The Washington herald., 1916-11-08
FORDHAM LOSES GAME
T0GEORGETOWN Is TOO
MeQuade and Gilroy Proved Their
Worth With Long Runs.
Rx John A. puGAN.

New York, Nov. 7.-Glimpsing the old
gridiron game as played nowadays oy
our leading college elevens 1t has always
been proven that the smartest eleven
wins and this was the case today when
the GEORGETOWN University team from the
Capieal City landed some Of the hardest
fought games ever witnessed on the
Fordham Field from the Bronx team by
a 13 to o score.
Coached by Frank Gargan. a rormer
Georgetown captain and coach, this big
Garnet team from the Highlands Of
the Bronx did more than credit to them
selves by holding the Hilltoppers from
Dixie to this small score. Although
these so termed breaks were all against
the Blue and Gray team during the en-
tire sixty minutes. OF play they fought
as never a Georgetown team has fought
before and offset all obstacles to land
the Jesuit football championship OF the
East.
Georgetown was easily the best through
out. as the Hilltoppers registered seven
teen first downs to the four gathered by
the Manhattan eleven. while each Is given
credit of completing one aerial heave out
of three attempts. the Hilltoppers making
the one they handled clear count as
touchdown
The interference presented by the Blue.
and Gray was better than any that has
heen presented here this season, and the
famous punch that Coach Exendine has
installed in the Capital City eleven paved
the way for the Hilltoppers' victory.
To Johnny Gilroy. the Haverhill speed
merchant" and Tufts" McQuade goes
the honors of the victory. Former Gov
ernor Hughes. of this big little" State,
may have casted the number thirteen bal
lot but 1t was the compounded ability
Of this McQuade-Gilroy syndicate that
grabbed the honors for Georgetown to
register their big thirteen.
The Hilltoppers were fought all the way
by this Bronx eleven, as twice in the
first they were held for down and toward
the closing minutes of the second period
the Fordham crew halted what appeared
TO be a real rush of the Hilltoppers at
the two-yard line. This stand Of the
Fordham team during the second period
will long be remenfbered, as II was the
real feature from a New York standpoint.
Georgetown obtained the ball inside of
:he twenty-hve-yard line. and through the
ability Of Gilroy and McQuade they placed
the ball on the three-yard line, where
the FOrdham team appeared to be
stonewall, as Georgetown, with but three
yards to gain, attempted five rushes with
the ball which failed and O'Connell
COotsd out Of danger.
After a return of punts in the opening
H,idheld and rushed to the thirty-four-
yard line before Fordham could stop their
plays. Here MaIoney was called on to
kick and he attempted field goal, which
fell short in distance.
It was in the second period that George
town made their great rush, but Coach
GaTgan's crew was equal to the occasion,
and in the shadow of their goal post held
the Hilltoppers for downs.
r. Ina
and Gray warriors between the halves
will never be known. but they came back
with plenty of pep" and swept the Gar
net team OF their feet.
Dempsey. a former Hilltop player, now
with Fordham, kicked on to Gilroy. who
returned tine ball to the thirty-yard line
On a Vineyard run around end and a
line plunge, Gilroy annexed a first down.
Wall made two more yards and Fordhsm
was penalized for being on side. 1t was
here that McQuade and Gilroy got In
their real work with sensational line
olunges. Petite Wall helped matters along
with an eighteen-yard run and then the
Haysrhill star added ten more. McQuade
then smashed through the right side of
the Fordham defense for the first tally
for the Capital City eleven, and Gilroy
missed an easy goal
After receiving the kick-off, the Ford
ham eleven was forced to punt and Ma
loney received the ball on the five-yard
line. Another exchange of booting placed
the Fordham team in Inidfield and things
looked bad for the Hilltoppers. BY a
sensational run by Dempsey and a line
plunge by SweetIand, the Bronx crew
were within striking distance, but the
timely punch was lacking as the Blue
and Gray braced on the twenty-yard line,
and the ball went over.
Here Georgetown started another pa
r2de toward the Garnets' goal-line. Gilroy
gathered fifteen yards and added ten more
on the next play. Just as things ap-
reared rosy for the Blue and Gray. Gu
sack was put out of the game for un-
necessary roughness, and the Hilltoprers
penalized half of the distance to the goal
line Georgetown showed its real punch
at this time. as great runs by McQuede,
Gtlroy and Wall placed the ball inside Of
the ten-yard line, and a forward pass
from Gilroy to Whelan scored the second
touchdown Gilroy kicked an easy goal.
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