The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
Georgetown Eeuen Takes Virginia Pos De
HILLTOP BEATS
VIRGINIA P0LYS
Gilroy and McQuade Fea.
ture Georgetown's Vic
tory Over Blacksburg
Eleven.

Johnny Gilroy and "Botch' NC
Quade as gridiron warriors will long
be remembered by the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute from Blacks
burgh, Va, as this pair of fleet
footed athletes proved demons in
Georgetown University's victory
over the Dixie clan at the Hilltop
field yesterday by 2s to o.
Coach Bernier's visitors were un-
able to halt the charges of the Blue
and Gray eleven and it was first
Gilroy and then McQuade that
plunged of tackle and through the
Poly's line for gains that resulted
In the four touchdowns scored by
the Hilltoppers.
Gilroy raced forty yards for
Georgetown's first touchdown in the
opening period and a few minutes
later McQuade hit OF the left flank
OF the Poly's line for Georgetown's
second touchdown.
Two tallies were rung up by the
Hilltoppers in this first twelve min
utes OF play. Georgetown present.
ing an attack that completely
baffled the visitors. The Black
burgh's eleven braced during the
second period and on four occasions
held the Blue and Gray for downs.
During the early minutes OF the
third period the Polys presented
their best defense of the day by
holding Georgetown for downs on
the one-yard line.
The powerful battering attack of
the Hilltop team told on the Poly
technic eleven in the final period
and two more touchdown were reg
istered by the Hilltoppers. The first
came by the route Of a brilliantly
executed forward heave from Gilroy
to McQuade who raced forty yards
for a touchdown. On the next kick
of Gilroy brought the ball back to
the forty-fiye-yard line, and "Botch"
McQuade hit of the visitors left
flank for a fifty-hve yard run and
Georgetown's final counter.
The Virginians' attack could
never get started against the Hill
toppers. The two downs was their
allotment during the fray, one
coming by the way of a forward
pass.
The defensive work of Right and
Younger, who played a defensive full
back, was the best that has been
witnessed on the Hilltop field in a
long while. Younger was in every
play and time and again made his
tackles before the play had reached
the second defense.
Five hundred students from the Off
GERS reserve camp at Fort Myer, were
on hand and pulled hard for the Vir-
ginians. Most of the boys in the khaki
had attended the Blacksburgh insti-
tute.
After a series of line attacks by
McQuade, Maloney and Dugan for
short gain Gllroy got away in the
first period for his long run and the
entire period was entirely in favor
Of the powerful Georgetown machine.
The Virginians were put completely
to rout in this period as McQuade fol-
lowed up this touchdown with some
brilliant runs of tackle which re-
suited in touchdown for him shortly
before the whistle sounded. The Sec
ond period was the best Of the day
an the Virginians halted the George
town rushes and forced the Hill
toppers to punt. In this department
of the game Maloney, for the Blue
and Gray, bested Benner Of the Wis
itors.
Georgetown started of the third
Polys for down and started a parade
to the north goal line that appeared
like a real score. A forward heave
from Gilroy to Whelan placed the
ball within striking distance but the
Virginians held on the 1-yard line
and Benner punted from behind his
own goal to midfeld.
The forward heave held the Hilltop
pers to their third touchdown in the
early minutes of the fourth period.
Gilroy cut loose the pigskin to Nc
Quade who raced 10 yards for touch
down. The final touchdown came as
a result of Gilroy's 45-yard run from
kickoff and McQuade's brilliant
plunge OF the right flank Of the Wis
itors' ''botch," covering IS yards of
earth to ch the goal line.
Dudeck kicked four. goals from
touchdown during the fray. Parrish
playing left tackle for Virginia, ap-
peared to be the best one in their
line. The summary:
GEORGETOWN. Position. yP.L
Cornell ................L E.....,..,,, Harvick