Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
WON OUT BY A POINT
George Washington Defeats
Western Maryland.
George Washington, 6.
Western MARYLAND. 8.


In game replete with referees decisions.
George Washington pulled victory out OF
the fire yesterday afternoon. sending West
ern Maryland down to defeat by the score
indicated. There were no long runs by
either side. and both sides made their scores
by steady plugging, SO it may well be said
that the only features of the contest were
the rulings of the man with the whistle
First he disallowed a goal, by Western
Maryland because he wasn't looking; again
1t ''looked like touchdown" to him wnen
Tredway of Western Maryland raiieu TO
drop kick goal and then chased and 1eii
on the oval behind the Hatchet Wielders.
goal and finally he called the game with
out consulting either captain Wnen there
still remained two minutes to play. Az the
worst for the Marylanders 1t should nave
been a tie at 6-6
Visitors Score First Touchdown.
few of the faithful were on hand in the
"grandstand' in VanNess Park when west
ern Maryland won the toss and elected 10
defend the eastern goal with the breeze at
their backs. Linthicum kicked on at a rev
minutes after the schedule time. 3:5V
o'clock and the game was on. Adkins, fuii-
back for the visitors. captured the ball on
the five-yard line and ran 1t back twenty
yards. From that point the fullback and
his partne: Ia the back field, Weeks, altern-
ated in series of plays that made the local
eleven look like squad of school boys out
for a practice spin. Holes were founu
everywhere and only a few times did the
visitors fail to get their distance on one OF
two rushes. The ball finally was placed
within ten yards of the coveted line. twenty
plays in all were sufficient for Western
Maryland to accomplish this much and OF
the score fourteen brought forth nfst
downs. A ten-yard run around rlgnt emu
xx-1,i at, yxyoa
stopped by Bergman, was the longest OF
the series.
On their ten-yard line the George Wash
ington aggregation first laid hands on the
oval. and after twice failing 10 gam, o.en
erson was forced to kick. The punt was
high, and at the twenty-hve-yard line II
went out of bounds. On the first play
Weeks fumbled, but Tredway was on the
ball like fash, and after that the .cham-
pions of Maryland were not to be denied
Weeks made the final five yards ana the
touchdown. Time, 17.24.
Tredway kicked a beautiful goal, but II
the referee saw the ball placed ON the
ground he forgot to so signal the waiting
observation-disclosures and because the latter had
no opportunity to charge the point was not
allowed Score: Western Maryland, o.
George Washington, 0.
Stubborn Playing.
Asserting their prerogative the home
team exchanged goals and put 1t up to the
Marylanders to kick Off For a minute
things seemed brighter because Gibson
made a pretty catch and ran back hfteen
yards. The advantage was lost the next
minute when the referee saw an of1side
play and penaiized the locals fifteen yards.
Capt Stenerson made two Intellectual at
tempts to regain the distance and then
punted. Once more Quarterback Tredway
sent Adkins and Weeks boring into the line
and once himself took the ball for pretty
ifteen-yard run, until 1t seemed certain
that another touchdown was coming. Berry
man put a lsink into the visitors hopes,
however by twice throwing Adkins for
small gains, and rather than risk losing
the ball on the twenty-five-yard line, Tired
way punted. Stenerson returned the kick
and the half ended with the ball In the CEN
ter of the field.
Gloom, deep and hopeless, settled down
on the woodchoppers' camp with the open
ing of"the second half, because Linthicum
fumb!ed Capt. Tredway's kickoff. and the
visitors got the ball with only thirty yards
to go for another score. OF this, Adkins
contributed one yard. Gibson three, and
again a like distance, and Linthicum threw
Weeks after the latter had made four yards
Adkins added four more yards, but on the
next two rushes into the line was thrown
by Summers and by Bergman, and Tired
way fell back to try for drop kick. The
ball went low, and then came another ref
eree's decision. Tredway, 1t seems follow
ed the ball closely, and while everyone else
loked on, uncertain as to who should first
touch the ball, he dropped on 1t. Mr.. Rorke
straightway declared 1t to be touchdown
and the Marylanders were in the act Of
kicking the goal when the somewhat mysti-
fled Westinghouse awoke. and in the book
of rules displayed a provision which made
1t Illegal for touchdown to be scored by
the same man who failed at drop kick
when no one of the opposing side had touch
ed the ball.