The Washington herald., 1913-11-17
LAMBETH DENIES
hilltop Yarn
Says Virginia Has Made No
Move Toward Severing
Football Relations.
GOES TO CAMBRIDGE.
Charlottesville Athletic Mentor NAV
Book Game with Crimson-0ther
Sporting Comment.
GOES TO CAMBRIDGE
By WILLIAM PEET.

BY WILLIAM PEET.
You can say for me that there is no
truth in the report that football relations
between Georgetown and Virginia will
be severed by Virginia said DR.. w. A.
Lambeth, head of athletics at the Uni
versity of Virginia, when interviewed Sat-
urday night
Many of our alumni he continued,
have been protesting against the annual
Georgetown game, declaring that it should
be abolished, pointing out that the Hill
toppers' slipshod eligibility code does
lot place the teams on an equal rating
On the other hand, many other Vir-
ginia graduates are in favor of keeping
up football relations with Georgetown.
The annual game in Washington, they
claim, should remain an established in
stitution.
The athletic authorities at Virginia
have never taken action on this matter
but probably will before the first OF the
year, and just what the outcome will be
have no idea
DR.. Lambeth was asked If Virginia felt
that Georgetown was not living up to
the eligibility rules established several
years ago and replied that Virginia did
not question the integrity of the hign
otf1cials on the Hilltop, but felt that
something was being put over by tbs
boys themselves DR.. Lambeth admitted
that he had no proofs with which to
back this up.
1t is a well-known fact that Harvard
offered Virginia the football date George
town was played here this season, and
that the Harvard game was to be played
in Cambridge.
Dr. Lambeth stated that he was going
TO Cambridge next Saturday to see the
Harvard-Yale' game, and would at that
time talk with the manager of the Har-
ward football team regarding date with
Virginia next fall.
Whether or not Harvard viii offer vir-
ginia> a game next year at the time
Georgetown usually plays this team, and
that Virginia will use this as a club
over Georgetown's head to bring about
certain conditions is not known, but one
thing is sure-no action has been taken
by the Charlottesville collegians about
severing athletic relations, reports to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Georgetown's game fight against over
whelming odds last Saturday, resulting
in a victory, is mighty gratifying to stu
dent body and alumni, and yesterday
nothing but praise was showered upon
Capt. Harry Costello and his men, sew
eral Of whom have lined up against Vir-
ginia for the last time.
The outlook for next season is particu-
larly bright. despite the fact that besides
Costello, Jimmy Fury, Dunn, others will
be lost to the eleven.
1t is freely predicted at the Hilltop that
Moriarity, the big tackle, will be elected
captain to succeed Costello.
An analysis of the offensive and de-
fensive play of the two teams shows the
f.
shone the players from Princeton last
Saturday.
BY rushing, Yale gained 1Ss yards in
forty-four plays to Princetons 81 yards
in twenty-five efforts. Three first downs
were scored against the Tigers solitary
gain in this respect.
Thirty-five kicks netted 1,214 yards
against 1,1sS yards for Princeton in thirty
three kicks. Yale regained $50 yards by
running back Laws punts. while Prince
tor picked up but 143 yards in similar
manner.
The Tigers tried three forward passes,
two OF which were incompleted and one
intercepted. while Yale's lone attempt in
this respect also went for naught because |
of a tumble when a touchdown hung on |
the catching of the ball. |
Mike Thompson. former GEORGETOWN |
athletic adviser, comes in for a nice
bouquet hurled at him by the Water |
bury American, of Waterbury, Conn.,,
Thompson's home town. Listen to this: |
''Waterburians never will cease to |
marvel at the agility of one Michael |
]. Thompson, who boasts of Water
bury as his home when he isn't busy
in other parts of the country. Boasts
is a good word. too, for Mike has prob
ably given his home town more ex-
tensive and really genuine advertising
throughout the country than any one
Waterburian. But speaking of his
agility. Every time any OF his many
friends from Waterbury see him OFF,
ciate as referee at one of the college
football games they go home wonder
ing how he does it. Fat and dumpy
as he seems to be, there doesn't seem
to be a gridiron star in the country
who can kick mud into Mikes coun-
tenance on the football field. He's on II
top of the ball every minute and sell
dom loses anything connected with it
There were hundreds of Waterburians
who saw him at New Haven last Satur-
day and departed, as they have before,
with the mystery still unsolved In
one play the ball got the best of him
and Mike made a leap that would make
a champion jumper turn green with
envy and brought him clear of the ball
with number of inches to spare.
Yes, Brother Thompson is a very
agile person on the football field"
From Chattanooga, Tenn, comes the
following chatter: The Southern League
is the fastest minor organization in or
ganized baseball, or in outlaw ball either,
for that matter, according to Kid EIber-
field. And it might be mentioned Incl
dentally the Tabasco one Is unusually
qualified to pass Judgment upon such a
question.
The Kid dropped into town the other !
day from his abode north OF the Ten
nessee River, and naturally drifted into
baseball during his conversation 1t was :
while discussing the chances of certain 4
major leagues in this circuit that EI- I
berfeld delivered his opinion in regard
TO the speed of Father Kavanaugh's or {
ganiZation. I
Take it from me-" said the Kid, s'the !
Southern is the fastest league of all the /
minors. On transforming trips and at '
various other times / have played in G
the International. the American Asso-
ciation, and all the rest of them, and c
the Southern is the fastest by far. {
when training in the South with the | 4
Yankees and the Senators was often /
greatly amused by the aIibis put up by /
1ur fellows to explain for their defeats c
1t the hands of the Southern League s
,lubs. They invariably attributed it to e
he fact that the Dixie athletes were in b
oetter condition, but they never stopped r
% consider that they had been in train (