The Washington herald., 1911-11-05

BY showing a whirlwnd offense in the
first period Of play on the Brookland
field yesterday afternoon, Rock Hill Col
lege. of Baltimore, scored a well-earned
6-to-O football victory over Catholic Uni
versity.
Both teams We're evenly matched in
weight. hut the visitors displayed better
teamwork and had the ball most Of the
time in the territory Of the BrOokland
colIegians.
In the final quarter the Baltimoreans
managed to rush IL, ball within striking
distance OF Catholic University's goal
but forward pass was cloverIy inter
certed 10y Mcdonnell, and the ball i'm
m"dihtely booted out OF danger.
The RrooklandcrS made up FOR what
they lacked in coaching hy their fine
display of lighting spirit The material
is ther" for a tirst-class team, hut the
men themselves show Il lack Of rudi-
mcntary football
Tho game opened with TaIiafcrro, Of
Rock Hill. kicking off 10 Mcdonnell, who
ran the ban back fifteen wards. Rock
Iill held and Mcdonnell kicked to Fuc-
ci". who WIS doWucG before he got
y
La'n. and tho ball V cnt over. {. /. then
attempted to punt. hut the kick WAS
Mnck~d ny Long. Rock IIilI frIIeI off a
Irctty forward Yrls>-FUccia to Connolly.
Mcdonnell pan'cI. and the ball rolled be-
hind Rock Hin line. The visitors failed
:" gain and FUcriH pumtrd. Mcdonnell
lan tho ball back ten Yards Rlutt hit
IN" line tWir" for ten Yards. Mcdonnell
Tunted again. and Furcia ran back 'hr-
- five yards. Rock Hill worked the ball
down the Field ON end runs by Mueller
and Hopkins. and Hopkins carried I'll"
Ial over for "A t"Ichi"wu Fucri4 kicked
"Ut and Taliafcrro hr"led tn" hall. Fuc-
ia then kicked q perfect goal The
quarter ended with the hall on CATHOLIC .
| ntvcrsity.s rW"uty-yHri linz"
The Second Period
The second quarter started with TaIta-
f"rro kicking of to Merritt. G. l.. lost
tn" lall. and Rock IItu tried Il forward
""sS, but MoDonneu intercepted il. and
gained fifteen Yards He then sEirtcd
left end for ten wards Rluitt hit of
tackle for ten v:,rds Tho Rock Hill line
held. and the ball went oyer. Rock Hll
worked the bail down to the I-niversl.vsS
thirtN-yard linz. where Rluitt int,.rcout-
cd a forward pass G. L. then made first
down three times Furria and Ncpon-
nell eXChIn@"d pGuts twice" and the half
ended with tho hall i'm Rock IIiIr. no.
session on {. / < 'wontv-tivr- ward line .
The third period STATED with TaIiafero
again kicking If 10 Bluitt. who waS
d"wn"d in hi~ tracks Rock Hin hello
and Mcdonnell vas forced to punt to
Hopkins. VIII" Was likewise dOwnod in
his tracks. tn" ball s.rSa we'd back and
forth for som" tim" neither side being
"hl" t" E2in Substantially. although s,.v-
"rn @""d EainS N"~" wa.ic Nv Mueller
unlv"rSit" fun back. hruk,. through and ]
d"wn"d III" hacks before tiny got start
- Rock Hin attempted q forward pass,
hUt il WAS iut'r.cutcd I, Merritt
The university worked tho ball down
the field =" wards. wh"r" they were held
and Mcdonnell w1> asrin forced to Irlnt .
Another EXCHANGE. r punr- followed
IuCcia and MrDnrncU both hoo'rnc the
bah for about .',naI dlstGnccs b.!t Rock
lill ran the hail back much better. The
quarter ended with the han in Rock
INNS possession IN their own @o-vard
line
Rock HnI TumbIe>. (,
Rock IllI .tslr,,. 'l.- fourth quarter
hy fumhIinE, md Nout-omcry f,W IN il. g.
{. /. was penaIlzoi H. Yards for holding.
and forced to KICK. MrD"nm,u Kicked
{" Fucc:u and the Speedy Rock Hiu
quarter ran lack T. Yards. Rock HuI
then "ssayed an"th,r forward pass and
failed Tho ball wen, over G. l.. failed
to gain 'hr"U@h tho line and MrI,onn,u
punted. Funr!u wa~ or the ioh caurh,
tn" punt "1I ran Through "A broken field
for :" wards. Rock IIuI tried tie. CATH
"ic University line. hu, could NOT gain.
aud FuC"ia puut'd 10 McI,omucU. who
was forced e. rvtWn tn, kick. after
being thrown for q loss on a try around
left end Blunt, downrd Furcia in his &
tracks, and another exchange of punts
followed Ih" game ended with th, ball
in the possession of the Catholic Uu!-
vcrsity on Rock Ilius @o-yard line
ROCK HILL. rNTHu1.IC UNIV
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