The Washington times., 1920-11-01
Here Ii Is
Some men never meet their
bills, but they are kept
pretty busy lodging.

pretty busy lodging.
know IT, II Is one OF those things
one never forgets. Somehow or other
to us that seemed a fine thing. There
fore. we have taken our little type
writer In hand and have written II
here that any Bethany supporters
reading II may know that II was seen
and appreciated.
There were other evidences OF
clean playing. too. There was no pill
ing up on the PROSTATE runner, though
the tackling was hard as the rules
permit. There were many instances
OF Bethany players assisting George
washington runners to their feet
after being thrown. Indeed, this
| seemed the general custom.
All in all. Bethany gave q wonder
full exhibition OF sportsmanlike foot
ball from beginning to end. The Wis
iting team lost several touchdowns
because OF adverse decisions. but
there were no complaints seen 80 fire.
quently to the detriment OF the sport
everywhere. Bethany simply dug in
and started over again. which was ad-
mirable under the circumstances.
While on this subject of sportsman
ship. let's chat a while about the
George Washington cheer leader. Per-
, sonally. our idea OF cheer leaders in
general is not complimentary. particu-
larly when they happen to be large
lads needed on tho football squad.
But the Buff and Blue leader was a
| small. lively, peppery lad worth some
praise.
HE GOT THE CHEERS.
Seated in the left field pevilion
! were many wounded veterans from
Walter Reed Hospital. After their
experiences the game on the field per-
haps seemed tame-and rightly, too.
So they amused themselves by kidding
the cheer leader and bowling for
Bethany's success.
Finally the cheer leader. standing
they would give him one cheer. ex-
planning how it should go. They
agreed and here's the way II went:
"Rah! Rah! Rah-rah- rah-BETH-
ANY"
The Walter Reed lads had fooled
that little leader by lacking on that
Bethany" in a resounding chorus.
Did the leader lose his temper? He
most certainly did not. To be sure,
he dropped his megaphone as II say
ing. "What's the use?" but he merely
| grinned and went over to his own
gang and proceeded to put some life
into them. while everybody laughed
over the little trick.
That was good sportsmanship on
the part of that cheer leader. 1t de-
serves this small need of praise.
JUST ABOUT FOOTBALL.
As to the style OF football shown
| by Bethany. it suffices to say that
| it is what Coach Exendine has been
teaching Georgetown for seven years,
what Glenn Warner taught his
Carlisle Indians fifteen years ago.
Bethany had the one end running
madly across to head a flying inter-
ference, the guard skipping across to
, the opposite side of his line and the
quick hike of the backfeld with the
ball on a drive of tackle, the double
pass while running at full speed.
the covered runner, the short for
ward pass after n threatened heave
far down the field. All these forma-
tions have been used at the Hilltop
ever since Albert Exendine first went
there.
There was nothing new in Beth
any's attack, but it was effective. 1t
may have been effective because 1t
was used against a green, ill-as-
sorted team, that is true, and yet 1t
must be admitted that it was equally
effective against the heavier and
tougher Detroit university eleven q
week earlier. So there must be
something in it after all.
Warner football is grounded on
few simple formations run OF with
all the speed possible. The fancy
stun is but the fringe, the ornament,
of the attack which, to succeed. must
move with lightning speed. The
sweeping interference of the Bethany
lads was beautiful to watch from
the upper tier, especially to one who
| has seen Carlisle in its prime use
! il against the powerful Harvard
lclevens.
HOPE THEY COME BACK.
After seeing Bethany's football
eleven for the first time, we sincerely
hope that 1t will appear again in
Washington, winning or losing. 1t is
n Measure to see eleven lads moving
with all speed as one, diving and
tackling and forward passing and
never once losing the real spirit or
the game. which is manly sportsman
| ship.
AS to George washington's game, It
bore all the earmarks OF a team not
| in good physical condition and stag.
gering about in tho doldrums. In
deed. the Buff and Blue, seen twice
this season, seems co be learning It's
| football in its games.
| Durinr the first half the Buff and
Blue tackling was atrocious. 1t was
either missing the runner altogether
or of the wait. mister" type which
gets nowhere save in causing injuries
! to those using IL. The attack was
! feeble and Informed, the forwards
! seldom getting into the play and fire.
ouently having the ends and tackles
standing up like mere spectators
Whatever was done was done by brill
liant individual piuy, as John Loeb
| ler's fine work, for instance.
But as the game progressed, ever
with Bethany running far ahead, the
I Buff and Blue stiffened In its defens,
! though its attack remained weak to
the end. On the defense, though. thu
tackles and ends began knitting
through and getting the runner some