The times., 1898-12-27

been played. ead often II was necessary
to dig the mud from their ears and eyes
in order to hear and see.
The most commendaDle feature of the
game was the good nature which prevailed
between the teams. !, In a consequence the
play was free from unnecessary roughness,
and. with the exception Of occasional
holding was open and clean. A notable
feature of the day was the absence OF
Georgetown enthusiasm and of the usual
college cries. There was plenty of noise.
however, from the eastslside of the field,
where the Ail-Washington faithful were
stationed. over a thousand persons were
at the game. half of that number being
members of the fair sex.
The Game in Detail.
Georgetown won the toss and took the
south goal. Parsons kicked to Kenna on
the thirty-yard line. Kenna returned the
kick for a gain of ten yards. Greene went
around the right end for ten more. b.
Smith made two gains of five and ten
yards. The ball was fumbled and Parsons
fell on it. All-Washington tried the CEN
ter and lost ten yards on a mass force.
An off-side play lost them ten yards. Nc
Gowan gained five yards through left
tackle. AllWashngton lost the pigskin
on downs. DeSilver. for Georgetown. fol-
lowed Frank Smith five yards through the
center. Greene cut off twenty feet. kenna
went through the guard for four yards.
Finnegan ran into Hooker after he had
| gone three yards and quit. Then. by a
succession OF gains through the center.
kenna carried the ball over the line for a
| touchdown. but missed an easy goal.
| Parsons kicked 10 the twenty-yard line
and Smith made an excellent run to the
middle bar OF the gridiron. Greene
| circled the end for half a dozen. Little
Smith smashed the line for five yards and
| then made run OF twenty yards around
left end He was prettily tackled by
| Parsons. Greene then went around the
same end for half the distance. Curtis
| broke through in time to block quarter
back kick and fell on the abandoned pig
| skin.
| 1t was then All Washngton's bail in the
center of the field. Lunsford could not
| gain through Frank Smith. Hooker made
/ three yards poor pass caused Parsons
! to tumble and drop the bail, but he quick
| ly fell on 1t. MCGOWAN bucked the center
| for two yards and time was called for
| the first half.
| Parsons kicked off again in the second
| half TO Kenna, who brought it back
| twenty yards. Georgetown lost the ball
| on tumble. Watson then made the
| longest run for his team-ten yards.
| Hooker could not gain. Watson went four
yards on his knees. Maupin made va d.
Hooker kept on his feet for four.
Parsons cleverly recovered FUN
BILE. Curtis was downed In his
tracks by Greene. Watson made two
yards around the end Hooker went
| through the center door for fifteen feet.
| Watson could not gain. McGowan picked
out the wrong hole and the bail was given
| to Georgetown on downs. Little Smith
started the pace for his Jean by moving
the linemen. MCGOWAN broke through
| the line on the nextiptaS and after caus-
ing the quarterback to drop the ball fell
| on 1t. .1f
McGowan was tackled heavily by Dona-
van. Watson tried 10 pass Greene and
| failed for two yards. 4Parsons was pushed
| through the center for four yards. On
the next play, Kenna got off-side before
| the ball was in play and caught It as
| it was passed. The umpire was standing
behind the line and did not see him. All
| Washington lost ten yards and the bah
on the play. Little Smith tried the end
| for n gain.
At this point Parsons made the star
| play of the game. He broke through the
| line, and was knocked over by Donavan.
When he was sailing through the air he
| seized and threw Smith for loss OF five
yards. Kenna kicked out of bounds at
| the forty-yard line. Watson made a small
| gain Parsons had another opportunity to
| distinguish himself on the next play. The
| play was a kick. The center did not lift
| the bah off the ground in passing IL and
| ii was fumbled. Parsons recovered the
| bali and, instead of falling op It, passed
| 1t to Cy Cummings, who had time 10
| make the kick. Georgetown was given
| ten yards for off-side play.
Lost on "a tumble.
| The ball was then ON Al-Washington' $
! twenty-fve-yard line. Kenna could not
| gain and Georgetown lost the ball on the
| next play by tumble. Watson ran into
the arms of Big Smith and lay down
| heavily. Greene's hard tackle of Hooker
lost two yards. 1t was Georgetown's ball
on downs Donavan made quarterback
| kick of twenty yards. Big Smith pushed
| MCGOWAN back for a loss of five yards
Georgetown gained the ball on a tumble
| The ball was then on All-Washington' s
twenty-five-yard chalk mark. Kenna
| tried a place kick for goal, Donavan hold
ing the ball. The ball sailed through the
air at a proper height but went one foot
astray of the post De Silver made 4
touch-in play and ran the length of the
| field for touchdown.
| Here the controversy occurred between
the players and the referee. Play was
finally resumed on ALL Washington s
| twenty-five yard line. Cy Cummings made
a beautiful kick of sixty yards, which
| Kenna caught and returned 10 the center
| Of the field Watson tackled Little Smith
as he was about to start. Kenna went
through the center for ten yards and
again for five. Kenna fumb.ed for a loss
Donavan falling on the pigskin. Kenna
| kicked and Parsons returned the oval fii-
teen yards. Donavan broke through and
tackled Watson for loss. In the next
play Kenna took a turn at going through
the line and carried Parsons back twea-
| ty-fve feet. Cummings kicked out OF
bounds at the center of the field. Greene
made five yards behind Smith. quar-
,er-back kick and fumb.e gained ter
more Kenna went through center fcl
two yards, and the game was called.
The lineup was as follows:
Allwashinston. Positions. Georgetown.
Curtis .............left end. ........... G. Lon;
DeSilver ........ left tackle. e......... FinnegaI
Smith .............left guard. .......... CALLAHAN
McConvile Cummings. center. .-............. Lon,
c. Cummings 49,. right guard. Smitl
MCGOWAN right tackle. e............ Coomb
Humphries right end. ............. Green
HookerWatson left halfback., ......... b. Smiti
Maupin .........right balfback k..-........ Owen
Parsons quarterback. ........... Donava
Lunsford- Hooker tlilback ............... Kenn
Referee-Ed Seton. umpire-Tommy Downs