New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-07
Team Falls Prey
To Eleven From the South
Sordid Points Count More
Than Tradition on
Fordham Field
BY Louis Lee Arms

by LOUIS Lee tArtnS
Georgetown defeated It's ancient
rival, Fordham, yesterday. ~ TO o aud
burst Mr.. Collctt's breeehes right in
the middle Of the fourth peirod Mr.
Collet,i retired hastily to the side
lines. and was protected from the au
tumnal zephyrs by the bushes OF his
teammates snd warm supporters.
As we were reminded by the school
Of Fordham College football experts,
this was contest laden with tradi-
tons. II became apparent along IN the
fourth period that. while Fordham was
holding its own in the matter Of ira
ditions, virtually all Of the points were
going TO Georgetown. It has been like
that since 1905 between Fordham
and Georgetown. Annually Fordhani
energies from the fray covered with
traditions, while the less poetic South
erners Seem content with the sordid
points.
A Pleasant Game
Yesterdays game was a pleasant one
70 watch. At the opening. Georgetown
looked like Hibernian procession, and
in the first two periods, twice marched
across Fordham's line, according to
traditions. In these marches such
prominent Russian zouaves as Malon,y
Gilroy, McQuade, Whalen, Ahearn
Heaphy, Connell and Cody we're con
spicuous.
In the ultimate and penultimatc
periods Of play Fordham laid aside
the traditions and went after the
points and the contest was tinctured
with the brilliant and unexpected. as
Dir. Colletti will testify. Indeed,
barring the last three minutes Of play,
Fordham fairly outdid the Washing
,onians. The Naroons kept the
hall in Al Exendine's territory
almost continuously and would have
scored upon one lustrous occasion had
not Georgetowns line stiifened, also
according to traditions.
At the end of the third period Mr.
Colletti in his then intact and as
senbled breeches tore through the
midrif of Georgetown's line for n
20-ysrd smash that placed the ball
on the enemy's 20-yard line.
When the fourth period opened
F,-vig, who does not allow mere ira
ditions 10 interfere with his sneed
-7liored around the right wing of the
Exendine machine for n 10-yard gain
that made it first down on George
towns 10-yard line.
The Fordham students arose and
shouted for a touchdown as only a
ouchdown-hungry student can howl.
Erwig responded by knitting the right
wing for another four yards, and tho
Fordham students almost blew ove- the
canvas fence with their cries. Then
those resky traditions began getting
in their fine work. Two line PLAYS
we're piled up toward the moon. and
on the fourth attempt Erwig broke OF
tqckle. but was spilled suddenly and
with spirit by RIGHT End Whalen.
Fordham Cheers Die
Fordham's cheers died away. Short
" thereafter M. Colletti escaped from
n collision, with only the loss of his
trousers, and it became evident 70 was
to be a great afternoon for traditions
Forward passes, punting duels. dou
BILE and triple passes, later passes
press gate passes and long-end runs
made the game one of the prettiest Ia
watch that has been seen this season
Golden committed the cardinal sin
of kicking Off TO Gilroy at the begin
ming. and the Washington star ran the
ball through twenty yards OF crimson
sveaters before he was halted.
With that Exendine's machine was
of TO a dizzying phantasmagoria OF
football that swept the Fordham iine
before it and perpetuated. so to speak
the surrounding traditions. The WASH
ingtonians carried the ball to mid-iie d
and after one failure the eminent Gil
row sailed 40vard forward pass into
the arms of Maloney, who was downeo
on Fordham's 15-yard line.
McQuade cracked off five yards and
Georgetown was handed penalty Tor
off-side play. Nothing loath. McQuadC
slipped off taclle again. fumbied. and
let a brother blue sweater recover II
Then Gross trotted through hole N
Fordham's line bigger than the pars
entrance for the first touchdown. Pre-
cisely seven minutes and a half OF
tradition-making play had been eX'
ecuted. Gilroy missed an easy goal.
The quarter ended with GEORGETOWN
taking It easy and the ball on her 81,
ward line. Hardly had the second
period be-un than Maloney grabbed of
ten Yards. and after that McQuade
made three line plunges that carried
the ball 90 yards for touchdown
This time Dudack missed an easy. goal
Fordham successfully operated hve
forward passes, as against Oeorgg'
towns one. The visitors were penaI'
;zed % wards 10 the maroons' five
GEORGETOWN made eleven first downs in
the first half, and but two in the sec
ond. as against three for Fordham IN
tho first spasm and six in the last.