Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
G. j. ELEVEN BEATS
V.P.L. BY 50 TO I
Running Attack Is Too Much
for Virginians, Who Lead
in First Downs.
McQUADE STAR OF GAME
BY w. III. HOTEL.


= Georgetown's foot ball team, with
Capt Wanda" McQuade as the main
cog in the machine, crushed Virginia
Polytechnic Institute on the Hilltop
field yesterday afternoon by the score
of SO to {. More than four thousand
persons saw the contest. about half of
whom We're in the stands on the Fir-
ginians' side of the gridiron.
Georgetown crossed the Blacksburg
eleven's goal line in every period save
the third, scoring two touchdowns each
in the opening and final quarters and
one in the second. Virginia Poly's
score came near the close of the game
and was attributable to a "boner" by a
Blue and Gray player. the visiting team
making an on-sde kick and one OF it's
men falling OH the ball behind the goal
Georgetowns victory was due to it's
noted ability to skirt the ends and on
the ma jority of these plays it was
McQuade who carried the ball, although
Ma loney. Leiehty and LiverS did some
good work. Livers. next to McQuade.
was the best ground gamer. but it was
the sturdy Blue and Gray captain who
proved the real difference between the
Georgetown and Virginia Poly teams.
He was on the side lines in the third
to register. although they had several
OPENINGS. McQuade made one run of
65 yards for touchdown and he con-
tributed several other long gains.
While the Blue and Gray tried numer-
Gus forward passes. only few worked.
and they failed to make any real impress
sion on the Poly line. They relied on
their running game to win 1t was suffi-
Gent.
Poly's line outplayed Georgetown's
and in the plunGing game the visitors
for excelled the Blue and Gray. 1t
was mainly this style of play that en-
sbled the Firginians to register fifteen
first downs in the contest to twelve for
Georgetown. In the first half the visit
Oi's carried the ball for five successive
first downs for 65 yards. only to fail of a
score By about two feet. They were more
successful. too. in their forward passing
than Georgetown. but fell down in the
running game and couldn't stop the
Hilltonpers' wing drives.
Both teams provided punting that was
away above the average. Georgetown
Irade five nunts. McQuade. Maloney and
Thornton figuring. while Crisp and Lam
caster between them booted eight times
hDr Poly. Each lad a punt that trav-
fied only about 20 yards. but couple
1bn% ones by each made up for these
deficiencies and both sides averaged 40
yards.
Georgetown made four first downs
N the first quarter. one in the second.
four in the third and three in the
fourth. Poly made three in the open
ing period. five in the second. one in
the third and six in the final.
Punt Leads to Score.
"A 5s-yard punt led to George
towns first score. which came
otter about five minutes of play.
Georgetown kicked off. but after max
ing a first down Poly was forced to
III olr f,n, 60
returned the compliment. and when
Che visitors played the ball to cross
the goal line it fooled them and
stopped on the 2-yard mark. Crisp.
kicking from behind his goal line.
booted the ball only 80 yards A
penalty was interspersed between
runs by McQuade. but the last one
for Is yards carried him across for
the initial touchdown. He failed to
kick goal.
Later in the period. the Blue and
Gray intercepted a Poly forward pass
on the visitors 46-yard line. From
this point McQuade carried the ball
to the 5-yard mark and LiverE then
onth point. making the count 10 to 0.
Virginian's Long Drive.
Following the run hack of George
Crisp to Godsey placed the ball on
the Poly's 34-yard line. Here the
quarter ended. but at the outset of
the second period the visitors began
that Melted four more first downs.
and failed of touchdown by less
than yard. With the ball on the
Blue and Gray's 9-yard mark. Poly
an end run. on which it lost about
. yards. Poly was short about 10
yards after two line drives. and then
Graham shot a forward pass to Crisp.
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step that would have taken him
over the goal
McQuade then booted the ball 43
yards down the field for the Blue and
Gray. and following the interception
of a forward pass by Livers.- the
clue and Gray leader, with beautiful
interference. dashed around Poly's
right end for S5 yards and touch
down. Maloney kicked the goal. run
ming the count to 20 to o.
Although the Blue and Gray had the
bali most of the time in the third
period. they did not get within the
2o-yard mark.
Early in the final period a run back
of Georgetown kick and a 24-yard
forward pass from Reed to Crisp gave
Poly the ball on Georgetown's 33-yard
mark. Poly lost about Is yards on
an end-run play, forward pass
punt on the fourth down, he fumbled
The ball and it went to the Blue and
Gray 80 yards from a score. Nc
Quade contributed most of this dis
tance. and Ialoney finished the
route. McQuade failed at goal, and
the figures stood &c to 0.
Poly's use of the forward pass in
It's own territory in a desperate eff
fort to score paved the way for the
Blue and Gray's final points. George
town corraIled a heaye so yards
away from the goal. and LeiRhty
proceeded TO carry the ball across
with a dash for the needed distance.
Maloney kicked goal, running George
towns total to 80.
With Gcorgetown's kickoff Lancaster
came in the game for Poly at quarter
end II was his work that led to the
visitors lone points. He made couple
dashes for first downs and when check
I'd ''pnled off" the on-side Kick that
saved his team from whitewash. God
sey falling on the ball back of George
towns goal when a Blue and Gray
PLAYER ia led of a chance to do so.
Poly showed a powerful line from
tackle to tackle. set of plunging
backs and did some clever forward
passing. but all this failed before
Georgetown's running attack, which
was backed by almost perfect inter-
ference. And Georgetown had Nc
Quade; Poly didn't.
Lineup and Summary.
IT, sullivan. eft end. ........J. Hardwick
Ahern. Lift tackle. ......-.....H Hall
D,sIa, (. ........ Left guard. Armstrong
W.rts, -center .-.--.---H- Hardwick