Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
VIRGINIA OUTPLAYS AND
DEFEATS BLUE AND GRAY
Game Marred by Lamentable Accident to
Christian Condition Told Against
the Locals-Great Crowd Present.

collection Of yells and songs and used
them nearly all the time.
As their team scampered on the field
the coatless cheer leaders bent double
signaled with their arms and the massed
rooters split the heavens with "Wah-hoo-
Hoo. rah. ray! hoo. rah, ray! Ray! Ray.
L. Va"
A moment later Capt Stuart ran peil
NELL on the gridiron with his india
rubber team behind him. Like the
rush OF thousand locomotives came
the welcoming roar from the George
town cheering section
'Hoya-Hoya-Saxa
observation-disclosures own.
Team-Team-Team."
Both sides stood even on noise. With
two bands and 1900 or SO college-traA-
the hilltop was not quiet. George
towns pet bass horn had a way Of
joining the cheering. coming out strong
on the Georgetown, Georgetown,
Georgetown" with deep, ear-splitting.
staccato "oom- pahs.
Georgetown's famous Hold EN-,
Georgetown" came into play when Viz
GINA found a stone wall In the de-
Tense in the first half. When the Or
ange and Blue were thrown back the
Blue and Gray band struck up.
"Rah. Rah, Rah. Hurrah. For
Georgetown,
Cheer for victory today;
Ere the sun has sunk to rest
In the cradle of the west,
In the clouds will proudly float the
Blue and Gray"
Virginia needed to hear from it's
sons just then. and they responded with
The Good Old Song to the tune Of
Aud Lang Syne." The words of the
first verse are:
That good old song Of Wah hoo wah,
We'll nd
1t cheers our hearts and warns our
To hear them shout and roar.
We come from old Virginia,
Where all is bright and gay;
Let's all join hands and give a yell
For the dear old u. va
Georgetown responded with Sons Of
Georgetown:
Wave her colors ever
Furl her standard never,
But raise it high,
And proudly cry.
We're Georgetowns sons forever.
Where Potomac's tide is streaming
From her spires and steeples beamin&
See the grand old banner cleaning.
Georgetown's Blue and Gray"
Virginia used the new yell'' almost
entirely throughout the game
Virginia, Virginia.
Vi-rg-in-ia, Vi-rg-in-ia,
Virginia T.. Virginia l.
Virginia, Virginia. Virginia"
Georgetown's rooters stuck to the good
old ''Hoya" cheer. varying 1t only occa-
slonally with the Locomotive" cheer.
Never Stopped Cheering.
There was so much enthusiasm all
through the game. so much spirit left
even at the last minute of play that not
! once did the cheering stop, nor did the
! songs lag. The bands blared and thumped
the excited cheer leaders sweated and
waved their arms ceaselessIy. Georgetown
! seemingly did not give up hope. Even
when IL was seen the team was beaten
/ beyond chance of recovering, the roOters
I had faith in the ability at least to score
by Splendid run or a crafty trick.
| In fact, IL was the biggest, noisiest.
liveiiest, most hopeful. most cheerful foot
ball crowd that Washington has seen for
many day.
Virginians First Out.
The Virginia team was the first to ap-
pear on the field and as the stalwart
athletes from Charlottesville trotted on
the gridiron they were greeted by roars
from the Virginia stands. Soon after
ward Georgetown appeared. Then every
man and woman on the Georgetown
stands stood up and yelled encourage
ment to their favorites.
: AFTER the uSudi preliminary Warm-up
the two teams took their positions and the
game was on. Virginia kicked off to
Georgetown. The Blue and Gray backs
could not gain their distance and We're
I forced to kick. After a few skirmishes
| in which neither side accomplished any
thing the two elevens settled down to
real work and gave one of the most in
teresting performances ever seen on a
\ Washington gridron.
| Georgetown was full OF fight from
whistle to whistle, but IL soon became ap-
parent that she was outclassed. Virginia s
powerful backneld was too much for the
Georgetown defense. Stanton, Capt
Yancey and Christian showed themselves
to he as dangerous a trio as Virginia
has ever turned out.
| In line plunging and defensive work
| Yancey towers over any back who has
appeared on a Washington gridiron this
year. Yet Christian showed himself to
be inferior to Yancey only In point of
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