The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-07

wards for their faithfulnes In the
past in drilling over that Jerkline
railroad to Annapolis. all well and
good. Rut right now II doesn't ap-
near that the academy authorities
like this suggestion or that George.
town likes the idea of going back to
Anrepo'is next season.
A poor season has gone. but pros
poets that a better one Is coming,
SO let's cheer up.
ABOUT OFFICIATING.
Now we're down to the poor Of
ficating here this season. Just a few
words. starting with the ancient
phrase. They did their best" No
body doubts that. but that best"
was rotten on most occasions.
We have seen at American League
Park officials 80 noddleheaded as TO
lose track of the downs, 30 blind
as to fail to see open fist fighting.
clipping from behind interference
with forward pass receivers. stealing
the ball and illegal starting galore
and so generally incompetent that
it was wonder the games were
played as well as they were.
How the various officials were
appointed we know not. nor care.
II certain were accepted in the face
Of their general reputation, the
blame rests upon the arrangements
directly interested. But tho surest
way to breed hostility to football
itself Is to continue to conduct it
as 1t has been on moro than ono
occasion in Washington this season.
NOW FOR sPORrsMANsRIP.
Naturally following these few
words on the poor brand Of Of
fciating, We get down to the poor
sportsmanship shown by the
Georgetown cheering section in the
Bethany game.
Granted the officials were gross
ly incompetent, there was no excuse
in the wide world of college ath-
letics for a student cheering section
to come out with cries OF "Robber.
and Thiefr and They're stealing
the game These excited cries
were heard plain on the Georgetown
bench, opposite the cheering secticn
1t was markedly in contrast to
the grim manner In which the play
ers themselves accepted the worst
along with the best of it. Tho
Georgetown athletes themselves
ccmported themselves with dignity,
and they did so long before their
faculty director arrived among them.
Much lack Of thought is forgiven
the young, for Youth Is q wonderful
thing in itself. How it wastes its
strength! How it gallops along.
prodigal of its power! And we've all
been young. We have much sympa-
thy for young men. But Youth can
fa,Ilfa
and that Georgetown ch ering sec
ton deserves to be taken into s7me
room up at the Hilltop and told few
plain truths by the faculty director.
Baseball fans, following a profess
sional game, may be excused for cir
wild cries Of Kill the umpirer but
such actions lower a college cheering
section in the estimation OF older and
more unbiased observers. College
football should not be conducted with
such unseemly attachments
Just a paragraph about that high
school stadium. The shillyshallying
and ducking and lodging prior to the
George Washington-Cathol Univer-
sity contest of Thanksgiving Day
earned mo laurels for those concerned.
Standing on the letter Of the law is
frequently asinine. 1t was in this
case.
Until that stadium was finished,
washingtons high schools were
pleased to accept courtesies from
GEORGETOWN and Catholic universities.
Games were played at the Hilltop and
at Brookland. When It happened the
other way, II was at least discour-
teous to make it difficult for George
washington and Catholic universe
ties to stage their big game.
This is enough rough stun for one