The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-31

9ioiS ana Try 10 prlnG the runner to
earth with one arm, leaving the shout
der entirely out of the scrimmage.
Tore Up Line.
In yesterdays game it was the visit
Ing backs that shown out clearly. There
was reason for it aside from their own
natural aggresstveness. The Urslnus
line outweighed the George Washington
forwards, and, incidentally, outplayed
them not only through brute strength.
but also at the finer points of the game.
The visitors have that little trick of
boxing tackles and ends down to a
T. There was hardly a time when a
George Washington Iineman got n
tackle In a scrimmage Invariably the
Crslnuse backs mad big holes to travel
through, and when they were stoned
IL was by the secondary line OF defense.
At kicking there was little to choose
between the teams. Therein is COM
pllment for Quarterback Morse. of
george washington, for the Ursinus
punter never failed to get away a cred
liable boot. Only once or twice did
Morse fail TO equal his opponents dis
lance Morse has developed into one of
the few consistent G. ". u. men. He
broke away several times yesterday.
and brought the crowd to its feet In
one of his runs, for nearly half the
distance Of tie held, he encountered the
major part Of the visiting band and
fed them some Of their own medicine in
the successful use Of the straight arm
Morse runs fast and hard, thinks quick
~, and has shown good judgment all
season. easily hlling the vacancy left
by Byrd.
Crowd Well Handled.
Manager sommers. of G. ". u. has
at last mastered the knack of keeping
the field well polIced. Before the start
of the game yesterday those on the
field were instructed to get into the
stands. Those with side-line privileges
We're allowed behind ropes on the far
side of the field. This worked like a
charm, ana continuance of this policy
win prove just as popular as it did yes
terday when it mixed freely into the
general discussion anelt the game.
Il was rather difficult 20 determine
whether or not George Washington has
made any Improvement recently. It's
defense was very, very weak. Only
once was Il able to hold the visitors for
downs and that when the ball was with
IN the shadows Of the goal posts. Pitted
against the heavy visiting line the local
backs could make little Roadway at
plunglng and all the gaining was around
a crippled baclIfieId.
Ellis Plays Well.
Ellis was the only regular. Farmer
and Porter are both inexperienced and
were never reliable for distance. The
bulk Of the offensive play fell upon
Ellis and 10 say he more than made
good would be putting it almost too
mildly He was the only man that
could get through the opposing line
consistently.
While a little disappointed over their
failure TO hold UriSnus to lower score,
the q. ". II. players were not deeply
affected and all their talk was directed
to the game here next Saturday with
the Carlisle Indians. Coach Dougherty
says he has several new plays which
he intends to perfect for the Indian
game and that he fully expects to see
bis sduad ir a stubborn battle Players
and coach claim they have not yet hit
their stride and maybe the game next
Saturday viii unearth some little sur
prise along this line.