Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-05
HAL CHASE MAY
BRING A TEAM
New York HighIanders' First
BaSeman Wants Dates for
Professional Quint.
FOOT BALL INJURED
LIST EXAGGERATED
Opinions as to Roughness of
Sport Often Formed on In
tentionaI|y Erroneous
Reports.
BY n. c. BYRD.

BY 81. c. BYRD.
A professional basket ball team may
under the direction Of Hal Chase, the
New York Highlander first baseman.
Chase has witten to certain parties in
the District, and they are now working on
the matter trying to make the neces-
sary arrangements.
Chase will not bring a team here to
play permanently but will go through a
series of contests with Georgetown, the
Y. NJ. c. A. and one or two other quints.
1t Is probable that the professional five
will be here several days, and it may be
that it is the intention to tour this part
Of the country.
Chase is now playing basket ball with
the professional five in Pennsylvania, and
is reported to be making quite a success
of it. The team on which he is playing
is composed of some of the best men in
the game. Chase. himself, is a wonder
full performer If the reports of his ability
are to be credited
If the necessary arrangements are com
pleted it is likely that the great first
baseman will bring his five here some
time in January, if not during the holt
days. He Is very anxious to come, and 1t
is likely that his quint will be seen here
some time during the winter.
Georgetown did not do much in the way
of saving money when it changed its
coaching system: and that was one of the
main reasons why the change was made
according to reports at the time. 1t was
stated then that the Blue and Gray would
adopt the alumni system of coaching
the salary paid coaches. Neither was
accomplished. No member Of the alumni
in any way coached the eleven, and much
more money was spent than last year
According to figures published in morn
ing paper, which were accurate to within
S25, it cost Georgetown lot more to run
its coaching system this season than was
the case last fall.
1t might also be mentioned as a pecuia,
coincidence that the amount Of receipts
from foot ball this year was much less
than was taken in in 1911 According tC
unofficial yet accurate report. the amount
of money realized at the gate this year
was between eight and nine thousand
dollars. Last season, IL memory serves
we'll, the amount taken in was some
thing like fourteen thousand.
The National Guard basket ball five
won from the Y. NJ. c. A. quint last night
by a narrow margin. The contest was
fairly we'll played.
There appears little doubt that Costello
will be elected to the captaincy Of the
Georgetown foot ball team when the
leader for next year is chosen. From the
sentiment expressed it would appear that
he will be the man to get the honor. II
was thought that there would be some
opposition in a certain quarter. but that
has about died away. according to a
statement made yesterday.
The work of the statisticians this year
in arranging their lists Of the killed in
foot ball included one man from whom
a protest was received that he was not
dead. 1t seems that he was supposed
to be dead and yet he was alive, we'll and
going to classes.
Here is what a Philadelphia paper had
to say regarding the casualty lists in
foot ball:
1t is getting to be hard job, but the
casualty howlers' continue to prepare
lists of accidents which are supposed to
have taken place on the foot ball field.
These lists are more: or less authentic.
mostly less. we are led to believe
Among the ten deaths which were at
tributed directly to foot ball in the list
recently published was that of Charles
Hires jr.. a member of the Haverford
College eleven. Now Hires is not only
alive, according to his friends at the Main
Line institution, but is attending classes.
He was injured in a gridiron battle, but
recovered. Since the casualty howlers''
went wrong on Hires. how are we to be-
lieve that the other nine We're killed?
Again, we find included in the list of
injured SiXty-twO who sustained minor
sprains, wrenches and muscle bruises.
Every man who has engaged in athletics
golf. tennis. base ball and running
knows what a muscle bruise is. Athletes
usually refer to 1t as ''charleyhorse. 1t
disappears in a day or so II the proper
attention is paid to 1t.
Plenty Of men shave themselves. Oc-
casionally they are in hurry and cut
put a plaster on it and forget 1t. OF the
1873 injuries attributed to foot ball, We
are safe in saying that 100 were not more
serious than a slight cash inflicted by the
razor. The other eighty-three We're major
sprains, fractured bones and dislocations.
Furthermore, 1t may be added that not
one serious injury was charged to col
lege foot ball by these Casualty howl
ers." They admit that the majority were
sustained In games on the lots where
pastimes. for kids will be kids and the
foot ball solons cannot prevent them
from being kids.
black eye is because Of something over
which the foot ball mentors themselves
have control. There is a practice every
year, which takes place in almost every
institution winch supports loot Dali, or
giving out reports to the effect that half
the team is in the hospital with danger
Gus bruises and hurts which are likely
to keep them from playing in the big
games. These are generally printed un-
der big headlines by the newspapers,
with the result that the public is given
the opinion that the game is so brutal
that men are being half killed all the
time. One of the reasons why the sport
is tabooed by many is because of just
such reports. and the chances are that
ninety-nine out Of every hundred who
have declared themselves against the
sport have formed their opinions through
influence Of that character.
A meeting will be held about the first
Of next week by the Maryland Aggies
foot ball team to elect captain of the
team for next year. Just who will
get the honor Is question. there be-
ing several men who are eligible for
the place. 1t is probable that fourteen
or fifteen men will receive their MS
and all of these are eligible to vote
For the captaincy. two or three of the
most capable men are generally selected
by the athletic Council and the others
vote for these.