The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Hilltoppers Are Outclassed by
Indians in Early Stage, but
Fight in Final Periods
of the Game.
~ WILLIAM PEET.

Shaking of the mantle Of letharsy.
trampling under foot the cloak Of stage
fright. Georgetown's football eleven
came back In the second half of yester-
days battle with the Carlisle Indians
with such a rush and spirit OF deter
mination that the Redskins were swept
completely of their feet. and before
they hardly knew what had happened.
two goals. drop-kicked by Harry Cos
tello. inside the 3O-yard line. and a couple
of touchdowns yielded 20 points and the
game ended, Carlisle "a. Georgetown %.
The score does not begin to show how
fiercely the combat was waged. It gives
no idea of how q team apparently
crushed to earth was able to rise out
Of the dead ashes Of a smoldering past
and thrill the hearts of 5000 spectators.
as did the wearers Of the blue and
gray battling against one OF the great
est football machines ever turned loose
on a gridiron.
Georgetown hoped to be able to wipe
out the stigma OF last years defeat at
the hands of the aborigines. The team
had been carefully prepared for this
struggle. and eleven confident men trot-
ted onto the field as 'Hoya, Hoya,
Saxa" thundered across the field from
the Hilltop cheering section.
FuTbles Are Costly.
Costly fumbles, due possibly to over
anxiousn|s. a few seconds after the
whistle sounded. lost the ball for
Georgetown, and then came the trium-
phant march OF the Indians toward the
Georgetown goal An old-fashioned
criss-cross. which fooled Van Brocklin-
who learned how to play football. at
Andover-followed by several short end
runs and a couple of line smashes
yielded a touchdown before the game
was five minutes oId-and a stiffness like
the stiffness Of death pervaded the Hill
top hosts.
Touchdown after touchdown followed
In sickening fashion. During the first
two periods the Indians scored five times
and out Of as many trials the accurate
toe Of the great Thorpe kicked four goals
Break up that Interference"
Get Thorpe"
Hold 'em. Georgetown"
Smash through there Hegarty.'
These cries accompanied by a series
Of groans from the royal cheering sec
ton fell upon deaf ears. Capt. Hegarty's
Een had not been called upon to face
such whirlwind attack this season:
they were bewildered. shocked. and
stunned. Such experienced end rushers
as Van Brocklin and DENLY were neatly
boxed. Veteran tacllers like Dunn and
White were whisked aside as the COM
pact Interference. almost hiding the In
dian carrying the ball. swept down the
field. 30. 90. and sometimes IS yards at
a clip.
Thorpe = Wonder.
The mighty Thorpe. big husky Powell,
and the chunky Arcasa simply refused
to be stopped. Time and again one of
this trinity would shoot out ahead of his
with only little Harry Co.'S
tello between him and the coveted goal
lire. Costello always got hts man, but
the Indians each time added heart-sick-
eDing Gains.
There was no letup in the smash of
Csrlisle's attack. Georgetown seldom had
tie ball, and even when they did, few
gains to amount to anything resulted.
Dave White, Dunn. and Murray freqdent-
~ managed to pick holes and shoot
the line. but were Invariably
turned back by the stonewall secondary
49,
Georgetown left the feld after the first
two periods. consuming thirty minutes
OF play. y beaten team, outplayed at
every stage and In every department of
the game. The most sanguine under
sraduate shook his head muttering, I'VE
can never step this WONDERFUL Indian
team; they will probably beat us % to o."
Between the halves The Blue and Gray