The Washington herald., 1911-10-01
GunnerS Are EASY
for the Hilltoppers
Georgetown Wins Opening Football Game of
Season by SO to o Score-Coach Nelson
Tries Out NeV Men.
By c. W. SWAN.

The best looking football team George
town has presented in years handed the
Seaman Gunners a 30 10 beating yes
terday on the Hilltop. in the opening
gridiron battle of the season.
While this clash was nothing more
than a practice game. the Blue and Gray
eleven worked with a snap and dash
that would have done credit to a team
in midseason. The score rolled up
against the Sailors was just eleven points
lower than last years figures. but the
Gunners are at least IS per cent stronger
this year.
The showing was not satisfactory to
Coach Nelson. for he had two regulars.
Jimmy Dunn and Barricello, out of the
game at the start and put twelve substi-
tutes into the scrimmage during the sec
ond half. The heat bothered the men.
and it is remarkable that more were not
exhausted. Only two were injured, and
neither OF these seriously. Both were
Seaman Gunners, Kerr and Nelson.
Coach Nelson worked nearly every man
on his squad. so he could get line on
them. OF the new men who were given
a chance Wayne Hart and Greer made
good impressions, also DonneIly, who
worked few minutes in the final quarter.
Old Men Look Best.
The old men. and all but one are back
in school. played the game that made
them famous last year and gave Virginia
a ,l5-to-O whipping. Dave Whites dash
ing through the line and Fury's broken
field running were the offensive features.
while Wymard, Hart, and c. Vlyman
were towers of strength on the defense.
The Seaman Gunners were a vastly
improved team over last year. playing
more new football and working a va
riety of trick plays. Several forward
passes were attempted, but only one was
completed, Kerr getting the ball and
running twenty yards. This was the long
est gain made by the Sailors. George
towns goal line was in danger only
once, when the visitors had the ball on
the Blue and Oranges 25-yard line, and
were marching up the field as the final
whistle blew.
Only twice during the game did the
Sailors make a. first down, and then they
lost the ball on their inability to go
through the Blue and Gray line. The
Hilltoppers were played to a standstir
in the first period by the boys from the
navy yard. but in the remaining periods
they walked through the line, around the
ends. and worked fake plays at will
Two of the Sailors put up great games
in face OF overwhelming odds, Kerr and
YOho being the only Seaman Gunners
who did any offensive work whatever.
Kerr balked the HiIltoppers time and
again in the first half, getting men be-
hind the line as we'll as in front.
Wymard kicked off and Mackenzie got
the ball. advancing it to his 45-yard line,
where he was downed by Vlyman. The
Hilltoppers held the Gunners and Yoho
punted to the Georgetown's 4O-yard line.
White getting the ball and being downed
by Kerr.
In the smash Nelson, the Seaman Gun
ners' left guard, was injured, and was re-
placed by ShackeIford. Fury went around
right end for 20 yards. Fury tried an
other end run and was downed behind
the line by Kerr. Hart was offside and
the Hilltoppers were penalized yards.
The play see-sawed up and down the
field for the remainder of the period,
and when the whistle blew the ball was
in the Seaman Gunners' possession on
their own 45-yard line. Score, 0 to 0.
VIyman Makes Touchdown.
The Gunners were held. and then Yoho
punted out. Sitterding got the ball and
ran back IL yards, Vlyman went around
right end for a 3o-yard gain, putting the
ball down back of the goal line for the
first touchdown of the game. Wymard
kicked goal. On the kick off Vlyman re-
ceived the ball and brought it back 30
yards.
Dave White went through left tackle
for 10 yards. White then went through
the same place for a touchdown. Wy
mard missed goal.
The ball zigzagged up and down the