The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04
4 TIE At GEORGBIOHN
SwartIimore Proves Il Hard Pr0p0-
sition for the Varsity.
Visitors Omit the First Half with IA
score of II to q in Their Favor
The Local Tenn. by IndOmitnble
Pluck. Ends the Contest on Even
Terms - The Details of the Game.

Terms - Inc Details OIL the Sumes
For an hour and half yesterday after
noon the football Drawn of Georgetown
University and Swarthmore College struS-
gled fercely for supremacy in a drilling
rain on Georgetown Field. When it was
al! over victory rested on the colors Of
neither team. for the score was tie. Is
to Is.
Georgetown Field was n dreary eXpanse
Of muddy water and soaking sod. upon
which it was impossible to obtain firm
foothold. The runners. when tackled. would
often slide for yards before they came to
stop. The ball was as slippery as creased
hog. Its escape from the grasp of the
players at critical stages of the game was
a great factor in the contest.
There was not large attendance Those
who braved the disa greeable weather were
mostly Georgetown students and cTanks, to
whom bad weather makes little difference
when football game is in progress. A
small band of faithful supporters of
Swarthmore stood on the side lines
and Justify cheered for their team. The
by Georgetown and at the end of the first
half, when the score stood II to in favor
OF the visitors. the outlook for the blue
and grey was rather dismal
In the second half when Swarthmore
added six points more to their score,
gloom settled down on Georgetown, and
it seemed as if the blue and grey was
sure to suffer defeat. Then it was that
clean football grit almost snatched vic
tory from defeat. Riley picked up the
ball fumbled by Swarthmore and ran to
the 3-yard line before he was downed.
Then Kearns carried 1t over giving
Georgetown a total of IL points. Five
minutes later Devlin dove through the
line for another touchdown. tieing the
score. Had the goal been kicked George
town would have won the game.
Quick starts Count.
Both teams played the same style of
game. the famous Pennsylvania guards
back system. The field was so slippery
that it was all question of quick start
ing. In the first half Swarthmore started
more quickly than their opponents and
consequently were able to gain steadily.
Both teams seemed able to gain as long
as they could hold the ball Punting was
resorted to frequently. especially in the
second half, and exchanges generally re-
suited in gains for Swarthmore. Devlin
played his usually aggressive game. and
his line plunges generally were productive
of gains. The only thing that married his
work was the failure to kick the goal
which would have brought victory to the
blue and grey. Barry and Riley both
made good gains around the ends. the
latter's work toward the end of the game
being especially noteworthy. Buckley
made a number of bad fumbles. Other
wise his work was first class. Stewart,
Downing. and Battersby were the stars
for Swarthmore.
The Hattie Begins.
The whistle was blown at 3:45. ate.
Georgetown had won the tess. George
town kicked of. the ball going to Bat
tersby. who returned ten yards. Then
Swarthmore called the guards back on ev-
cry play. Downing and Stuart were the
most effective ground gamers, and
through their work the ball was rapidly
rushed down the field. Georgetown played
rather slowly and seemed unable to stop
the rushes of their opponents. Within a
yard of the goal line a dispute occurred.
Georgetown claimed that they should have
the ball on downs. The referee decided
the question, and. Swarthmore given the
ball, play was resumed. Downing carried
the ball over the goal line on a smash
between left guard and tackle. Battersby
failed to kick goal. Score, Georgetown 0,
Swarthmore ).
Devlin kicked off to Stuart, on Swarth-
more's 5-yard line, who returned twelve
yards. Swarthmore failed to gain in two
downs and Battersby punted. The ball was
blocked and Georgetown got it on Swarth-
mores 30-yard line. Russell made four
yards, Lynch and Sykes. three each; Barry
circled right end for ten. and then Buck
ley fumbled. Riley recovered the ball and
on the next play sprinted far out around
and crossed the goal line. Devlin kicked
an easy goal. Score. Georgetown s.
Swarthmore 8.
Swarthmore kicked off. The ball sailed
to Kearns. who fumbled it on the 25-yard
line. A Swarthmore man fell on 1t and
then Swarthmore began to hammer the
Georgetown line, gaining nearly every
time the ball was passed. Downing did
the best work and finally was pushed over
the line for Swarthmore's second touch
down. BattersDy kicked goal. and the
score stood Swarthmore IL, Georgetown 6.
Georgetown kicked off to Marter. who
made a return of fifteen yards. Matthews.
OF SWartnInOTe, was lHJuTeu anu Iorceu ~
retire, Ramsey taking his place. The ball
change. hands on a tumble and time was
called shortly afterward with the ball on
Swarthmore's 25-yard line.
The best playing of the game was done
in the second half. when 1t looked as
though Georgetown was beaten. The team
Fingered up and played a splendid game,
thus saving themselves from defeat.
Gcorgetown Wakes Up.
At the opening Of the second half Bat
tersby kicked off for Swarthmore. The
ball was caught by Buckley and carried
back 10 yards Russell made small gain
through the line and Devlin fell back to
punt. The ball sailed 90 yards to Ramsey,
who made no return. Battersby returned
the punt % yards to Devlin. who was tack
led before he could return an inch. Buck
ley became confused on the next play and
passed the ball in the wrong direction.
1t was picked up by Clothier. who sprinted
10 the goal line, % yards away, and scored
a touchdown. Battersby missed the goal.
Score: Swarthmore, 16: Georgetown. 6.
Devlin kicked off to Ramsey. who re-
turned 10 yards. Battersby punted 30
yards to the centre of the field. George
town made practically no gain and Devlin
punted out OF bounds An exchange OF