The Washington times., 1905-11-26

that too was all in the days work.
Long before the teams trotted out the
crowd began to pour into the stands
which line the sides Of Georgetown
field. 1t was merry, expectant thronR.
typical OF football. each side keenIy par
tisan. Carrying the Buff and Blue and
Blue and Gray flags and ribbons and
CARRIED in many colors. the hundreds Of
girls among the spectators livened the
scene, and even If they did not know
the finer points of the game, or even a
quarterback from a place kick, never
theless they had their part.
George Washington was on the east
| side of the field and Georgetown the
west, and each was provided with a
band, each with a cheering section IN
which students alone had seats. and the
sorgs which had been prepared specially
for the occasion as well as the old fav-
orites Of both colleges were hurled back
and forth with all the vim and as much
| rhythm as the men could muster. George
town took occasion to sing. 81 Was Only
Teasing YOU" when IN the second hale
| the Blue and Gray scored the second
touchdown, and it locked as though all
| the efforts of the George Washington
team had been In vain.
Another song which found especial
favor with the Georgetown contingent
was the -Dirge." and 1t went funereal-
ly as follows:
Washington. Washington. poor old
] George Washington
( We've laid poor old Washington in her
No more wen hear
Washington kick about their beer,
+ For We've laid poor Washington
In her grave. Hats off)
] Amen.
When George Washington carried the
ball from the kick-ofr yard after yard
in what seemed was almost a triumphal
march down the field. the enthusiasts in
the east stand were wild with excite
ment. II was what they had waited for.
prayed for, for years. It seemed that
! their time had come at last In the
Georgetown stand was quiet But .-ot
for long. because whether IN defeat or
victory the Blue and Gray followers al
ways give their teams loyal support. u
was surprise that EtIIIed them Wait
till we get the ball. they said And
the ball did change hands-they were
not disappointed
Down the field the victors swept,
steadily, stopped only now and then.
until they were within five yards of the
/ coveted goal. And then came George
washington's CALAMITY stubborn stand.
Georgetown's chance to score was gone
for the time being, and the grinding
work was 10 be done all over again.
Near the close of the first half Bocock
got away for a long run around the left
end and Fitzpatrick followed 1t with
another around the right but the eff
/ forts came too late
None of the scoring was done in the
first half. and for awhile at the begin
ming of the second IL looked as though
/ George Washington would be the first
TO score, but after the first half dozen
plays 1t was evident that Coach Bar
nard's men were played out
Consistency Counted.
It was at this period that the George
town team got together, and by con-
sistent line plunging and end runs, Quar-
terback Bocock finally succeeded In
sweeping his opponents back TO the g.
yard line, which butcher, to whom
much Of the credit of the victory is
due. was showed over for the first touch
down. While every man on the George
town team played a most credftable
game. two men besides butcher are
worthy Of individual mention. These
ars Bocock and MCGOWAN The former
ran his team wonderfully well at quar-
- N~is~ al TINES IN Oofn na4NEE
saved his goal line from being crossed
after the man on the other side had
broken through and had a clear field
MCGOWAN, who has been out only a
short while. and who was one Of the
men 10 respond TO the last call made
for material about two weeks ago. st
| the risk OF falling In his studies put IN
the best game for the Blue and GRAY
in the line, breaking through the heavy
] formations OF the opposing team several
times and throwing the man for a loss
For George Washington, Captain
Stevenson, Gibson and Linthicum play
ed the best, the pucky quarterback
/ showing good head work in directing
the attack against his opponent EIs
r1fn around GeoTgetOwn's left end from
! the I5-yard line toward the close OF the
last half saved the Buff and Blue from
/ A few minutes after o'clock the two
teams appeared. Captain Stevenson
won the toss, choosing 20 defend the
north goal.
Georgetown 0ff-Side.
I Bocock kicked to the 5-yard line TO
I Beard. who advanced fifteen yards. On
the first line up a Georgetown man
made an Offside play and was penalized
/ five yards. Again on the next play the
! Blue and Gray was penalized for or
side, this time for ten yards. and not
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