Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
Virginia, 81; Georgetown, o.

Virginia, 81; Georgetown, o.
Clearly demonstrating her superiority In
nearly every department of the game.
Virginia administered crushing defeat
TO Georgetown yesterday afternoon IN
their annual foot ball battle on George
town EYeld. the final score being u to o
in favor Of the visitors For fifteen min
utes in the first half the teams appear
ed to be evenly matched. for Virginia
made several costly fumbles and the
Georgetown line held we'll. But Virginia
steadied down to her work. and, after
feeling the Georgetown team out. Vir-
ginia's little quarterback, Gooch, sent his
men around the Georgetown ends and
through the Georgetown line with telling
effect.
The game wes marred by a good deal
of fumbling on both sides, but it was
exciting throughout. While II was hard
II was clean. II is true that Archie
Christian who was a tower OF strength
for Virginia on the offensive and defen-
sive, was seriously injured in the last
few minutes of play. But his injury was
purely accidental and in nowise due to
any unnecessary roughness on the part
of the players.
Both teams were frequently penalized
for off-side play. Virginia being the chiei
offender.
For the spectators the day was ideal,
but for the players IL was too hot Inc
effect of the heat was shown In the sec
ond half. when both teams showed up
noticeably. 4 crowd that beat all rec
ords was on hand half an hour before
the game began. The Virginians, headed
by the Student Band, marched 10 the
east stands. The Georgetown rooters oc-
cupied the stand opposite. and the two
cheering sections sang and cheered al
each other throughout the entire game.
At both ends of the field automobiles
were banked, and there was not an
available inch outside the ropes that sur
rounded the field that was not occupied.
The mingling of the orange and blue
flags of Virginia and the blue and gray
flags OF Georgetown added the necessary
touch of color TO the brilliant scene
Game of the Season.
II is the greatest game Of the whole
year for Washington, and the crushing
turnout OF old grads. beautiful girls, I'M
dergrads and just plain rooters bore wit
ness to the fact.
Around the old field on the hilltop
were lined fully 500 people.
The two grandstands on the east and
west sides of the field were damned full,
autos and carriages were packed into
the remaining open spaces and thousands
OF folks stood up to the ropes eight deep.
The blue-and-g gray -decked followers of
Georgetown were on hand at ridicu-
lousy early hour, but with all their en-
thusiasm they did not Guido In numbers
the pretty girls and their escorts who
wor orange VS. on their sleeves.
Georgetown's supporters took 10 the west
stand exactly opposite Nirginias cheer
ing section, and the Blue and Gray stu
dent body made its first appearance In
marching order. headed by a big brass
band that tucked itself away in the mess
Of rooters and kept up an almost con-
tinual concert of lively college ditties
and foot hall parodies.
Virginia had a band, too. composed of
undergraduates, and by rare luck dis
tributed itself on the cheering section
so that the mouth Of every horn played
directly into some pretty girls face.
Regulars All There.
II was the typical college crowd'-a
description that carries wealth OF de-
tails The old boy that has not seen
his crowd for 'steen years was on hand
the young bunch that expects to get TO
college next fall II the exams are not
too stiff was on hand in a fleet of
taXicabs and escorting the beauties of
the city. There We're flowers and flags.
there were rough-voiced rooters galore.
there were the frightfully hard worked
chaps who lead the cheering for dear
old college sake. but who won't have 10
work that hard i'm any business that
pays them buckets of gold.
The girls wore their very newest and
best. All the latest things in fur hats and
fall gowns were on hand. The chrysan-
themum was queen of the floral part OF
IT, and the lone girl without a brigh,
bit OF Virginia colors or the sturdy blue
and gray was almost a curiosity. Fol
they came swathed in ribbons and flag.
ani flowers. Autos streamed with flags
carriages with college flags stuck all ovel
them were everywhere.
When NirgNnia's stand got excited and
began waving the thousands of flags and
ribbon decked canes the effect was mar
yelous as the shOne down on the
moving mass Of color So also witt
Georgetown.
Good Old College Yells.
vfrgfnia's cheering section started the
noise. They brought with them a choict