Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-19
GRIDIR0N BATTLES
Georgetown's Great Victory Over the
University=of Virginia.
PRINCETON NO MATCH FOR YALE
Opening Day at Benning a Big
Success All Around.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS

Georgetown's victory over the University
of Virginia Saturday, at National Park by
the score of 10 to 0 was most creditable
one and broke the tie that has existed for
two year. Seldom, If ever, has a foot ball
game between big colleges been held under
the strange surroundings as that of Satur-
day. The building inspector condemned
about three-fourths of the seats at the
park as unsafe, leaving enough 60 accom-
modate about 1,50O people. AS there were
fully 5000 spectators present, the remain
ing 1880 focked onto the field, being held
back from the gridiron by single rope
This protection soon became inadequate,
and, as a result. the players, in the last ten
minutes Of the game, were surrounded by
the crowd. the cleared space not being
more than fifteen feet in a circle. A large
body of policemen were hand, but, with
out dealing harshly with the jubilant lads,
they could not be kept out Of bounds. The
crowd interfered considerably with the
playing, but the members of both teams
doubtless concluded that one team was ham
dicapped a. bad as the other and continued
to play their best. Outside of the game it.
self this crowding on the diamond was the
feature of the afternoon, 1t kept the on
lockers in ferment of excitement in their
endeavor to see what was going on. Many
ludicrouS miShapS occurred when the teams
charged into the crowd after the ball, but
luckily no one was seriously hurt.
AS early as / o'clock the spectators began
to arrive at the park, and after the
stream Of people entering the gates was
continuous. When the Virginians and the
Georgetown law and medical students with
their bands reached the gates a jam oc-
CURED, and 1t took the hardest sort Of
work to get them through the two en-
frances without mishap The arrival of the
two teams In buses also added to the con-
fusion, and the gatekeepers certainly earned
= hxaft. y,,,a,
Virginians witnessed the game and from
the hurrahing and miscellaneous noises
made by them 1T would have taken a very
slight stretch of the imagination to place
their numbers at three times the figures
quoted. After arriving on the grounds the
students Of the two colleges formed in lines
behind their bands and marched around the
grounds singing college songs, waving their
cherished colors and cheering each other
Shortly after o'clock the two teams
lined up for the battle and with the first
kick Of the ball pandemonium broke lose
the bands playing continually and the on
lockers yelling and hurrahing in unison
The contest from beginning to end was
hard fought one. both teams putting up a
clever game on certain lines, but the weak
ness of the Virginians in kicking doubtless
lost them the game. This deficiency was
seen almost from the start, and whoever
directed the movements of the visitors is
alone responsible for the defeat In buck
ing the center or going around the ends the
Nirglnians made good Roadway, but every
thing would be nullified by dropping back
for kick and poor try resulting With
the Georgetown lads it was quite different
They would try for center and end and
when blocked in those quarters drop back
for kick, and Devlin would send the ball
fully forty to forty five feet down the field
Then it frequently happened that the Vir-
ginjans instead Of lca tching the ball and
coming back for good gains would either
make a tumble or the interference would
be so bad that blue and gray boy would
down the receiver of the sphere before he
had made a step.
Towards the end of the first half most
disa strous command was given to kick the
ball while the Nirginians had it on George
towns ten-yard line. The Nirginians had
been making steady progress down the
field, the blue and gray center being I'M
able to hold them, and when everybody
from south of the Potomac was getting
ready to cheer a touchdown, the ball was
passed back to Coleman and he kicked the
headiess play seemed to take the life out
of the Virginians, and never thereafter
were they as near to making a goal
Georgetown's first try for goal was the re-
suit Of a blocked kick and tumble the ball
being held by Virginia its 5-yard line.
Walker kicked of for twenty-five yards and
Devlin signaled for a fair catch, but was
tackled by Bride. and the bue and gray was
given fifteen yards as penalty. The ball
was at a bad angle. but Devlin cleverly put
1t between the posts and a goal was reg
iStered.
The first touchdown was secured by
Georgetown Just before time was called. A
Nirginian once more tried to kick the ball,
but was blocked on the ten-yard line. A
play advanced the ball four
yards and Devlin gained two more. Then
by mighty effort Lynch was showed over
the line for a touchdown, but Devlin failed
to kick goal from a bad position and the
score was 10 to o. 1t was almost too dark
to see at this time and the whistle blew for
fiSCnnt N MIA mi pln3
yells of the students and admirers of the
blue and gray.