The Washington times., 1938-01-13


went into hudde with the young enerprsng president of
George Washington University, Coyd Heck Marvin, who
granted Jim free hand in athletics Street The
two of them deciding that Washington would respond if
given schedule of sufficient glamour.
The transition here in football interest almost in
stantaneou Big crowds started to turn at Griffith
Stadium for the Tulsa games the Dakota games and the
Tennessee games and the Alabama games, we'll the
Oklahoma games.
Improvement Noted Immediately
Truly Washington became football conscious than
had been since the cessation of hoses between George
town and Virginia and you simply had to lay this state
of affairs here the feet of Jim Pxlee for his arsghted
and his diagnosis of the ailng football situation
Why the turnout here had been that George
town. for instance playing its important games around
New York and New England being dubious of making guar
antees to bring those teams to Washington
At the moment of Pxees arrival probably the piece de
resistance of the local grid schedule the annual George
town-West Virginia game-one which incidentally
knded the excitement of popuace albeit such the
yearly homecoming game for the Hoyas.
Thus George Washington and Pixlee dropped a bomb,
to speak, upon the placid football surface here and little
by little the other colleges awakened to the fact they had
fight their hands to hold their respective foowings.
Almost to campus they started reaching out for better
opponents in harantc effort to match in sheer football
showmanship the creations of G. w. which had the city
at its knees autumn after autumn.
Some Bitterness on the Horizon
For while there bitterness and resentment about the
high hand George Washington had taken in stealing the
domestic football show and creating home market There
pickering the alternating of Griffith Stadium,
between w. University and the local park
very much the spot wishing to ALLEVIATE the
affections of neither group.
Too Maryland suspected Of attempting prevent
OF the Southern teams from coming Washington to play G.
w. claiming this be strictly Maryland territory insofar
Southern attractions concerned.
AS with all other differences time has long since healed
these bruises The glare lights with Friday night games
spanned the park problem G. W. scheduling the of
its home games meath artificial illumnaton-a part of
the modern program designed and carried by Possum
Jim Pixlee
Meanwhile both Catholic University and Georgetown have
built up their schedules scale with those
of George Washington and for the last several years
tremey healthy patronage has marked this of
ball. inspired by the Colonals eight nine years ago.
Football Spectacle for D. C.
Maryland and Georgetown have established annual
game three years DID, which promises become the
football gem Of the Middle Atlantic The professional
Redskins have invaded Washington to take charge of the
Sunday picture thus giving the city weekend weekend
, of high-powered and enthralling football.
All of this healthy glow upon the football horizon say
then be traced right back to the door of named
Pxlee and university named for the Father of his Country
And the thought occurs therefore, that possibly the de-
cnng health which has been quite apparent in Pxees very
being and noticed by his ntmates for months may be
directly raceabe to the vgor and energy which he
to awakening Washington to its very possibilities
football center
Too feel that voice the hopes of grateful city of foot
ball fans and those of great university with thousands of
alumni and Students well his fellow coaches here that
'Possum Jim is taking himself in hand sufficiently
effect complete restoration in heah-and within the year,
at that!