The Washington times., 1916-11-12
Why Hold II Out?

just why fOOtDall eleven uoesh I
open up its attack until the final period
10 a mystery not to be solved for many
day, But they don't do 1t, at least
leyan showed this at the Hilltop yes
terday against Georgetown in no unmis-
taxable manner. And other teams have
shown 1t before now: Georgetown
ago. That's why Georgetown took de-
feat at the hands OF the Mddies.
For three periods West Virginia Wes-
leyan. with a team that looked physi-
took a sound beating. The Georgetown
gladiators. without Johnny Gilroy, ad-
mittedly their best running halfback.
ran UP forty-seven points in those first
three periods. 1t looked one-sided.
When the final period opened the
Buckhannon brigade started a series OF
forward passes that rapidly gained
ground against the Blue and Gray
whereas the play had been sI, In the West West
periods, It was Immediately shifted to
Georgetowns side. 1t became FOOT
ball game for the first time. though the
visitors were unable to score.
GEORGETOWN Has Class.
No kidding about 1t. Georgetown had
moro class than West Virginia Wes-
leyan. There was better Interference.
better charging In the line. more foot
ball sense on view from beginning to
end. The final score was II to 0 In favor
OF Georgetown. but had Coach Exendine
wished 1t might have been twice as
great. He kept some of his regulars out
OF the game. especially Gilroy. who took
9 lor of punishment at Fordham last
Tuesday.
Until the Buckhannon boys opened up
their attack in the final period. George
town outclassed the visitors. But there
was little to choose between them
when II came to tackling. going down
the field under kicks or blocking in the
line.
Wagner. who played guard for West
Virginia Wesleyan, wholly outplayed
his man and gave as good an exhibit
ton as has been seen Mt Georgetown in
several seasons. He spoiled play after
play. He was quite the best man in
the visitors line.
Tackling Is Good.
The tackling on both sides was good.
especially down the field on kicks or
forward passes. Cusack and Morrison
shone in this particular, both making
tackles that were the cream OF the
profession.
Calac, former Carlisle Indian star. as
"a secondary defensive player. threw
the man with the ball more than once
For clean tackling It Is seldom that
such good game was ever seen at the
Hilltop.
The Carlisle attack, as taught by Al
Fxendine, was a thing OF beauty when
SHOWN by the. Hilltoppers. Dutch"
Leighty should have gained many more
yards for his team had he stayed with
his interference. cutting inside instead
OF trying to skirt the ends. He always
had holes inside of the ends, but he
always wanted to run wild at the end.
New Football Absent.
New football was strangely lacking
until the final period. and then It was
West Virginia that showed 1T. For
touchdown after touchdown Georgetown
showed only straight football. dashes off
tackle and Inside Of tackle. interpreted
with fake kicks.
The HilltSppers gathered two touch
came from straight footbaIl. LeiSi1ty
romped around right end and then, with
q pretty gallop past the visitors back
field. scored the first touchdown after a
The second touchdown came after Nc
Quade. a hard running back. and
Leighty. last years regular fullback.
had torn off runs anywhere from twenty
10 thirty yards They got their gains
mostly off tackle. which is quite a pop
uiar play this season.. Wall pounded
over for the second touchdown.
Get Two More.
Two more touchdowns came in the
second period. but still the Blue and
Gray refused to open up the attack.
relying on. straight football.
After carrying the ball fifty yards on
plunges through the line and off tackle.
Georgetown punted over the goal line.
Wesleyan's attack was weak, and a poor
punt gave the Hilltoppers a chance.
More plunges allowed wall to pillow over
the line for touchdown. Before the
quarter ended Jim Sullivan scored an
other touchdown, giving Georgetown
twenty-seven points at the close OF the
first half
HilitOppers Run Wild.
IN the third period the Hilltoppers ran
Wild. doing just about as much as they
wished. McQuade galloped over for a
touchdown. and then Petite" Wall raced
around right end for forty-five yards.
"A tumble lost a fine chance for a score,
but following a punt the Hilltoppers
showed McQuade across for another six
points. .r
Following the ldckoff. Mcouade seized
the ball and Travelled around left end
for thirty yards. and. after a couple of
plays, hiked forty yards for a touch
down. 1t seemed merely an afternoons
fun for him.
Before the period closed West Virginia
Wesleyan began hurting forward passes,