Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
VIRGINIA 0UTPLAYS
BLUE AND GRAY
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experience. Stanton. while he did not
play his game. shone brilliantly. He
pulled OF q 30-yard run around George
towns end In the first half. which put
Virginia within striking distance of the
Blue and Gray goal line. In running
back punts he was the superior of any
man on the field. and he was usually
on the very heels OF the ends when going
down on punts.
Gooch, at quarterback. is one OF those
remarkable little men that Virginia is
continually turning out. He handled the
ball clean and ran his team with judy
ment. On the defensive he made the
most Of what opportunities came his way.
and In running back punts he was second
The bright particular star for Virginia
was Elliott. at left end. Time after time
he came down the field on punts so fast
that he was on top of the Georgetown
eral times he recovered punts that the
Georgetown backs dropped. and no gains
that amounted to anything were made
around him.
The weakest spot on the Virginia team
was around center. and it was through
there that Georgetown made most of
her gains.
Blue and Gray Stars.
Carrigan. Wymard, Daley, Sitterdng,
Fitzgerald and Smith stood out Daley
was all over the field. playing like a fiend
He broke UP many Of Virginia's plays
and followed the ball keenly at all times
Georgetown's principal weakness lay I'm
her backfeld. which was far inferior to
that of Virginia. The Blue and Gray
backs lacked speed and power and did
not work well together. The work of
BarceIli and Sitterding on end was ex-
cellent. As far as gameness was con-
cerned, Georgetown left nothing to be
desired, but Capt. Stuart's Judgment was
badly at fault most Of the time
In fact, Virginia outplayed Georgetown
at every point except I'm punting, and the
slight advantage Wymard had over Bow
en- was more than offset by the superior
ity Of the Virginia backs over those of
Georgetown In running back kicks. Time
and again the Georgetown backs would
drop punts and Virginia would recover
them. Frequently the Virginia tacklers
came down the field so fast on Bowen's
punts that the Georgetown backs were
forced to signal for fair catches to pre-
vent being thrown back.
In line bucking. In running, skillful de.
Tense and all around foot ball knowledge
hard from start to finish and did no,
give up until the game ended. She was
gaining ground on Virginia sporadicalIy
up to the last few minutes of play and
was holding the virginians for downs
but neither her attack nor her defense
was ever consistent
But once was Virginia's goal threatened
and then Georgetown reached her 7-yard
line. but could not take the ball farther
This was In the second half. On a fake
line buck Carrigan slipped through ar
opening. lodged Gooch and ran 40 yards
until he was brought up short by Stan
ton. who picked the Georgetown haIfbac k
up In his arms and hurled him backward
to the ground. Georgetown followed this
play with forward pass. Sitterding to
Three more were made through the line
and In two more plunges Georgetown
made flrst down. But Virginia held firm
after that and the ball went over. At nc
Other time did Georgetown appear t.
have q chance to score.
First Score.
Virginia's first score came after fifteer
minutes Of play in the first half. BY g
series OF line plunges she carried the bal
to Georgetown's 5-yard line. There the
Blue and Gray held and the ball wen
over. Georgetown kicked to her 4O-yart
line On the first scrimmage Stanton
circled Georgetown's right end for 2
yards. This time Virginia summoned
her full strength and line plunges by
Christian and Yancey resulted in a touch
down by the latter. Yancey kicked goal
Toward the close of the first half muffec
punt gave Virginia the ball on George
towns 30-yard line. End runs and lin,
plunges carried the Orange and Blue Il
Georgetown's 5-yard line and Yancey wa.
showed across. Yancey kicked goal.
This ended Virginia's scoring In the frs
half. In the second half Virginia kicked
off to Georgetown. The Blue and Ora,
soon forced to punt. Stanton carried tn,
ball back 10 yards before he was downed
and Virginia gained steadily until George
towns 25-yard line was reached, wher
the home team held strong on the THIRD
down. Yancey dropped back 10 yards anc
signaled for kick from placement.
virginia formed close and the ball wa!
passed back to little Gooch. Quickly the
Virginia quarterback dropped 1t into posi-
ton. Yancey. with plenty of time Il
spare. thanks to the firmness Of the Vir
ginia line. swung his toe against the bal
and II shot straight between the goa
posts, safe distance above the eros:
bar.
Virgina's third touchdown was due t.
Pallen's failure to handle one of Bowen.
punts. Elliott. Virginia's star end. wa.
down the field on top Of Pallen and re-
covered the ball. Two end runs by
Christian and plunges by Yancey tool
the ball to Georgetown's 7-yard line. and
from there Christian plunged through fol
touchdown. Yancey kicked goal. The
end Of the game found the ball in Vir.
ginia's possession on Georgetown's 10
yard line.
Lineup and Score.
Virginia. Position. Gsorgetown.