Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
G. j. ELEVEN WINS
ITS FIRST GAME
Defeats Seaman Gunners
School Team in Easy FASH
ion by a Score SIS to O..
STRUGGLE REPLETE
WITH NEW FOOT BALL
Blue and Gray Eleven OutpIays
Its Heavy 0pponents-Sec.
ond Team Is Given Chance
to Show Itself.

Without having to put forth any per.
ceptible effort to achieve victory the
Blue and Gray varsity opened its grid
iron season yesterday under conditions
that look far better than they have at any
local school in the last five years The
Hiltoppers were pitted agaist the eleven
from the Seaman Gunners School against
whom they ran up fifty-fiye points with
out themselves being scored upon a sin
gle time. This is the largest tally that a
Georgetown eleven has mustered together
in single gridiron encounter since the
time the varsity trimmed George Wash
ington to the tune Of &c 20 o.
The game was replete with new foot
ball, the winners using forward passes
and onside kicks to big advantage on a
number of different occasions. The losers
also succeeded in working the forward pass
play for substantial gain two or three
different times, but their efforts at making
the onside kick work were without re-
turn in the way of advantage. End runs
were frequent on both sides, the varsity
making most of their touchdowns by this
method.
Starting the game with his first lineup.
Coach Nielsen made many substitutions
as time went on, until by the middle Of
the contest he had nearly all of his sec
ond team in action. The gunners were
able to hold these youngsters to some eA-
tent, but were completely nonplussed in
the last period, when Georgetown again
showed in its entire first team and started
to swell the score for a record. Sitter
ding at quarter and Fitzgerald at right
guard were the only two Georgetown
players to remain in action throughout
the whole contest. Very few substituuous
were made by the losers.
Fury Scores Twice.
With very small crowd filing half Of
the west bleachers. the referees whistle
started the game shortly after o'clock,
Georgetown kicking OF to the sailors. The
visitors were unable to gain through tho
varsity's heavy line and the ball went
over. A moment later Fury circled left
end for a gain of 30 yards to a touch
down and Wymard kicked goal.
The next score was made on exactly
the same kind of play toward tho end
OF the opening period. Fury getting credit
for a second touchdown after a long run
around the end and Wymard making the
point from a goal Before this was done.
however. Vlymen and Dunn both made
some substantial gains. the latter show
ing that he was an co al to Fury In
point Of speed and lodging.
After this the scores came pretty easily.
Starting out the second period with the
score Il to 0, the varsity men made 1t
o to 0 before the middle Of the game.
added another touchdown In the third
period and then ran up q points III the
last ten minutes OF play.
Georgetown Looks Strong.
The game showed that Georgetown 10
strong this years where last year she was
weak. the backfield being composed of
men who are speedy and weighty a.
well as heady. Fury and Dunn look like
the fastest kind of company. while Wy
men showed up with great Improvement.
In Kraft and Lamberton the Blue and
Gray has couple Of understudies that
will prove able 20 hold their own IN any
kind OF company. Sitterding, at quarter.
prayed ms usual good game. showing ex-
cellent judgment at all stages of the
battle.
With Hegarty. Barriscello and Carter
all putting up the games at end that
doing equally as well, this department.
also looks strong. while the veteran
line. augmented by the presence Of
the two-hundred- and twenty five pound
Bryant, and backed up by a large coterie
Of heavy substitutes, should be almost
impregnable.
The second string men who were tried
out also made good Impressions, many
of them showing sufficient class to war
rant their being kept on the first squad
for some time to come. For the first
time in years Georgetown coach was
compelled to leave many of the candi-
dates out of the first game on the
schedule, the large number who were
on the field in suits making the use OF All
next to impossible.
No Serious Injuries.
The game As whole was notably
clean, and very few injuries OF any
sort crept in, despite the fact that both
teams were heavy and played hard. A
couple of slight collisions resulted in
time being taken out, but in no case
was there anything like real. hurt.
Whether or not this was due to the
new rules, it is not possible to say at
this early date. although it would
probably have been argued against tho
rules II any of the men had sustained
bad or severe injuries.
From an outsiders point OF view the
game looked very little different from
the old, although on number OF oc-
casions it was remarked that the alb
sence Of hiking was plainly visible AZ
the same time line plunges seemed OF
very little avail. even when the of.
tense made big holes In the opposing
defense. The fact that the man with
the ball had to make his way through
alone usually worked to a disadvantage.
as he was seldom able to steer ahead
without assistance.
AS was natural, the contest was de-
layed at many points while the omciais
interpreted the playing code to the sat
faction of the captains. and while on
one or two occasions difference of opin.
ion was manifested. never was It im-
possible to clear up disputed points after
the field Judge certifying the distance
that an onside kick or forward pass
goes will probably prove the biggest dim1
Guilty Of the year on account or the
time which must necessarily % loss
u,h;le tho measurement 10 maze.
Game Closely Watched.
The game was watched from the side
lines by a number Of old players. a.
we'll as many Of the local experts on
the game. These seemed TOT be unit
In their opinion that the Blue and Gray
looks every hit as strong as Il has been