Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17

Malleys alertness on defense
brought Georgetown it's first touch
down about midway of the opening
period. He intercepted one OF West
Virginia Wesleyan's aerial heaVes ano
after GLIDING several would-be ives,
leyan tackles completed a sS-ya!c
race to score. Fumbles marreo the
play of both teams. and 1t was sucn
an order that enabled the visitors to
even the score in the second period
when, after they had recovered
muffed ball. they drove 30 yards across
Georgetown's goal.
Count on Aerial Attack.
The Blue and Gray also counted IN
the second period. when. after the
kick they launched an attack that
ended with F1avin crossing the final
line. Mailey'S long gains featured the
advance. GeorgetownS other brace OF
touchdowns came in the fourth perlod
one concluding a march from mid
field. with Malley doing. the greater
part Of the ball carrying and the
scoring, and the other resulting from
a forward pass over the goal line
F1avin to Tom Sullivan. Kenyon KICK
ed the first three goals. while FlaVln
missed the final.
the way to twelve first downs. while
West Virginia Wesleyan made ten
and three Of these were achieved
through forward passes In this form
Of attack the visitors were flashy, but
only once did they make good
sorely needed. Both Snedegar and
Flavin punted we'll. but Malley's
lengthy returns lessened the value OF
the Wesleyan punters efforts. Each
the first time this season that such a
thing had happened to the Blue and
Gray eleven
West Virginia Wesleyan was herald
ed as lighting aggregation. and it
lived up to its name n. The players
Georgetown gridders, but they lacked
the punch of the locals. This was
clearly demonstrated in the third pc
riod. when the Buckhannon men
slammed their way through the field
only to be held for downs on George
Of the Buckhannonites was halted.
and when they left the field they
were physically as well as COMPETE
lively beaten Snedegar, Radman and
Flanagan played brilliantly and des-
perately in the back field for the Wis
itors, while the west virginia ives
leyan ends and tackles did excellent
work.
tumble at Outset.
F'umbles marred the play Of both
teams at the start. A Wesleyan muff
gave Georgetown the ball on its OPP
ponents 16-yard line Immediately
after the kickoff. but the Hilltop
pers lost the oval on the 4-yard
mark when Jack Sullivan's fingers
became nervous. After punting out
of danger. the Buckhannon team held
for downs and made a drive for 40
yards before losing the ball to
Georgetown through fumbling. Fhe
Hilltoppers were thrown back and
Flavin was forced to punt from be-
hind his goal line.
Two plays later a penalty put West
Virginia Wesleyan in its own terri
tory, but 1t resorted to the forwa ard
pass to make up the loss. Malley,
on Georgetown's 45-yard mark, inter-
cepted Snedegar's toss and raced SIS
yards to the Buckhannon goal. Ken
yon kicked for the extra point. West
Virginia Wesleyan received the kick
on. and before the period ended man
aged to work the ball just within
Georgetown's portion of the gridiron.
A 15-yard penalty inflicted right
after the period opened forced Snede-
gar to punt. The kick went out of
bounds at Georgetown's 17-yard line.
A play later Flavin fumbled and
Flanagan regained the ball for Yves
leyan within 80 yards of George
towns final line. Repeated drives
by Snedegar. Radman and Flanagan
through the Georgetown tackles
brought a Buckhannon touchdown,
and Radmon booted the goal.