Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04
BY II. C. BYRD.

Georgetown University has complet-
ed its foot ball schedule The season
will open September 20, against David
son College. and close Thanksgiving
day with the annual struggle with
George Washington. according to an
nouncement last night by Manager Cur
tin. Several new teams appear on the
list. two Or three hard games having
been added.
As matter of fact, Georgetown is to
play almost an entirely new list of
teams, very few of those met last year
having found places on the schedule.
Davidson College, Lebanon Valley.
Springfield Y NJ. C. A, Lehigh, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. Washington, and
Lee and Susquehanna University are
the elevens to be faced. Following the
opening struggle with Davidson, Leba-
non Valley appears here October 6. Oc-
tober 10 the Blue and Gray journeys to
Springfield. Mass, to meet the Spring
field Y. NJ. C. A. Training School, and
the next week. October 90. goes to
South Bethlehem to play Lehigh Uni
Versity
The annual game with Fordham is
to take place election day. Besides this
there have been added contests with
Washington and Lee and Virginia Poly
technic Institute. The Washington and
Lee eleven is to be faced in Roanoke,
here October %.
The complete schedule follows:
September 29-Davidson College at George
October Lebanon Valley. at Georgetown.
October 11-Springfeld Y. NJ c.. A., at
Springfield Mass.
October 2O-Lehirh. at south bethlehem.
Georgetown.
November s-Eastern College, at Georgetown.
November G-Fordham, at New York.
November 1O-Navy, at Annapolis
November 17-Washington and Lee. at Roam
oke. Va.
November 20 tTbankssving)--Geor Wash
ington. at Georgetown.
While none of the big university teams
is listed in this schedule. there are
eievens strong enough to guarantee the
Blue and Gray some good games. Spring.
field Y. NJ. c. A. and Lehigh come early
in the year, and both are among the
best secondary schools LEBANON Valley
is not weak, either. was shown by the
fine foot ball it played last fall against
some mighty good combinations. V. r. l.
probably should furnish good home
game and Washington and Lee and Ford
ham are likely to be capable enough to
take care of themselves against almost
ANYBODY.
Two Of the contests probably will be
good financially, those with Springfield
and Washington and Lee. GEORGETOWN
has big following in the New England
states and all big contests at Rpanote
are we'll attended. OF course, the big
money-making contests of the year will
be that with George Washington. pro
vided the latter has an eleven capable
~ giving the Blue and Gray real strug-
gle.
Only two weeks remain before the
annual track games of GEORGETOWN
University take place at Convention
Hall. The management of the meet is
striving to obtain several relay races
of more than the average worth as
special attractions. and at the same
| time develop the local end of the meet
to a point where that phase Of it will
| be especially attractive. The big re-
| lay races scheduled have not yet been
| announced. but probably will be by
/ the end of this week.
Arrangements have practically been
| completed for Georgetown to run
against Washington and Lee in the
| feature race, and Catholic University
! has been matched to meet George
| Washington in another mile event
| definitely been arranged for.
| There is going to be some fast run
ming and close competition in the
Georgetown meet in the open and
| South Atlantic intercollegiate A. A.
/ events. Virginia will send up the
in these competitions. and HOPKINS.
WASHINGTON and Lee. Georgetown,
Maryland State and others are sure to
have some mighty competent per-
/ rrmers in the races and field compe-
! titions. Virginia's men will be some-