Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-03
WESTERN BEATS
GEORGETOWN PREPS
Wins by One Point in a HotIy
Contested Game.

On the Georgetown Prep gridiron yes
terday afternoon, the Red and White of
Western High succeeded in triumphing
over the Blue and Gray of the Georgetown
Props for the first time in years The
score was ) to 4. The game was stub
bornly fought from start to finish, and it
was not until NaWn missed. by a small
margin. an attempt at a goal from the
field in the last minute Of play that one
could pick the winner. Throughout the
contest the 400 spectators sent cheer after
cheer across the field in hope of urging
their respective teams to greater effort.
Fully $50 loyal students came over with
the high school team, and the Props fol-
lowing was even larger.
The game, as stated before was a hot
one. The teams were nearly the same as
were the victors. kerwin, the George
town lad. whose star work at full in the
previous battle did much to help his team
win, was out of this contest on account
of sprained ankle. Beyond this. the
changes which were made were of minor
Importance.
The game was started with a rush by
the Props. WHO showed unusual speed
They carried the ball for big gains toward
Westerns goal, and it looked like sure
touchdown until Gaynor. the quarter
back captain of the college youngsters,
was put out of the game by a kick be-
hind the ear. He was carried to the
University 1nfirmary. in unconscious
| state. and it was fully twenty minutes
before he was brought around. O'Connor
succeeded him at quarter.
Immediately after this, Nawn of the
Props made a beautiful drop kick from
the 35-yard line. This Melted his team
the only four points it got.
But Western was not discouraged and
this scoring only made them fiercer. They
went after the Props with greater vigor
and their onslaughts caused their oppo-
nents to get nervous. When Nawn tried
for a punt. O'Brien, the Blue and Gray
youngsters center. made a bad pass. and
the ball shot over the kicker's head and
rolled behind the Props goal. Watson, the
fast High School end, was Johnny on the
Spot and pumped his body over the pig
skin before the Props could Recover it.
Robson missed chance for goal. Score,
Western, 81 Props, 4. Only two minutes
of time was left in the first half and the
whistle was blown with the ball in the
| middle of the field.
In the second half the Props, in hope of
STRENGTHENING their team put in a num-
Der of new men. OF these changes the
| most notable was their putting LAWYER a
big 19O-pOund westerner, in at left tackle
| and McQuail. another 190-pounder. who
| played for two years before on the Prep.
dt lQIl. Dull VI THESE men prayed won
derful games, considering that this was
their first day out. McQuail during the
| half was rushed for seven successive
downs and succeeded in making good
gains each time. Wieser took O'Connor'
place at quarter.
The ten minutes Of this half was bat
tie royal between the two elevens. with
| the .honors equally divided. Back and
forth the warriors worked on the white
lined field like the pendulum of a clock
Finally the Props in last desperate eff
fort to win called Nawn back for another
drop. 1t was from the 3O-yard line
this time and the Bostonian nearly sue.
ceeded in doing the trick. He sent the
ball straight as die and at just the right
height. but gust of wind turned its
course trfle to one side and it shot by
the standards about three inches too fal
to the north. Before play could be re-
sumed time was called and Western was
| the victor by the close score of ) to L.
| Great credit is due the High School lads
| as a team. Individual starring was not
in evidence, but the eleven men were per
| feet in team work and their quarterback
ran them as he would machine.
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