Evening star., 1912-11-17

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The crowd began to arrive early. Ions
before o'clock the stands were NUNS
rapfdIy, although the game was not slneo-
',Iled to begin until $50 O'Clock. The Vir-
ginia contingent, from Chariottesvile,
with band and many Orange aho D'ue
banners, not to mention Its iron-iuhseo
cheer leaders. were early on the s.e"T, o.,
marching into the field and 70 seats III
the center of the east stand. The George
town undergraduates were on hand cary,
too. and sathered in the center OF tne
west stand.
ments across the girdiron as a preilmi-
nary to the real business OF the day.
Georgetown led off with long cheer for
Virginia a. and the sons OF the GA Do
minion replied Immediately with cheer
for the Blue and Gray.
Picturesque Scene Presented.
The scene was picturesque. The TALL
gray college building. grim and severe.
the Potomac river twisting it's course
southwark in the distance, the green,
chalk-marked field surrounded on three
sides with big grandstands, and with
dense mass of humanity packed on the
south side. all lent color to the picture
In the stands the bright colors of the
women's hats and gowns and the stream
ing col .ege flags made riot OF color.
And the girls We're there In legfon-best
girls. near-best girls. sisters and cousins
Hundreds of them wore the brilliant yel-
low chry ysanthemums. emblems OF Vir-
ginia for the time being, and stlll others
wore. the vioets of Georgetown.
The arrangements for the convenience
of the big crowd were better by far than
they have been in the past Ihere was
little or no crowding at the entrance
nQt no field and the g an0StanQ6 were
roped off effectualy and those who had
reserved seats were enabled to find them
with little difficulty.
Get Virginia's Goat.
over on the Georgetown side big man
was leading round little goat which
bore a sign that covered him entirely
bearing this legend: 'Nirgin.a's goat
The Georgetown followers cheered and
laughed, and the yirginians jeeIed. But
nothing seemed to worry the goat. He
only nibbled the turf and appeared some
what aston:shed at the interest he Gre
ated Along in the intermiss1on between
the first and second halves of the game,
however, the goat had the excitement OF
his life. a Boston bull terrier, wearing
a Georgetown label, dashed out to look
the goat over In the scuff1e that en-
sued the goat lost his sign and had his
shins npped. Once the goat turned on
the dog and jumped for him But the
period of resistance did not last long.
and had not the owner of the terrier
grabbed him up there would have been
a badly used up got in few minutes
GEORGETOWN was easily a favorite in
the betting before the game began One
Dig enthusiast stood n ar the entrance
waving a handful of bills and calling out
that he would give two TO l on George-
LoW n. There " ere few takers even at
those figures. however. except among the
f9s roy - f11- nf
refused TO let such bet slide, If only
Tor the honor nf their alma m.ter-
Virginia Cohorts JubiIant.
Bat after the game once began. and to
the surprise Of all except, perhaps, the
coaches who knew what the team had up
its sleeve. the Virginia team not only heli
iis own. but opened up holes in the
Georgetown line, the Georgetown adher-
cntS " ere not so sure that ii was a
"-to-l bet. and some OF them began to
their dollars floating. away. If the
,ieorgtown men We're surprised. the Vir-
.in.ans We're equally jubiiant; for the
greater part Of the first period the
jump seemed to be with the Orange
and Blue
1t was to be a game of ups and downs.
however. Play after play was made
which b. dght the crowd up standing.
When the first haIf was over, with the
score in favor of Georgetown, hundreds
swarmed out on the path between the
roped-Off field and the stands, and visit
ing was the order of the day. whether
to renew old acauaintanship or to lay
new bets made no difference. Virginia 8
showing had given her supporters new
hope, and a number of wagers We're laid
both on the result of the game and on the
final score.
Big Thrill in Third Period.
a big thrill came In the third period,
When Costello dashed 65 yards for
touchdown after gathering in one Of Vir-
ginia's kicks. This was Georgetown time,
time. the Blue and Gray made the most
Of 1t. Hats were thrown in the air. old
players patted each other on the back.
for they were sure that Geo. getOwn had
come into her own and would make the
score what she wished. But though the
score stodd 13 to D in favor of the Hill
toppers, they were reckoning without the
determination of Virginia. Twice was
the Virg mia team TO Car. y the bail across
the Georgetown goal line and tie the
scvore in dramatic style before the game
ended.
And when Virginia's tying score was
made the JOY of the Orange and Blue
oy erfiowed. TO be Inaoe aI.u0st CERTAIN
of warding off defeat, expected deieat,
was more than even the most sanguine OF
at all had seemed an honor. Old graduates
hugged one another like dancing bears,
the undergraduates streamed on to the
held and mad 20 be thrust back SO that
the game might go on. But Georgetown's
turn was to come again in a few mo-
ments.
Strenuous Rooter Arrested.
Not satisfied with roofing for the home
team, Frank Brown, a painter. who re-
sides at 1413 36th street, the police say,
conceived the idea of tearing down some
Of the flags of the visitors. He went to
the grandstand and, 1t Is stated, was In
the act of lowering the flags when two
husky rooters from Virginia made a
strenuous objection.
Detective Patrick OBrien soon took a
hand in the nix-up. -.rown objected to
being forced from the grounds, the police
say. but the latter won their point
Brown was led from the grounds and
taken to the pol ce station. A charge of
disorderly conduct was preferred against
him and he was detained until q brother
appeared and deposited 50 collateral for
hsi appearance in the Police Court to-
morrow.
Rival Bands Make Merry.
All during the afternoon the bands of
ahe rival camps had kept up a musical
contest that added TO the general din.
Whenever Dixie struck UP. the Vir-
sin,ans shouted wildly. Maryland, My
Maryland was another favorite with the
visitors After the game the Georgetown