Evening star., 1913-10-22
c, j. ELEVEN WILL
PLAY IN RALEIGH
First Game of South Atlantic
Championship Season Will
Be Against A. and NJ.
BUSINESS PLAY NOT
WITHIN THE RULES
Should Not Have Been Allow
-
ed by Officials, Even if Its
Requirements Had
Been Fulfilled.
BY n. C. BYRD.

The first big game of the foot ball
season in the South Atlantic section
will be played tomorrow Georgetown
will go to Raleigh to meet the North
Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical
College i'm the first contest. which will
have a decisive bearing on the cham
pionsbip.
There is much speculation as to the
probable outcome of the game. The
supporters of the Blue and Gray feel
confident that their team will win, while
the hackers of the Carolina institution
are just as sure that a victory will be
secured over the local university. The
work OF both elevens has been of such
caliber that 1T would be extremely diff
hcult to pick winner, and any predic-
tlon must be based OH mere conjecture
A. and M. undoubtedly has better line
material than Georgetown, and it is said
that It's backfield is exceptional, bit even
al that the Blue and Gray is strong, and
no one need think anything to the con-
trary. The team from the Hilltop has
greater fighting qualities than any
other in the south, which has been
proved time after time, which factor
is not one to be despised in foot ball.
nor lightly considered, either That
gets away with games. and 1T is one
OF the things which will help George
town greatly tomorrow.
While A. and Nj. undoubtedly has a
splendid backfield, according to what has
been told regarding it, it must be remem-
oered that Georgetown also has some
backs who are exceedingly clever. There
is none in the south the equal of Costello
Wnen IL comes to open Ieid running, and,
while heavy line-plunger is lacking,
m q -,
that respect. 1t would appear that there
Will not be a great deal of difference in.
the play of the backfields, but it would
not be surprising to see the A. and NJ
line have the margin.
A. and NJ. will certainly have the more
powerful eleven There will be much
greater physoical strength I'm it's makeup
than In that of the Georgetown. The
A and NJ. line is said to average 19S
pounds from tackle to tackle, which is
mucn more than will the Blue and Gray
forwards. Also the backfeld of the
Raleigh team will be much heavier The
men behind Georgetowns line will prob
ably not average more than 12S or 16o.
while the quartet against which they will
be pitted will go close to the LIS mark.
Sum ming up the advantages of the
two teams, 1T would seem that A. and NJ.
has the advantage of greater physical
power. but that Georgetown will be a
little more clever In some of the other
details. For instance, a. and M. has
no man who can kick goals from the
field as we'll as Costello, which, in
close game, is apt to prove a very i'm
portant factor. Without having seen
A. and NJ. in action ii would be ri
diculous to predict that it will win
from Georgetown, but 1T does have the
best chance that has been placed be-
fore it since 1908 to accomplish just
that. And. to go little further, it
may be said that If the A. and NJ.
eleven is as strong as has been re-
ported the odds favor it to defeat the
hilltoppers.
Anyway. the game will be one well
worth seeing.
Technical High scored the first win
in the interscholastic series. 1t won
yesterday from the Business High
eleven by a margin of one touchdown.
The Manual Trainers showed stronger
offense than the Stenographers. al
though the latter seemed TO have "a
more well developed defense. The play
of both teams was above the ordinary,
and it is generally expected that Tech
will be able to win the title now that
it has secured a good start.
One of the plays which Business tried
to make has excited a great deal of
comment as regards the justice of the
ruling of the officials, it being claimed
that the officials had no right to rule
as they did. AS matter of fact the
play, as described. was one which should
not have been allowed, even though it
had been made as 1t was supposed to be,
with the end off the field who was sup