Evening star., 1918-11-22

OF SAILOR ELEVEN
League Island Team, to Play
G. U. Tomorrow, Has Ex-
CeIIent Record.

Georgetown is scheduled tomorrow
to meet on the Hilltop what probably
will be the strongest eleven it win
face this season-the League Island
Navy Yard. The, team from Philadel-
phia has several former college stars
in its lineup and a generally power
full and well developed organization, if
advance reports be true. The contest
IS listed to begin at $3.50 o'clock.
Three games have been played by
each eleven. and neither has been de-
feated. Two Of Georgetown's victo-
ries were over rather mediocre serv-
ice teams, but the third was a very
creditable performance against the
Charleston Naval Training Station.
The League Island aggregation has
whipped Lehigh, "A to 8: Swarthmore
by s to 2. and Brown University by
81 to Z. Victories like these are suf-
ficient guarantee that the sailors have
something much better than the ordi-
nary service combination. Georgetown
ArDects to capture the long end of the
score, but realizes that it will have
mighty hard shedding in order to do
Here is what a man who has seen
the League Island players in action
has to say concerning the club as a
whole:
AFTER trimming Lehigh IA to 8,
Swarthmore s to and Brown 81 to
there is no doubt that the team which
will journey down to the Capital city
is one of the strongest in the coun-
try. When 1t Is remembered that the
team has only been organized three
weeks. this is remarkable, showing
it not only has strong offensive,
but also wonderful defense. This
can be attested by the fact that
Brown was only able to make one
first down by rushing the ball and
Swarthmore but four.
The line from end to end is well
balanced, avering about ITS pounds.
This may seem light. and in all the
games they have played they have
4o ths from %n 9e to
as yet been able to gain through
them and by their speed they have
time and again been able to break
through the lines of their opponents
ed. In Budd. the left guard, and New
comb. former Bucknell captain, and
right tackle. Coach Dickson has two
men who will rank with the best in
the country. Proctor and Higgins at
ends have improved wonderfully
the strong Swarthmore nor the Brown
teams was able to make single
gain around them.
In the backfield, with Pierce, last
years quarter on the Pennsylvania
freshman team. and Goldstein. the
former Dickinson star, as quarter
backs; Haehl and Simmer as half
backs. and Allie Cornog, last years
Swarthmore captain and the man who
next to Ingram of the Navy scored
more touchdowns and points than
any other player in the country. as
fulIback. it is hard to pick a bet
ter combination. All are proficient
in the passing game and in Haehl
and Cornog for line plungers. Simmer
for punting and cornog, for drop or
though it will take a mighty good
team to stop them. All are very
fast open field runners, and with
Yeabsley and Stone as substitutes,
both of whom have proved them
selves to be equally as good as any
Dickson is well fortified in case of
injury to any of the first string men.
In the Brown game nothing but
straight foot ball was used, and this
combination gained 363 yards to their
opponents 26.'
Georgetown's game with the League
Island Sailors is the only one scheduled
SO far in Washington in which a college
eleven is to take part. Quantico Ma
rines have been trying to get in touch
with Catholic University to arrange a
game, but late yesterday had not been
able to do so.
Gallaudet leaves this afternoon for
Lexington. Va. where 1t is to go against
tho Virginia Military Institute. The
Lexington eleven has been in poor shape
for the last two weeks. owing to losses
it has sustained through having players
sent to training camps. If Gallaudet