The Washington times., 1914-09-27
NAVY SCOUTS SAID
TO HAVE WATCHED
No-Score Tie With Fordham
Brings Injury to ConweII,
Who Sprains an Ankle.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

| Put that Fordham backfeld upon the
Hilltop outfit and the opening game of
the season in the Capital would have
seen a victory for the West Enders by
a score of something like 30 to o. But
Fordham kept its own backfeld. and so
the two elevens fought up and down the
| field to a no-sCore tie.
Coach Exendine today began mapping
out course OF sprouts that is expected
to put speed into his players. That the
Carlisle wizard was disappointed by the
work of his charges goes without say
ing. He won't talk about it, though, re-
alizing that the first game of the season
always shows weaknesses. But George
towns young athletes are going 20 have
some strenuous sessions this week in
preparation for the Navy game at An
napolis next Saturday.
Feeling that the Hilltoppers needed
examina ton, the Navy is said to have
sent three experts to Georgetown Field
yesterday, with instructions to watch
carefully just where the weaknesses
of the team were. They found them, all
right, but it is unlikely if the knowledge
will do them much good. The weakness
of the Hilltoppers was their slowness,
hardly more than that.
| Pat Conwell, the varsity left guard,
is out of the game for at least week
with a spraincd ankle. The big fellow
got mixed up in a scrimmage and was
unable to walk when the play ended.
Conwell's injury is the first real one of
the season at the Hilltop, and his abb
sence from the squad will compel Coach
Exendine to rush some substitute into
ha ga No
Georgetown's forwards lived up to
their advance notices. emphasis being
laid on Ward and Barron. The latter
played in midseas son form. opening up
wide holes for his backs. That they
didn't gain much was due TO their slow
starting, not to the holes. Ward was a
demon on defense. showing signs of de-
veloping into a powerful tackle.
Georgetowns secondary defense did
most OF the tackIng on the ends, for
| the Blue and Gray wings were neatly
and cleverly boxed on most OCCASIONS
| ''Toddy'' CIeSSler showed real tootDdLl
instinct in getting a loose ball whenever
possible, but he was lost in the shuttle
several times.
on attack Fitzgerald flashed out in
| front once in while, but Freddie Muir
! ray did the best work, picking his
holes accurately and keeping his feet
well. Landreau also came in for some
pretty gains just outside OF tackle. AS
! a whole, though, the Blue and Gray
backfield was slow in moving, and fire.
quently the interference rcsembled a
sieve.
For so early in the season both teams
| played good football Fordham brought
| out a fast, scrappy team. Its line. eS-
! pecially Bud Wymard at center, was
alert and stubborn. Wymard ranged all
over the field, making several neat
tackles out on the ends. But the real
| power in the FOrdham eleven was its
= heavy, veteran backficld. Dunn. the
old Yale fuIlback, and Yule, the New
: York University star. knew their bust
| ness and later In the season should be
! of great value to the team. Yule's kick
inc was poor, but his record shows that
| this will improve.
II FOrdhams best chance to score came
| | in the third period when Yule hOisted
| | forward pass to Derby. The pass went
| at least thirty yards and was caught
| | brilliantly. -Four men went out on the
| | run toward right end, completely cover
| | ing Derby Referee Maxwell brought
| | the bail back, though. discovering that
| | Fordham had failed To hav" seven men
| | on the scrimmage linc when the play
| | started. Aside from that play, the New
Il Workers uncovered nothing and were
| | never again dangerous.
II Georgetown fought dOggedly without
the final period. When Yule punted out
! side at FOrdham's 2G-yard line the Hill
\ tuppers' opportunity was at hand. Ford
| ham WAS weakening and g"n"raiship
| called for speed. speed and more speed
| ! Hur Georgetown became slower. Nc
II Carthy. Fitzgerald and th"n Murray
were hammered into the left side Of
II the line until the ball was on the ?
| | ward line There it stayed. An attempted
! | forward pass failed, for the New York
| | ers were bunched, and the ball went To
! FnrGham almost Us the final whistle
blew.
II "Rud" Wym1rd played beautiful
! game for Fordham. Dcrbys work on
lltuc left wing was also COEmcndahlH.
! Dunn and Yulc proved themsel fcs cap
able backs and Mhrcaldfs only error
came in his 'lvCt!uE 70 rush the pan
vitniu the shadow of his own goal posts
i, tie final period. thus forcing Nulc
., to l,icI: from behind the goal linz.
Ge"igetnwn's line play was G"oi, 1i&T .
ran ana Ward cxccll.ng on attack and
| the whole bunch lighting sturdlly on
c dcfeuse. Murray's work behind the line
, vas nretty but the others failed TO come
: tlrOngk with the real goods, owing
mainly to slOwness.
. coach EXendinc said today that the
k showing, Of the team was a diSapp0int-
rncnt in a slight way. However, h" i'"ls
I that the longer the team works to
&c gIthcr. the better it viii he, so he IS
d not worrying about the outcome Of the
L Navy game.
y Lineup and Summary.