Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
c. v. j. WHIPS EASTERN;
GEORGETOWN IS SCORED ON
Blue and Gray Team
Shows Great Improve.
ment Over Last Week.
Play Rings Around
Baltimore Boys At All
Stages.

In a game signalized by dashing work
and brilliant play the GEORGETOWN Uni
versity foot ball eleven defeated the Ball
timore Medical College yesterday after
noon on the Georgetown Field by a score
OF - TO 4. The play of GEORGETOWN, with
the exception of the last part OF the sec
ond half, when number of substitutes
were placed on the field, was consistently
fast, especially in tackling. following the
ball and protecting the runner
The score of the Baltimore Medical men
resulted in the placing of a number OF
substitutes by Georgetown in the field to-
ward the close of the game. who were
unable to Withstand a series of vicious
rushes, which resulted in their opponents
placing the ball the 22-yard line
which was followed by a pretty and
very neat goal from the field. The score
was made in the last five minutes OF
play, and though richly deserved on the
part of the Baltimore team could have
easily been prevented the part OF
Georgetown by not drawing too many Of
their regular men from the line.
Improvement Noticeable.
The Improvement of the Georgetown
eleven in a weeks time was really as
tonishing and indicated that some siren
which have interviewed on the part Of the
men who have in charge the rounding out
of the eleven. The possibilities of the
team are great. and, though not heavy,
there are swiftness and foot ball instinct
which. If properly developed, will give
the Blue and the Gray eleven worthy
of the reputation won by the noted teams
OF years gone by.
The game was called little before 4
O'Clock. Baltimore kicked to George
towns fifteen-yard line, Maher catching
the ball. 1t was advanced a pretty
lodging run for twenty yards. On the
next lineup Shea dashed between tackle
and end, brushed by four Baltimore
tacklers and behind good interference ran
seventy-five yards for touchdown. An
easy goal was kicked by Fitzgerald, and
five minutes after play began the score
stood u to in favor of Georgetown.
The play after this was swift on the
part OF Georgetown. and a steady march
down the field toward the Baltimore goal
was in progress when an ugly tumble
was made in the Georgetown back field
and the ball went to their opponents on
their seventy-yard line. At this juncture
of the game some of the prettiest line
work seen in Washington for a long time
WIS exhibited on the part of Georgetown
ThA Baltimore backs hurled themselves
into the center and tackles on a series
of quick starting plays, and upon each
occasion were thrown back for losses OF
from three 10 six yards. The ball was
kicked by Devine into Georgetown terri
tory, and a series of scrimmages followed
i'll which the Baltimore team gained pos
session of the ball on a tumble.
Makes Second Touch.
down.
Line and end plays failed to gain any
ground, and a second tumble
by Baltimore resulted In Georgetown's
taking the ball for a series Of finely exc.
cuted dashes down the field for about
forty yards, where they We're held. At
this juncture Maher was ordered to fall
back and try for a placement from the
thirty-yard line The kick was started
well. but missed by five or six feet AT
the kickoff Georgetown took the ball on
her forty-five-yard line and proceeded
down the field in line plunges and end
runs by Shea, Fitzgerald and Maher for a
Maher crossing the line
after six successive first downs Fitz-
gerald missed a rather difficult goal.
Score: Georgetown, IL; Baltimore o.
Devine of Baltimore kicked the ball to
GeorSetowns twenty-yard line and il
was Immediately run back twenty yards
more by the Georgetown back field be-
hind the prettiest interference of the day
The teams lined up quickly, and on the
next play Shea was again given the ball,
more's right end. with Lowney. O'Rourke.
Maher and Stewart protecting
the runner. Six members OF the opposing
team were bowled over. and Shea
reached the center OF the field he bolted
from behind his interference and raced
for the goal. run of sixty-fve yards.
Fitzgerald missed an easy goal. Score
16: Baltimore, o.
Following this touchdown Fitzgerald
and Shea advanced the ball again for
total OF forty-five yards In three first
downs when time was called: Inc notice-
able features Of Georgetown's play in this
half was the excellent manner in which
the ends raced down the field under
kicks her fierce tackling and the splendid
holding OF the line.
SECOND HALF.
In the second half the Georgetown
eleven appeared on the field with FIVE
substitutes in the line and one in the back
ield. The line was perceptibly weakened.
hough the substitution was justified in
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