The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
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Georgetown Hard Pushed
To Beat ViLLanOpa Men
Won by II to 0 After Fierce StruggIe-BIue
and Gray Line Easily Pierced by Light
OppOnentS-SeCOnd Half Better

Georgetown defeated VuIauova yes
terday on Georgetown Field by II TO o.
but the real score should have been II
90 o.
Never was "a more surprised OF grieved
crowd of football enthusiasts seen than
that which beheId the great work done
by the light Nillanova team against
the heavy and supposedly better George
toowu outfit In the FIRST half ViIIauova
Outplayed Georgetown in nearly every
department of the game. and displayed
q spuukIness and pluCkiuess. that was
worth ten pounds per man. The touch
down made in the first half was the re-
suit Of a mix-up in which. while the BAH
was on Niilauova' 45-yard line Larkln
kept his feet, accidentally found an
opening, and rushed across the goal line.
AIahoney kicked a goal
Found Holes In Line.
Georgetown seemed to be in a trance
in the FIRST hair, and except in spots
was little better In the second half The
VuIanova backs found All sorts or
holes in the line. especially on the LEFT
side. and gained twenty and thirty
yards by steady hammeriug, needless OF
the weight handicap. Condor and ken
needy al the tackles opened up their
men, while Moore and Cringe, at guard,
did splendid work against their heavy
opponents
Mcclellan. the VuIanova fullback.
proved 10 be one OF the nerviest and
quickest that has been seen in Wash
ingtOn this year. and went charging
through the line and around the ends
with as much confidence as II he were
against q high school team TOrDey and
Connors, al the halves played hard and
consistent football on both the defense
ana oheuse. Assisted by Neary and
Crane, on the ends, they went into the
Georgetown Interference like q house
ahre, and several times threw their
bulky rivals back for a loss.
Weakness a Mystery.
Why the Georgetown line proved so
easy Is a mystery. liz cannot be said
that The Blue ana Gray regarded II
merely as a practice game. and did not
play hard. While the men worked with
q viii there was a lack of dash and
aggressiVeness. as wei as OF sustained
speed that makes the outlook gloomy
Tor Blue and Gray success when it meets
BucknelI. Holy Cross, and Lehigh-
kely started in az center, but was re-
placed by Given. The change was a
great benefit, but even the mighty Given
was not always able 10 brace the line
sufficiently TO stop the Pennsylvaulans.
StIll. Given was q big help, and after
he steadied himself had much TO DO
With hurting back the onslaught Of the
visiting backs.
Larkin the Hero.
For Georgetown the best work was
done by Larlzin, who ran like a fiend
and displayed a remarkable kuack Of
keeping his feet with some eighteen or
twenty hanging on him. He was good
both on the end runs as well as on going
through the line. Hub Hart also did
some mighty work. He and Larkin and
Martell developed much skin En- The sec
ond half in supporting each other In the
runs, and IL was the Improvement in
this respect that enabled his team 10
make the last two touohdoWns. Carroll
and MahCuey were both good ou the
play Of the tackle on one side charging
through the tackle on the other side
AicGeutigan ran the team Wen. and by
his enthusiasm and energy did much 20
encourage his fellows.
In the hEst half Filan0ya kicked 10
Sutton, who ran the ball back 10 the
Z5-yard sine. Line pIuuEes carried the
leather 10 the 11-yard line. and there
FlauCva took It's remarkable brace and
held for downs five yards through the
left side OK the line and dve outside Of