The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-17

Lots. was lost on THIS uccount. The
Virginia plays were run off In rapid
succession. and the visitors kept the
locals on the jump all the time ,., Ge9r s
backiield could not run back punts
They would either tumble or allow the
ball to get away. In the puntinE game
that Crawford would do better work
than Thompson. but the local boy did
every. bit as good as did the virginia
star, besides playing great game, pc
Ing III almost every play.
Large ana Noisy Crowd.
Six thousand persons saw the con-
test 1t Is doubtful II u mora convinc-
ing tribute could have been paid to tile
great American college game. The
CROWD wieh gatherea ct the eIa
every seat being taken, the space
around the ropes was taken twenty
strong, and the historic old wall at the
north mort, end of the n, field Nv, was crowded
Slogan after slogan arose from the
crowded stands. alive with melange
of colors-the Blue and Gray of
of Virginia. One vast Kaleidoscope of
moving pictures-iigures gone mad
with the struggle of Drawn, muscle
and sprF shnSat eefore asm
couragement to their favorite teams,
and the echoes, thrown back from the
wooded shores of the Potomac drowned
the signals OF the gridfron gladiatofs.
HOnaker Was the Stnr.
Honaker was the bright light of the
game, His individual playing excelled
ssssSn oss vide s%nEns runs s
his were great Honaker came here
with reputation as a great broken
field runner, and he lived ung to It.
ginia girl would remark, as he lodged
In and out among the tacklers or OUT
stripped them on the side lines. Amt
would echo, and wonderful his play
appeared. lie. capped the climax OF
his great playing with an eighty-yard
run through the. entire Georgetown
Crawford. NAPLES and Neff. the Nir-
ginia backheld, were surprise. Time
and again the halves and fullback tore
great holes In Georgetown's defense:
or made long runs around the end
The men got better as the game pro-
crossed, and In the closing minutes of
the struggle the Blue and Gray could
virginia's ends were better than
field under the ball faster, and their
tacklinE Was sure and deadly. Their
ab ill to break up plays cost George;
to boot the leather. these men had little
trouble in holding the Blue and Gray.
Stcsvnrt's Sensational Sprint.
Stewards eighty-yarG run was the
feature stunt of the day. The little
Blue aid Gray,quarterback caught the
ball on the KICKOFF at the beginning. Of
the second half. and ran through the
whole Orange and Blue team. Tackler
after tackler was thrown off as he
s, - u and twisted his way towards
rooters We're Wild With ecstasy at this
play, and clleered the quarterback for
fully five minutes,
Devine. although in the game but
a short while. made his presence felt.
Ills defensive play was remarkable, ir-
asmucll as he has played but little this
season. On two occasions he broke up
R aone d 5af aW sa r. pa ayk eG the Viz
crowd, but of .vlrginians as welt +
butcher. Thompson and McNulty
was called Upon but little adSa eee
the ball, but he did not hesitate when
lhis turn came, and, although the Yir-
Slnia line was, perhaps. the heaviest
some good gains, Il Th thompson, ana Nc
Nulty played their usual good game,
land Thompson's puntinr was far better
| than was expected of him.
Toward the close Of the. game both
teams that came ofe the field were In
nowlsc the same that went on.
1 The linc-up follows: 81
Virginia Positions, Gcorgetown
Jones. ......3.. left end Simon
Laughlin.)
| E0lladay..., left tackle ...e.s... Moran
! Wise. !. .a,l...i.. left guard ..t.s... Todd
! G.8Ioth...,. centre $685.. 49,. Cullen
tKOllock.) tBuckley,)
4 Williams. 49,. right guard ....... Algel
/ Wellford..... right tackle 49,. .Munhal
(CecilD
MadduX..,,.. right end ..8,,5.3..E, Miller
(Devine, Mohrn,)
|Honaker.,... quarter Stewart
4 Netr tHumc).. left half ~. Thompson
\ Crawford. ~. right half 1890. McNults
i tCnlwell.) tCohen.) V
i Wanles, $500. fullbnck ..s...i.,. .Dutcle Ell
/ (Yancay.)
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