The Washington herald., 1915-10-22
Hilltoppers Are Confident Of
Handing Army Same Dose
Slipped the Middies.
OTHER SPORT GOSSIP
Undergraduates to Accompany Blue
and Gray Team-Dufy
Lewis Talks.
By WILLIAM PEET.

By WILLIAM PEET.
Georgetown's football squad of twenty
four stalwart athletes. accompanied by
coaches ard trainers. leave on the 3
o'clock express this afternoon for New
York. where. after a good nights rest,
the boys will tomorrow hit the trail for
West Point to, battle Uncle Sans Army
gridironers.
That the Hilltoppers expect to beat
West Point goes without saying, for that
Navy victory three weeks ago has in
spired Just the confidence needed, while
the team itself is probably the best one
ever developed at the West Side lnstitu-
ton.
The writer believes that Georgetown
will trim the Army tomorrow by at least
one touchdown, for the Hilltoppers are
prined for this game. while the West
Pointers always come along slowly with
the <Navy battle late in November their
objective point
NOT only must a football team present
a powerful attack. but 1t must be strong
on the defensive in order TO win games.
and Georgetown has a wonderful rush
line, composed OF big. strong fellows, who
have been together for two years.
The Army's much-vaunted open style
play, with long forward passes may bring
forth a few gains, but 1t is doubtful II
the Army can forward pass its way to
victory, as the Hilltoppers are not to be
caught mapping. and know pretty well
Just what plays the Soldiers will use.
II is no secret that Georgetown had a
representative at the Army-Colgate game
last Saturday, and most of the time this
week was spent in drilling the Hilltop
pers how 10 break up West Points pet
plays.
telling of the big list of cripples and the
total unpreparedness OF the Army for
Georgetown are taken with grain of
salt at the Hilltop. Georgetown knows
that the West Pointers will be in good
shane to meet them and are not looking
for soft picking.
Every man on the Georgetown team
feels down in his heart that Georgetown
is going to win. The undergraduates
also harbor the same bunch which is
SO strong that more than fifty students
will accompany the squad to New York
and be at West Point Saturday pre-
pared to cheer the team during tomor-
rows battle.
1t was definitely decided after yes
terday's practice to start against West
Point Saturday the same team which
played North Carolina University last
week. This means that Dempsey and
Dewhurst, back field candidates, will be
held in reserve and only showed into the
fray in case Leighty, Gilroy. or Wall be-
Ane injured. Maloney will be at quar-
ter back.
The Georgetown squad will comprise |
the following: Grove and Fitzgerald. |
centers; Capt Barron, Nahum, Nc
Carthy, and Green, guards; Ward. |
Gormley, Showalter. and -O'Connor |
tackles; Corcoran, Cusack. Cronin, and !
Mcclure, ends; GilrOy, Wall, Hanlon, !
and suppIee, half backs; Dewhurst !
Leighty. and Dempsey. full backs.
The Hilltoppers will make the Cum
berland Hotel, Fifty-fourth street and !
Broadway, their headquarters while in
New York, where they will spend to- /
night, leaving on the 9 o'clock train to- !
morrow morning for West Point.
The game starts promptly at o'clock |
Okeson, of Lehigh, will referee; Land, |
of the Navy, umpire, and Hennige. OF
Bucknell, will be head linesman. The |
club will return to New York imme |
diately after the game, boarding the |
midnight express. and arriving in Wash |
ington bright and early Sunday morn |
ing.
Upon arriving in Chicago en- route |
for the Pacific Coast, Duffy Lewis. |
hero of the recent world series. told |
scribe that Bert NiehoT, of the Phil I
lies. had unconsciously tipped the REQ |
Sox off to almost every ball pitched /
at critical stages of the series.
Major league infielders have a habit |
OF shifting after seeing the catcher !
give the signal to the pitcher. in order |
to take advantage of the percentage
as certain batsmen pull curve balls |
through one spot and hit fast ones in /,
an entirely different direction. Lewis J
SAYS that Niehoff was nervous !
throughout the series. and in the /,
pinches shifted before the ball was on |
its way to the plate. He says that he !
knew that AleXander's curve ball was
coming up in the fourth game, and
that he also called Rixey's fast ball !
when he hit the home run in the final |
game by watching Niehon.
II Lewis is right, il is strange that |
such a strongly boosted hitting team !
could not score more runs if Niehon |
was constantly tipping them of.
Bill Donovan has learned one big !
lesson from his first year as manager
of the New York Highlanders. This
is that a team must have good
"southpaw" to succeed in the major
leagues.
Donovan would have found a left
hand pitcher very hand last season.
especially when the Highlanders were
playing the Detroit Tigers ana the
Boston Red Sox. as each of these
teams have some star left-hand hit
tiers. In an effort to remedy this de-
feet. Donovan is going to take five
"southpaws" to the Highlanders'
training camp next spring. II Bill"
gets one first-class left-hand twirler I
out of the bunch he will be well salts
fed.
Interest in the Harvard-Yale game
which is booked to be played in the
Stadium on November 20 is greater
than ever, and already seven times
as many tickets have been asked for
as there are seats.
CAPITAL Swimmers to Compete.
Rsltimor. Nd, Oct z.-An intercity match be-
tween Washington and Baltimore amateurs viii be
held NJ the Hippodrome TheateT tomorrow night in