The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
VIRGINIA CAME,
SAW, But FAILED
TO CONQUER G. 0,
Charlottesville Collegians Put 6
Plucky Team on the Field,
but Georgetown Wins.
MONSTER CROWD SEES FRAY
-PhOsO By =. R Ella
by III. H. PFAHLER.

Costello. 16: Virginia, L.
Eleven football players from the
University of Virginia invaded Wash
lfngton yesterday to play the George
town football team. They came, saw.
but did not conquer. When the tide of
battle, which surged to and fro, using
sporting parlance. ebbed. the score was
16 to Is. with Georgetown on the hur-
rah end. - ~.
Coming from the South on the short
| end of the betting, with the odds
ranging from to to to /, the
Charlottesville eleven, which is some
what long on tradition. played rings
around Georgetown during most of the
game and went home the best defeated
team that the school from the South
ever sent North 70 storm the citadel
on the hill
And just as the sun went down last
night, the Georgetown band crashed
out dirge which sounded like this:
Poor oad Virginia;
We've laid poor vl7inia in her sr1Ee.
No more you'll hear a.-."
Virginia sound her cheer
For Tv~ hid poor old Virgins N her EsEe.
Amen.
Last night Washington was loud with
revelry. Georgetown was celebrating. but
did not have the market cornered on the
could be considered a victory, bought
some red paint and other commodities
and put garnet color on the old town
that reminded one of study in scarlet
To-day there will be more headaches in
the Capital than on any other day In the
year. The sweetest sound to mortal ear
will be ice in pitcher. And down in old
Charlottesville, along the banks OF the
old Rivanna River, the weeping willows
It'll ,~.l
Costello the Star.
Every year football history is made in
the Capital when the old alma mater OF
Jefferson sends eleven men north to wrest
the Atlantic States championship from
the Blue and the Gray Georgetown cut
another nick in its gun, iguratfvely
speaking, yesterday, but Costello. the
Georgetown quarter, cut the nick and
then enameled 1t.
With sentiment fostered by interest In
Georgetown, Capital sport lovers last
night celebrated. But looking at the game
from a friendly. but critical standpoint,
Harry Costello beat virginia
During the last few minutes of play,
after Virginia had tied the score by re-
narkable exhibition, OF comeback spirit.
the Massachusetts, boy booted one over
chapel door OF Virginia for another year
The shadows were getting low when the
last score came. and the night hung like
a pail over the day just Ike the goal did
over the hopes OF the Randolphs. Rixeys.
and the other old families that have fam
iiy roots that extend deep into the old
South. -
Georgetown made two touchdowns,
kicked one goal from touchdown. and
made field goal. Virginia came back
with two touchdowns and kicked one goal
from touchdown But the field goal made
the difference.
Virginia showed by far the most YER
satile attack. and had defense that
seemed better than that OF the Indians.
despite the showing OF the Hilltoppers.i
Todd and Carter were bears on the de
fense. The attack Of the Seutherners
was varied, and Todd's running with the
BAN was the bright spot OF the game, ex-
cept. Of course. the work OF Costello. vir-
ginta lost many yards through the alb
senee Of a good Kicker. Costello outkick-
ed Gooch about % yards to the punt
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