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served TO succeed. But Virginla's de-
tense was elastic. not fragile. and,
though II caves AT times. II invariably
stinened when the goal was in i'm
minent danger IL was these men, too.
who helped strongly in the defense Of
the Georgetown goal line when Virginia
had the ball on Georgetown's 3-yard
line in the first half and Georgetown
took the bail away on downs.
Luck Favored Virginia.
It was a beautiful game between the
two fast, well matched teams. so we'll
matched that had Georgetown scored
one touchdown the score would have
shown the comparative strengths bet
ter. for what luck there was favored
Virginia. In q nut shell. Virginia had
mastered the new game as 1t has been
called, better than her rival Had they
been playing under the rules Of last
year it is not improbable that George
town would have won or. at least. have
tied the score. For the Blue and Gray
could gain consistently through Vlr-
ginia's line. though the gains were not
long. But in the open play which the
new rules demand the Virginia team
was superior.
Seldom mas "a larger or a more patu-
san crowd collected on local football
field. Georgetown in the west stand
with it's blue ana gray banners. Fir-
ginia in the east, with streamers OF
orange and blue ana everywhere pretty
girls II was a gay crowd, enthusiasts
as all college crowds are. and II cheered
and sang until they were as hoarse as
fog horns. and then they cheered some
more. The spectators began 10 pour IN
tn the picturesque Georgetown campus
before 2,3). and they came in steady
streams thereafter until every seat III
the stands was taken, and the crowd
was many deep about the ropes at both
ends of the field. The law school had
bought itself a band, and marched
around the field preceded by the music
and a large law school flag.
Virginia First on Field.
Virginia was the first team to go on
the field. When they trotted out upon
the turf II was a signal for the VIZ
ginia followers in the east stand 10
turn loose a cheer. The men in the
stripped Jerseys looked in good condI-
ton in spite of the doleful tales Of in
juries which had come from the South
land. And in their preliminary prac-
tice they promised that speed which
they afterward developed. Georgetown
trotted out a few minutes later. and ii
was noticeable that the men were light
er than their rivals. as indeed they
we're by something over five pounds a
man.
Both Had Mascots.
/ The Georgetown mascot, built on the
/ bulldog lines and swathed In blue and
/ gray ribbons. was led out with the
J team and idly watched the men run
/ through their warming-Up signal prac-
tice. Virginia was not 10 be out-done,
however. and she. too, had her mascot.
/ II was a little black pig, orange and
/ blue ribbons tied around it's neck and
/ curl in his tail A wag in the crowd re-
I marked that It looked as though George
/ town had gone to the dogs and Virginia
expected 10 be the whole hog.
1t was an ideal day for the spectators,
though a trifie warm for the players
! There was practically no wind and what
wind there was blew from the north.
/ This made the choice of goals a matter
of little moment as the kicking was not
/ interfered with.
That the game would be close was
/ evident from the start. After Hodge
son had kicked off and Virginia had
/ brought the ball back TO its 25-yard line.
( the Blue and Orange tried the George
town line. But there was little gain and
( Virginia was compelled to kick. And in
/ that largely lies the story or the game
/ Virginia could do little or nothing with
/ GeorgetOwn's line. but on the ends and
( in the open field had decidedly the bet
/ ter of the argument. In the kicking de-
partment the two teams were fairly well
matched. Hodgeson. who did the punt
/ ing for Georgetown, was d bit on at
I first but later got good distance and
height, giving the Georgetown ends
plenty of time TO get under the ball.
Randolph kicked well for Virginia,
Kane Weak on Punts.
But Georgetown was wOefully weak
In handling punts. Time and again
Kane let the ball slip through his hands
thereby loOslng valuable time if not the
ball itself. Virginia on the other hand,
was especially good at handling punts.
! Randolph and Johnson got them and
ran them back well
The teamwork of Virginia was the
better. particularly was this notice
I able in a broken field, when the in
| reference formed quickly.
Anyone who watched yesterday 5
game, no matter whether the most
died-in- the wool. old-style-footballer in
the world. he would admit that the
game has been improved by the new
| rules. And in no particular was this
more noticeable than in the rule which
provides for a neutral zone between
the seFimmage lines
i The contest abounded in spectacular
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