The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
BLUE And GRAY
SWEEPS RIVALS
OFF The MAP
Virginia Goes Down to De-
feat in Annual Foot
ball Game.
By WILLIAM PEET.

What's the matter with Geurgetownf They're all
right.
what's the matter with Ginia' They're too light
The foregoing couplet, part of
one of Georgetowns songs, just
about tells the story of yesterdays
great victory on the Hilltop.
Virginia was not only too light,
but knew less football, and went
down TO defeat outclassed, man for
man, in every department.
The Is to 0 score does not begin
to show how strong was George
towns team in comparison.
Virginia put up a wonderfully
plucky fight in the face of over
whelming odds. Virginia always
fights to the last ditch. This much
was expected of them, and they
sure did make good.
There is no telling just how high
the score would have been had the
HilltopperS not been content to let
Costello drop-kick field goals; and
right here something should be
said about Costello, for the Young
ster gives promise of developing
into one of the greatest little men
that ever wore the Blue and Gray.
Costello's field goal in the third
period from the 45-yard mark was
something never before seen on the
Hilltop. His other kicks from
shorter distances were Just as
clever, and the way he took his
time for deliberate aim sent shivers
up and down the spines of the faith
ful. Costello also added some great
broken-held running.
OLD-STYLE FOOTBALL.
Those who attended the game expecting
10 see a lot of the so-calIed new-style
football were disappointed Only once
was an on-side kick tried, and the for
ward pass was attempted twice by
Georgetown and once by Virginia. Vir-
ginia's only attempt at the long fling re-
suited in Furey getting the ball, and one
or Georgetown's passes was recovered by
the wrong man. the other falling plump
into the arms of Honaker. who nearly
got away from the bunch
Outside OF the brilliant work of the
Georgetown backs, three men in the line
stand out prominently. Capt Daley was
terror TO Virginia, breaking I'D play
after play and mailing the runner. Skip
Wymard made Capt Geyer look like
schoolbOy, and opened up holes big
enough 10 drive a cart through. Hegarty
and Barricello also did yeoman service.
Nirginia's interference didn't amount 10
a handful of cobwebs, while the work
expected of Honaker and Todd failed to
materialize once Honaker got the ball
and made pretty run for a yards, but
he was dropped on Georgetown's 35-yard
mark.
Scenes at the Field.
The big game was attended by all the
people the grounds were ever intended TO
hold, and then some-to say nothing of
the good fathers and clerical '.nisters. &"
who made it point to pace up and down
the portieo of the main han. telling their
beads, and stopping now and then before
they turned to er-er-see if anybody was
hurt.
six thousand" said one man. after
taking a glance at the banked-up grand
stands and the spectators lined two deep
along the ropes on all four sides of the
Held. But counting in those sitting on
the slope to the north of the field and the
automobiles at the other end, breaking
their necks peering over tonneaus, il is
doubtful If the management would have
cashed IN on the basis OF 5000 spectators.
From the standpoint of the iocter-on
the weather was all that any reasonable
person could ask. Toward noon il had
shown signs of clouding up. hut this
passed away and by the time the game
was called the weather had definitely
settled down 10 be nice There was lust
enough snap in the air to give Mabel an
excuse TO bring out her furs and to nip
a little rosy spot in her two cheeks. and
Yet not enough 10 start her To talking
about the steamer rug. The players pos
sibiy might have objected that the ground
was rather soft, although with the new
rules of football in force IL is no longer
as necessary as 1t was to have the field
frozen so hard that a player bounces
when he tumbles
rs usual, the Georgetown adherents
were seated on the west OF the field.
with the visitors TO the east Opposite
the So-yard line the cheering sections
were located. with the "fussers'' and the
college widows on the Tight-hand and
the left, the Georgetown girls wearing
Violets tat S. a hundred of somebody's
money!, while Virginia's flower was the
chrysanthemum.
Two brass bands and hundreds of
megaphones and cowbells helped out on
the noise. The Georgetown boys had
most of their old songs, as we'll as sev-
eral new ones. One old football song.
however. was lacking. That was Well
Lay Poor Old Virginia in Her Grave
Since the death OF Christian on the
Georgetown Field year ago no one has
suggested singing this piece. although
aside from its title. Il is of no more
murderous tenor than. say. the Yale foot