Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
GEORGE WASHINGTON
PUTS UP SWELL GAME
BY Tenacious and Brilliant
Work Locals Hold Indians
to Small Score.

The remarkable feat of the George
Washington University foot ball players
holding the Carlisle team to one touch
down and a field goal while they also
scored a touchdown will long be remem-
bered in the history of gridiron battles of
the local school, the final score being
Q to 8.
To say the showing of the local team
was a surprise is putting it too mildly.
Predictions were made before the game
by those who were not ION the inside"
that the Indians would run up a score of
from - to as high as 40 and 80 to O..
But II was not to be thus, as Coach
Dougherty had handed out few brands
of his medicine from private dope chest
during the past week of practice, and
the Buff and Blue boys were ready for
the Americans" The spirit with which
the Washington boys trOtted on the field
before the game showed that they were
out to make the Indians know they had
been through a struggle.
To Crafts go the laurels for the
touchdown, as 1t was his run of ~ yards
around the left side Of the field shortly
after the opening of the second half that
started his team on to their score. Morse
followed up with a quarterback run and
planted the ball on the 2-yard line. from
where Ellis went over for touchdown.
utes and thirty-five seconds of play.
Field Favored Indians.
In speaking of the playing OF the two
teams after the game. Referee Maxwell
said that from the reports he had heard
OF the George Washington team. he ex-
pected the Indians to have an easy VIC
tory. The fact that the Indians were
able to make their touchdown by six
straight line plunges. with Houser, the
giant fullback, carrying the ball. was due
I'm a great measure to the down grade OF
the field toward that goal line was the
opinion of this Official. as he stated the
local boys were fighting against their
opponents who were up the slight slope.
The Indians had an advantage over
the local team both in weight and the
fact of their experience of playing in
big games this season After the battle
q week ago when the Pennsylvania Uni
yersity team defeated the Indians, Coach
Warner made big change in his line
up. the principal one being that OF remOv-
ing Wauseka from tackle and placing
him on end The change was watched
with interest by foot ball authorities.
With the reputation of the Indian ends
Il was expected that they would have
little trouble in blocking off the local
men. but they were met with equal play
ing.
Whiting distinguished himself time and
time again by breaking through the
strong interference of the Carlisle team
and downing the runner. while his
tackles on the open field were made after
long dives. in which he never failed To
get his man. White was more of an
experiment on the other end and was
pitted against Wauseka. but he also sur
prised the local spectators Hart, the
big tackle, who from the time of his
entrance into the local university has
played fine foot ball. again yesterday
was the equal of his opponent and on a
IS IONS n
Indian line and got the runner for d
loss. Morse. who ran the team at quar-
terback, pulled off several long runs and
ran the team In fine style. In the punt
ing Libby. for the Indians. had an ad-
vantage over the local man, but when
it came to handling kicks Morse was
there with the goods and never failed
to get back number OF yards before
being downed.
The Old Boy a Star.
Houser was the star Of the Indian
team Ii was due to the prowess of the
big Indian that the Carlisle team scored
its touchdown and also got the field goal
In the second half, when the Indians
scored their touchdown. they secured the
ball near the i0-yard nne from a punt.
They started the play with a forward
pass, when Houser caught the ball and
made Il yards. His two mates on
the back field then got yards more.
Capt. Libby then decided to call on
Houser for his line plunges. which, in
past years. have carried the team to
victory. He took six line plays and
finally landed the ball one foot over
the goal line. He also made the goal
from the field In the hrst half
After the Indians had received the ball
OH IA punt they negotiated a forward
pass and several line plunges. which
carried the ball to the 11-yard line.
Houser then went back. while Libby
caught and held the TALL, and kicked
the pigskin through the goal posts.
The forward pass was only tried on
one occasion by the local team, this
being near the latter part of the game.