The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07
By WILLIAM PEET.

BY WILLIAM PEET.
The George Washington football team
upset all dope here yesterday by hold
ing the Carlisle Indians to a 9-to-5 score
at National League Park before the big
gest crowd Of the season.
In the first half the HatchetItes clearly
outplayed their opponents. and. as one
spectator put IL. ran around and
through Houser for big gains" In the
second period. Houser ran all around
the Hatchetites. 1t was Houser who
kicked pretty goal from placement
during the opening chapter. and in the
final skrmish the chunky Indian full
back scored touchdown.
George Washington came back in a
desperate fashion shortly after the sec
ond half opened, and in less than three
minutes OF play Half Back Crafts. with
g sensational run around Wauseka's end,
planted the ball on the Redskins IS
yard line. Quarter Back Morse circled
the Irdians' right end for g yards and a
second later Ellis. on a delayed pass.
crashed through Lone Star and Jordan
for a touchdown.
Redskins Wake Up.
With the score to in George Wash
ington's favor, the visitors for the first
time woke up and played consistent foot
ball. carrying the ball for So yards with
out once losing possession. A penalty
and brace by the home team on the sec
ond down caused Libby 20 punt. but
George Washington found a stone wall
and had 20 exchange courtesies. Morse
booting the ball TO Libby. Then followed
a series Of forward passes and line bucks
which the Buff and Blue line could not
stop, and Houser was showed over the
line for a touchdown Libby kicked an
easy goal. placing the figures at 9 to 8.
where they remained unchanged during
the rest Of the contest
Once I'm the first half Morse, OF George
Washington, missed a goal from the field
by less than a foot, and when the second
half was nearly over Pete Houser tried a
kick from placement on George Washing
TOMS S5-yard mark, which was blocked
The game abounded In sensational plays.
Neither team could gain consistently
through the center OF the line. The In
Slams found a weak spot outside OF George
Washington's right tackle and around
their right end. while Crafts and Morse
had little difficulty In gaining good ground
around the veteran Wauseka and Car
isles right end. Carlow.
Game Is CIennIy PInyed.
The contest was remarkably free from
rough play. Crafts and Morse, OF the
Hatchetites. had to retire late in the sec.
ond helf owing 70 injuries, while the Red
skins suffered no III effects Of the hard
fought battle.
Three times in the first half George
Washington threatened TO score by the
aid OF A1orse's drop kicks. but the clever
little quarter back was not equal 20 the
occasion.
To the writer ana other spectators the
showing Of George Washington was 1T
lie short of marvellous The team played
better than they really knew how. and
after the stage fright Of the first few
minutes wore off, they went mo the
famous Carlisle tribe as hard ss they
would against the scrubs during q
practice scrimmage
Carlisle's ends were a Joke, and the
baCkneld did not show very much smash
outside OF Pete Houser, who was the
whole team. Ballend and Thorpe are
greatly missed and II Glen Warner ex-
poets 70 pull through the remainder OF
the season with n creditable record, ne
viii have to put in a whole lot OF hard
work
All Of this does not detract a bit from
the showing Of George Washington. Quar-
ter Back Morse, Half Backs Crafts and
Ellis. together with Tackle Hart were in
every play. Whyting showed up mighty
well as q defensive end, but was little
help to his team on the offense.
Pete Houser and Libby were the bright
stars for the Redskins. The former was
called upon time and again to carry the
ball, and was always good for short
distance through the line or outside
tackle.
The crowd was estimated at $500 per-
sons. and during the intermission the
George Washington students made merry
with a snake dance on the gridiron.
Crafts and Morse were slightly injured
during the latter part Of the game and
had to quit. Crafts strained his right hip
an old injury. while Morse turned his
right ankle. It is expected that both will
round into shape TO play against v
p. l. next Friday.
First Half.
The Indians won the toss and Houser
kicked 10 Ellis, on George washngton's
12-yard line. Ellis ran p yards, where
he was thrown heavily by Carlow Morse
skirted Garlow's end for a good yards.
and Crafts added Is more around Wau-
sekR. The Indians bTaCed. George Wash
ington was penalized - yards for hold
ing. Morse puuted 10 Libby. On an end
run Libby got BY White for 4 wards
Here penalty for oh-side was imposed
on Carlisle. On the next lineup Houser.
on fake punt. shot through Aston and
Elckhoff for 20 yards.
Two more plunges by Houser gained
first down. Solomon. behind good inter-
ference. gained yards around White
end. Crafts stopped the runner but was
laid out cold by a kick in the stomach.
The Hatchetites braced and took the
ball on downs. Morse ripped of yards
at left end. and on the next lineup.
punted out Of bounds near midfield
Thomas gained 6 yards around White S
end. and Libby smashed through Aston
FOR more.
Right here occurred the Redskins first
forward pass. Libby to Carlow. and a
good IS yards was gained. planting the
ball on George Washingtons 22-yard line
Houser dropped back for n kick from
placement. The pass came true 10 LIBBY.
and Houser shot the oval through the
goal posts as clean as a whistle. Score
Carlisle. S; George Washington, 0. This
play was made in exactly ten minutes