New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03

Georgetown scored Oh- 'ouchuVN'
IN the first period, two IN the secoLd'
and two in the third, and from these
;hree goals were kicked which net.ed
80 points.
Gilroy was The outstanding star .
he Georgetown team. lie is only
rreshman. but he seemed imbued WIFE
rootban instinct. Time after time he
brought the crowd 20 It's feet by ms
Gashing runs of tackle or around the
ends. lie had the strength Of an OK
and the slipperiness Of an eel. to ssy
,othing Of faculty for following mis-
interference until just the rien'
moment TO cut loose Ior the opening
presented. He scored three OF the
i've tonchaowns. while Wall and
Leighty added one each. Fitzgerald
% centre. kicked three Of he ave
.oais.
Fordham was bewillcred by an IT.
K which was "a varied as y was
overful. The hand Of rXendlne:
inner star OF the Carlisle .nG'2H
school. could be seen in the subtle
,sgft and deception by when az"
Georgetown players covered their d.,
.ence. Double passes, well conceive
forward passes, straight drives, hrEt
here then there, aimed at one place
and striking in another, so betuddieG
Harry Vaughan's men that they fai'ea
10 show TO the best advantage
Then. too, the Georgetown runners
tarted fast. cut in well on openings
and ran so hard that stopping them
vas no mean task Best OF all, from
football point of view. the interier-
ence and blocking provided carried
through time after time to the sec
.pdary line OF defence and gave the
td1rcr much needed help.
Fordham was weakened early IN ne
.arne by the loss Of Hendricks, Mul-
cahv and Conklin. three OF the stronS-
est players in the line, ana TINS 10
doubt. levelled the defence, when was
none too strong IN any case to cope
With the drive Of such well organ
lied attack as Georgetown presented
On the other hand, the defence OF the
visitors was ever steady and compac..
The forwards outcharged their OF
ponents and spoiled many play IN
the making. while the secondary line
lent such quick support that the Forc-
ham runners rarely had a chance 10 ge'
clear. The home team also was handl-
capped by a slowneSs in getting "n
its plays. which took away much OF IN
snap and drive
Georgctovu gained % - of
,aicbt rushing from scrimmage
formation for total oil c.eVe,9l HIS'
0ovyns. Thu ~ = uca -ure tells the
story. as Fordham gained only 10
wards in this way for one inst down.
i'm forward passing there WAS less to
choose. The visitors completed eight
for a total of l07 yards. while the
home team completed seven Tor 90
yards Each scored once IN this way:
Captain Barron was a tower OF
strength at right guard for George
town, while the ends, Corcoran and
Cusack, were conspicuous at all times
both extensively and defensively. Ihelr
work was as effective for the purposes
at Rand as in any game seen TINS year
although the true measure % their
value could not be judged. as ths
ooposition appeared 10 be weak. These
three players, with Gilroy, stood ol.
boldly.
Yuie and Butler appeared 20 be the
most dependable men for Fcrdham,
although Captain Dunn and MorcaIdl
were prominent because OF their uni
form, hard and consistent play
Georgetown scored its first touch.
down within the first four minutes OF
piav. The visitors took the ball on
their own 20-yard line shortly
after the kickoff and marched straight
down the field on gains Of from two
to fifteen yards. mostly on wide end
rms and sharp thrusts OF tackle:
Gilroy went over, but Fitzgerald missed
the goal.
The second period was marked by
@ touchdOwns. With the ball m mid
field, Giroy slipped around Fordham 5
left end, and taking full advantage OF
the blocking and Interference provided
By Wall and Leighty ,~ampered mtg
yards and planted the ball behind the
20 | line. Fitzgerald punted out TO
Glroy and then kicked the goal.
Three minutes later disastrous
tumble by Cantwell gave the ball 20
Georgetown on Fordham's 3O-ysr
line A forward pass for twelve yards,
two sharp plunges for nine and another