The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17

Outplayed In a degree in the op4nihr
half. but rallying in such impressive fash
ion in the closing period that her oferse
was irresistible. Virginia realized the
height Of her football aspirations yester-
day by winning from Georgetown by
2s 10 8
Her o1ense shattered and her defense
crushed. but her men, hghting until they
were hardly able 10 stagger into their
position to meet virginia's persistent
attack. Georgetown went down in noble
defeat before a superior foe.
one touchdown and "a goal twelve min
utes before the intermission and three
touchdowns and . like number of goals
together with goal from the field. in
the second half. tell the tale OF virsinia-s
| total Georgetown made her only touch
down by a run OF almost the length OF
the field after receiving the kickoff in
the second half
Georgetown's play at the start was
surprise TO even her most ardent sup
porters. and that this half did not end
with a 10 score vas due entirely IN
poor judgment. When the gray-jerseyed
athletes attempted an end run on the
third down and lost the ball on their 10
yard line Virginia Immediately put IL
over Tor touchdown. and the thing
above all other which GEORGETOWN hid
dreaded had haPpened-virginia had
scored frst-
Confident of victory.
Remembering the game when George
town. after being completely outplaved
I In the first half. came out I'm the second
half and swept the held winning bv II
I 20 Is. the local couegiaus were more than
confident during the period Of rest that
the Blue and Gray would eventually re-
turn with a victory.
But the real story OF the game was in
the second half. when the virginians
| learned OF their latent strength and three
times invaded the enemy's goal Vir-
einia'S superiority was most marked. for
not only did she score D points but on
three other occasions was close enough
to attempt goals from the field. two Of
which resulted in failures. and was onre
!
crossed the goal line after 30-yard run.
because the forward pass crossed the line
Of scrimnage within five yards Of center.
! Washington has never witnessed q more
/ inspiring athletic scene II was an ideal
/ November afternoon, not too cool for the
! spectators nor too warm for the PLAYERS.
/ and II was no surprise that when the
| game began Georgetown field contained
the greatest crowd that had ever as
/ sembled 10 see the two leading Southern
! athletic institutions clash in the most
popular Of all college sports.
Thousands at Field.
Tier above tier on the spacious stands
that flank the west end campus we're
banked thousands OF partisans Of the
rival universities. while two 10 ten deep.
Of those who were not fortunate enough
10 obtain seats. stood the overflow of
spectators. who look upon the Virginia
/ Georgetown game as one Of the most i'm
portant events OF the year
J The great crowd was evenly divided in
its sympathies and each team received
royal support while the battle was being
/ waged- In the new stand on the east side
/ OF the gridiron were 60 undergraduates
/ from Charlottesville ard probably twice
| that many alumni. supported by the IA
nous StonewaH Band, arrayed in dress
| uniform. Under the direction OF three
capable leaders the Virginians kept I'd a
J perfect din OF cheers intermingIed with
/ old and new songs, and when it became
( evident Virginia would surely win. the
visitors cheered and sang in a manner
/ which bespoke confidence. A small mig
/ which was forced 10 sQueai every time d
/ gain was made. was Virginia's mascot
/ and was led about by a pickanniny dress
/ ed in orange and blue silks.
/ Georgetown. too. had q cheering section
/ Of ample proportion. and from the begin
ming to the very end there was not tine
/ that Capt. butchers team suffered from
lack OF proper support Of the students
During the early part Of the game when
! II appeared as though Georgetown wss
/ destined 70 win. the cheering was good.
I but toward the close when il was evident
/ that defeat was inevitable, and that their
| favorites were destined to an Overwheln-
I ing defeat. the cheering was great. Even
I in the last minute of play when Virginia
made her final score and the local stu
dents were disappointed beyond belief
there was not the slightest let up in the
west stand
Teams on Field.
A roar from the Georgetown section
announced the arrival OF the local squad.
| For while Capt butcher sent his team
through q fast signal practice. and then
the men were sent TO the side lines to
await the arrival Of the visitors. Vir-
ginia was late in arriving. but when
Capt Neff jumped over the ropes. lead
ing twenty-one well-trained players. the
east stand was an eruption of orange
and blue.
There was little time lost in prelini-
naries and. after Virginia had won the
toss and selected the south goal. the
game started. while the crowd was stll
pouring through the gates
Georgetown kicked of, and. after hold
ing and forcing Crawford To punt.
Georgetown had her first opportunity 20
try her attack. TO the surprise of all
the team commenced 70 tear through
Virginia's line at a good clip and ad-
vanced the ball until the 3-yard line
was reached, when Virginia stiffened up