The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
CAPITAL Team
BEATS RIVALS
Washington Association Foot
ball Eleven Trims Balti-
more Americans
ON GEORGETOWN FIELD
Local Players Finish Game with Only
Ten Men in Line-up-Notables
Absent.
By WILLIAM PEET.

Association football. referred to as
Soccer by certain lo%-brows. had its
innings here yesterday. on Georgetown
field. when the Washington team defeated
the Baltimore Americans, to l.
The British Ambassador was not on
hand. neither was Clark Grifith, manager
Of the Nationals. II was rumored that
York to see a real football game, while
Grifr spent the afternoon batting out
fungoes at the Commercial Club.
without these widely advertised attrac-
tions the game was interesting and the
play so open that even Ralph Donnelly.
Jimmy Barron, Jim Dunn, and ''Plugger"
Murray. of the Georgetown varsity foot
ball squad. could understand what was
going on. This quartet viewed the strug-
gle from the west stand.
But getting down to brass tacks, the
Washington team, aided by a soft field,
played rings around the Baltimore eleven,
especially during the second half. when
several well-aimed shots landed the hall
into the net, but the points were not al
lowed, because of the inflicted penalties.
Two periods of forty-fve minutes each
were played. At the close of the first
half the score stood a tie. each team
registering a goal The home boys won
the game early in the final chapter
when Grieves booted the leather through
the posts.
johnny Morton Hurt.
When fifteen minutes of play had
| elapsed during the opening period.
Johnny Morton, outside left. on the
Washington club. got into a fierce
scrimmage near the Baltimore goal. and
received a nasty kick in the thigh,
opening up an old wound sustained sew
eral years ago. while playing the game
in Scotland.
Morton had to quit the field and
the game with only ten men. Consider
ing this handicap the victory was all
the more deserved.
Neither club showed good team play.
probably because the season is young
and little opportunity has been afforded
for practice. The Washington players
would have presented a deadlier attack
had the rushers dribbled more. but they
seemed content to advance the ball to
within 20 yards or SO Of the goal and
try long shots, instead of taking a
chance and breaking through the Bal
timore goal defense.
Recent rains left the Hilltop field in
deplorable condition, the turf was
soft and soggy. Had conditions been
the reverse, the Americans would more
than likely have won, as the visitors
looked to have the fastest men on the
field.
Baltimore was first to score, landing a
goal IN less than five minutes Of play.
Capt. Eser sent the ball spinning through
the posts during a scrimmage in front
~ the Wa shfn1fon goal
Washington Wins.
Five minutes later the score was tied
Duncan Morton booted the ball to Briggs,
and the last named, with a pretty side
shot negotiated the goal This was all
the scoring during the first forty-five
minutes Of play.
washington played the Monumental
City lads of their feet in the final
chapter. Despite the odds Of ten men
against eleven, and a weakened left
wing, Capt McGinty threw his strength
over to that side, the local boys got the
lump from the start, and after ten min
utes of smash-bang-smash football. the
leather-bound sphere was relayed from
Hodge to Briggs to Grieves, and Grieves.
In front of the Baltimore goal. smashed
the bah past Grinder and into the net.
winning the game, az neither side was
able to score during the remaining min
utes of play.
capt. EeGinty. Duncan Morton. Hodge,
and Briggs were easily the stars for the
local team, while Grinder and Eser did
the best work for the visitors. Lineup
and sunuary.