Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-12
MIDDIES DECISNELY
DEFEAT GEORGETOWN
Playing True 10 Form, They Roll
Up Score Of 27 to a
HILLTOPPERS OUTCLASSED
Fine Forward Pass, A Feature Of Game
Enabled Them 10 Score Ia Clos
ing hinutes.

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Before a crowd that broke all rec
ords of attendance at football games
at the Naval Academy in recent years,
the Midshipmen football team admin
istered a decisively defeat to the
eleven of Georgetown University, Of
Washington, on Farragut Field Satur-
day afternoon. The final count was:
Navy, 2S; Georgetown. Z. The Wash
ingtonians put up plucky fight, but
they were almost hopelessly at the
mercy of the powerful Navy machine
Ii was estimated that between 5000
and 5000 persons witnessed the game
It was the largest crowd that has at
tended an athletic event in Annapolis
for a number of years. About 500
Washingtonions, the majority OF them
alumni or undergraduates of George
town, came over on special cars of
the Washington, Baltimore and An
napolis Electric Railway. Many others
made the trip in automobiles. Many
Baltimoreans were seen.
Although strict war regulations are
now in force at the government reser-
vation. and have been for several
months, the gates were flung open for
the game, and, in spite of the many
strangers, good order was observed.
The Midshipmen of the regiment
also made the most of the contest.
The fact that prospects for game
with the rival West Point Cadets seem
TO have vanished, they held a demon
stration prior to the game that re-
sembled the ceremonies that attend
the Army-Navy contest One battalion
Of the regiment, marching to the music
of the bugle and drum corps, came
upon the field and at the appointed
stand. Throughout the game the Mid
dies sang and cheered in encourage
ment of their team.
The Middies did ust about what had
been expected of them. Close students
of the game felt that they would prove
about three touchdowns better than
the IIilltoppers and this prediction
ran true to the point Four times the
sailors invaded the goal line of the
FOE and all of the resultant tries for
goal were successful A brilliant
forward pass between Gilroy and
Whelan in the final period of play saw
ed Georgetown from a whitewash.
Makes Perfect Forward.
This was the most spectacular play
of the game, although Martin and the
rest of the Navy backs made some
dashing gains. The heave of the ball
by Cilroy was from midfield. 1t
travelled 10 yards and was received in
perfect form by Whelan who zigzagged
his way pas three opposing tacklers
until he had planted the ball behind
the coveted goal line. Maloney kicked
an easy goal.
All doubt that may have existed in
the minds of many as to whether the
Navy has a team rated among the best
if not the peer OF others in the coun-
try, ought to be removed by the de-
cisive victory and the slashing play
by which it was brought about Ex-
cept for the fine forward pass that
gave Georgetown its only score, the
visitors at no other stage of the bat
tle got within the Middies' 40-yard
chalk, so strong was the Navy defense.
During the first few minutes of the
initial period neither team was able
to make much progress, but the Mid
dies soon found themselves, and fol-
lowing an exchange of punts, Mar
tin, who, by the way, was the star
performer of the contest, circled
Georgetown's right wing for a sprint
of SO yards that planted the ball on
the visitors 30-yard mark. Ingram
then smashed his way through the line
for a 15-yardgain, and in four more
plays Butler went through tackle for
the first touchdown, and Ingram kick
ed goal Time alone prevented a sec
ond score in the first stanza, as the
Sailors had the leather only five yards
away from the coveted mark. But as
soon as play was resumed for the sec
ond period, another touchdown was
registered. 1t was Butler again who
did the work and Ingram kicked goal.
The Middies were now playing in
whirlwind style. and three minutes
later Martin shot across for the third
touchdown. Ingram again kicking
goal In the third period the Sailors
scored their fourth touchdown Mar
tin did the trick on a spectacular run
of % yards Ingram kicked his
fourth straight goal Navy all but
made another score in this period, but
Roberts fumbled the ball rs he went
over the line and a Georgetown man
fell on it for a touchback At this
stage and during the remainder Of
the struggle both teams played
rather listlessly as compared to their
work in the first half There was a
tendency to tumble on both sides. and
kicking was frequently resorted TO.
The Middies tried hard to hang up
another score in the final quarter but
without avail, so the outstanding fea-
ture of the remaining minutes of play,
was the brilliant forward pass that
was reeled off by the Georgetown
lads.
Though the game was fiercely con-
tested, it was entirely free of any
roughness and only on one occasion
were the officials called upou to in