The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-20
Georgetown Plays South Carolina
On Hilltop Gridiron This Afternoon
NO Ringers on Our Club"
Says Coach of Palmetto
State Lads.
LINE ON CHAMPIONSHIP
Victory for Hilltoppers by Over
whelmins Score Will Help Solve
the Problem.
By WILLIAM PEET.

Capital football fans will see the
Georgetown eleven in action today for
the last time here this season when
Coach Exendine's team stacks up
against the University of South Caro-
: lima on the Hilltop field.
Last Saturday South Carolina played
Virginia in Columbia. S. C.. and the
Charlottesville collegians won by IA to
10. Early in the season. South Caro-
lima trimmed the North Carolina A. and
NJ team by a couple OF touchdowns,
and today's game gives a fine line of
dope on the relative strength of the
Southern teams.
this afternoon will be heavy. and there
Is no telling what effect this will have
on the outcome OF the struggle.
Georgetown possesses q slight ad-
| vantage in the weight of its line, but
the visitors possess the heavier back
tfeld. which should equalize matters.
South Carolina is coached by DR.. N.
B. Edgerton. formerly of Davidson
College. and the Palmetto State lads
arrived In town yesterday morning.
running through signals in the after
noon on Catholic University's field In
Brookland.
Coach Edgerton. to the writer last
night made the following statement:
81 realize that in Georgetown we
are mp against q mighty strong
football team, but my men are I'm
good condition and they will night
to the ditch. We have no line on
Georgetown's plays, but have been
told to watch Gilroy. We will
watch him all right, but take IL
frsmNme, Georgetown Will have its
hands full watching several of our
players. including Folger, my right
half back, who, In my opinion, In
good enough to make any big col
lege team I'm the country,
That South Caroline intends playing
four men declared as ineligibles is en-
phatically denied by Coach Edgerton
Our team as it will line up against
Georgetown is the same with one excep-
ton as the team which faced Virginia
last Saturday.
Our players are bona-ide students and
conform to the rules established by the
Southern conference teams. which in
clude. besides South Carolina, Virginia.
University OF North Carolina, University
Of Tennessee and University OF Georgia
I'VE have no ringers on our football
team. and i invite anybody to point a
finger at US suggesting that we permit
men of this caliber to take part In sth-
letics at>South Carolina
Discussing further the personnel of his
team, Coach Edgerton said: Take our
lineup as we will play Georgetown and
you will find that Sduier. left end, who is
In his first year at college, came from
West Philadelphia High School; Laurer
left tackle. is a graduate of Staunton
Military Academy; Mcmillan, left guard
Is second-year man at the university;
Porter. the center. is in his senior year;
Hampton, right guard. has already play
ed three years at South Carolina, and the
same holds for Capt. Going at right
tackle; Hill. at right end, has played
three years: while quarter back Surran,
who is a freshman. halls from Charlottes-
vile VaO High School; Kerr, left half
while Folger. a new man. attended South
Carolina Military Institute, and I,ouden-
slayer, left half back last fall, played at
Muhlenberg College.
Il claim that our team Is not only
composed of strictly eligible players, but
that we play good, clean football, and
expect the same treatment from George
town"
After considerable wrangIing the off,
Gals for today's game have finally been
selected. Joe Gass, OF Lehigh, will
referee; Donnelly, of Trinity. umpire:
Bergtn, Of Princeton, field Judge, and
Magoffin, head linesman.
The game starts promptly at 2:30
o'clock, and II the weather be clear the
attendance records for the season will
probably be broken.
Georgetown will start its regular team,
but there is a possibility that before the
game is over Dempsey will be sent in
at quarter back because Of his ability to