The Washington times., 1906-11-30
BY THOMAS S. RICE.


Georgetown defeated George Washing
ton by ls 10 g yesterday at Georgetown
Field iu th.ir annual Thanksgiving foot
bali same because it outclassed George
Washington in just about that proper
ti0u Iu every department of the game,
II is seldom that a score is such "a true
index of the ability Of two C0nJcnders.
Georgetown was "a greatly improved
team over that which ilst 20 Virginia.
George Washington was disappoint-
meut I'm doping out the probable score
the Georgetown admirers made their
bets and placed their reliance upon the
spirit OF the men on the team. rather
than ON their superiority i'm physical
ability OF football science, for 90 was
thought that. with the exception Of the
spirit George Washington would be
equal if not superior. to Georgetown.
This method or reasoning was right
When it got a bad start and Hodgson
kicked goal srUm the 40-yard line George
Washington Curled up 20 p noticeable
extent and did not regain confidence to
any extent until It's rival was weakened
by injuries and substitutes in the last
ten minutes of the second half
Reilly Deserves Credit.
Georgetown was certainly well and
thoroughly trained. and Coach Reilly
deserves credit for the manner in which
he had drilled his men TO almost me
chanical perfection in running on the
principal plays The backs and line men
worked together in remarkable unison
and this brings us to the point about
the manner In which the Georgetown
backs seized upon every opening and
grasped every opportunity. Kerr.
butcher and O'Boyle hit the line with
a precision that was little short of re-
markabIe. but the best performance Of
all was that Of butcher.
The pluclly Georgetown fuuback runs
well forward on his toes. is lightning
fast. and carries himself SO that when
he IS tackled or hits the line his oppOn-
ent has to bear. not only tho momentum
he acquires from the movement OF his
legs but the forward falling OF nearly
every pound in his makeup. Unless
the man he goes against IS something
of a giant or is braced against brick
wall. he is almost certain to go back
ward when butcher coIlides with him.
Butchers Great Plunging.
Despite his headIong style of running
and seeming overbalancing, butcher is
phenomenany' swift I'm changing his di-
through an opening. lie pierced the
George Washington line time and again
ny suddenly swerviug into a gap and
reaching the second line Of defense be
fore IL was realized that he had es-
capped, and was making for the back
field a brilliant illustration of this
was in the beginning Of the second half.
On the first lineup after the kickoff
in the second half. he found a gap in
the right side of the George Washing
ton line. and went through it for "a gain
or ten or fifteen yards as clearly and as
uuiuterruptedly as if ne were encoUn-
Ieriug q high school scrub.
The shining of butcher i'm pIunging
was an evidence of thorough prepara-
tious of Georgetown In oId-styIe football.
In the Virginia game she showed that
IN line work she was away above the
SoutherueTs- Yesterday she was even
better. and this ability TO gain by dog
ged hammerng, was most useful re-
lance, as well as great damper on
the spirits of her opponents. who We're
made 10 feel their own impotence and
plainly lost heart.
Kerr the Bright Star.
But while attention has thus far
been devoted 20 butcher because his
success was illustrative of George
towns methods and gameuess. the
bright particular star OF the twenty-five
men on the field was Jimmy Kerr. the
Georgetown right half. He was a much
touted man who more than made good
Kerr's specially was broken field run
ming, and by 1t he scored two of the
Blue and Gray touchdowns. He is not
only fast. but has the invaluable faculty
OF being aDle TO change his direction
without losing speed. In this he re-
sembles the famous Poe boys. of Prince
ton. and Knox. of this years Yale team.
On running back punts he Wds almost
invariably good Tor half the distance
Of the kick. and some times better.
When he gc+ around the end he could
sut IN or rlate a wide detour with