Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

good combination While the line has
| been touted as of exceptional canDer
! one is inclined to think, after watcnine
| yesterdays contest that 1t IS the oack-
| field of the Orange and Blue Wnicn Is
deserving of most Of the credit for previ.
! GUS successes. Only one or two men OF
| the forwards played better than the av.
erage. despite their great size. Garter
, was of great strength. and ne Played .
brilliant game defensively and OFFENSIVE
ly Jett at center gave a very creaitaoie
exhibition also. but the performances OIL
the other forwards were nothing out OF
| the ordinary.
Georgetown had a goat on Its side OF
the field with a blanket on 1t which pore
the insignia U Va. 1t looked for about
nine-tenths of the game as though It
would not be able to keep that goat IN
the sense in which 1t was SO rigged out,
but those last two points rendered II
safe.
When Landes went back to kick out
from behind his goal line when the
penalty placed the ball on Virginia
1-yard line. it was evident tnat ms team .a.
was in a very dangerous position. But
there was nothing for him TO do put
make the best of a bad situation. And
Georgetown also made the best or the
chance with which it had been present
ed 1t sent all it's secondary defense
into the line in order to hurry the kick-up
as much as possible. 1t accomplished
just that though it Is possible LandeS
would have gotten the ball away from
him If he had had a dry one to nandle.
as could be. but Landes made the mis-
take of trying to catch the ball with out
stretched hands. He should have nelo
his hands close to his breast and caught
the ball much as he would have taken
a punt. OF course, that would have given
him less time to get his punt on. but II
| would have made certain that he would
have made certain that he would not
not have fumbled. which was the most
| dangerous thing to consider under sucn
circumstances.
But It is easy to say what should have
been done. and it might be that the best
player in the world placed IN a game
under such conditions would have failed
to get off the kick which would undouot-
| eddy have meant victory for Virginia.
Georgetown's victory yesterday came IN
much the same way as that of last year.
| although in 1912 1t was in the lead Itself
during the greater part OF the time
advantage and held it throughout. though
! its margin after Georgetown scored was
very slight so slight in fact that 1t was
| wiped entirely away by the safety.
| Virginia did not carry the ball across
Georgetown's goal by straight foot ball
The Blue and Gray made two or three
stands under its goal which were beautf
| fur to watch Three successive times
! it piled up the Orange and Blue backs
| almost before they got to the line OF
scrimmage. and at least twice they never
reached the forwards. The touchdown
made by Virginia came as the result Of a
forward pass across the goal line. ano
Fit came very near making another In the
same manner in the third quarter when
l holA nv Go0rDofnwn inside the 10
yard line. The ball was thrown accurate
| ly, but Murray blocked it. Had he not
batted the ball to the ground 1t would
have fallen directly into the arms Of the
waiting Virginia man.
F.! There is nothing more beautiful in foot
! ball than to see team make a stand and
hold down a team it's equal near its goal
| When an eleven does that 1t may be
realized that its members are made Of the
right kind Of stuff.
| 1T was a small crowd for a Virginia
game. but it was exceptionally large
! considering the conditions. Those who
| braved the most inclement weather went
because they had the interests Of one or
| the other of the teams at heart. while the
great mass of those who would have
watched the contest because of their
general interest in the play were not
| there.
The east and west stands were pretty
well filled. but there were few people in
the north bleachers. Many were stand
ing around the field, and at conServa-
! tive estimate 1t may be said that there
were between 1000 and 5000 persons
| present.
There was a general absence Of bril-
liant color which gives lot of splendor
and attractiveness to big foot ball
game The Blue and Gray stands yield
ed up splotches of bunting in places
as did those of Virginia. but in the main
there was not the same appearance that
would have been noted If the day had
been clear and sunshiny.
There is no doubt that Georgetown
deserves a lot of credit for its victory