Evening star., 1916-12-06
BY II. c. BYRD.

Ok IL Ss D L 10s
The Georgetown University foot ball
team leaves this evening for New Or
leans, where it will meet the Tulane
University eleven Saturday in the last
game of the year for both institutions
Practically the entire squad Of players
tho regulars and all the frst-string
substttutes-win make the trip. Be
sides these players, Father Creedon.
faculty supervisor of athletics; Presi-
dent Lawler of the athletic association.
Manager Egan. Graduate Manager
Charley Cox. Coach Exendine and Phys
ical Director O'Reilly will make the
trip. Percy Given. star center at
Georgetown years ago, Is to accom-
pany the team also.
Tho Blue and Gray squad held its
last hard practice preliminary to the
were out and went through about
twenty minutes of scrimmage. Present
at the scrimmage was Leo Leary, as
sistant coach Of Harvard, and the Grim
son instructor was enthusiastic in his
praise Of the Hilltoppers. A short sig
nal and punttng drill is to be held Fri
Day afternoon in the stadium at New
Orleans.
There is a possibility that q captain
will be elected before the team returns.
Two or three men are under considera-
ton for the honor. but it is very prob
able that Johnny Gilroy will be chosen.
G1lroy'S work undoubtedly entities him
to the place, and certainly he seems to
be the logical choice. Sentiment among
the other players indicates that Gilroy
Will be the next Blue and Gray leader.
Georgetown should win from Tulane
0Q& las
extreme humidity of the atmosphere af-
fects the players to such an extent that
they cannot do their best work. The
Blue and Gray squad Is in fine shape,
though, and with plenty of substitutes
ought to be able to play in a warm
climate. Tulane will have a stronger
team against Georgetown than repre-
sented 1t during the Southern Intercol-
legiate A. A. season. Three men who
were not eligible to play in those con-
Blue and Gray.
There is one player in Maryland who
has not been given near the credit really
due his capabilities in the selections of
all-Maryland elevens. He is Williams
Of State College. The general run of
centers In the state have always been
far below Williams. This season many
Freedom of Hopkins and Nicholson of
Western Maryland-as better players
than Williams. AS a matter Of fact
Williams Is not only just as good a
there are just two men in the south
in comparison with whom he would be
compelled to take back seat. Pierotti
Of Washington and Lee and Tandy of
North Carolina have certain attributes
Williams does not possess, due to their
greater experience. Williams has
played only two years of college foot
ball. and was never in a foot ball suit
until he came out and played on the
fall of 1914. He will be lost by gradu-
alton this year. and it is probable that
not one Of the other players who are
to finish will be missed as much. and
that Is said with all due respect for
the capabilities of Oberlin, Kishpaugh
Derrick. Coggins and Tarbutton. the
other seniors who were members Of the
team of the season just ended.
Apropos the story which appeared ir
these columns yesterday concerning the
editorial in the Yale Alumni Weekly
about the possibility of Yale and Prince
ton demanding a better arrangement o1
their dates with Harvard in foot ball is
the following from the Princeton Alumni
Weekly: 'It will not be questioned. we
take 1t, that despite last Saturdays game
at New Haven. Harvard has long had a
distinct advantage in having a two-weeh
interval between her games with Yale
and Princeton. In fairness to both Yale
and Princeton, the schedule should be
rearranged SO that these teams would In
let each team have the two-week inter.
val every third year."
The Princeton alumni organ mention
ed this in reference to remedies for the
betterment of foot ball conditions and
the turning out of a winning eleven
That Princeton, as well as Yale, seems
to be looking seriously toward a change
In the schedule which will bring about
balance Of advantage for them is in
dication that some change in these
dates may be looked for.
The Princeton Alumni Weekly also
advances other suggestions. one of
which is the scheduling of a game with
some big western eleven. 1t Is pointed
good psychological effect in doing
away with the strain Of bearing the
whole attention on the meetings with
Yale and Harvard. Another matter
brought up is the question of scholas-
tic status. and the way it is treated
causes one to think that Princeton is
over Jealous. if anything. in that. The
opinion of the alumni paper on this
subject is best stated in its own words:
Keep our athletics clean and above
reproach, but stop unnecessary and Nun-
reasonable penalizing Of athletes. A
student whose scholastic standing is
high enough to keep him in regular
standing should be eligible for varsity
teams. Stand up straight, out stop
leaning over backward. With smaller
enrolment Princeton starts at a dis
advantage with her chief rivals. Why
increase that disadvantage by self
imposed scholastic restrictions more
severe than those of our competitors?''
In considering Princeton foot ball. OF
more specifically, the failure of the 1916
team to win when 1t was expected to win,
the following letter signed "A Member
of the Team" sent to the Princetonian
and reproduced in the Princeton Alumni
Weekly, is extremely interesting in that
the writer admits lack of headwork
Here is the letter. perhaps one of the
frankest confessions foot ball player
ever made:
Last year our team was accused of
being yellow and a bunch of cutters !;