Evening star., 1913-10-19
GEORGETOWN BACKS
SHOW GREAT FORM
Do Some Brilliant 0pen-Field
Work in Defeat of Virginia
MedicoS, Fl to O.
SUPERINTENDENT RUN
BY COSTELLO A FEATURE
Blue and Gray Captain, How
ever, Fails in Three Attempts
at Goal From Field.
BY II. c.. BYRD.

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over the Virginia Medical College
yesterday by 2I to o. The south
erners did not prove nearly a,
strong as was expected, and were
so slow that the Blue and Gray
backs did not have much trouble
eluding them for long gains. 1t
was evident from the time it re-.
ceived the first kickoff that
Georgetown was the superior and
that it was practically certain to
win.
vt the start of the game the
eleven from Richmond played
hard and caused the ball to ex-
change hands several times, but
there was no doubt in the minds
of the hilltoppers' supporters
that their team was going to win.
The Medicos' line fought hard
and, from tackle to tackle, proved
SO heavy and strong that the Blue
and Gray could not make much
headway against it. Just as was
predicted, though, the ends did
not prove very adept in getting
hold OF the clever men in the
backheld OF the local university
with the result that several long,
lodging runs were made, and II
was seldom that gains were pre-
vented when Costello chose to
send his backs around either
flank. 1t was on these end runs
that Georgetown made practically
all its gains and it was not often
that the plays failed.
Long Run by Costello.
Costello featured the contest with one
OF his long. brilliant runs. in which he
eluded tackler after tackler, until he
had covered 15 yards for a touch
down. The Blue and Gray captain
gained q lot of ground on other occa-
sions also. but at this particular time he
was deserving OF great deal of credit
because it seemed that he threw off half
the opposing team in his charge down
the fed. 1t is doubtful if there were
three men IN the visitors lineup who did
not make an effort to get hold of him,
but il was useless. 1t was case of a
u. hAt,,
guess and outdodge the slow-moving.
heavy and powerful men in front of
him
Weens also negotiated a long run
When he intercepted a forward pass tried
by the Nirg.nians in the middle OF the
field. After catching the ball Weems
ran about fifty yeards for the touch
down. Weems was hardly touched by
a Virginia Medical man until after he
had reached the goal line, when he was
brought down.
Georgvtown's other backs were good
for gains almost whenever called upon.
They showed much cleverness. and Land
reau, who has recently been developed,
gave indications of lots of ability
1t must not be thought, though, that
the visitors did not put UP a pretty stiff
defense. The Blue and Gray had plenty
of work all the time, even though the
margin was decidedly with It From
tackle to tackle the Virginia Medical
eleven outweighed Georgetown consid-
erably, and this quintet suffered nothing
in comparison with the center men OF
the local school. They really outplayed
the local inemen. They showed they
had had much experience. and had they
been faster and more aggressive would
have been able to accomplish more than
they did.
IL was in the backheld and on the
ends that the local eleven showed it's real
superiority. The visitors could not gain
at any time. even for short distances
on end runs, but Georgetown seldom
tried play around one of the fianks
that failed to register some gain.
Costello Fails at Goals.
at kicking goals from the field. He tried
or three different occasions to place the
ball Between the bars, but failed each
time. This may have been due in a
measure to the fact that the ball was
slippUy.
II was near the end OF the first period
that Georgetown scored its first touch
down. and it did not tally again unit
near the end OF the first half 1t was
Costello who crossed the goal line OF
both occas:onS. He went across the
first time after a brilliant run of 4;
yards around the end. and the second
tally was made ny him after dash oi
20 yards.
The second half found neither team
doing anything nsational. The Blu.
and Gray was coateut 70 play along OF
p4fe lines While the embryo physician.
did not seem TO have very widely va
ried offense.
The Georgetown coaches seemed ben
on using as many men as possible II
order 10 develop a good bunch of sec
ond string players. When il was seer
that the victory belonged to the loca
university substitutes were started IL
from the side lines and they kept goin,
In and coming out at various times til
the end of the game. Georgetown uses
two full elevens at various times. Th.
Virginia Medical College had only thre,
substiJutions
The game In general found "a lighter
wen-tfained eleven against bunch o
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