The Washington herald., 1922-11-01
Gen. Butler Wires Corps
lis Ready for 1923 Games
Cuantico Commander Expresses Good Feeling
Towards Blue and Gray and Offers to Keep
Schedule Open for Contest in This City.

The Georgetown Marine game
next fall seems assured
Monday The Washington Herald
presented the suggestion to the
athletic authorities at both places
that the contest be made a perma-
nent fixture of Washington's foot
ball season. 1t was pointed out
that the worst feature Of the
gridiron situation here Is the
absence Of dates between teams OF
these parts, leaving outside elevens
to invade the city and draw the
largest crowds.
Athletic authorities at George
town confirmed the Impression that
the university would be willing to
play. Georgetown Is anxious to
prove that its team Is more capable
than was shown Saturday and next
fall will offer the opportunity.
Grateful to Georgetown.
Last night the following tele-
gram was received from Brig. Gen.
s d. Butler. commanding officer at
Quantico:
marines delighted with your
suggestion The whole corps
has q very warm feeling of
gratitude toward GeorgetowB
and Will give them the choice.
OF any of our dates next fall
except the date Of our annual
game with the Army eleven
about the first of December
This v, appear to clinch the
matter. Washingtonians will
next October or November see the
Quantico garrison on one side Of
the field and the Georgetown stu
dent body on the other with the
teams battling between decks.
Left Tackle Praises Marines.
Sports Editor. The Herald:
"ouantico has a high-class team
which Is capable of giving worthy
competition to any team in this sec
tton of the country. With the ex-
ception Of Georgetown. the Marines
can run away with any team in
these parts. I venture the sugges-
tion that they are strong enough
to win from the Naval Academy and
i base this suggestion on what I
saw the Middies display in their
game with Georgia Tech.
But returning to the George
town-Quantico game. 1t Is a fact
that the Marines have gained a lot
VI PAN~N5~ thiVuBH "hHHlnK
Georgetown. They are now in ID
other strong college teams.
No alibis are offered for the loss
Of the game by Georgetown. Any
team that fumbles like Georgetown
did In Saturdays game Is apt to lose
and this is especially true when the
opponent Is a team Of the caliber of
the Marines But there Is a de-
cided feeling that Georgetown was
not in form when she went into the
game. Even with the disadvantage
under which Georgetown started.
she should have had at least a tie
But the fact remains that she was
beaten and no attempt Is made to
belittle the Marines victory. Even
with Georgetown's fumbling. the
game was the best football Wash
fngton has had this year. Would it
not be possible to have another
Georgetown-Marine game this sea
son? Now that the public realizes
the strength OF the Quantico team
another game this year between
Georgetown and the Marines would
overflow American League Park.
The Marines are good sportsmen
and they prohahly feel that they
could repeat against Georgetown.
and Georgetown undoubtedly feels
that she could win in another con-
test with the Marines why. then,
should not a second game be played?
Georgetown Is scheduled to play
George Washington on Thanksgiv-
ing Day. Everyone knows that this
means tie defeat Of George Wash
ington by as many points as George
-ov-n cares to roll up. Assuming
that IL would be satisfactory to
George Washington to release
Georgetown from her contract. why
could not a second Georgetown
Quantico game he arranged for
Thanksgiving Day?
"As you have suggested in The
Herald. the Georgetown schedule
needs revamping. The Holy Cross