Evening star., 1905-11-04
LOCAL TEAM A WINNER
GEORGE WASHINGTON COLLIE
CLANS DEFEAT ST. JOHNS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS Nd, November 4.-George
Washington University this morning de-
feated the team of st. Johns on the lat
ters grounds here by a score of IL to 8 In
a closely contested and most interesting
game. The local coilegians had the best
of the game during the first half, In which
they scored a touchdown. They were un-
able, however, to keep up the pace in the
final half, and in the last twenty minutes
of the game the boys from Washington
marched down the field on a straight line.
bucking through center for two touch
downs Steenerson kicking goal after both
Babcock and Stevens scored.
st. Johns score came in the first ten
minutes of play after Brady had gotten
away for fifty yard end run, and crossed
the goal line of Washington. He was called
back, however, having stepped outside near
the forty-yard line. Battle then made if-
teen on a fake quarterback run, to which
Melvin, Mckinley and Duvall added ten,
ten and five, bringing the leather to a point
near the coveted line, which Duvall crossed
on the next play on a fake end play. Bat
tie failed al goal.
Washington opened the second half by
kicking off to Duvall on his own ten-yard
line, who recovered fifteen before being
downed. ST. Johns failed to gain and was
forced to kick to Steenerson in midfield.
The Washington quarter got back ten be-
fore the ST. Johns tacklers threw him.
Beard, Morris and Steenerson then ripped
off five yards apiece through the st. John
center, and then Morris took eight more
through tackle, placing the ball on the
three-yard mark, from where Stevens
crossed the line for Washington's first
score. Steenerson kicked goal.
Score-Washington 6; st. Johns, 8.
ST. Johns received the ball On the kick
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visitors throwing the local backs for losses
steadily until Duvall was forced to punt
from his own ten-yard line. The kick was
received by Steenerson in midfield and the
WaShingtonians began a steady hammering
Of the local center.
Slow, but Sure.
No more runs were made, but the march
while slow was sure and without stop
until Gibson was pushed and dragged
through the tackle for ten yards and 6
score. Steenerson put one point on the tota
with the toe Of his boot. and brought the
figures to IL to 3. With three minutes tc
play Duvall received next kick and ducke6
and lodged his back for twenty-five yards
on quarterback run in the next play st
johns lost the ball on a muffed fake in The
next scrimmage, but Immediately there.
after the Washingtonians returned the
favor, Duvall covering the apparently un.
claimed pigskin. The blue and gold line
was unable to hold however, and Duval
was forced to kick. Fields juggled the
leather and Brady fell on 1t for St Johns
From here the local coliegians put up as
game fight as has been seen on the loca
field this season, and aided by several goot
END gains by Duvall finally landed the pig
skin on the twenty-five-yard line. From
this point and at a difficult angle Duval
dropped the leather squarely over the bal
for a field goal, bringing the ST. Johns tally
up to points. Ten seconds thereafter anG
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ended.
Final score-Washington IL; st. Johns 8
For the visitors the work of Steenerson
Stevens. Beard and Fields was the feature
while Duvall and Battle carried the palm
for the orange and black.
Officials: Referee-Mr. Whiting of the
navy Umpire-Mr Green, st. Johns
Time of halves-25 and 20 minutes. Touch.
downs-Stevens, Babcock and Duvall. Goa
from field-Duvall. Goals from touchdowns
-SteenerSOn.