Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-17
NO MATCH FOR THE
VIRGINIA TECHs
George Washington Univer.
sity's Crippled Team De-
feated in a Hard-Fought
Battle.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatcn Inc Star.
BLACKSBURG, Va, November 10
George Washington University, with its
crippled team, was no match for the
strong eleven of the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute in the game at this place today
and went down to defeat by score of
"a to o. The score scarcely indicates the
relative merits of the two teams as they
lined up today, despite their crippled con-
dition and the fact that Cunning, who
never before played quarterback, was
forced to take that position in the second
half. owing to injuries to Pierce, the regu-
lar man.
The Hatchetites fought hard for about
half the game and played the V. P. L.
boys to standstill. They seemed, how
ever, unable to stand the continual strain,
and, after holding for three downs, would
allow their antagonists to pull off a fake
or long end run, which would eventually
terminate in a score.
The V. p I. team played a slashing
game throughout, outweighing the Buff
and Blue team, and taking advantage of
every opportunity. The punting of Hodg-
son, the old Georgetown player, was a big
factor in the result, was also Cooper S
drop kicking.
George Washington's line held we'll I'M
der trying circumstances, but the ends
seemed unable to so.ve most of the Tech S
tricks and end runs, which usually netted
big gains. V. P. Is interference ran fast
and hard, and the Washington ends
though generally breaking it up, could not
get the runner.
For George Washington. Whitehead
Sommers and Baker played well, while
Diffendol and Cooper excelled for V. Z. l.
The weather conditions were ideal, but
the field was muddy and prevented very
fast work on the part of the backs Hodg-
son kicked a beautiful goal from place
of its points in. the first half and 10 in
the second.
Never in Scoring Distance.
George Washington was at no time
within scoring distance, though at the
end of the first half the ball was in its
possession on V. P. is 25-yard line.
The game was married by continual
wrangling with the officials and disputes
over the rules
Pierce. who, on account of HGalt's in
ability to accompany the team on the
"Trip. ran the team at quarterback. was
injured early in the first half by d. hard
tackle in the back field. but pluckily stuck
out the remainder of the half.
Witten, on account of a strained Shout
der. was unable to get off his punts in his
usual fashion.
Virginia polytechnic institute gained on
every exchange, Billups for the Techs
played a strong game at right half. prov
ing a difficult man for the Buff and Blue
tacklerS to throw.
The Techs second team, which played
the latter part of the second half, could
gain but little against the tired visitors,
who continued to fight hard. despite the
size of the score against them.
The opinion was expressed by V. P. L.
players after the game that Georgetown
and George Washington were very evenly
matched, taking into consideration the Grip
ped condition of the latter team, and the
longer halves.
George Washington was unable to make
Roadway against the strong V. P l. de-
Tense. The Washington boys were forced
to put in two substitute halfbacks, hav-
ing their regular men out OF the game on
account of injuries. They also showed
the effects of their long trip last night
from Washington, being tagged out before
the end of the second half.
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