The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-24

with their own team beaten in it's
first really important game and Vir-
GINA surprising the football world by
defeating Navy Georgetown men are
today looking forward with wolI-found-
ed apprehension toward the second
Saturday in November, when Virginia
will be the guest on Georgetown Field
At the beginning Of this season the
outlook was that the chances of George
Ia years, as the material at hand SEEM
ed 10 greatly improve over that ava, l.
able in the past ana the system u
coaching was being given its secohd
But yesterdays defeat Jared the
hopes of the student body and il Is
now fully realized that only a decided
Improvement In every feature or tie
team during the next couple OF weeks
can bring the squad to the top Of its
game before the Virginia date.
Despite the disappointment over the
defeat, Georgetown men are finding con-
siderable consolation in the fact that
O-to-0 score would probably have shown
better the respective strength or the two
teams Cardinals lone touchdown was
very much Of a huke, resulting from
long run after a short kick, the Iarneel
catching the ball on the run, ana dash
ing through practically the whole Blue
and GRAY eleven. Aside from the luck.
Georgetown's poor taclSling played
prominent part in this feat, as more
than half of the team was within reach
OF the runner after he had gathered IA
the ball.
Few Modern Plays.
In both onense and defense the teams
we're so evenly matched that neither
could gain ground with any degree Of
consistency. although early in the first
half Georgetown had the ball well with
in CaroIlna's territory. but lost it before
reaching the final chalk line.
Aside from short kick, Carolina did
not resort TO any modern plays, Coach
Brides, the former Yale tackle, explain
ing that after his team had obtained
the advantage he did not want 20 take
any chance OF fumbling on forward
passes Several times Georgetown at
tempted forward passes, out CarOlIu5
had such an open defense, playing i've
men on the second and third lines, that
the man supposed to receive the throw
was usually smOtheTed before he got
free. Late M the second half this tTOu-
bic was especially noticeable when, from
the Z5-yard line, Byrd started forward
pass but was nailed iu his tracks Will p
waiting for the intended receiver 70
shake himself free 10 get the bail.
IN the lire the Georgetown forward 8
were generally able TO hold their own
with their opponents. but ln the back
field Carolina had decided advantage,
as the men seemed more familiar with
when they went into the line on Dlunges
Fatal Fumbling.
Gcorgetowu's fatal fault was it's CON
slant fumbling 4 series Of gains by
the local squad was invariably followed
by disastrous fumbles which more than
offset what Roadway had been made.
This was ln Rlaring evidence throughout
the first hale but when the second
period began Georgetown frightened up
and showed the best football displayed
so far this season
Georgetown made no less than eight
fumbles in the two twentyminute halves
and Of these Carolina recovered all but
one. Carolina tumbled thrice. and al
ways recovered. That IN itself shows
one Of the distinctive features of the
visitors play. They have been drilled
Ina all of the finer details, and ir this
present day game il is the little things
that count
Cardinals ends were always on the