Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
"EASY PICKING" FOR
THE LOCAL TEAM
George Washington University
Won Without Difficulty From
RandoIph-Macon College.

| The Randolph-Macon College foot ball
| team was easy picking for the George
| Washington University team yesterday aft
! ernoon at University Field. when the latter
won by % to 0. The southerners did not
have show. the local boys outplaying
them at all stages Of the game.
| Although the local team outweighed the
visitors the latter put up a good tackling
game. On several occasions they got the
| runner after he had made a long run. The
playing Of the George Washington team
was certainly gratifying to the followers
| Of the buff and blue. as the team work was
much improved over that in recent con-
| tests. In the use of the double pass the
local team made long gains and it only
| failed on two occasions. when the runner
fumbled the ball.
Sutton's running was the main feature of
| the game He circled the end on one oc-
casion. after receiving the ball on a double
! pass, and got down the field for fifty yards,
| and on another occasion covered twenty
| five yards Beard and STEVENSON also made
! long gains around the end. Beard made
| himself prominent in the scrimmage when
| he broke through the visitors interference
on several occasions and downed the run
! ner for big loss. Lacarioni at full back
went through the line at will, and On every
down in which he carried the ball he never
failed to gain. He still had his old fault
IN handling a thrown ball. as he fumbled
on several occasions. Sommers and Gun
ming did some good work. For the visitors
capt. Woodhouse. Balderson and P Jerni-
gan did the best work.
Locals Quickly Scored.
Randolph-Macon opened the contest by
Kicking to Lacarioni who ran the ball back
hve yards before being downed Beard was
sent through left tackle on the first down
and gained two yards. Sommers on a
tackle run added four more Beard was
again called. and fumbled the ball but
George Washington recovered It, Som
mers took the pigskin on the next down
and went through left tackle for six yards.
quarter back run by Steenerson around
LETT end melted twenty-five yards. Beard
went through the line for four yards. La
carioni rammed a hol through right
tackle and got seven more Yards He
was again called on for the next play and
ADDED three yards through left tackle. SUIT
ION was called and responded with four
YARDS around left end. STEVENSON made
another quarter back run and got four
yards. Lacarioni went through center for
three yards and planted the ball over the
goal line for the first touchdown Steiner
son then punted out and Sutton heeled the
the tWenty-three-yard line but Stevenson
ta1ieo TO KICK goal Score. to 0.
Another Touchdown.
On the next kickoff Sutton sent tho hall
to Harlan, who was downed by Cunning
| before he could hardly move. On the first
TWO downs the visitors failed to gain and
tried kick, which George Washington
blocked and secured the ball Beard and
Sommers carried the ball on the first two
downs, but could not gain. Sutton tried a
| drop kick, but the ball fell short Randolnh
Macon fumbled the kick and George Wash
| lngton got the ball on the 1O-yard line On
| the next play Lacarioni fumbled the ball
and Randolph-Macon again got Possession
OF II. Ihey Immediately punted thirty
| yards, Sutton catching the ball and by a
good run bringing 1t back fifteen yards.
| STEVENSON carried the oval around left end
Tor fve yards. A double pass Beard to
| sutton to Lorando, netted five yards Som
mers was called on the next down and went
| through left tackle for the second touch
down. Stevenson kicked goal Score,
| II to 0.
| Lacarioni received the ball on the next
kickoff and ran it back through the Ran
| dolph-Macon line for fifteen yards Beard
responded to the first down with four yards
| Sommers added five yards through tackle
! Sutton went around right end for eight
yards. Stevenson tried a double pass, hut
Randolph-Mac got the ball in the center
of the field
Powell tried a line plunge. but could not
gain. Harris got two yards through the
| line. The visitors then punted, Sutton
catching the ball and running ten yards,
when the visitors were penaliZed fifteen
| yards for tripping. Stevenson made a long
quarterback run when he circled right end
with good interference for thirty yards.
Sutton added two more around left end
| The ball was given to Sutton on the next
down and he carried 1t thirty yards after
receiving it on double pass. Beard went
through right tackle for five yards. George
Washington was penalized on the next down
for off side play Stevenson got fifteen
yards on quarterback run: Lararioni
went through the line for three yards.
Beard also went through the line for the
| same distance. George Washington then
lost the ball on downs.
The visitors sent P. Jernigan around left
! end for the longest gain made by their team
| when he pulled off twenty-five yards On
| the next down Beard got through the line
| and downed the runner for loss of five
yards AS the visitors asked for time they
| were penaliZed two yards. this being their
| fourth offense. They then punted twenty
five yards. Sutton catching the kick and
getting around left end for twenty-five
| yards. Gibson made seven yards through
| right tackle. Lacarioni made two more
| through the line. Sommers made two yards
| through tackle. Cunning, on an end run,
| pulled off three yards. Stevenson tried a
| drop Kick from the twenty-yard line but
| failed. Randolph-Macon punted from the
twenty-five yard line, STEVENSON receiving
| the kick and running it back thirty yards.
| Sutton tried drop kick but failed, Gibson
| recovering the ball on the ten-yard line.
| Sutton carried it five yards, and time for
1.-The first half was called with the ball on the
| five-yard line.
| Locals Again Score.
Sutton sent the ball to Harris on the first
kickoff in the second half and he carried it
back ten yards before he was downed sal
derson made two yards through left tackle.
On an off-sde play the visitors were given
five yards. A double pass was tried, but
the local boys broke it up and the visitors
| were forced to punt Sommers broke
through the line and blocked the kick, and
Cunning picked up the ball and scored a
touchdown. Stevenson again failed to
kick goal. Score, 16 to 0.
Still Another Touchdown.
The visitors kicked off and Lacarioni ran
the bail back fifteen yards Sutton, on a
double pass, got the ball and went around
left end for a run Of fifty yards. Another
double pass was called for and Beard car