selves against Virginia on account of the
game with Harvard that was booked
for such an early date after that on
which Vanderbilt met Virginia.
That this rumOr has considerable
| truth in it is very possible for 1t is not
very likely that the champions of the
South would take any chances with
| their best men before they met Harvard
| and as a result the eleven from Char
lottesvilIe were not confronted with the
| real strength of the Vanderbilt team and
| consequently a better showing than was
expected resulted. With the exception
of this game it must be admitted that
Virginia has made a showing so far this
season that has been anything but up to
the standard of Virginia teams in the
past.
On the other hand the Georgetown
eleven has been victorious in every In
| stance but one. and taken from a matter
Of fact standpoint the Blue and Gray
deserve the greatest credit for their play
| ing against the Carlisle Indians which
was the only team to take the measure
| Of the Hilltoppers so far this season
| Against the Red men the Blue and Gray
have been the only team in the country,
Including Harvard and all the other big
colleges in the East, to run up a score
of twenty points in the last two years.
| In every other game this year George
town was so superior to their opponents
that the games were of little interest to
the spectators and could not be counted
on as a real test OF the Hilltoppers
strength. With all these points taken
into consideration and the records of the
two teams for this season together with
the present strength of the two elevens
considered L Is hard to see Just how VIr-
ginia will be able to win Saturdays
game However, where there is life
there is hope but it is generally pretty
hard to foster life when the conditions
are anything but favorable.
In the scrimmage against NJ A. c. yes
terday afternoon the Georgetown eleven
proved itself to be in excellent condition
for the coming battle with Virginia next
Saturday. Although no regular game
was played yesterday afternoon, and even
the practice was sufficient TO demonstrate
TO some extent the strength of the Blue
and Gray eleven. Practically able to gain
through their opponents line and around
their ends at will, the Hilltop offensive
tactics look to have been perfected suf-
flciently to cope with any eleven in the
East. On the defensive the Blue and
Gray warriors held their opponents thor
oughly in check and did not allow them
to make first downs once, although the
visitors sometimes took six and seven
downs. and even more than that, and
then were unable to make the necessary
distance.
White at tackle is without the slightest
doubt one of the strongest men that the
Blue and Gray have ever had in their
line. On the defensive the former full
back is a tower of strength and seems to
be invincible, no matter what sort of a
play is hurled against him. On the often
sive Dave can be depended upon to open
holes through which the Blue and Gray
backs should have little trouble in max
ing very substantial gains.