The Washington times., 1920-11-13

and food for the hungriest lot OF tv
q considerable sum of money.
A few more than u hundred players
REPRESENT the four District elevens
today and their coaches. managers
and trainers are In attendance The
Undertaking Is a large one ana u
Just happened that today all OF the
District teams, with the exception OF
Gsilsudet College, are en-, route Tor
very distant parths north and south.
This season Georgetown and Mary
land University have engaged In
globe trotting stunts that have not
been Appropriated In former years.
The prowess OF tho teams made
them desirable for out-of-town
battles.
When the season Is over George
town will have visited Baltimore.
New York, Boston. Annapolis and At
ianta. The total distance covered In
miles will have been something Ike
fifteen hundred Multiply this by
twenty-five. which Is the number or
men carried on the trip. and the
mileage one way will DO 72.1So. THIS.
OF, course, Is doubled as the team
comes home In each instance. Total
mileage therefore, will have been
144.300.
MARYLAND ON HIKE.
Maryland University. when the
football suits are gathered In. VIII
have visited New Brunswick. n. j.;
Princeton, n. J.: Chapel Hill, n. C.:
BIacksburx, Va; Syracuse, N. Y. and
Baltimore, Nd. Total mileage one
way is 1.44i. which doubled 10 2'ss2.
The average squad carried by Curiey
Byrd is twenty-five SO that the Mary
ianders will have covered in player
miles 144.050. Add to this. or course,
sIeepers both ways. food three times
a day to the expense and the item ID
considerable.
George washington in going to
Morgantown. W. va, Bcckanh'h'
W. Va, and New York. VIII nave
covered sl3 miles doubled or l.eIe
miles. with twenty-three players
travelling. the Hatcheutes VIII nave
gone over 37,4SS player-miles.
Gaullaudees trips to Philadelphia
and Richmond, as we'll a. the West
minister. Nd, engagement with twen-
" odd players, stack up totAi OF
'O.s4O player-miles. while Cathoifc
University with trips to Easton. "a.
md Lexington, Va, run up a totai
Of nearly 10000 miles.
Reckoned in miles Travelled, the Dis-
trict elevens by the end OF the sea-
son, will have gone over the amazing
:.tal OF 354.77o mites or Whereabouts
which is something moro than four
teen times around the world. II one
man were travelling II alone
LARGE SUN SPENT.
In railroad transportation, mileage
.lone, this stacks up something Bet
err than $4,000. Add to this, war
az. upper berths for the substitutes
and lower berths for the players VINO
expect to perform in the game. three
meals a day. and tho amount Is quite
stable. OF course, nearly all OF this
Ia covered by guarantees given oy
the teams that arc played away from
On the whole, the District elevens
vill come out better than even on
the season. financially. rs the teams
visited either foot the bill, or give the
District teams q chance at the gate
receipts
This figurihg Is but one side Of the
expense, as every team that visis
Washington Is arranged for IN inc
same manner. The cost OF orinSns
North Carolina State, West Virginia
Wesleyan. Bethany College, Wesn,ns
ton COLLEGE. st. Johns Muhlenberg.
Richmond College, Western Mary
land. Randolph Macon. washington
and Lee, and others must be met oy
the District teams In their mad rush
for Eridiron glory.
But the outstanding feature OF the
football season II that washington
elevens travel more than third OF
million miles over tho Eastern sea-
board.
These District teams have been
more successful in their home games
.han abroad. To date Gcorg clown
has won three at home and lost none.
Abroad the team has won one ano
lost one. Maryland University has
won a homo game and lost none. win
ming two and losing two abroad.
Catholic University has won one and
lost one at home aud won none and
.cst one abroad George washington
has wsn, los. and tied Mt home and
lost two abroad. .Gailaudet has won
two home games. lost none, and has
lost two abroad.
No home and home games arc
counted in the recapitulation above.
II would seem that the teams at
~.tu.< xx;aytipy eIeyens are sue