The Washington times., 1916-11-26

HILLT0PPERS TRIM ENEMY
West Enders Should Easily
Lead All South Atlantic
EIevens This Year.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.
Georgetown Is certain OF having the
leading scorer OF the 1915 campaign
In Johnny Giiroy. the wee halfback
from Havorhill, Mass. Last year OIL
roy was passed only by "Chuck" Bar
rett, captain and quarterback OF the
Cornell eleven.
Against Buckneil. Giiroy took the
lead from Elmer oliphant. the star
of the Army team. oliphant has end
I'd his endeavors, while Giiroy has
Two more games before putting away
his uniform.
Here Ia the standing OF the leaders
today:
\ GIlroy. Georgetown, 122 points.
4 Oliphant, Army, 112 points.
Mhulbetsch. Michigan. 90 points.
0ilroy seiEed the leading position
won BY G.orsstown. Is to 0. he wa:
all over the field, skipping around
liked q trained flea and ever ready to
leave h'p Interference and run on by
nueknsii goal line and six times he
kicked goals from touchdowns.
Gets Teas Heners.
Georgetown Ia also likely to achieve
It's ambition to hold the highest scor.
ing total OF any South Atlantic
eleven. Today the Hilitoppers have
scored $50 points against 20 for op'
Wsshirg,en and Lee. nesre., riy.,
points. against 30 for opponents
Virginia has scored los points
against lbo for opponents.
oeorgetown has two games TO play,
day at the Hilltop and going TO New
orleans to play Tulane on December
Washington and Lee has yet TO play
North Carolina at Richmond Thurs.
day. Thus the West Enders have the
advantage OF an extra game to add
to their pointscoring total.
0'Cenner Comes Back.
Capt Dan o'connor. whose slug
gish playing marked tho West vir.
ginia Wesleyan game a week earlier.
came back TO life against Buckneii
and showed flashes OF the form he
s, oIass% ns x p esp,.IS TOR. anS
his side OF the line In wonderful fash.
lon, opening huge holes for his backs
and ripping through to make tackles
S Sfhna hsd esn lie snnor w sss
perfect In every department OF the
0iiroy. OF course. attracted the
Inost utteHtlon. TIC huppcu IIcQucnt.
% all his rare speed and ability to
ever he took the ball the .poctators
seemed to expect touchdown and
seldom were they mistaken.
hcOuade was quite a. effective as
Gilroy In advancing the ball. The
big halfback reveled In the slippery
going, dragging Bucknellians along
with him by twos and threes,
And Petite" wall PLAYED his usual
parison with Gilroy and McQuade be.
cause he L. not nashy. But Giiroy
and McQuade would never shine as
they do but for the fne Interference
given them by Wall.
second Team sasppy.
The varsity team started slowly
and had made but one touchdown
when the first period ended. Two
more came In the second period and
there were signs OF coming life In
the Blue and Gray outht.
Coach Exendine sent In some OF his
period opened, and Immediately the
change was noted. The seconds sim
ply waded into the fast-tiring Buck.
nell eleven and scoring became fire.,
quent. Adding machines were needed
on the sidelines 20 keep track OF the
contest,
BuckneIi was In no shape TO with.
stand the grueling attack OF the Hill
toppers. Pinder, at left guard, was
the only forward causing George.
town any trouble. lie was man
handled, too, for his daring TO inter
feIe with the work OF the foe.
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