The Washington times., 1911-11-05
HIIlLTOPPERS ARE
VIRTUALLYVICTORS
Their Battle Against West Point Shows Undaunted Spirit
! Sure to Result in Future Vctory-Cary Fight
91-ves Against Yales Conquerors.
BY THOMAS KIRBY.

Georgetown is the victor.
While Harvard was receiving q stag
Eering blow at Princeton. yesterday.
Georgetown was performing q feat at
West Point that, coupled with the game
IN New Jersey. made November the
day Of the biggest upsets In 1911 foot
liail.
When the final whistle re-echoed over
the Hudson. late yesterday afternoon.
u found a tired but gallant Georgetown
team actually stunned by q realization
cf the fact that 1t had succeeded where
even mighty Yale had failed by stop
ding the Army and ending the day with
. 0-to-0 tie. :.
II requires reflection to fully appreci-
ste what Georgetown did. In 1904 the
team that. up to that time. was consid-
cred about the best that lad ever rep
resented the Blue and Gray, held Prince
tbn 5 to O early in October. but the feat
Yesterday Is without parallel In the
Whole Of Georgetown's football history.
To leave its own field In November.
when teams are supposed to he at the
tpp OF their game. and stop an eleven
that Is admitted to be one Of the very
hest In America, is an. accomplishment
tbat,has never before been approached
hy Georgetown.
g.. :, !. Spirit Promising.
sIt was Georgetown spirit that made
yesterday one Of the brightest dates in
the annals of the institution overlooking
the Potomac. Since tho time the squad
gathered in September 1t has been re-
ported. repeated. reiterated. and MAIN
tAined.; insistentiy. consistently. and
poreistently In these columns that there
Was material at Georgetown Field for
the most powerful football machine that
the university has ever. known. and
yesterdays developments thoroughly
justified the claims that have been ad-
hefed TO- i..'' :" -" ~. e." -"
Petty charges and unfoundei scandals
were forgotten yesterday in the deter
mined endeavor. to give Georgetown
Something of which to- be proud. The
team performed what other Georgetown
teams. have accomplished in the past in
DOING its greatest when things looked
Darkest and its. magnificent showing
against the men who had humbled
YRle's pride will not soon. be forgotten.
To sthea nler who fought the battle no
praise IS too strong, and if Georgetown
does not sweep through the remaining
games, including those with Virginia
and Lehigh, 1t will indeed be most sur
bfising and will unouestionably be be-
Cause Of the development of overconii-
denco among the band which yesterday
90 impressivelyy asserted its moral stam-
ina.
Carried the Fight.
The story Of the game proves that not
only did Georgetown stop the conquer
ors OF Ell, but actually carried the fight
to the generals OF the future so stead
1ly and powerfully that throughout the
sreater part OF. the first half Army's
tncrossed goal line was. constantly in
denger. With a concentrated defense
within It's own 10-yard zone and the
Cadets IN the stands roaring their sup
Port to the eleven. It stopped George
towns ADVANCE. Even then. with Co.'S
teilo. surest OF dropkickers. in posi-
ton for try at goal from easy dis
tahce, 1t was fully appreciated that fate
would have to intercede If West Point
was not TO be scored on. And SO 1t was.
The ball came back high, and before
Costello could gather 1t II, and steady
himself the big Army forwards .we' on
him. and Georgetown had failed to con-
Vert q drawn battle into a complete
TO attempt to single out an Individual
afar would be invidious. There is praise
enough for all. The line which last fall,
for the first time in almost q decade.
Army forwards man to man, and when
1t was all over It was generally conced-
ed that the Georgetown men had not
been outplayed In the storm center OF
Ana fhat backfeld. which has been
Changed and switched in an endeavor
to obtain the best possible quartet, did
things on the offense that were reyela-
terdihg directing the attack, Costello
and Fury swept the ends for extended
runs, and 1t was not until the free Sec
endary defense was met that the Army
goal line was, saved from. these fleet
backs. White, the giant fullback, gets
eredit for playing wonderful game on
the defensive. With the charging line
backing .tp, who drove the soldiers into
good old New York loan and kept in
tact the goal which the Army was bat
Ting so desperately to assail.
Cadets Hoped to Win.
According to report. West Point en-
tered the contest expecting to win by a
fair score. and was principally fearful
pf Coste1los right toe. So the George
town back suffered from his own repu-
tatton, for in their special preparation
for the game. the Army coaches in
ktructed their charges to watch Cos
hollo and framed up defense which
was to break through and either block
the ball or SO hurry the kicks that they
would lose their direction.
The Army started with several substi-
tutes. but before half of the opening
quarter had expired Army was on the
Hefense on its own 9-yard line and no
time was lost in rushing in the best
men available to check a foe that had
proven a distinct surprise and remark
ably dangerous.
In the matter of carrying the ball,
Georgetown gained nearly the full
length Of the field more than did It's OPP
ponents, and 1t was not until the clos
Ing period. when the Georgetown men
were so completely, exhausted and were
relying on their inpate gameness to
last It out, that Army. strengthened by
the substitution, of fresh men,, was able
10 threaten to win. The soldiers tried
goals from the field and attempted all
Borts of shifts apd trick plays, but they
succumhed to the superior defense OF
the men from across Rock Creek.
!, Some aof THE Georgetown players
reached here this morning but the ma