The Washington herald., 1915-10-17

kickoff in the second period was ohlN'
made because his teammates clipped
their man and made the opeC!nS.
North Carolina gave u.S plenty Of OPP
position in those first few minutes Of
play and it was only the fight and speed
of our backs which wore down the South
erners Even after we had tailed our
first touchdown this team from Caro-
line fought us back and the short gains
which they made were completed with
every effort that they had.
Handicapped Carolina.
The injury to Capt. TaNloe early in the
game handicapped these Carolinians to
some extent. as he kept the spirit in his
club while in the game and proved to
be tower of strength on the defense.
Although Long. who did the punting al
ter Tayloe was injured. outkicked
Maloney, the fight of the Tar Heels was
gone and there is no telling what might
have been the difference had this bril-
liant gridironer stayed in the fray.
Many who witnessed the game are
handing our coaches panning for re-
moving Mcnamara. who had played
brilliant game at quarter back during
the first period. Cronin. who was doing
our punting. was out-distanced by Tayloe
and the slippery condition of the ball
handica pped him. Cronin was not get
ting his spiral. but turning the ball over
and over Coach EXendine placed
Maloney at quarter because of his ability
at spiraling the ball With two men
ranking about the same in kicking IN
the game we stood more chance than
that of having one punter and a brainy
quarter back. BY this / do not mean
to say that Mcnamara is better than
Maloney as Maloney ran the team IN
great style and seemed to dignasose
the right play at the right time.
To Nahum must he given a great deal
of the credit for the ground gained nN
Georgetown, as he led our interfN'hce
and always got his man. OConnor, VINO
was substituted in the second half, VIII
make us sit up and take notice, as MS
work at leading the interference on END
runs has not been equalled by any Oh
our linesmen this season.
Gained on End Runs.
do not know how our offensive plays
looked from the side lines. but we gained
ground on all end runs that were trleu
during the afternoon and. considering
the sloppy condition of the field and the
handlcSp We were working u1lueI' oe
cause Of this / believe the entire team
especially the backs. deserve all the
credit that is coming. The fumbling OF
the ball. which has heretofore been a
big drawback to us, did not seem 10
hinder our handling of the ball yester-
day. although it was a tedious 1oo 10
hold on to this rain-soaked pigskin.
can make a bold and open statement
in reference to yesterdays game ana
that is that any team in the country
would have had their hands full In pene-
trating our defensive. Every one OF our
linemen were diving in and stopping the
Carolina plays before they got under
way. Leishty. who backed up the line
played "a wonderful game. not only IN
coming In and hating the Tar Heel run.
ners after they had crossed our line OF
scrimmage, but in knocking down the
forward pass. For the students OF
georgetown and tho followers Of the team
who desire to know the real movements
on the block ball on which scored my
touchdown for Georgetown, / wish 10
say that Nahum is the responsive
party. as he made possible the touch.
down by blocking the punt. and JUST
happened to be the lucky one to fall on II.
In reviewing this great GeorSetown
victory which allows US to undisputeoiy
stamp one leg on the South Atiah.ic
title. hand the Georgetown eleven creoit
frst and then remember that this SiiroS
is some real football player