The Washington times., 1916-10-22
JOHN G|LROY GETS
HOME TOWN HONORS
Georgetown HaIfback Plays
Brilliantly in Defeating Dart.
mouth at Haverhill.

HANERHILL, Mass. Oct. 2.-Georse-
towns victorious football team is en-
route to Washington today with lotto
0 score over Dartmouth. Haverhill' =
new civic stadium was opened yesterday
with a great football game between the
elevens Of Dartmouth and Georgetown,
and Haverhill boy. Left Halfback Gill
sroy. OF GEORGETOWN. largely was respon-
sible for one OF the biggest upsets OF
the year-the defeat OF Dartmouth.
Ten thousand spectators saw George
toyn emerge victorious by a score OF
10 10 o. and much OF the success achiev-
ed by the boys from the banks Of the
Potomac was due TO the sensational
playing Of Gilroy.
In the first period Gilroy thrilled the
Glands with lodging corkscrew dart
straight through the Dartmouth front
for gain of twenty-eight yards and
finished up a few minutes later by hurl-
ing a forward pass to Wall behind the
Hanover goal for a touchdown. Gilroy
kicked the goal,
The defeat of the big Green eleven
caused big surprise In the world OF
football. Dartmouth was supposed to
have an exceptionally strong team.
while the Georgetown eleven. recently
ed deserving of first class ranking.
But the Catholic collegians rose to the
occasion like heroes and fguratively
played the HanoveTians OF their feet.
Dartmouth only threatened In the sec
ond period. when GEORGETOWN was
pressed back to the very shadow of its
goal posts. Dartmouth had the ball OF
the Blue and Gray's S-yard line and
touchdown seemed certain. Dart.
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when 'Thielscher fumbled the ball and a
vigilant Georgetown player fell on It,
Until yesterday Dartmouth had met nc
rival worthy of her mettle this season
GcorRctown's surprising showing OF sud
den strength seemed to throw the Han
oVerians up in the air, and in theil
ca gerness to avert defeat Frank Cav.
anaugh's bows were unsteady and played
ragged football.
Georgetown stood not upon the order
of scoring. but started the gong Changing
right of the reel in the opening period
Flashing a varied and far-reaching at
tack with forward passes and end runs
| line bucks the Washington warriors
slashed through the Dartmouth front
In one run Gilrov sliced through the
Hanover front, shaking off four tacklers
| and gaining twenty-eieht yards before
hc was brought TO earth. Georgetown
| pressed Dartmouth back on the Green
| goal line and then Just when Dartmouth
was expecting n crash at the line Ma,
lonev called for a forward pass II
worked perfectly, Gilroy hurting the
| spheroid to Wall. who was back or the
| goal line and who grounded 1t for the
| touchdown. Giroy kicked goal.
Stung by the score against them the
| Hannverians cut loose withssome say.
| age football I'm. the second period. and
! the Verv power of the kireen attack
| forced GEORGETOWN down the field. But
! when right on the threshold of scoring
/ Dartmouth. with the ball on George
| towns S-yard line. lost tho 'pigskin
Thieschler fumbling the ball.
The play was. about even In the thiro
uunrter, hut no scoring resulted TIT
tide ebbed back and forth, the ball be-
ing carried into one territory only &c
| quickly be brought back into the domain
| OF the opposing eleven.
Georgetown. largely through Its splen'
| didly working aerial attack, brought the
hall down within striking distance 'ol
the Dartmouth goal in the final Quarter
| After other attempts to gain by the Tor
ward pass had been made and finding
tina Dartmouth line, too solid and ada
mant for line bucks. Maloney dfopnet
! back To the 2S-yard line and booted &
| nrettV field goal.