Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
Hatchetites Play Rings
Around Front Royal
Team Regulars Re-
1ieve Substitutes In
Second Half and Run
Away With Game.

small handful OF loyal roOterS gain
cred at American League Park yesterday
afternoon and saw the George Washing
ton University team down Eastern Col
lege of Front Royal, Va, by a score of
81 to O.
The game was played on a muddy field
and during a constant rainfall, which
caused a number of fumbles. as the ball
became wet and the players had diff
Guilty in handling it. At the start of the
game both teams were about even as to
weight, and the visitors succeeded in hold
ing the locals to one touchdown, but In
the second half the regular team men,
bers took the position of the substitutes.
who had played the first half. and tore
great holes in the line of the Virginians.
The visitors showed lack of practice,
while as soon as. the regulars got into
the game for George Washington they
pulled off several forward passes and
made some fine line plays. Hamilton
Thrail, Byrd and Ellis did good work in
the ball, and never failed to
gain. The linemen were also on the job
and stood like a stone wall whenever
their opponents made an attack During
the first half Hamilton did the punting.
row, who performed the same stunt for
the visitors, but Thrall took up the kick
ing in the second half and a number of
his punts went for from fifty to sixty
yards.
Sparrow Plays Great Game.
For the visitors Sparrow, at quarter
back, played a fine game. Although but
a small fellow, he was into every thing
and several times pulled off good plays.
The interference of the Virginia team was
weak, and as a result the linemen of the
local outfit got through and broke up
number of plays before they Were under
way.
The Virginians kicked off. Sparrow
sending the ball to Hamilton, who came
back fifteen yards. Hamilton took the
Eext run and made ten more. Crafts,
Hamilton and Hart made seventeen yards
In the next three downs, when a forward
pass was used; but the ball touched the
ground and George washington was pen
allied. Hamilton then punted, but Spar
row fumbled the ball, and Byrd, who was
at his heels, fell on the ball. The locals
were held for downs, and Eastern got
the ball
First Touchdown for Crafts.
Sparrow punted on the first down and
Crafts got the ball After the next three
downs, with good gains. Byrd, Hamilton
AMI Crafts pulled off a double pass which
netted nine yards. Hooton fumbled the
ball on the next play and Eastern got it.
After an exchange of puntS, George
again got the ball, and with
steady gains carried the ball up the field.
After Hooton had made eight yards
through the line, Hart went through
right tackle for four yards and placed
he ball on the six-yard line. from where
Crafts carried it over for the first touch
iown. Hart failed to kick goal. Score.
) TO 0.
The first half ended shortly after play
was resumed. with the ball in Eastern's
possession near the center of the field.
SECOND HALE.
Witten kicked off for George Washing
on, but Reamey fumbled and Thrall fell
IN the ball. Thrall then punted. After
an exchange of punts George Washing
on got the ball near the center of the
ield Hamilton made ten yards around
he end. Daugherty added six more on
another end run and Hart made four
more. Thrall made a good gain through
he line and Daugherty skirted the left
md for the longest run of the game
hirty-five yards. when he scored the
second touchdown. Thrall punted out and
.Vitten heeled the ball. Witten failed
o kick goal Score. 10 to o.
Great Run by Thrall.
Thrall caught the ball on the next kick
IF and ran back twenty-five yards be-
ore being downed. George Washington
vas penalized five yards on the next
own for off-side play. Thrall punted to
sparrow. Hart broke through the line on
he next down and tackled Sparrow be-
ore he could get started, throwing him
or a loss. After a punt by Eastern,
hamilton made nine yards around end
'hrali then went over the line for touch
own and Witten again failed to kick
,oal Score, ID to o.
The next touchdown was made after
n exchange of punts. in which Thrall
aimed twenty yards over Sparrow. Byrd
made an end run for twenty yards and
laced the ball on the four-yard line. when
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