Evening star., 1924-11-10

the coming saturday only on
here-that between Catholic
Thanksgiving day. Home games II
and Gallaudet are the last they pla,
to begin a new campaign In fact,
ished, as four of the schools have G
three.
Georgetown makes its last app
faces the Sd Army Corps at Ameri
are that it will wind up its list of |
victory. The remaining games on
University at New Orleans on Nov,
York on November %.
Maryland plays it's homecoming
game this week with North Carolina
State College. The College Parkers
may know what they will be up
against by just thinking for a few
seconds over the fact that the Ra-
leigh eleven last week gave Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. until then rated
as the strongest team in the section,
a beating. Proceeds of the game are
to be devoted to the completion of
the American Legion memorial cross
at BladenSburg. Marylands final
game is the annual Thanksgiving day
clash with Hopkins in Baltimore.
Gallaudet plays Loyola College of
Baltimore Saturday in it's last strug
gle at Kendall Green. After that it
goes to Philadelphia November 22 to
wind up its season with St. Joseph's.
George Washington goes to New
ark to play Delaware, and the fol-
lowing week makes a trip to face
Buffalo University. 1t comes back
after that to spend three days in
preparation for the Thanksgiving
battle with Catholic University at
Brookland.
Catholic University has a home
game this week with Mount ST. Mary's,
and after that is over will begin final
preparation for the Turkey day final
with the Hatchetites.
Newspaper stories about protests
of Pennsylvania Military College of
George Washington players prior to
the game between the two schools
last week, and later stories of rough
play by ting Hatchetites are entirely
sQuelcbed by a telegram received by
President William Maher Lewis of
George Washington University. The
telegram, which is self explanatory, fol-
lows:
Chester, Pa.
president William Mather Lewis.
George Washington University,
Washington, D. c.
George Washington University
foot ball team played a most sports
manlike and hard game with us.
Will you congratulate Coach Crum
and the team on their most excellent
showing and spirit displayed while
here. A most satisfactory conver-
sation with your coach Thursday
night settled very clearly the ques-
tion of protests which we made and
which were Immediately withdrawn
on completion of the conversation.
(Signed) IF. K. HYATT,
Vice President, Pennsylvania
Military College,"
Foot ball is getting to have more of
the uncertainties of base ball with
every passing season. The game is
being developed in such a way that
even a poor team may make the most
unexpected showing against a really
strong combination. The game is so
full of chance, so subject to psyche
logical possibilities. that almost any
thing may happen in any contest.
Some results of last Saturday were
entirely unexpected. So much so that
many followers of the gridron sport
almost gave a gasp when they learn
ed of them. Take that whaling Rut-
gers gave Lafayette, for instance.
Who would have expected that Rut-
gers would score more than 40 points
on what generally was regarded, un-
til it played Penn, as the best foot
ball team in the East. Would any
body ever have thought that Illinois
and Chicago would each score more
than 20 points and yet play to tie?
And for North Carolina State to trim
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. And
above ALL that awful beating that
Princeton administered to a Harvard
team.
The very uncertainty of foot ball
is going to make it even more popu-
lar than it is now. It's growing pop
ularity undoubtedly is due in no small
measure to the growing element of
chance that is presented in every
game that is seen. One team may
have another under the shadow of
the goal posts, a forward pass may
go aStray, and what seemed a GER
tain touchdown for one may change
in the twinkling of an eye to a score
for the other.
Georgetown is elated over its show
ing against the University of Penn
sylvania, when it barely was defeat
ed by a 3-to-O score. The Blue and
Gray played through three quarters
OF scoreless football, giving the Quak-
ers the scare of their lives.
Coach Little especially was proud
OF the Blue and Gray, because every
coach likes above all things to make
an excellent showing against his
Alma Mater. But Georgetown's ex-
cellent work was not unexpected and
the kind of game it played need not
have occasioned any special surprise.
Little gradually has brought George
town along this season until he now
has about as good an eleven as has
represented the Blue and Gray in
years. In fact, 1t has had few teams
better at any time. 1t bids fair to
end it's season with an excellent
record. 1t it plays up to it's present
standard it should beat Third Army
Corps without much trouble and the
last two games it has scheduled. 10y
ola and Fordham. have done nothing
to indicate they have strength
enough to put over a victory against
an eleven of the caliber of that coached