The Washington herald., 1912-11-03
GEORGETOWN WINS
FROM ''TARHBELS'
IN RAGGED GAME
Final Count = 81 10 10-Contest
Staged on Richmond (va.)
Gridiron.
>HILLToPPERs MAKE POOR
SHOWING IN FIRST HALF
Wearers of Blue and Gray Finally
Hit Their Stride and Roll Up Five
Touchdowns in Third Period.
b, WILLIAM PEEr.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 2-Georgetown this
afternoon gave the football enthusiasts
of this city sample> of what happened
to the Carlisle Indians in Washington
last week when the wearers of the blue
and gray opened the second half by
smashing through 3-to-3 tie and emerg-
ing victor when the timers whistle
sounded, 81 to 1e.
The University of North Carolina was
the victim, and the game was played In
Richmond for the purpose of drawing a
good-sized crowd. which these teams. for
some unknown reason, have been unable
to do in former battles here.
That the Tarheels scored at all was
due entirely to ragged handling Of the
ball by the Georgetown backs, fumbles
cropping out at critical stages
In the very first period the Hilltop
fumbles gave the Southerners q chance
to score which the right toe OF Mr.. Ste
vens' foot accomplished through the me-
dunn of drop-kick
Tarheelx Score Firx-.
A muffed punt by. Costello underneath
his own goal posts in the third quarter
gave the Tarheels. an opportunity Tor a
touchdown, and they grasped It by the
horns. One rush and the ball was over.
Georgetown's work in the opening
half was bitter disappointment to the
Hilltop followers. North Carolina pre-
scented a big, husky. green team. one
that should have been swept OF the
football map by the better coached
and trained Blue and Gray jerseyed
athletes. Instead, the showing OF the
entire eleven during the first 30 min
utes of play resembled that of badly
demoralized freshman team. Glaring
errors of judgment by men who should
have known better, wretched handling
Of the ball. and failure to take advan-
tage of the weakness OF their foe
caused Coaches Gargan and Bennis to
rave and stamp up and down the side
lines.
In the second half or rather in the
third quarter it was vastly different. The
old-time Georgetown smashing attack
was in evidence. Five touchdowns were
made in jiffy, the Tarheels were crush
ed and absolutely powerless to stop the
onslaughts OF the Hilltoppers' backs.
Harry Costello. Fury, Dave White, and
Murray ripped OF long gains almost at
will. North Carolina only handled the
ball a few times and then could not gain
by line plunges or end runs. 1t was SIM
Fly another case Of q team finding itself
after half Of the game had been played.
During the final quarter one touch
down was made by the Hilltoppers. 1t Is
more than likely that the score would
have been boosted up several notches
had not the GeorgetOWn cOacneS sent III
all of the available substitutes.
Costello's broken field running was
easily the feature, although Murray made
big gains, while he was in the game,
and Sam Foley, who relieved Murray,
was also very much in evidence when 1t
came to carrying the ball.
The Georgetown team was badly
crippled before it went on the field. ow-
ing to the absence Of Van Brocklin.
Rheinschild and Dunn, but at that bet
ter showing was expected.
One encouraging feature was the
Hilltoppers' defense. Only three times
during the entire contest could North
Carolina make first down by rushing
the ball. The score should have been
something like so to o in Georgetown's
favor,
The brilliant playing of Derby and
Bergin at ends was also a notable fea-
ture Of Georgetown's stonewan de-
fense.
Owing to the near approach Of the
Virginia game and the presence of sew
eral Virginia scouts on the field, the
Hilltoppers did not use anything but
straight football. The forward pass
was attempted three times and only
once worked for a gain.
The Hilltop eleven played during
most of the second half without the
services OF Capt Hegarty. who was
injured in q scrimmage.