The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-30
Hatchetites Hold Heavy
Hilltoppers to $50 Score
Johnny Moo uade Bright Star of Blue and Gray
Attack Licarione Bulwark of G. w. US
Unexpectedly Strong Defense.
BY JACK NYE.

Minus an offensive that could pene-
trate the gigantic Blue and Gray line.
but displaying a defense of surpris-
ing ruggedness, the much-improved
George Washington eleven gathered
its full share of glory by holding
too score yesterday at the Ameri-
can League Park.
Drawn by the lure of a hard
game. despite the unquestioned
superiority fthe Blue and Gray,
1000 persons, the largest number
that has ever attended a football game
in the ball park, were present when
hostilities opened. Dope ran true to
form when the Buff and Blue went
down with its colors flying. closing
with q brilliant stand in which the
Hilltop men were twice repulsed in the
shadow OF the goal
George washington's football stock
took a decided rise as a result of
yesterdays exhibition and Coach
Quigley's team will enter its remain
ing games with plenty Of hackers.
EquaIed Holy Cross showing.
well, we held them to as small a
score as Holy Cross" said a
Hatchetite supporter. as he pranced
of the field in high glee. That fact
In itself is remarkable. as the Wor.
cester, Mass, eleven is rated as a
powerful one and outplayed Harvard
some weeks ago.
Rough and fierce tackling marked
the game. but it was free from un.
sportsmanlike conduct. Halfback Man
son, of the Hatchetites. was the only
player badly hurt, suffering a frac
ture OF the instep in the second half
He gamely stayed in the thick Of IL
for FIVE minutes before he was re-
| lieved
As far as the ultimate outcome
was concerned, there was never any
doubt The Hilltoppers rushed the
ball all over the field and did some
neat forward passing to aid in scor-
ing their four touchdowns. One
was made in each of the first two
periods and two in the third. In the
final quarter, however, the Hatchet-
ties took a brace and refused to
be tempered with further.
McQuade Has .Arriyed.-
Johnny Mcouade, star of 1919,
who has been. slow to round into
form, appeared to have arrived
in all his glory. He performed as
in the golden past. as he ripped
through the line, waltzed off the
tackles, tossed accurate passes and
also showed that he was a bear or
the receiving end.
McQuade was the ace Of the
Georgetown attack, with Flavin ant
Kenyon close. behind him. Mr.. Pue
DuFour at quarter also did fms
work. rounding out one of the best
backfield quarters ever seen in these
diggings.
| Georgetown's line outcharged thu
lighter Hatchetite forwards at prac'
tically all stages, but found Itself
baked when the Buff and Blue
thrice rallied before its own goa
and took the ball on downs.
II McQuade was the chief lumi'
nary of the Hilltoppers, the sam,
may be said of Josh Licarione, 70,
George Washington, who put in al
afternoon of defensive work tha
stood out above the field. Thii
husky fullback, who has been per
| forming on the lots for years
backed up the line in a marvellous
\ manner and spilled Georgetown
runners with consistency. offen
sively he had little chance to ge
started, but he demonstrated tha'
he was as good a defensive mar
as any player ION the field. probably
shade better.
Ptak an Alert End.
In addition to Licarione, the
Hatchetites boosted couple of fine
ends in Ptak and Shaw. As Mr.
Jack Keller observed, 1t is not sur.
prising that Ptak Is a sharp fellow
with a head on his shoulders. Tai
and skinny. and weighing but 1853
this youth spilled many plays in his
direction, oozing through the cloud
Of gray interference in slippery
fashion. He also had a habit oil
pulling passes from the air with
precision and sang froid. In tht
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