The Washington herald., 1916-12-10
Hilltoppers Trim New Orleans
Gridiron Eleven 81 to 0.
Gilroy in Limelight.

New Orleans. La. Dec s.-Georgetown
smothered Tulane University. Of New
Orleans today, winning 81 to Q. thereby
becoming the leading football scoring
machine of the 1916 season. Left Halt
Back Gilroy. who has been a sensation
In the East. also clinched the honor Uf
being the man to score the greatest num-
Der Of Individual points when he scored
fourteen. making his total 15S for the
season
Georgetown outweighed and outplayed
Tulane, and 1t was only a question OF
how many points the visitors would
score after the first six minutes Of play
when Wall was sent over for the FIRST
touchdown. 1t was almost a continual
march toward the Tulane goal posts by
the Georgetown men, Gilroy, Mcquade
Whelan, Mccarthy and Wall did a lot to
wards advancing the ball down the field
but 1t was Maloney who made an eighty
Vineyard run in the second period for a
touchdown. he going through a broken
held and lodging all tacklers.
Tulane had some excuse for losing IN
the fact that she had to use substitutes,
Aureaux and McGraw, regulars. were
missing from the line, and Collee and
Rosenthal, two of the mainstays, were
Llaced out of commission early in the
fray, the former with a bum knee and
the latter a bad shoulder and leg.
Tulane won the toss and faxed a short
Sick and an Olive and Blue player fell on
the ball in midfield. After Barnes and
Faust had bucked 1 yards Smith kicked
to Georgetown's 15-yard line. George
town tried two plays and then kicked to
Tulane, giving Tulane the ball on their
f0-yard line.
Collee and Barnes gained yards, and
again Smith kicked the ball to George
towns 3o-yard line. Gilroy went IS yards
around left end Wall went 25 yards
through left tackle and was downed by
Faust. Wall repeated with 10 yards. GIL
roy made up yards through left guard.
Wall went over for the first touchdown
and Gilroy kicked goal. Georgetown, I;
Tulane o.
Hardin replaced Beaullieu. oConner
kicked on, the ball sailing clear over
Tulane's goal post 1t was brought out
to Tulane's 2o-yard line, and after the
Olive and Blue failed to gain in three
times. Smith kicked to Gilroy, who
stumbled 10 yards over half a dozen Tu-
lfne players before he was downed Wall
made Is yards and McQuade dashed II
more for q touchdown. Gilroy kicked
goal Georgetown, II; Tulane, O.
OConner kicked of and the ball went
sailing over the goal line again. On the
first play Collee hurt his leg and Konce
went in. Rosenthal went to the back
ffeld. Smith kicked to Gilroy, who on two
long runs carried the ball over for anoth-
er touchdown. He then kicked goal.
Georgetown, 81; Tulane. o.
SECOND PERIOD.
Beaullieu went back into the game, re-
placing Konce.
Faust ran yards around left end, but
Srulane was penalized Is yards.
Smith kicked to Gilroy In nid-fieId,
Wall made nine yards and Gilroy fifteen,
McQuade made eight yards but George
town was penaliZed fifteen Yards.
Georgetown then made a lucky pass
which resulted in q touchdown GIlroy
passed the ball which was blocked by Van
Studdiford. who knocked the ball into
Whelan's hands. and the GEORGETOWN
player lost no time in carrying It over.
Gilroy kicked goal. Georgetown, Is; Tu-
lane, 0.
After an exchange Of kicks that gaye
Georgetown the BALL Maloney, on the
first play. ran twenty yards for the nth
touchdown. Gilroy kicked goal George
town, 35; Tulane. O.
Georgetown kicked OF to Tulane saw
eral plays followed. Smith kicked to Ma
loney, who made a beautiful S5-yard run
through broken field for the sixth
touchdown. Gilroy kicked goal. Score:
Georgetown. q; Tulane, 0.
Third period-Two forward passes
worked shortly after the opening of the
third quarter one for twenty yards, Gil
roy to Cusach. and another for the same
distance and by the same players,
brought the ball to the 2-yard line, and
McQuade went over and Gilroy kicked
goal. Score: Georgetown, Is; Tulane, o.
Tulane received the kick and after
Faust had gone ten yards through center
Sachez. New Orleans boy, replaced sho-
walter in the Georgetown lineup. Smith
kicked to Georgetown 5-yard line Nc
Quade on first play went fifteen Yards.
forward pass. Gilroy to wheIan was
good for twenty yards. Tulane held
twice, but on the third attempt Gilroy
bucked over and then kicked goal.
A triple pass started by Gilroy was
good for twenty yards. Score: George
town, 55; Tulane, o.
Georgetown with nearly half of her
substitutes in the game played slowly in
the final period. being practically satisfied
with the heavy score rolled up.
The final score shows that Georgetown
scored a total of 473 points during the
season as against Az points for Georgia
Tech, their nearest rivals for the highest
scoring honors OF the year
There were over 5000 people at the
ticularly the work of Gilroy, who was
kept in throughout the game. The line
up:
GEORGETOWN. Position. TULANE.
Cuack ......-.......L. Smith
n. hv L.