The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-07
FOrdhaf1l Beaten In
 Thriller

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 roy Stopped, But Team
 mate McQuade Is Star.
 The Fordham eleven. which was left in . pretty mussed up condition by Rutgers a little over week ago, pulled itself together yesterday at Fordham Field, but was defeated by Fcrdham put up a game fight against a superior team and held the Wash tngton team closer than the scare in dicates. While Georgetown hasn't the scoring machine 1t had last year, Fordham did we'll in keeping the score so low and accomplished some thing in suppres1ngs Galroy, the neet Georgetown back, who ran wild over the gridiron last season and had the distinction of being the highest tndi- vidua1 point scorer of the year.
 Gilroy broke out early in the game and threatened to be as great a mem ace as eyer. Three or four times he ripped through the Fordham team for big gains, but after that the Fordham players watched him so closely that he was successfully boxed and didn't score a point iMcQuatte, Georgetown's s other half back. scored the two touch downs, and the one chance Gilroy had to make a. point. on a try at goal af- ter the first touchdown, failed by a wide margin
 The Fordham players were pretty well used up in the gureling battle with their old rivals. Early in the game Crovat, who started the game At quarter, had to retire because of injuries. This necessitated a big change in the Fordham lineup. Bren- nan. who started the contest at full back, had to go in at quarter and Coletti took the full backs burden Erisch, F0rdham,s fastest back, was unable to get into the game because of injuries-
 It was a hard, bruising contest from the start. The two lines smashed in- to each other with a terrific impact, which will leave the players sore for week The rivalry between the elev- ems was intense and there was much rdughing in the scrimmage which the officials did not see
 Nine Plays to Score
 The Georgetown attack swept Fordham off it's feet soon after the game started. and McQuade went oyer the line for touchdown in nine plays. Golden kicked off for Ford ham and Gilroy caught the ball, dodg- ing his way back on pretty 25-yard roTnp before he was thrown Giiroy shot a forward pass to Maloney for 20-yard gain, and he was, not turn- bled over until he had reached the 10-yard line. Gross and McQuade banged their way through the Ford ham line and brought the ball to Fordham's four-yard line. Gilroy then took the ball and fumb1ed, but he re- covered, and as Fordham was off side the ball went to Georgetown for a first down. McQuade slipped through the heap of players for a touchdown. Gilroy missed the try at goal
 OnNthe next kick off Erwtg caught the pdgnkfn and made the prettiesi rnn of the game when he galloped through. the Georgetown team on g 53-yard, dash, planting the ball on Georgetown,s 42-yard line Fordham tried several plays. and even resorted to three forward passes. in vain ef- fort to gain, and finally lost the bal with the. ball in Georgetown's posses. 4
 When the second quarter began ths burden of the Georgetown attack wa, taken up by McQuade, who tore thu Fordham line asunder with a series Of rusles which carried him ahead ten or twelve yards at a jump. IT three charges McQuade rushed thu ball within striking distance of tht goal line, and FordhAm was helpless before his terrific rushes. McQuadei final charge went through a wfd' hole in the right side of the Fordhan line. and he bowled the Fordhan tackiers right and left in a splendit rush which carried him along fifteei yards to . touchdown. Dudack triet to kick the goal and failed
 Erwfe Best for Fordha1n
 Late in the third period Fordhan rallied and had Georgetown on tn run, Galligan, who was doing tn kicking for Fordharh. sent away sev eral long punts, which gained man, yards for the Maroon. Erwig wa Fordham's best ground gainer. H romped through the opposition' 10 several substantial gains.
 After an exchange of kicks. Ford ham had the ball on Georgetown 46-yard line, and then began a stead march down" the field The MaroOl line found itself. and for time hell GeorEetown at bay. Brennan go away beautiful forward pass to Du mo. which netted twenty yards, an then followed another pass, Brennal to Erwig, for an eight-yard gain.
 Coletti smashed his way along fo fffteen yards, and the crowd becam wildly excited as Fordham pushe down the field. Galligan went throug for five yards just as time was ca1ie for the third period, with the pigski on Georgetown,s 20-yard line.
 Erwig pried through an epenin for ten yards. and Galligan, ripped oi four more through the centre. Colet and Erwig worked like Trojans. an Fordham had the ball now on tn three-yard line. Fordham smashe into the Georgetown line four time jn vain, and Erwig made one fine desperate attempt to go over the ges line and failed, Georgetown takin the ball on downs.
 The lineup:
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