Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
goal, making the score Washington and
Lee, 6; Georgetown, 0.
Shea's Good Run.


Shea's Good Run.
Georgetown kicked off and sent the ball
beyond the goal, and on the kickout Shea
got 1t and ran. forty yards before a
Washington and Lee man could tackle
around the shoelace. From then on it
was see-saw up and down the field. Shea
seemed to be a puzzle to the Washington
and Lee tackles. He lodged in and out
the field of runners and never failed TO
go into his man hard. At one time Shea
went forward twenty yards on fake end
rum. he bucking the line with no one to
assist him. A delayed pass, II properly
worked, would have landed Georgetown
under the goal posts, but in the m1xup
the Blue and White end caught the ball.
1t failed on its first play, but swept
the Blue and Gray to one side for two
more plays which simply ate up the de-
Tense and which Melted sixty yards. Pal
len stopped both these plays with tackles
that were wonders. Georgetown was get
ting stronger by the second. and when
Washington and Lee punted the offensive
play by the Blue and Gray team began to
grow fierce. Pa'len stole five yards on
sneaky little end run, and Washington
and Lee disgorged five more for offside
play. 1t was going down the field at
locomotive speed, but the heavy lineup
against it broke up the onslaught and
look the ball. Washington and Lee be-
gan coming through for ten and twenty
yards. but lost about twenty all told for
penalties. and had it been less anxious
to get into action 1t might have es-
capped penaliZng and consequently gone
over the line again.
Second Half.
1t was Fitzgerald who was the sur
prise and sensation of the latter part
of the game Having been out of
hor
with broken nose and somewhat out
Of condition, he came from the grand
stand at the coach's earnest plea. and for
time the game seemed to be Washington
and Lee against Fitzgerald. His line
bucking. running and tackling. did the
whole business at times. Georgetown 8
first touchdown came as the result of
straight foot ball for the most part, and
gave Washington and Lee something TO
think about in the way of hard playing
Shea took the ball several times for big
gains. Two runs of 20 yards. line-bucking
which ate up small but sufficient distances
brought the leather within striking dis
lance of the goal. Washington and Lee
braced and held solid for two plays. Shea
nearly took 1t over, and then Fitzgerald
dived into mass of legs and wriggled
over the line and Sitterding kicked goal,
making the score Go.
Within two minutes after the kick off
Washington ana Lee had carried the ball
up the field to a few yards of the goal
and nearly scored. There was playing
up and down the field after that; sensa-
tional runs and splendid tackles by the
whole field brought the rooters to their
feet and there was a continuous roar
of excitement. Washington and Lee had
the bail twice and Georgetown had 1t
twice.
Sitterding Moving Some.
Then on kick Sitterding caught the
oval. ran 1t back 5 yards and went
down hard. Pallen grabbed the ball just
as the quarter was about to tumble it
and smashed into the line head down with
four men showing him for 5 yards
Pallen again took the ball and the whole
Washington and Lee team could not stop
him until he had ran, smashed and
wriggled Is yards. An end run was
thrown back, resulting in only 2 yards
gain. Then an on-side kick brought the
ball safely down the field ways and
Sitterding snatched the ball and nearly
carried it over the line. The crowd was
wild, cheers and yells tore the air apart,
and the referee had to hold his hand for
silence: Sitterding was making for the
goal, but a Washington and Lee end
bowled him over with a. smash There
was quick line up. and Sitterding gave
a sharp signal. Although the Washing
ton and Lee guards were tremendous men
compared to the Georgetown forwards,
Fitzgerald shot into Them and just made
the touchdown. The goal was not kicked
and the score was 11-6.
After the second Georgetown score.
Washington and Lee kicked Off and got
the bail on an exchange of punts This
won the game. With the ball in mid
field lizard carried the ball through the
line for 20 yards, a forward pass
Melted - more and then Alder
son went over the line. 1t was too quick
~ done to realize what was happening
Coaches raved at Georgetown for return
ing the ball on the kick off. A goal was
kicked and the score 12-11 stood for the
rest of the game. Georgetown had an