Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
Conditions Favor Techs.


Buff and Blue eleven labored under. with
their fast playing. upon which they placed
chief reliance, practically out of the ques-
siderably toward the Virginians
Immediately before the beginning of
hostilities a swarm of the Polytechnic
rats and upper classmen was rushed
out upon the field In an endeavor to sweep
off at least a portion of the heavy COW
ering and better the conditions so that
| the contest could get we'll started.
This was also deemed important on
account Of the fact that the Blacksburg
| team placed great confidence in its star
placement kicker, Hodgson. the former
Georgetown and Western High School
| star.
The game was scheduled to start at 3
o'clock. but it was found necessary to
postpone it until the depth of snow had
beeen lesSened.
At o'clock the snow stopped falling.
and Immediately the teams lined up for
the kickoff on a field whose side lines
were banks Of snow swept from the field
and six feet in height.
The Sun Appears.
AS the teams came on the field the
sun appeared for the first time during
| the day and was greeted by a shout from
| the Tech rooters crowded in the stands.
The game was hard fought from start
to finish, and In doubt at all times. ".
p. I. struggled manfully to stave off the
disaster impending after the Ratchet
ties had rushed them off their feet for
! q touchdown in the first five minutes.
Time and again they carried the pigskin
up the field to the shadow Of their OPP
ponents goal posts only to meet a de-
Tense, the greatest and most superb wit
messed on a southern gridiron in years.
Once Thrall. who played a great game
Co. to- \ &c. IT.
a deep drift back Of his own goal posts.
being nearly knee deep. A falter Of any
sort at this point would have meant a
tie score and probable victory for the
Virginia team.
Three times in the same half was the
ball within the Buff and Blues 2O-yard
line and every time the advance was
checked by defense. The line which in
previous games had played in-and-out
foot ball held like a stone wall against
every assault by the heavy Tech backs.
Trick Play Wins.
To Quarterback Byrd must go the palm
| in offensive work. 1t was one of the
| lightning dashes around end that proved
the deciding factor in a great battle. BY
| a great squirt Sheridan had recovered the
ball on momentary tumble of punt on
v. P. Is 20-yard line. Byrd dashed his
backs against the line, and then as a last
resort signaled one Of his trick plays.
Techs left end was caught off its guard
and the fleet Hatchetites passed him and
sped across the line for the only score of
the game.
The last part Of the game was played in
semi-darkness. the Techs desperate,
beaten. struggling against the inevitable
| So wrought up was the team that several
of the men were crying bitterly during
| hn Ioc fctIy pfC No Iofo or 10
| POlytechnics on their own grounds is an
extremely unusual one, 1t not having oc-
| CURED for number of years. The stu
| dent body was confident of victory pre-
vious to the game that several bets at
| odds of two to one were registered.
Tech Kicks Of.
| f. r. Hodgson, for Tech. kicked to Hart
| at 4:45 pm, the latter returning ten
yards. On the first play Throll skirted v.
p. Is left end for twenty yards. Poly
technic then held and Throll punted to
Connolly. Three line plunges failed to
gain. Hodgson punted to Throll. With
the ball near the center of the field Throll
got off long spiral. which got away from
Connolly. Sheridan falling on the ball.
With the ball in Washington's possession
right end for a touchdown, planting the
ball directly behind the posts Ellis
kicked an easy goal. Score: George
Washington. 6; v. p. l., 0.
| Hodgson kicked to Ellis. Tech held and
| Throll punted. v. p. l. ran back to the
o5-yard line, where the Hatchetites held
Hodgson dropped back. but missed his
placement by a good margin.
Throl punted from behind the 25-yard
| line Tech again took the ball to the
15-yard line, this time losing it on for
| ward pass, which Hamilton recovered
On the 2-yard line Throll punted from
behind his own goal line. v. P. l. adj
vanced to the 2O-yard line, where Lut-
| trell tried a fake run from kick forma-
ton. but was thrown without gain.
The half closed with the ball in Wash
| line.
Washington Scores.
Washington kicked to V. p. l. at the
beginning Of the second halls The bal
see-sawed near the center of the field
both sides playing for an opening. "
P.I again took the ball into the Ratchet
ties territory. this time by straight
plunges through tackle.
| Buff and Blue held on the 25-yard line
and took the ball. From this point neither
| goal line was In immediate danger, though
| Washington threatened several times to
get away for long runs. The last min.
| utes of play took place in almost utter
! darkness Time was called with the bal
| in Washington's possession near the
middle Of the field.
The lineup:
! Y.PI. Position. CIV.
Hunord. ....... Left end ............. .Metske
| H. e. Jones. Left tackle ............ Har
Walker. ....... Left guard .............. Alstor
| .