The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-10
SURPRISE TAR HEELS
Georgetown Holds Carolina
TO a Small Score.
LOCALS TAKE DECIDED BRACE
Improvement in All Depart
ments of Game by Blue and Gray.
While Georgetown Makes Touch
down Toward Close OF First Half.

BY showing a marked Improvement in
every department Of play, Georgetown
held the strong North Carolina team TO
u 10 5 at Georgetown Field yesterday in
the first important contest Of the local
football season.
After the disastrous defeats by Ford
ham and Virginia Tech. few Georgetown
followers had much hope for creditable
showing against the heavy and fast Tar
Heel aggregation, but such a decided
brace was brought about last week that
Georgetown not only held the visitors
close. but during a considerable part OF
the game the play was entirely in the
Southerners' half of the field.
Carolina had a team drilled in the Penn
sylvania style Of heavy plunging onense.
and on field which had been made slip
perry by the drizzling rain the visitors
made the most Of their advantage in the
matter of weight by concentrating their
attack on the light Blue and GRAY line.
While the Tar Heels several times work
ed end runs for gains their principal
form Of advancing the ball was by driv-
ing formations inside OF the ends. George
Tense against odds, hut both Of the touch
downs came after a series Of line plunges.
Georgetown Dangerous.
Georgetown was unable to gain ground
consistently but the ability Of the home
players 10 make the most Of their oppor-
tunities in the open field made the Blue
and Gray dangerous At all times. George
town often resorted TO the forward pass.
and at times gained by this play. but the
play which was directly responsible for
her score was a well-placed on-side kick.
With the ball near the 30-yard line a
short punt outside of Cardinals end was
gathered in by Capt. butcher. who
lodged his way across the line for a
score. The punt-out failed.
Georgetown had several opportunities to
put the bail across IN the second half.
but the Carolina line held and once re-
pulsed the locals within the 5-yard line.
Thompson and Cullen were conspicuous
for Georgetown. while at times the Caro-
lima ends-Davis and Thomas-played
Brilliant ball.
The First Kick on.
! Thompson opened the game by kicking
off to North Carolina, Mann being
/ downed in his tracks by Miller. CrosweI
| 2unted to Stuart, who got back yards
Miller went around right end for yards
and Georgetown lost the ball on downs
Mann pulled off an on-side kick. which
Simon got Eddie Thompson's punt was
blocked but recovered. Thompson punted
Dunlap went through the left side for ;
yards. Williams was tackled on the line
of scrimmage, and Croswell punted tc
/ Stuart
Georgetown was Denalized yards FOL
| ofr-side play. and McNutty's forward
pass to Simon gained 10 yards. The visi-
tors captured Stuart's on-side kick ano
! Croswell made yards through the line
Croswell went through center for yards
| and then Davis tore around left end foI
20 yards, being downed by Simon. eros
well annexed 4 yards through center. put,
ting the ball on GeorGetown's 4-yard line
where Mann. by an On-side kick, sent
the ball over the goal line.
! Thompson kicked out from Georgetown:
! 25-yard mark. and Williams got back
IS yards. Williams gained yards. but
| Mann's forward pass 10 Davis went
| astray and Thompson captured it fol
| Georgetown. Georgetown fumbled. and II
proved disastrous, for on the next play
| Davis skirted Georgetown's left end fol
% yards, putting the ball on the 1O-yarc
line. Georgetown broke up Cardinals for
ward pass, but Croswell hit the line fol
yards, and Davis carried the pigskir
TO the 3-yard line, where Dunlap wa.
showed over for a touchdown. Capt
Mann kicked an easy goal, making tn,
score, North Carolina, s; Georgetown. 0
Carolina kicked off to Georgetown. anC
Thompson's return punt was blocked
Carolina getting the ball Mann's at
| tempted forward pass was blocked, bu
recovered on the 4O-yard line. Croswel
tried for field goal. but missed
Eddie Thompson kicked out from tn,
20-yard mark and butcher tackled Cros
well before he could get under way
Croswen punted to Stuart. who wa.
downed by Thomas. Stuart and McNuIt,
could not gain through right tackle. 81
Thompson punted to Williams.
North Carolina's double pass and on
side kick went outside, and the ball wen
| to Georgetown. butcher went through
center for yards, and Thompson punted
| Dunlaps forward pass 70 Davis nette,
nothing, as Miller tackled him on IN,
line. Cullen tackled Dunlap for a los
and CrosweIl punted TO Stuart, VIII,
fumbled. Carolina recovering. DUNLAP
gained s yards around right end, an,
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