Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-10
NEITHER SIDE
SCORED A POINT
George Washington Foot Ball.
lists Surprised by Balti-
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The Baltimore Medical College team,
which was substituted to play the George
Washington team in place of Washington
and Lee yesterday afternoon. at Van Ness
Park played the local team to standstMl
by holding them down to a score OF o to
in two twenty-minute halves.
The strength of the Baltimore team sur
prsed the locals, as the Oriole team had
played but one game this season. and have
not kept up their practice. Their weight
counted against the buff-and-blue boys, as
the line averaged fully 100 pounds, and was
like a stone wall when the locals tried a
line plunge. On the other hand. the visitors
went through the line for good gains. but
lost on the end runs as the local ends were
very fast, and got the man on nearly every
occasion.
Beard, Cunning, Lorando and Sutton
played a fine game for the locals. For the
visitors Schakowitz, at left end. was the
star his tackling was the best seen on the
local field for some time. and his falling on
punts was alto the good.
The game opened with the Baltimore
team kicking to Sutton, who ran the ball
back thirty yards before being downed.
Beard went through right tackle for two
yards. Stevenson tried a quarterback run
around right end and made four yards.
Stevenson punted thirty yards and George
Washington recovered the ball on the if
teen-yard line. On the next two downs
they made six yards, but Stevenson was
thrown back for a loss Of five yards on an
attempted quarterback run, and the ball
went to the visitors. After two downs, in
which the Orioles gained but three yards
they punted to Sutton, who came back
twenty-five yards. Beard was called and
went around right end for twenty yards
Stevenson tried a drop kick, but the ball
went on the outside of the posts Balti-
more Medical punted from the twenty-five
yard line to Beard. who ran it back ten
yards. On an off-side play, the locals were
penalized five yards. Cunning received the
ball on a double pass and gained twenty
short Baltimore Medical punted again from
the twenty five-yard line, and Lorando ran
the ball back ten yards. Licarione made
three yards through right tackle. On an
attempted double pass George Washington
funpbled and Schakowitz fell en- the ball.
On the next play the locals were penalized
five yards for off-side play. On the next
seven downs the visitors carried the ball
up the field for thirty-one yards. when they
tried a placement kick, but the ball was
blocked. Schakowitz was again on the
ball, and the Orioles tried two downs when
another placement kick was tried. but the
locals blocked it. Schakowitz again fell on
the ball. The third placement kick was
tried, when the ball was again blocked and
Cunning fot into the bunch and fell on the
pigskin. Sutton was thrown back on the
first down for loss of ten yards. He then
punted forty yards. Shortly after time was
called for the first half with the visitors
in possession of the ball.
Sutton kicked Off in the second half,
Wigging receiving the ball and running
back ten yards. After two downs with but
short gains the visitors punted to Sutton.
The locals soon punted. and on the first
down Beard got through and threw the
hoc
visitors punted and Sutton received the ball
He Immediately punted fifty yards. The ORR
oles returned the punt thirty yards. After
series of exchanges Of punts and several
short gains by the locals on end runs. the
game ended with the ball in the center Of
the field and in possession Of the visitors.
The lineup:
Baltimore Medical. George Washington.