The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-09

brow Of Centre College. by defeating
the Kentuckians. "a to o. The A.
lanta lads not only defeated Centre,
but they stopped "Bo" McMillin. who
had. frighteneb the Crimson by his
stellar performances. And now
. comes whispers from Cambridge that
, Georgia Tech. not Centre College.
will be invited to visit Cambridge
next fall.
Georgia Tech may have ruined
Center's chances OF another game in
the Harvard stadium. Georgia Tech
may be invited to replace the Ken
tuckians, but this invitation VIII
never be rendered If Al EXendine's
Georgetown warriors trample upon
the Golden Tornado next Saturday.
Indeed, 1t might be that Harvard
might consider the marvellous popu-
larity of Georgetown elevens in
New England and invite the Hill
toppers to appear in the stadium on
Soldiers Field.
WHY cox FAILED.
1t may be news to Georgetown
folks to know why Georgetown has
never been given date on the Ha"-
ward football schedule. The real
reason was always this: George
town is too strong early in the sea-
Charles X. Cox, until recently
graduate manager at Georgetown
University, tried year after year 20
obtain q chance for the Blue and
Gray TO play Harvard. He knew
that. with most of the Hilltoppers
hailng from Boston or other New
England prep schools. the attendance
would BE- quite satisfactory even to
a most mercenary home management.
But never was he given the slight
est encouragement
However. a change has come over
the Cambridge authorities. Instead
OF hiliing up the schedule with or
binary elevens. Harvard is now plan
ming TO invite stronger teams each
year. Georgia Tech now stands oil
the threshold of such an invitation.
So do Penn State and Pittsburgh II
Georgetown can upset the Atlanta
eleven, the Hilltoppers may find them
selves upon the Crimson schedule for
the first time. They have met on the
diamond. but never on the gridiron
A MATTER OF MONEY.
The high cost of athletics is largely
to blame for this shift in the Har-
ward attitude. It's matter of money.
Center College packed the big
stadium this year, but the Harvard
victory cuts Off thousands for another
contest. Boston appreciates good
football, but Boston's football fans
always go 10 Cambridge to see Har-
ward defeated That was why the
crowds always turned out to see
Dartmouth. Brown and Carlisle in the
old days. They went to see Harvard
defeated.
Undoubtedly. after reading the mass
Of bunk spread about the prowess
Of "Bo' McMillin and his pals, Bos-
ton football fans made the tiresome
journey to the Harvard stadium hop
ing to see Center College run away
with the bulky Crimson eleven They
did see Center leading, but not at
the final whistle. 1t was a victory for
the wonderful Harvard machine. 1t
is doubtful IL that same crowd will
bank on Centres winning another
year.
Virginia drew a handsome crowd
to see its first game with the Grim
son. The Orange and Blue had a few
weeks before defeated Yale. Boston
imagined it might be repeated. But
Virginia fell before the Crimson. A
week ago Saturday the Charlottes-
willie eleven drew a handful to see
it in action 1t is whispered that Vir-
ginia will not be on the Harvard
schedule In 1921
WANT STRONGER TEAMS.
Harvard. it is now claimed. plans
to bring much stronger teams to its
big stadium next fall. Indeed, 1t
would not be surprising IL the Grim
son invited those teams which stand
out prominently in their far-scat-
tered sections, East, West and
south. 1t is in this way that Geor-
ria Tech now faces the possibility
,of showing its Shift play in CAM
bridge next year.
That Georgetown lost to the Mid
dies means nothing as to its chances
ut Atlanta next Saturday. The Hill
toppers emerged from the Navy con-
test in fair condition Certainly their
courage 10 still with them. They did
not lose n bit OF that at Annapolis.