The Washington times., 1906-09-30
GEORGE WASHINGTON
DEFEATS NAVY YARD
HatchetteS Open Local Sea-
son With II to 0 Victory
Over Olympia Club.
END RUNS ARE PLENTIFUL
Neither Side Experiences Much Trouble
in Making Required Ten-Yard
Gains-F0rward Pass Fails.

The Washington football season was
inauEurated al Van Ness Park yester-
day afternoon when the George Wash
ington football team defeated a picked
eleven from the Navy Yard by II to O.
For the first time since the gridiron
rules were changed. Washington foot
ball fans were given chance 10 watch
the game PLAYED under new conditions,
but only a very few avalled themselves
OF the opportunity. II the spectators
expected 10 see a revolutionized game
they must have been disappointed, for
the only features that distinguished the
new game from the old gridiron con
test were an unusually large number Of
end runs
New Formations Scarce.
The radical plays, such as the forward
pass and the new quarterback punt,
which the gridirm strategists have In
vented since the change in rules, were
very scarce. The only forward pass at
tempted throughout the entire game was
a fuke, and resulted in tumble. Sew
eraI quarterback kicks we're tried by
George Washington, but an Of them
were failures except one. A particularly
interesting feature OF the game was the
fact that the much criticised l0-yard
rule did not seem 10 fCaze either team,
rs each side had no difficulty iU gain
ing almost at will. on both short and
long end runs. Most of the Navy Yard
. PLAYERS were old Olympia Athletic Cluq
men. and while George Washington out
played them yesterday, they showed that
they have excellent material for a strong
team
Georee Washington chose 10 kick and
OIvmpic defended the last eCaI. Beard
kicked "a Mccormick. who returned tt
ter yards before he was doUned. De
Mar and stone were called upon for
long cnd runs. and the Two sturdy half
hacks had no difficulty in making gains
l.Jm IVa 20 ten yards. The Navy
Yard boys were going steadily duwH The
field when they lost tho bal ON ID tumble
To George Washington on their own
1ifty-var0 line
Quarterback Runs Counted.
The college halfbacks failed 10 gain
much ground ON short end runs. but
Captain Steenarson Succeeded in MAX
ing substantial gains that carried tho
university players 10 their opponents
tWenJy-fVe-yar line Then the South
east boys braced and held George Wash
inCtOu for three downs. This forced
the downtown boys 10 kick, and Steen-
erson tried the quarterback punt, which,
according to tine new rules, Is a7ybody'a
Lall af.e- the bali hits the ground The
pigskin rolled over The foul ltUC but 4
George Washington man recovered t.
and it was their ball on Navy Yards
ffteeu-yard line. BY short end runs
The ball was advanced L. Navy Yard
tNo-yard line. where il was lost on
tumble. on the frst play Navy Yard
fumblcd and q George Washineton man
fell on the pigsISin. Beard was then sent
through tackle for the first touchdown
Steenerson kicked an easy goal Score.
George Washington, 6: Navy Yard. O.
Navy Yard chose the offensive. and
DeMar caught a poor kick 5v Steener-
son The George Washington defense
improved noticeabIy at this stage of th.
game. and after several futile attempts
10 gam ground, Stone was forced 70
punt. The kick was a poor ore. and the
George Washington captain easily re-
turned the ball to the line OF scrimmcge
SteeneTsOn sprained his ankle at this
stage of the game, and his place was /
taken by McDeTmott.
George Washington quickly advanced /
down the field. and Stevenson, who mad /
supplanted I.OTanIo at right halfbaclz |
was sent through right tackle for the /
second touchdown. Beard failed 10 1
kick goal Score. George Washington |
II; Navy Yard. O.
Time was called for the first half a /
few seconds after Navy Yard kicked /
10 George Washington, ard the first haIfI
was over.
Collegians Improve Toward End.
The college boys improved greatly in 4
the second half. and would undoubta5I,,
have piled up several more points if the
time had not been limited Both Steven
son and Beard In the halfback positions
were called upon frequently. ana rbov
always made substantial gains. Gibson
IN left tackle distinguished hfmsalf bt,
breaking through the line and mailing
stone before he got started ON his loDe
end runs De Mar, for the NAVY yerd
team. likewise played a brilliant d.
fensive game and often threw the
George Washington backs for losses
Toward the end OF this half George
Washington tried the only forward mass
attempted during the whole game. The
bail was fumbIed badly. and Navv
Iord player captured it, The game
ended with the bail in George Wash
ingtoUs possession in Navy Yards ter
Titory.
Coach CroweH was not encouraged by
the showing the college boys made. and /
after the game they were put through .
signal practice
The lineup:
Geo Wash. Positions. Navy Yard. !
Whiting. Gabriel. L. E........... Mckenzie /
Gibson .............L T.................E Elan !
Moore. L. G............H HarOIson
Borinall .-....... Center ........... .Guethleri
Nlerra, Paddock r. G.-........-..S .Shepperd /
summers. .......-.R. Lear
cunning -.-..-..-.. r. E.........-.-...,Sm Smith /
Steenerson ......-..Q Q............... Talbert
McDermOtt
7T Z3eaI El ,. .,,,;......k H.-.....-.;. De Mol
j. Babcock
LoIando -----,---R. H.,..,......,...s. Stone
Stevenson.
Final seore-George Washington, Il;
Navy Yard, O. TOuchdOwns-GeO
" ashington, ,. Goal from touchdown
George Washington. / Referee-Mr.
Suter. Umpire-Mr Houston Timers
Jr, Sutton and Mr. Kerr Time OF /
nalYss-lb and 10 minutes