The Washington times., 1911-11-19
The better team won.

Those who figured before yesterday
that that grand football machine of
Georgetown's was destined to sweep the
held in the annual game with Virginia,
received bitter disappointment. on the
other hand, those who had seen Vir-
ginia in action at Baltimore against
Johns Hopkins saw realization OF
what they had believed. They witnessed
a less experienced eleven go out and
fight inch for inch the team that earlier
In the season persons were saying could
simply run away with its old rival.
Virginia was beaten, but 1t was far
from disgraced, while Georgetown ac-
complished something that has no prece-
dent In all the annals Of the relations
between the two universities in scoring
Its second consecutive victory.
What the score would have been on
a dry field no man living can tell, but
the impression among the many critics
and experts who saw the game is that
Georgetown would have asserted its
superiority in more impressive figures
than to 0.
AS soon as It commenced to rain on
Friday night the most valuable scoring
asset on the heights was virtually re-
moved. Two-thirds of the points scored
in the big game by that eleven, which
last year defeated Virginia, came from
Harry Costello. Primarily a drop
kicker, Costello has won fame by being
pretty good all round man. On a
rain-soaked field it was not expected
that he would be able to do much, but
the story of the game shows that, while
he scored as many points last year as
the whole team registered this Novem-
hnr he
towns victory, as 1t was his excellent
drop-kicking that gave the Blue and
Gray one-third of its total yesterday.
Fury Crossed Dope.
Jim Fury, an end-sweeping halfback,
was supposed to be through as soon as
the heavy going was assured, but, like
Costello, he crossed the dope and went
out and played game that was
revelation to those who had expected
that the mud would prove his undoing.
Time after time Fury got outside, and
his long runs won him rightful recogni-
tion in the enumeration of those who
played a prominent part in winning for
the university here
Hart, at tackle, has yet to see his
superior in this section of the coun-
try, still he never performed more
the life of the Geo. getown line, and
on occasion after occasion this tall
athlete cut through the Virginia for
wards and simply ruined the best
thought-out attack that the Virginians
man is not naturally Handicapped as
Is a back, but even at that such a
gridiron as both teams were forced
bring out the best efforts of even a
forward. Hart, however, was there
from the first whistle and those who
did not know Of the physical prowess
he so we'll lasted through the Cruel
for himself. Hart played really
for his great work the principal at
tention of Georgetown men on the
line would have been centered on wy
mard in the other tackle position, who
never did better in any game in
which he played.
Mud Worries Wymard.
The mud seemed to worry wymard
more than it did Hart, but even at
that, he played in a way that would
contradict the ante-game assertions
that if there was to be found a weak
ness in Georgetowns defense it was
to be off that place on the right side
guarded by Wymard. Less brilliant
played a wonderfully consistent game.
Not since the days Of Arthur Devlin
has Georgetown seen one of it's own
men put up such a game in backing
up the line as did Dave White, yes
terday. White was all up and down
that line of forwards driving them
to their utmost and, whenever Vir-
ginia's attack happened to penetrate,
1t was White who either stopped it
or turned it back for real loss. The
biggest man on the field, White had
a peculiar advantage, but in the 3os-
ing moments he was thoroughly tired
out by the great work he was per-
town goal line. On the offense. too.
White was a large factor, for 1T was
his line plunging at critical times
that drove the referee to wave to
the linesmen to move up the posts
when, on the previous down there was
one or two yards to go.
Daley Holds Own.
Captain Daley. at left guard, faced
the best man on the Virginia line.
Burdened by the responsibility of
leadership, Daley, nevertheless, never
allowed this feature to interfere with
his work as player and. at the con-
clusion of the game. there was many
a congratulation showered on the cap
tain, not only that his team had won,
but that he had at least held his own
in a mighty battle with one who out
weighed him by nearly fifty pounds.
Daley is not only the first individ-
ual to captain Georgetown team in
two victorious marches against Vir-
ginia, but he has the satisfaction Of
knowing that he played a prominent
part in accomplishing the desired re-
suit, particularly yesterday.
Hegarty and Bergen, at ends, also
played reliable football, as is shown by
the fact that Virginias fast backfield
in the course of the whole game made
ball