Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20
Georgetown Looks Small.

On the other hand. the Blue and Gray
aggregation looked really small, and
when Capt. butcher OF Georgetown met
Linn, the Maryland leader at the opening
Of the same for the preliminary arrange
meuts. some one remarked. The long
and the short o. the game are together
Truly it seemed. for Linn lowered over
Du,cher like Goat over David. Then
the contest started
Maryland chose too defend the southern
goal. Georgetown kicked of to the fif-
teen-yard line of its opponents and Linn
brought the oval back five yards being
sent To the turf by a flying tackle
GeorgetOw1 rooteTS rubbed their eyes
when the prize Colgate man of two years
ago went down So quickly. 1t looked
somewhat 10 them as il he might be
easy after all. II So they figured George
town might have a chance to nose out
Maryland. with the supposed human
pillow carrying the tall. aSSa!led the right
end Of the Blue and Gray line Right
into the play the Georgetown men went
with ferceness that beat back the at
L OK IN great style. Maryland asSaiied
the line again. and this time lack of prac-
tice was plain. The Marylanders We're
stepping upon one a1othar's toes and inn
peding their own progress. That heavy
line was not making the holes that were
necessary to win. The backs were not
coming 10 the attack with the steam that
sends man over the line. In the words
Of the chief executive of the nation, they
were not hitting the line hard
Lack Of practice. lack of coaching, lack
Of the win spirit''-all were plainly ap-
parent
Then Georgetown held for downs. De-
vine. Thompson and Capt. butcher be-
gan to sail into that line of Maroon, and
each time they went through for gains Of
from two to five yards Maryland was
eager and the of-side playing was
enough 10 tax the patience Of Referee
Y q TaG
going into the game like impetuous pre-
par0ry school lads. The leader was
hitting the line like a hrst-year school
boy. never getting low. The result was
that he was going over backward every
now and then. Then Georgetown ran
the ball to MaTylauds two-yard line, and
ty an oversight Referee LeMat failed to
have the lneSncn advance the line. and
called third down instead of second. Linn
Of Maryland took advantage Of the op
pOrtuUity and claimed the ball on downs
when touchdown was imminent for
Georgetown.
The referee refused. and the Blue and
Gray captain went over without oppOsi-
ton for a touchdown.
Visitors Start to Leave.
Then there was trouble Linn yelled.
Maryland. this wayi5 and the Maroon
delegation started for the clubhouse in a
canter, with the parting salute, 1--WE
can't beat the referee
But they thought better of il. halted
and Linn came back to talk it over. He
said that If Georgetown wanted to give
him his rights it was all right. If not.
il was all right. too. Rather than let the
game go by default Capt. butcher agreed
To- the demand. and Maryland took the
ball on the twO-yard line and puuted out
Oi danger. The half came To a close with
the ball in the center 81 the field with
out either side scoring.
in the second half Maryland kicked off
10 CeOrEetOwn's twentyyard line. The
Blue and Gray hit the line several times.
and thc1 Thompson kicked for twenty
i've yards. The bah was puuted several
times by both sides. and finally George
town rushed it down the field and
butcher was sent over from the Vineyard
line for touchdown. In punting out the
hall was not properly hecied and the goal
was not tried for. Maryland kicked off
and by some great strategic work the
heavy Maryland line was showed aside
and by some excellent punting by ThOmp-
son, the former Army and Navy Pre-
paratury School player. Georgetown man
aged to get the ball down the field and
sent him over from the three-yard line
for the second touchdown Of the game.
After the ball had been kicked off again
the half came TO a close. Final score:
Georgetown, 10; University of Maryland
q. The lineup.