Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-17
HATCHET|TES BEAT
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
Quarterback Morse Saves
Locals From Defeat by
Brilliant Playing.
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Unless the authorities of Georgetown
and George Washington universities wish
to subject the student body of those two
institutions to an epidemic Of heart
disease, it would be we'll for them to is
sue an injunction against the playing in
the District of the whirlwind little foot
ball team from Washington College. Md,
which yesterday lost to George Washing
ton at American League Park by the
score of 8 to 5, and to Georgetown on
Georgetown Field a week before by the
score of to y.
Luck kept the gridiron warriors of the
eastern shore from tying Georgetown,
and luck and a good quarterback saved
the day for George Washington yester-
day. for if George Washington had not
had one Bryant Morse in the back field
the score would have been ) to . in
favor of the visitors. But Morse was
there, and he played the whole game.
George Washngton's left tackle but the
rest of the Buff and Blue warriors usu-
ally spent their time getting in Morse's
way when he had the ball
FoT MOTSe tneTc Is nothing Out praise.
He scored every point by his own bril-
liant individual work, and ran his team
as we'll as he could in the circumstances.
Then when. in the second half, his
team had battered it's weary way to
Washington'S 1O-yard line, Morse, fear
ing to risk another line plunge, dropped
back and booted the ball between the
goal posts for a field goal, thereby saw
ing the day.
Visitors Good Start.
In less than four minutes of play in
the first of the two Commute halves
Washington. by brilliant and bold use
of the forward pass, scored a touchdown
from midfieid. Two minutes later, after
the second kickoff Washington lost the
bali on tumble, and Morse on a de-
layed pass eluded Washington's right
end and ran % yards for a touchdown.
Each side failed to kick goal. and at the
end of the first half the score stood So.
Morses field goal came about the middle
Of the second half. The game ended with
the ball in George Washington's posses
sion on her opponents 25-yard line.
When the two teams lined up for the
first scrimmage the difference in their
size ludicroEs. The home teams tail,
heavy forwards lowered above the Wash
lngton line. and on appearance the WIS.,
itors seemed outclassed. But when they
got down to work 1t soon became clear
tHdl george washington only dQNdn-
tage lay in her bulk and in the all-round
ability of Morse. In other respects she
was in the wrong company for the fast
little Marylanders set going some rapid
fire tactics that soon had their heavy OPP
ponentS guessing.
AS was the case in her game against
Georgetown last week, Washington could
do nothing against George Washington's
heavy line with her light backs. but
around the ends she was uniformly sue
| ceSSful- and in the first half handling
of the forward pass completely nom
plussed her opponents. But weight told
in the end. and toward the close OF the
second half George Washington had the
better of the argument, although she
could never gain consistently through the
pigmy line that opposed her. Once she
lost the ball on downs on Washington's
15-yard line, and again. when a tumble
by Washington gave her the ball on the
visitors 2j-yard line she carried it Is
yards, but rather than attempt another
line plunge Morse pulled off his drop kick
that won the game.
Morse a Kicker.
In the kicking line Morse had all the
best of Johnson, Washington's full
back He got his punts off well, and
sent them high and slow, giving his
ends plenty of time to get down the
field. In the second half the Buff and
Blue quarterback made beautiful use of
the on-side kick. In fact, too much can
not be said for Morse's work. and with
him to lead them the George Washing
ton foot ball players should take a de-
clded brace. No better quarterback has
represented a District of Columbia col
lege in the past ten years than the for
mer Western High School player
George Washington has good foot
ball material Her line is heavy and
strong. Her backfield. with the excep-
nr Shn
terday. but might develop we'll If prop
:rly handled. The interference of the
Buff and Blue is woefully ragged and
several times yesterday when Morse
by the clumsiness of his own men. But
whipped into shape the material that
represented George Washington yester-
day would reflect credit on the col
lege.
The first few minutes of the first half
yesterday were full of thrills for the
spectators. Washington kicked off to
George Washington, and. after a few
forced to kick. On the lineup two runs
netted the visitors about fifteen yards
\ forward pass resulted in a substan-
tial gain. Then. much to the surprise
pass was pulled off. and it was Wash
ington's ball on her opponents 20-yard
lire. Washington gave Il signal and
dropped back apparently for a Kick But
hack. went forward with the ends when
thu. ball was snapped. and little Nee
gan the Red and Blacks featherWeight
quarterback, hurled the ball straight
into his hands. 1t was not long pass,
but Turner had only ten yards to go
when he got the ball and he went that
ter, easily George Washington was
Snrfounded. Johnson failed to kick an
easy goal
Successful Fake Play.
On the kickoff Washington 1umpied the
bali and George Washington recovered H.
Morse sent a fake play into the line Oh
Washington's own 29-yard llne' but heio
the hall. Jump the Red and Black right