The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-24

young man. That's why he wrote.
IF they will be found ready to APP
pear here" But there you have the
ny. oh, yes. that seeking to bring
to Washington" up above might have
steered us away. but that fnal clause
settles the whole thing.
Mr.. Casey might just as well have
mentioned Pennsylvania, Yale, Prince
ton, Harvard. Notre Dame, West
Point, Nebraska, Pittsburgh. or al
most any powerful eleven. and ne
would have been quite as accurately
correct.
"The authorities here are anxious TO
meet eight or nine OF the very big
gest' of the big fellows and would
be content to have Syracuse. Pitt
Georgia Tech. Harvard. Boston Col
lege and Penn State as opponents on
successive Saturdays" says Mr..
Casey.
AUTHORITIES" DON'T PLAY.
1t Is apparent that "the authorities"
don't play football. It is hardly likely
that Jack Flavin would welcome any
such schedule while he's In that back
field. 1t is hardly likely that Albert
A. Exendine, the football coach.
would welcome such a schedule.
1t is hardly likely that John d.
O'Reilly. with all his well-known
cleverness In keeping injured athletes
on their feet could keep eleven play
ers in shape to go through such q list
of games in single season.
1t is hardly likely that GEORGETOWN
will have a squad capable of playing
such schedule, not only next season.
but at any future time.
In short this argument els the
bunk" that's all.
The real argument in college foot
ball. particularly for an institution
like Georgetown, is that it has to
take about what ii can get in the
way of games. Boston college, even
with two successive victories over
Yale. failed to find a place on the
1921 schedule. What better proof
can one demand?
ABOUT GEORGIA TECH.
Georgetown has played Georgia
Tech twice. losing each game. In
1919 Grant Field was packed to the
guards. Georgetown bringing a team
which had defeated the Navy. Las.
fall, the crowd fell off considerably,
the Hilltoppers not being quite tho
attraction they were the year before.
If Georgia Tech defeats George
town again next fall, the Golden
Tornado may cut of the Hilltoppers
from the 1922 schedule, or may decid :,
to come here and play them. Person
ally, we believe that Georgia Tech
could attract larger crowds here than
ever Virginia did in the old days
Tech could do it at least once. any
way. But, according to Mr.. Casey.
even this remains to be settled.
AS we understand it, Georgerown's
Jesuit rivals are to appear here, ons
after the other. beginning with Ford
ham in 1921. Holy Cross is to come
here in 1922 and Boston College in
1923. Holy Cross and Fordham nave
played at the Hilltop without disturb
ing the calmness of the Washing
tonian mind.
II Boston College, in 1923. comes
here just after slamming some Of
the big fellows" in the eye. the Hub
eleven should draw rather well,
though there Is really no rivalry, so
far as Washington is concerned. be.
tween Georgetown and Boston Col
lege.
THE REAL OPPORTUNITY.
Georgetown's real opportunity does
not lie in staging games hero with
Boston College. Holy Cross, Lafayette,
Lehigh or Penn state. to name a few
from Mr.. Casey's list in The Hoya
If George town can so arrange matters
as to have the Naval Academy eleven
appear here on alternate years, II
will have made certain of one game
certain to attract capacity thronge.
If George Washington can becoms
strong enough to make an even thing
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and annual games are played, George
town will have another.
II Maryland University continues TO
maintain it's present strength, and
will appear here against the Blue and
Gray. the Hilltoppers will have n
third attractive contest
There is no necessity for dragging
in the names Of Harvard, Penn state
and company in discussing George
towns real foes. Unless big crowds
are assured, or equally large guar
antees are offered, none of these So
called big fellows" will even con-
slider offers to play in Washington.
Washington and Jefferson got one
dose OF playing here. 1t has not APP
peared since.
Again speaking by tho book, wash
ington is far from being tho greatest
football town In tho land. Mere
names mean little here. Washing
tonians are Inclined to follow local
rivalries. Virginia could pack tho old
stands at tho Hilltop when better
teams failed.
We have no expectation Of seeing
many of Mr.. Casey's list of big
teams" in action here in 1922, or as
carly as 1912, for that matter, but we
have some hope that every effort will
be made TO have Virginia play In
Washington every year and to have
George Washington and Maryland
University playing Georgetown and
Catholic University and thon tackling
each other,
We don't caro- II we mover SEQ
Frank Cavanaugh's Boston college
eleven playing hero, or Fordham or
Holy Cross. either. but we believe
the rush for deadhead tickets in this
office would be murderous, IL Virginia
were playing here or IL George WASH