The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
GeOrgetOWn'S Sons Crushed
on the Home GridirOn.
JOHNSON AND RANDOLPH STARS
Dominion Captain Was Nearly n
Team in Himself. and His Quarter
Back Strongly Supported Orange
and Blue EIeven-Game Is Keenly
Fought-CrOEd Cheers the Teams.


1t was the first meeting OF the TWO foot
bah teams in five years. During part
Cf that period a feeling akin to hatred
existed between the arch rivals for pre-
mier athletic honors in the South, but If
vestige OF enmity is still felt by the
men of either university it was not in
evidence at any time yesterday. The old
wounds have been healed and eemented
by the ties OF good fellowship. George
town and Virginia battled for the glory of
their respective alma matters, and the
palm of victory went to the men Of the
Old Dominion.
While the great game of five years ago.
which was won by Georgetown IN the
last minute of play by Il TO l6, will re
main as one OF the most memorable bat
ties in local gridiron annals. yesterdays 5
contest will be remembered as among the
hardest fought and most spectacular con-
tests that it has been the good fortune
OF the football enthusiasts Of this city to
witness.
Five thousand spectators completely
surrounded the field Of play. and on
either side were seated tier above tier Of
persons, which served as a fitting wei
come to the friendly relations that once
more exists between the two institutions.
on the south stand were encamped hun
dreds OF loyal Virginia supporters.
VIrginin's Band of ROOters.
With SEQ undergraduates from Char
lOttesville as a nucleus, the Virginians had
IN unusually well organized cheering sec
ton under one leader. Who succeeded in
drawing forth an almost continual vol
ume of songs and cheers for the eleven
men who had been selected TO defend the
Orange and Blue. On the other side Of
the field, in a stand just twice the size
of the one on the east side, were grouped
those who had come out to support the
Blue and Gray. When Capt. BOcOck led
the Georgetown squad out on the field
this stand was an eruption, and even
when It was seen that the local team
was doomed to defeat the cheering never
lessened Led by Capt. Smith, Of the
varsity baseball team. and cssisted by
the Cavalry Band, the Georgetown men
gave their favorites royal support, and
~ the end of the struggle. when the
weakened players We're assisted of the
field. they were rOUndly cheercd by their
comrades. who fully appreciated tho hght
that had been put up by their chosen
eleven.
The proverbial never-say-die spirit never
foresook the men in Blue and Gray, and
in the very last second of play found
the West Enders fighting desperately to
force their way against Virginias S we'll
defended goal line
As is usually the case in a spectacular
game such as yesterdays. there were in
dividual stars whose work far outshone
any of the other players, and tu two
such players much of the credit O5 Viz
ginla's fine victory must be awarded.
These two men were Hammond Johnson,
the captain and crack half back and
Oscar Randolph. the speedy little quarter
back This pair gained practically ali
of Virginia. ground. and each was fit
tingly rewarded for brilliant work by
scoring the tOuchdOwns that sent George
towns chances Tor the Southern cham
plonship g:immering. Receiving the ball
on all sorts Of fake formations, these two
Orange and Blue jerseyed athletes skirted
the ends and lodged through broken
fields Tor gains Of from one TO nifty yards.
Whenever il was necessary for Virginia
10 either gain a certain distance or for
felt the ball, it was to one of these men
that the ball was inJrusted, and the dis
tance was usually forthcoming
Locals Played Well Together.
To mention the individual work Of any
particular Georgetown man would be in
vidious. The whole eleven played well to-
gether and tried hard, but in two depart
ments of the game the locals showed
puerile weakness, and both were rudi-
men.s Of the game-tacSling and handling
punts. Time and again the Virginia backs
evadcd half the West End players before
finally being brought down by a hard
tackle, and the first touchdown was made
after Randolph had wormed his way
through che whole Georgetown team. The
game was replete with punting in which
department Hodgson had a shade the bet
ter Of Randolph but seldom did the men
in the back field handle the ball cIeanly.
Usually the ball was either dropped or the
runner was so slow in getting under way
that the Charlottesville ends We're down
and stopped the back with little or no
gain. Fumbling, too, was costly to BO-
cocks team.
Both elevens put up n remarkably stiff
defense. and the closer either team was
driven TO its goal line the more stubborn
became the defense. In The first half
Georgetown twice held when the pigskin
had been advanced 10 within scoring dis
tance, while four times in the second
half Georgetown started trips up the field
Tor steady gains. but each time was forced
20 give up the ball when = touchdown was
in sight.
In the first FIVE minutes Of play It APP
peNred rs though Georgetown would Ger
tainly score. Following the kickoff, Vir-
ginia kicked 10 midhed. where AfcIough-
lin caught the ball. Virginia was penal
lied for holding. and on the first smash
butcher gained s yards. Hodgson ripped
through right tackle for S and between
them Boyle and Kerr advanced 9 yards
more. butcher plOwed through the line
for 4. and Boyle through the right side
for :. The bail now rested on the 15-yard
line, and the Georgetown section was
pleading for a touchdown. The bah was
passed 10 Kerr, and after ripping of .
yards. he hurdled. and the home team
was set back IL yards.
Drop Kick Fails a Goal.
Bocock tried goal from a drop kick.
but the attempt resulted in failure. and
Capt. Johnson punted out of danger
Boyle fumbled on Georgetown's 5O-yard
lire, and Virginia man fell on the ball
Johnson went flying around right end for
15 yards, and the Southerners negotiated a
neat forward pass that carried the oval
10 the I2-yard line. On a double pass
Johnson made yards. but Georgetown's
defense strengthened and Virginia was
forced TO pass over the pigskin on the Z
yard line. HodgsOn sent. the ball spinning
for 90 yards TO Randolph, who booted ii
back to the 5-yard line. HOGgson was
again called upon 10 punt. and this time
he sent the ball TO the 40-yard line,