Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-21
. lineup was as follows:
SHOWED UNDER.
Georgetown Overwhelmed the George
Washington Team.

Struggling fiercely and pluckily against
the heavy odds of superior weight and su-
perior training. the George Washington
University eleven went down in an over
whelming defeat before the players repre-
senting Georgetown University on the lat
ter's field last Saturday afternoon, score.
81 to 0. 1t certainly was decisive victory
and yet, Notwithstanding the orfe-sidedness
of the result, the 1900 spectators watched
the contest with undated interest, and the
adherents of either school cheered their
representatives Justify from the first kick
off until the game was called at the close
of the second half.
The George Washington supporters Occu-
pied the grand stand on the east side OF
the field, and there several hundred stu
dents. who had marched to the grounds
kept up constant din, aided by the cav
airy band from Fort Myer. On the opposite
side of the field the Georgetown rooters
were stationed, and from this point the
blue and gray followers exuItantly an
sweled the cheers Of their opponents. Ihe
Georgetown contingent was assisted IN us
noise making demonstration by Haley
Band.
The Georgetown players earned every
yard they gained, for although the George
Washington lads were outclassed. they put
up one of the pluckiest fights that has been
seen on a local gridiron, and particularly
in the face of such overwhelming de-
feat.
single player of the beaten eleven show any
signs of "welching,' but each man jumped
into the fray with spirit of determination
to do his best, although 1t might be I'M
availing AS a result of their desperate ef-
forts a number Of the Washington players
had to be led from the field on account OF
injuries.
The work of the Georgetown team was
splendid and each member OF the team Is
entitled to a large measure OF praise for
the great victory. Hub Hart was the star
as usual, with his brilliant end runs. While
Martell hit the line with tremendous force
Mahoney and Carroll on tackle plays, did
EXCELLENT wpork and Mccarthy and Lux.
at the ends, were sure ground gamers
Larkin, at left half, made several long runs.
and Percy Given, the best center In the
south even tried his skill at ground gain
inp with good success. McGettigan ran
his team in fine style. and besides made a
number of good runs on quarterback plays
Will West, George Washington's little
r,sbt end. and Law, at left tackle. were
continually bringing cheers from the spec
tators by their spendid tackling, which was
made all the more difficult by reason OF
Georgetown's splendid interference. Stee-
aerson was a valuable man to have at
quarter and many touchdown re pre-
vented by bringing down the Georgetown
runner, when he was the only man be-
tween the runner and the goal. Bielaski
and Sutton also played good defensive
game, and little Kirkman made number of
plucky and clerver tackles after he was
substituted for Taylor In fact all the
George Washington players deserve credit
for their fight against the team which aver
aged about twenty pounds to the man
heavier.
The Georgetown players made their first
touchdown after twenty-five seconds of
play Bielasld caught Mahoney's kickoff
on the fve-yard line and ran it back fifteen
yards On the next play George Washington
fumhied and Martell. breaking through.
picked up the ball and dashed across the
goal line for touchdown, amid the frantic
cheers of the blue and gray rooters. The
next touchdown was not made so easily,
ten minutes being consumed In working
the ball down the field. McGettigan, Hart,
Martell. Carroll and Mahoney. however.
carried the leather to their opponents
three-yard line, where Hart was sent over
for the score.
After this the Georgetown players worked
faster. and at the end OF the first half had
scored thirty-six points. The most sensa-
tional play Of the game was the eighty -fve-
yard rain by Hart. with splendid interior
ence. Just before the close of the first half.
With less than two minutes to play VIM