Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10
SPIRITED GAME Of
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
George Washington University
Defeats GaIIaudet in a Con-
test That Is Closed by
Darkness.

George Washington gave EN- the AK
FRIGHT in the neck yesterday, hewinS
out the figures 16 to 6 on the stump OF
Galaudet's cherry tree. In fact, the
foot ball representatives Of the univer-
sity bearing the name of the fathe: of
lis country dug up the long buried
hatchet and chopped right merrtly into the
none too yielding systems Of the lads from
Kendall Green. The contest was decided
on the gridiron field at Van Ness Park,
and from a Spectacular standpoint 1t was
one OF the best foot bali games played
this season on the grid.ron adjacent to the
old mansion, both teams reSorting to the
forward pass, the quarterback kick ard
other pretty tick plays for most OF their
gains.
George Wash.ngton's cup of misery was
PASSED around laTiy IN the game, because
Gall4ultet scored q well-aarned touch
down in thu hrst eleven minute Of play,
and it seemed as though ac!dulOu5 fruit
Nas to % added to the collection already
acquired by the buff and blue. Brick
kicked a perfect goal.
The imminent disaster sc emed to
awaken the George Washington con-
t'n&2nt to rem we'd determination, ard
they Tesar-ccted q bunch of apparently
forgotten trek plays, with the result that
the:,. s..1 ,771riro ~ -a,,,af,d =, 90 49,
first half the Hatchetites scoring twioe
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Lard = norGi, - c., W. - 20
ton an advantage ard they scored a com
paTdtiVrlT easy touchdown, from which
Written kicked his only goal of the day.
Gallaudet Scores First.
ro,,,.-. It,, $3.50
''A1 HiS men were not IN the best
OF shape Capt. Sharp of Gallaudet wanted
to play only twanty-minute halves, but
he was finally persuaded TO NAV halves
Of tv"rtv-tive minutes each. He won the
eoSs' ana chose the west goal a score
oL pI3|s aver the KICKOFF gave Ntte ad-
vantage 70 tIther SIDE, but Gallaudet, Sc
Gun ING the oa4 on a tumble in the center
q ihe HIId' TOOK q sudden Drace, and by
"cn4hs hu1zieb around his own end on
. ,.-t,'9 ~ l'tSs l9i ~ sdius' tHey came
GOAL line ON 7ha yery newt Ny. To,.eii
followed excellent intarferenca for 10
yards, and placed his teammates within
the 1-yard line on first down. Twice
George Washington fought back the
threatened SCore. but Capt. Sharp would
rot be denied. and he plunged over the
line with the Oall in his arms. Time II
minutes. Score: Ga!laudet, 6; George
aaHiHgtOn, q.
ON the next kickoff Crafts caught the
oval on his own 1o-yard line and ran
back % yards before ne was downed, and
tn" HatChet squad did not once lose the
bail until Crafts was pushed over for the
TOUCHDOWN. Once, on the way down the
field, George Washington was penaliZed
10 yards for holding, but on third down
Cat executed a perfect quarterback kick
and Ma%cy r>sa.ned all of the lost ground
and more besides. TO this Gait and
forr.ard mass and CI,nriner Sraf3 VI q
Nh!tten pIoWed through the opposing line
u4''1t lily "e'e III 'iie St@uoW OF the goal
G. w. Takes the Lead.
Good fortune followed the Ruef an6
Blue. because they were hurled hack from
thu, line on three successive attacks bu,
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the scFamoIe II was recovered by Whit
ten, and the referee decreed first down
Crafts went over on the next rush for tie
G.s, touchdown Irbi.ta,, ,,feeo,, ~, go,
49, - - VIC soH
4lLie' 10 hi4LIhtSs' 9role' 1ai!duuet, .
George Washington. ..
Gal.audet again elected to receive the
kickoff, buI a bad tumble. Aston drop
ping on the ball, put them into a hat