Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01


ball eleven defeated the Maryland Univer-
sity yesterday afternoon at the American
League Park by a score of - to 0. proha-
tlv the largest score run up in a regular
~ scheduled foot ball game in these parts
for many moons. The contest could
hardly be called a game. The local men
scored at willt and never once. even In
spite of the fact that the visiting team
faced practically scrub eleven in the
second half. did they make their required
distance in advancing the ball, nor did
they have the oval in their possession
more than several minutes during the en-
tire afternoon. At the hands OF the reg
ular George Washington lineup the
score in the first half was run to 30
points. and in the second half with an
entirely new lineup. consisting of sub
stitutes and members OF the scrub, p
more points were added.
Visitors HANDICAPPED.
1t must be said. in justice to the Mary
land University team. they were decidedly
handicapped in having but five of the
regular lineup In the contest. and that
probably half of them We're overturned.
What little opportunity they did have to
show their ability was fairly good in
spots, some of them making several beau
THU: tackles. and toward the last of the
second half they successfully broke up a
number of excelently executed forward
passes. The ends and backs of the visi-
tors were woefully, even disgracefully.
weak. and to this the large score run up
against them is attributed.
The real quality of the George Washing
ton team and their reputed strength were
not brought prominently to the front be-
cause the weakness of their opponents,
except the speed with which their plays
were executed and number OF brilliant
individual runs. The punting was ex-
ceptionally good. and the team work in
the running back of kicks behind excellent
interference showed up WELL The par
ticular stars of the game were Witten,
Sommers, Hart. Byrd. Powell. Ellis,
Hamilton. Crafts. Hooton and Thrall of
George Washington. The best game for
the visitors was played by 1srial and
Hubbard
Locals Score at Will.
The only genuine article of foot ball
for the afternoon was in the first ten
minutes of play when there was vigor-
Gus effort on the part of the home team
To score and the visitors to check them
as much as possible After that there
appeared to be laxity in the play at
times. and the locals seemed to score
whenever the notion struck them. Al
the kickoff by Maryland the ball was
carried back 10 yards by Hamilton,
who again sprinted around Maryland's
right end for 4J yards on the next down
Ellis, Hooten and Sommers then carried
the ball to Maryland's J-yard line III
three successive plunges and Hamilton
was finally showed over for the first
touchdown. Wtten kicked the goal. max
ing the score three minutes after play
began q to in favor of the home team
Immediately after the kickoff the ball
was carried down the field by a success
sion of end runs and quick dashes
through the visitors tackles by the
George Washington backs and second
score was hung up after another series
of runs for 20. ID and 10 yards,
respectively. by Ellis, Hamilton and Hart.
the left halfback being pushed over for
the tally, Written kicking the goal.
Oh, Mercy. What Slaughter.
Following the second touchdown it was
only question of time and interference
before George Washington succeeded in
running up IS. "a %. SO and on to 81
points for the half. One goal from the
field was kicked by Witten from his
2S-yard line. and the remaining touch
downs were made by Sommers, Hooton.
Crafts, who took Hamilton's place dur
ing the first half behind the line; Hart
and Sommers Witten kicked six goals
from touchdowns.
At the beginning of the second half and
during the course of play until the call of
the game George Washingtons regular
players went out and substitutes took
their places; these I'm turn were replaced
by other substitutes and members of the
scrub team. practically an entire new
team of younger and inexperienced men
facing the eleven from Baltimore at the
close of the game.
Subs Repeat.
The first part of the half was a repeti-
ton OF the first half. and George Wash
ington seemed to score at will Five
touchdowns were made during the half by
crossed the line twice. three goals being
kicked.
Toward the end of the half the local
team played successfully the forward
pass which at first was extremely sue
cessful. but finally was again and again
smothered by the Maryland men mailing
the receiver of the ball in his tracks. The
work in the forward passing was cleverly
done at all times by the local men and
equally as we'll stopped by the Maryland
men at times. The visiting teams work
In this respect showed up in decided con-
trast to their other work during the game
and brought forth commentator from
local rooters.
During the course OF the second half a
number of excellent runs were made by
the George Washington backs especially
by Crafts. Byrd. Thrall Maxey and Hart
Give a Helping Hand.
To break the monotony OF the first halt
and the continuous kicking off by the Wis
iting team. Hart of the local eleven took
the ball and kicked off three times for the
home team. Twice his punts were OF