The Washington times., 1924-11-26

Give Washington Football Fans
Prospect Of Real Thanks
giving Thrill

When Catholic University held
Maryland to a scoreless tie in a
beautifully played game, Washing
toms football bugs lifted question
ing eyebrows.
They asked: elias old C. U.
finally turned out regular foot
ball team or was Maryland par
alyzed?"
Maryland wasn't paralyzed.
Neither was it in the best of
shape. Several backfield regulars
were lame. But offsetting this
handicap was the absence from
the Catholic University lineup of
about one-half of its regulars,
ruled out by the sudden enforce
ment of eligibility laws.
The eleven men that started
played the entire game for Cath
Ollie University and they fought
Maryland TO a standstill. Such a
performance was altogether un-
looked for, and, it is repeated,
caused quite a stir.
But it created no more, Of a sur.
prise than a. walIop handed the
dope on the same day by another
under dog of, the gridiroAr George
Washington. George Washington
went to Baltimore to play Johns
Hopkins, daring to hope for a re-
suit that was far beyond the ex-
pectations Of it's fondeSt admirers.
A respectfully close score was
ali any thought reasonable to de-
sire. But George Washington
stopped Hopkins cold. The Off
ciaI score was 3 to yet that
doesn't tell it all. George Wash
ington fought its way across the
Hopkins goal line, but the touch
down didn't count.
George Washington objected Wig
orously to the referees ruling and
may have talked itself out Of an
other game with Hopkins. But
that's. beside the point.
All this about Catholic University
and George Washington is well
known history but an impending
event makes it interesting to re-
call.
For several years Catholic Uni
versity and George Washington
have been forced to play minor, al
most insignificant parts in the bust
ness of entertaining Washington
football bugs. Few people have
turned out for their games, which
have been with minor teams.
Georgetown and Maryland have
been considered the big leaguers
and. to them the Nations Capital
has looked for it's gridirOn thrills.
But Georgetown and Maryland
have given Washington nothing to
thrill over this season. Neither has
played a game here or nearby that
possessed the attractiveness that
makes the bugs buzz and speculate
and await with eagernesS the mo-
ment of battle.
Washington hasn't had a single.
SOLITARY college game this season
that enthuSed its yearning gr1d1ron
fans. The Maryland Catholic Uni
versity clash might have been work.
ed up into a major local event had
it been guessed that Catholic Uni-
versity would prove to be SO
worthy an opponent for its far
more respected rival.
Georgetown and Maryland, the
big. leaguers. have disappointed.
But now approaches a clash that
stirs the heart of the true football
tan with anticipation.
Two under dogs they may be,
but keen. ambitious rivals, strug-
Cling for greater recognition and
gnaWingly hungry IOr victory,
will meet when Catholic Uni
Versity and George Washington
line up i'm the BrOOl1landers' new
stadium tomorrow.
And though many have yet to
realize this truth. Catholic Univer-
sity and George Washington no
longer are laundering along with
teams little better than high
school elevens, as in former years.
They're trying earnestly to get
somewhere. And they're on the
way, as witness that battle Cath
Ole University gave Maryland
and George Washington's showing
against Hopkins.
1T all amounts to this: That to.
Naorrow's game at Brookland is the
post worthwhile football attraction
Washington has been offered this
season, and incidentally, 1t will be
within the means of virtually
every grid fan--one buck for ad.
mission. This latter will interest a
flock of people.