Evening star., 1918-11-29
c. j. DROPS GAME;
c. u, STATE IN TIES
Blue and Gray Loses to Ford
ham for First Time in
Nine Years.
BY Il. c. BYRD.

Final foot ball games of the year
for local college teams resulted in two
ties, to 0, and one defeat, 0 to IA.
State were held to scoreless ties in
the contests in which they took part
and Georgetown suffered the defeat,
Fordham being the victor over the
Blue and Gray. Chemical Warfare
Service played C. U. to a standstill and
Hopkins prevented State winning the
victory that generallg was conceded
it. Fordham's win over Georgetown
was the first that has been obtained
by the New Yorkers in nine years.
Games yesterday were played under
miserable conditions. Up at George
town Field the Catholic University and
Chemical Warfare elevens wallowed
around in the proverbial "sea of
mud" and over in Baltimore State
and Hopkins engaged in their contest
that. after the first quarter, was so
slippery it was impossible for a back
to make a turn without falling.
Conditions in other parts of the
country were little better, snow or
rain preventing fast play and keep
3
worth.
In 1908 Fordham defeated George
town by % to 0. In 1909 the Ford
hamites had an eleven that perhaps
was the best in their history, a team
on which neither Princeton nor Cor
nell could score a touchdown. That
year Georgetown went to New York
and played the Gotham eleven to a
0 to tie in one of the most desper-
ate struggles ever fought between
the institutions.
Georgetown might have won yes
terday had it got a-break or two.
Twice it placed the ball inside the
Fordham 10yard line, but could not
get it across. Fordham made both it's
resulting in a touchdown after a for
ward pass inside the 30-yard line.
The unexpected play in Fordham's
own territory was followed by 20
yard run for the score.
Maryland States eleven was placed
at a big disadvantage right at the
beginning of the game yesterday
with Hopkins, a disadvantage from
which it had considerable difficulty
extricating itself. Hopkins. after be-
ing held for downs in the middle of
line. Bosley fumbled the punt and
Hopkins end fell on the ball. With
a heavy wind and driving rainstorm
against it, State stood fair chance
to lose the game right there. How
ever. IT held and drop kick went
wild. That was the only time that
Hopkins came anywhere near scor-
ing.
In the second period State had the
pan on Hopkins .one-yard line. with
1our downs to put it across. A tumble
ana mistakes in judgment as to the
xmas OF plays to be used allowe5
hopkins to prevent the score. STATE
mad carried the ball from its own
Iorty.yard line to the scoring position
hopkins kicked out to the twenty-yard
ilne and State rushed the bali right
PACK 70 the 2-yard line again. There
snyder made the mistake Of throwing
the ball across the goal line on a for.
ward pass. It was incompleted, and
Hopkins got a touchdown. BY that
time the field was in such condition
that it was impossible for either
eleven to gain ground consistently.
and the ball seesawed about the mid
die of the field from then until the
end Of the game, with it apparently
certain that neither eleven would score
unless on a fiuke.
When State prevented Hopkins
crossing its goal line yesterday It
chalked up the seventh consecutive
game in which Hopkins has not been
able to get over for a touchdown.
Probably no other college in the coun-
try has such a record for it's big game,
Seven years is long time to keep a
goal line from being crossed by a
rival eleven. yet that is States per-
formance. During that time Hopkins
has scored just three points, they be-
ing made on a field goal in 1915, a
game in which State was defeated by