The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
TJIIE GAME CALUED oar.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov 1S.-The game of
football between the University Of
Georgia eleven and the men from Au-
burn College, Alabama, at Piedmont
Park today was called off within 80 sec
onds of the end of THE play principally
on account of darkness, but also because
the crowd ON the field interfered with the
players. The score stood Auburn H.,
Georgia 6, and had the referee permit
ted the play to go ON the game would
undoubtedly have gone to the Alabama
team. According to the rules the re-
feree's decision made the score 0 to O..
The Auburn men are indignant
and say they will file protest on the re-
feree's decision but inasmnch as the YER
dict was given in accordance with the
rules of the intercollegiate football as
ISOLATION the referees decision will un-
doubtedly stand Georgia out weighed
Alabama and put UP good game of
bucking and steady play. Auburn's
sprinting covered by some clever tricks.
enabled them to overcome this advan-
tage.
BOTH SIDES SCORE NAUGHT.
Washington, Nov. 1S.-A crowd of
several thousand gathered at George
town field today to witness the football
game between the teams of the Univer-
sity of Virginia and Georgetown Uni
versity. Many ladies were among the
spectators wearing the colors of their
favorites The teams marched ON the
grounds. headed by bands of music and
were enthusiastically greeted by their
friends. The Virginians had huge
megaphone through which inspiration
was conveyed to the players, while
Georgetown We'd with this in college
wells. AS each team has Il tine record
it was regarded as a test of supremacy
for the South.
The playing was rough and tumble
from the outset and two of the Virginia
men-GentIe. right half-back, and Bird.
left half4back-were soon crippled and
ont Of the game. Georgetown secured
the Kickoff but despite this advantage
Virginia forced back the Dall and held
it much of the time in bha Georgetown
territory. There were few long runs or
brilliant plays, as both halves were Civ
en- up mainly to rush plays in the middle
of the field The teams proved very
evenly matched and neither side secured
even Il touchdown.
Score: University of Virginia, nothing;
Georgetown, nothing.
SCORE SIX TO NOTHING.
Princeton n. T.. Nov. 1S.-In a close
and exciting game Princeton defeated
Washington and Jefferson here today by
score Of six to nothing, the only
touchdown being made in the second
half The game was characterized by
Princeton's heavy drives through its OPP
ponent's lines and the splendid tack
ling of Washington and Jefferson.
Princeton proved formidable ON defense
and at times tore great holes in the
visitors line, but frequently lost the
ball on down and off-side plays. The
feature of the game were Hutchinson's
runs of forty and thirty yards and the
heavy line bucking of McCord and
Knight and all around work of Alexan-
der. Attendance 1900.
A BRILLIANT, DASHING GAME.
Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 1S.-In II
whirlwind of excitement simply heart
breaking in it's intensity, the Harvard
Yale game ON Soldiers Field this after
noon ended without Il score. Yale had
played Harvard to a standstill; then
Harvard had rallied to one of the grand+
est finishes ever seen ON the gridJron, and
after Il missed try at goal the immense
crowd of people swarmed down from the
seats to where the players were cheering