Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-03
BLUE AND GRAY BOYS
SURPRISE F0RDHAM
Georgetown Holds New York
ers to a No-Score Tie
Game.

sprang surprise up at american bcoe"'
Park yesterday by holding the fast Ford-
ham team to a 90 score In contest
that lasted forty-five minutes. The game
was marred from start to finish ny the
number of penalties that were inflicted
and by tedious delays when time was
taken up by injured players. For George
town Capt. Daley played star game.
Feenan. at center, played well, and F1tz-
gerald and Wynard. on the right HANK
onened I'D some beautiful holes in the
Fordham line.
The chief star on the Georgetown team
was Carter. the 145-pound left halfoack.
whose dashing runs were the equal OF
Georgetown. White, the star Fordham
haIfback, did not get into the game untii
too late to turn the tide In ForonaH
favor. The last play of the day was
sensational run by White from MS owl
35-vard line to Georgetown's 4O-yard line
where he was forced out or bounds re
was tackled and held six times curing MS
tourney down the field ana his jersey
was torn completely off him. On the next
Une-rn before the ball could be snapped,
time was called. and the game endeo WIN
a touchdown apparently i'll the very
grasp of the Fordham team.
Georgetown Defense Good.
otto Eannard the republican candidate
for MAYOR, received an ovation from the
crowd when he appeared on the left field
before the contest.
The game began with Wynards KICK
off for Georgetown. Skip MCCARTHY
cauCht the ball and he was thrown on
the a0-yard line. The two washes mace
IL yards in a couple OF old-Iasn
toned line pIunges Then Fordham tried
am on-side kick and the ball went to
Georgetown. Wynard punted back and
Corrisan made a clever attempt to re-
cover the ball.
porters by making - yards on
forward pass from Byrd to Corrigan,
Getting the ball on Fordham's 2o-yard
line. Georgetown failed to gam and
Fordham took the ball. For the rest or
ne first half it was a succession OF
rush and punt and attempted forward
passes, neither side securing any decid-
ing advantage.
Fordham's Double Pass.
The ball went to Georgetown on an
incompleted forward pass. Then Left End
Mccarthy took a pass from Gargan and
threw the ball 20 yards ahead TO
Frank Mccartney. who ran 10 yards;
this double pass was one Of the best of
the day This gained twenty yards for
Fordham, but on the next play Fordham
fumbled. The half ended with the ball
In the center of the field, after FNordham
In the second half. Fordham put Geary
in left halfback In place OF mccarthy.
Geary played green oack-heid game
and was unable to run back punt with
any certainty. IT was reported that he
was ill. Fordham gradually forced the
ball down to Georgetown's 3O-yard line.
lost Is yards on an incompleted pass
and then punted. Georgetown rusneo
and punted out again.
Stohlman, who had taken the place OF
Capt. Daley for Georgetown. made
beautiful tackle of 0eary on George
towns 15-yard line Foreman trleo a
delayed pass for no gain Then a.
Walsh made 10 yards on fake kick. but
Fordham then lost the ball. as she had
many times before. on failed forward
pass.
White to the Rescue.
Just then Dad" White. 'the Fordham
halfback. ripped of his sweater and ran
up and down the side lines. The Ford
ham crowd caught sight OF him and
burst into cheers as he took his place at
left halfback in place OF Geary. 1t was
Georgetown's ball. and one OF the most
sensational plays suddenly occurred
when Byrd sent a forward pass to Cor
rigan for a gain of - yards. But George
town could not follow up the advantage
and lost the ball on Gowns on fordnam
33-yard line
Fordham punted. and Georgetown got
the ball back into Fordham's territory
again. Then, with only few seconds to
PLAY, Fordham recovered the ball on
tumble and sent White for couple of
gains around each end. Gargan sig
nailed for a fake kick. White stood 10
yards behind the rush line on his own 30
yard line and received the pass and made
the run. which was the great play and
which would have won for Fordham IL
there had been five seconds more to
play.
The game ended with the ball on
Georgetown's 4-yard line.
Score q to o.
ha Imam.