Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-03


of the greatest ever played between
Princeton and Harvard. Foot ball
products of both institutions rank
well with the greatest of former sea-
sons and certainly each school has in
dividuals who measure up to stars
of almost any year. 1t is doubtful
if Princeton has ever had more
dangerous back than Lourie. and Har-
ward is aid to have one of its great
est in Horween. And something else:
the contest is fairly CERTAIN to be
something other than a plIlge into
the line and punt. which have been
the main elements of many big"
games in past years. Princeton is
using much open play and is sue
cessful with it, and Harvard will have
to do more in the way of breaking
up wide-open runs and forward passes
than it did against Centre College if it
wins.
1t was thought that Lourie. the
Princeton quarterback and shining
of the game with West Virginia be-
cause it was not desired to take
chances of getting him hurt. But it
seems that he must have been kept
out because of an injury received
in the Navy game the Saturday pre-
vious. And it may be said that
Princeton is not thinking very kindly
of the way in which the injury was
received. The following comment by
Donald Grant Herring. athletic editor
of the Princeton Alumni Weekly,
speaks for itself:
unpleasant has to be said about Lou
rie's injury. 1t is better to have it
said at once, and without holding
back anything. in the hope that con-
ditions may change before next years
game with the Navy at Annapolis
q a m IL m onf tn
the two government academies are
taught there that foot ball is excel
lent training for warfare. and that
one of the most approved methods for
winning a battle is to kill or disable
all of the opponents. With these two
justifiable premises granted in the
case of warfare. only a slight error
of logic is necessary to arrive at the
entirely false conclusion that all of
the opponents on the foot ball field
would be disabled, by fair means or
foul. 1t is a we'll known fact that the
Army-Navy foot ball game is not only
the toughest of any of the big games
year in and year out but also is charac-
terized by methods which 1 have re-
ferred to as jdstifiable only in war
fare. Now it is no concern of Prince
tons what happens in this annual
contest. But it is decidedly our bust
ness to see that this same sort of
thing does not happen against Prince
ton. Princeton is under contract to
play Navy next year at Annapolis,
but there is no obligation. legal or
moral, ever to play the Navy there
after The fact is. after the Navy per-
ceived that Lourie was an exception
ally dangerous opponent. it was evil
IDENTIFY determined to get him by any
means whatsoever. saw Lourie
ronghed no less than seven separate
times by methods which are not a
part of clean foot ball. and, in fact
are barred specifically by the rules of
foot ball. That Lourie was not per.
manently injured in this game is due
more to good luck than anything else.
There is code of ethics in foot ball
as in warfare, and officers who are at
the same time gentlemen should OBJ
serve it,"
Catholic University and the Univer-
sity of Maryland will play their an
pua1 game at American League Park
Saturday. and both elevens are being
tuned up for the clash. The Brook
landers are banking on making their
season successful by winning from
the Marylanders. and the latter are
not overanXious to drop the contest
Arrangements for the game have been
practically completed. except for the
|'agreement on officials.
C. L. will have against Maryla nd
one star who did not play against
Gallaudet in Fitzgerald. He is the
quarterback who used such fine
"headwork" last year and who gained
considerable ground.
ST. Johns College of Annapolis
probably has a weaker eleven than
has represented it in any season in
the last ten. It has been dropping
games by rather decisive scores to
teams. whichsit heretofore has been
able to defeat without much difficulty.
Last Saturday Mount st. Mary's went
to Annapolis and handed st. Johns a
beating by three touchdowns.
1t might be mentioned here that
Mount st. Mary's has a halfback who
ranks with some of the best in the
section. He is Tom Chapman. In
practically every game he has played
Chapman has run roughshod over his
opponents. Not only is Chapman
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