The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19
G A M E is PLAYED
ON SLIPPERY FIELD

~ Gus MALnEa,.

Arlington H. a., Novcnber IS
Gloom spreed lie wings o,er tho vir-
rinla c1mp to lag aneu the referee
declared The contest between George
town and Nirginla on tho erJIron for
l'i2 ~ an end while tho boy york
Ing on Tho "corehoard marked up to
~ with to" Blue ana Gray ~ tho heavy
cHd II waF tho second defeat which
VIRGINIA Ind aunersd "a, INC hands Of
Georgetown IN IS mans years, and
despite iha somewhat 1cseiuistic re-
l'"r'7 "hlch hp! omanntcd from III.
Virginia camp. thore vas uever,heless
80 undcil,iHs fc"'trs nat the Orange
and Blue wuulj be r.turneG victors
The student BODY witch came To
Washington - mass. headed by the
ismous Stone~alI Jackson Band Ger
tainlv felt this Wa about st. for to
man they backed their favorites
With the choicest varieties cf tho cotn
81 ,he seslm Georeetown won. and
ha, follows is not intended TO de-
,ract from hei glorious victory, bu,
'ntH TO tei, the victory was 10, as
roscats as appears at nrst plush IL
tho early morning hours while both
coaches and men we're hus!ly enga god
81 getting the n1al benefits from sIurn-
icrland. torrents hrok" loose from the
heavens. and Georgetown Held was
transformed from a verdaqt. chalk
marked enclosure to ver,table morass.
>o' even the sand and straw which
q kindly parkkeeper spread between
the white lines could help Instead
ri q test Of speed and brains. T. was
more nearly test OF brown, and
GEORGETOWN having tho better OF the
argument in this regard won the con.
test
Conditions Favor Gcorgctowr.
Virginia. realizing her disparity in
Weight. had hoped to win through
dexter!ty, but the fleet boys OF the
eleven were never given an orportu-
MY to show what they could do The
slippery and soft feld gave them no
foothold. and so they succumoed TO
their more sturdy opponents Vir-
sinia may not have won under any
circumstances. but when men like
Todd and Goodhue and Wal,ers-all
fqst--were unable to make headway.
because Of the heavy going. all hope
was lost
However the hghting spirit OF the
team was always at fever heat Time
and again the tarooious onsiaughts Of
the heavier Hilltop crowd were repuls-
I'd. and substantially Captain Wood
Walters. Todd Goodhue and Wexford
nipped in the bud several embryonic
topci:downs.
All OF the scoring came III the hrst
and second periods. In the Ilrst period
n couple OF nIshaps caused the count
which really meant the loss Of the
game. Two mufed punts, both by
Todd. gave the Blue and Gray an open
ing. and they take advantage Of it. Re
covering the ball in the first five
minutes OF play, after an exchange OF
runtS, S!tterding, Richmond boy. by
tho way, took advantage OF the seem
1ng Generalization CT Virginia, and
shot Fury through the left side OF the
line. He never stopped until the goal
line had been crossed. Wynard then
kicked goal.
In the second period Costello, in the
FIRST few moments of play, carried the
ball around left end for thirty-hve
yards. Then trying the same side with
out gain, and with the ball of VIZ
Einia's twentyyard line, he placed the
oval squarely between the posts. for
the final count Of the game
City is Football Mad.
Washington Is football mad. Out
NJ the field of battle were gathered
1900 souls. They came to cheer. and
right mcrrily did they do their duty
were the Georgetown followers. Over
on the east side sat Virginia. The blue
and gray of Georgetown formed
pleasing contrast 10 the flaming orange
and blue of Virginia. Each faction was
led by band. Melodies. whether tune
full or otherwise. wero shouted at the
warriors within the roped arena.
Bravely they waded through the mud
to their positions, and more bravely
they stayed at their positions after
the fray commenced. Long before the
thusiasts had filled the stands.
Before noon the mass OF Virginia CO.
lorts, with their music making band,
arrived. Up Pennsylvania Avenue they
marched. THAT Good Old Song" dear
TO the heart of every alumnus of tho
university, was shot as from a blum
derbuss at tho natives of staid Wash
ington. That was Virginia's hour. and
she made the most of il. To the Treas
ury Building marched the squad and
planted itself squarely upon the steps
Of the nation. There the "Wah-Who-
Wah.' famous on many battlefelds. was
INDUCED in. But that was not tho
final stop. Tho Arlington. just three
blochs away, was tho headquarters Of
the Charlottesville contingent In
front of the famous hosiery they were
banked. Again the strains of that
Grand Old Song" sung to the tune
Of AUD Lang Sync," was played by
the band, and with barred heads the
moro than 800 students. together with
local friends and admirers, sang the
glad refrain.
as If forecasting the defeat which
was to come a few short hours later,
the sun hid itself for q moment. Up to
that time Georgetown had rot been in
evidence. 1t may have been irony or
1t may have been just good fellowship.
believing defeat for them impossible.
at any rate. only q sprinklng of the