Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
LOCAL FOOT BALL
SEASON IS OPENED
George Washington University
Team Defeated blythe Strong
Eleven From the Navy
Yard, 60.

The first game of the season of the
George Washington University foot ball
team. yesterday afternoon resulted in a de-
feat at the hands of the strong Navy Yard
team of Southeast Washington, the score at
the end of the two ten-minute halves being
6 to O.
The George Washington man cement had
arranged for a practice game. but the Navy
| boys. who weighed fully twenty pounds to
the man NOR. than the university team.
did not allow them to score. The game
was played on the field at Van Ness Park.
which was practically sea of mud. Near
ly hundred loyal rooters of the Buff and
Blue stood about in the heavy downpour of
rain and urged their feilow-stud nts on.
but the winners proved too strong for them.
The work OF the George Washington team
surprised the spectators. as with the little
practice 1t has had it did well against its
opponents. On g verti occasions with but
a short distance TO go. the Navy Yard team
was held for downs. Several times the
Buff and Blue backs attempted to work the
forward pass. but it failed owing to the
ball being wet. The university team at tn
present time does not look quite as strong
as the eleven which out last year but
there are several good men standing about
on the side lines. who. If given show.
will possibly take the places of some of the
practice Coach Nelson will have the team
work of the eleven down in fine style. as
the boys seemed to work Will in yester-
days contest
The Navy Yard team. which has prac-
tic7d but little. is composed of men in the
line each of whom weighs over 9iD pounds,
while the back field is made up of lighter
men, but they are very fast or their feet.
DeMar was The star ground gamer for
the Navy Yard team. On every turn he
carried the ball he never failed to gain
Hoover. who several years ago star
on the old Olympic Athletic Club team,
was at fuliback and did some fine work.
He obtained the only touchdown after five
| minutes of play and then kicked a good
goal
For the George Washington team Iicari-
one played the best game. He was run
oftener than any of the others and made
several long gains through the linz, Gun
ming made several fine tackles and also
good runs.
The game opened with Navy Yard kick
ing OF Hoover sent the oval to Hough
who fumbied. but recovered the ball. The
university team tried three line piunges
but were held for downs. as they mad
only six yards. DeMar was called for the
first run for Navy Yard. and went through
right tackle for five yards. On the next
down George Washington was penalized
five yards for off-side play. Hoover car
ried the bal TO the 1-yard line a line
plunge. and DeMar placed it two feet near
err With line plunge Hoover was showed
II
utes of pay. He then Cked goal
Shortly after the kickoff Whiting and
Cunning tried forward pass. but it did
not work. and Navy Yard got the ball
For the rest of the hat it was nip and
tuck. neither side gaining much ground.
Second Half
Coach Nelson took al of the George
Washington boys into the dressing room
in the intermission and gave them good
talking TO. This seemed to encourage the
team somewhat, as they Played much bet
ter in the closing half.
George Washington cked off and soon
obtained the bail when they he'd Navy
Yard for downs. George Washington made
two good end runs for 2G-yard gain and
then !ost the ball on downs Navy Yard
fumbled on the next pay. and George
Washington got the ba |. Licarione and
! Cunning each carried it, and in the two
| downs made placed the oval on the l5-yard
| line. Licarione made successful lin.
| plunge for eight yards and the bal! rested
on the 7-yard line. A short gain by Gun
| ming and another by Holmes landed the
| ball on the 3-yard Inc. where the Navy
Yard team he'd them for downs. After
! two unsuccessful trias to gain. McCor-
mick kicked out to Cunning. who returned
| six yards. Licarone made yards
through tackle. and Cunning followed VITA
run Of Il yards through tackle. With
| the ball on the l5-yard line time was called
and the Buff and B.ue boys had suffered
their first defeat
! be J{no-un.