The Washington times., 1915-11-12
C.. u, AND GALLAUDET|
WILL PLAY BIG GAME
ON HILLTOP GROUNDS
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

SoIuOHC OHNCIeiSy ohu o"he~>~
will play their Thanksgiving Day
football game on Georgetown Field.
When Graduate Manager Charles
r. Cox made the announcement to-
day that Georgetown had offered the
use Of its football field to Catholic
University, a new leaf in Washing
ton intercollegiate athletics had
been turned over and many follow
ers Of sport in the District began to
discuss the future possibilities Of
these two universities getting to-
gether in every branch of athletic
endeavor.
In commenting on the decision Of the
Blue and Gray to allow c. u. and GAL
laudet the use Of the football field
THANKSGIVING. Graduate Manager Cox
said: 1T has always been the policy
Of Georgetown University to foster
good. clean athletics. The university as
. whole and the athletic board desire
to help their neishboring schools In
every way possible to build UP their
athletics and make Washington city
and the public appreciate their athletic
efforts. and with the above In view we
are only too clad to r~,p out Catholic
University and Gailaudet BY giving
them the use OF our grounds for their
annual Thanksgiving DAY eame.
that we gave our grounds twice a week
to the high schools. but we believe that
by SO doing We have encouraged the
youngsters Of these schools to try for
bigger things and prepare themselves
fhetr adva pCei Nunrk In afh1aftCq
when they enter their collegiate
No more important move has been
made IN south nd ;hsa sress lies
loss OF the annual Virginia football
game at Georgetown will be made up
In the ,i,,, future By e Us =; Ss.,iss
through ] being strictly local. ''''
Except In open track meets, George
town and Catholic University have not
faced each other for eight or ten years
Before that the baseball teams Of both
ture Of athletic relations which has con-
tinued down to the present day. Many
rumors have been running around that
an era Of good feeling was about to
University might patch up their differ
ences, but never was II believed that the
decision would come SO quickly.
.Eons Ea.tsrn sosye. On the
and annual games with the Hilltoppers
would draw large throngs to George
town. Though new in football. the
he Time may arc no, BE- fsr disssnt % %when hem
the Red and Black will be strong
enough to measure swords with George
town on the gridiron. Catholic Univer-
sity,s track team Is promising for the
the Brooklanders may have entries in
the annual Georgetown track meet at
Convention Hall.
ono OF the reasons for tho coming
peace between {. U. and Georgetown
Is the fact that Charlie Moran, attn
letic director at Brookland, L. a gsadu-
ate OF Georgetown. 50 are Jimmy !
MulIiEsn track coach s". and Freq Ms,
town graduates at c. U. working TOR
harmony with the Blue and Gray, It
was not DO difficult as 1t might have
been to bring about peace.
sity Of Georsetown's football sridiron
for the turkey Day game does not
arrange games between the Red and
Black and the Blue and Gray. nut It
on both sides. and argues much FOR
the future.
With Virginia refusing to listen to
pleas for peace with Georgetown. the
situation here Is changed considerably
by the evident drawing together OF
Georgetown and c. U. They should be
natural rivals. both being situated mere.
In the old days the George Washing
ton-Georgetown contests were most
thrilling because OF this same natural
rivalry. II c. u. and Georgetown 40
get together, followers OF the Hilltop
pers will hardly miss tho Virginia
games here.
The Jesuit colleges OF the East
Georgetown. Fordham, Boston. and
Holy Cross-are about to enter into an
agreement by which the one-year resi-
dence rule will be adopted. meet
ing Of the representatives OF all four
institutions Will be held In New York
within few weeks and Charles r.
Cox. graduate manager OF athletics OF
the Hilltop. will speak for the Blue
and Gray.
Georgetown Is highly In favor OF the
suggestion. which has come from Bos-
ton College" said Cox today. 1--WE
have never had the residence rule ap-
ply to other Jesuit colleges. although
we enforce It when men come from any
other university or college. But the
spirit OF the rule is excellent. and
Georgetown will gladly enter into the
agreement with Fordham. Boston and
Holy Cross."
Edward J. Brandon, chairman Of thu
Boston College graduate athletic board
has been empowered to confer with ron.
resentatives OF Fordham, Georgetown