The Washington times., 1921-10-23

/" Coach Exendine's powerful
Georgetown football machine
crushed the fighting Holy Cross
eleven, 28 to 7, on Fitton Field this
afternoon.
Georgetown's superiority over the
Purple was never in doubt, and the
Worcester collegians never threat
sned.
A crushing line attack. coupled
with alertness and keen following of
the ball, were features OF the South
erners' victorious onslaught. Cap
tain Flavin. Kenyon and McQuade
We're the strong points in the at
TACK OF the Blue and Gray, while the
individual feature of the game was
a leaping catch Of a forward pass on
the Holy Cross goal line by O'Con.
nell. powerful Georgetown end, for
( the victors final touchdown. Simen-
: dinger and Gagnon, speedy Purple
backs. who ran wild against Harvard
three weeks ago. could not gain con-
I, ststently.
Touchdown Is Fluky.
Holy Cross touchdown was fluky.
II was registered In the first period
when a long spiral from McGrath
got away from Dufour and bounded
over the goal line. There was a wild
scramble for the ball. which was
finally recovered by Riopel for Holy
Cross.
Georgetown started It's victorious
march In the first quarter and
throughout the fifty minutes of play
'haniaiaied anu tore at Ine i'urpe nne.
Kenyon kicked off to Gagnon. who
lodged and squirme6 back to his own
Sb-yard line, where he was dowBed by
a o~.y "a na.u-tackI,nS Ieorglans.
Holy Cross made two attempts at the
line without success and MoGrath
punted to the Georgetown 4D.yacd
.uiir. IN the iirst p.t.y d uouDla pass
Kenyon turned the Holy Cross left
end for thirty-five yards. MoQuade
rouIiu "a cap al me I'uI pie luAe ana
shot through for ten more, phnting
the ball on the 15-yard mark of the
hare pressed WorCeslerIles. Nc
Quade, Flavin and Kenyon SMASHED
through for another first down on the
l-yard mark and Kenyon wena over
for a touchdown.
! Holy Cross received the kickoff
and Gagnon was downed on khe a.
yard line. Holy Cross again gas un-
able to gain and McGrath gd1 off a
long spiral which touched DNFour s
hand az 1t went over his head. Riopel
recovered behind the Blue and Gray
goal for a touchdown.
March Is Uninterrupted.
From this point GeorgetownI b march
to- glory was uninterrupted by any
Holy Cross threat. The next Blue and
Gray touchdown came soon after the
opening Uf the second period. An ex-
change of punts had given the Purple
the Dail on its own 20-yard line. Riopel
drove at the Georgetown line and was
stopped so hard that the bail popped
our of his hands. ComstCtck, burly
Georgian left tackle. scooped it before
a. q la - "a ka1
across the remaining fsur chalk
marks.
Score, Georgetown Ia, Hoty Cross Z.
The third touchdown followed the
secohd in quick successioal. Kenyon
kicked to the goal line. Holy Cross
failed to make an impression on the
line and Simendinger got off a weak
punt which went dead OF the Purple
8O.yard line. The Georgttown steam
a succession of short line smashes
Kenyon registered aga6. The half
anded after an exchange Of punts.
OConnell was largeE responsible
for Georgetowns fourth score. which
came In the fourth auarter while
Holy Cross was thr1wing forward
passes in rapid succession in a vain
attempt to penetrate khe Georgetown
defense. O'Connell brtke through and
sniothered a pass fr4n Simenuinger,
holding on to the baln. Another line
smashing session br9lght the ball IT,
the s.yard mark where the Purple
line held fast. Ken ton then threw a
beautiful pass to OlJonnell. who made |
q 1eapins catch, ana fell between the
gcAl posts.
HOisted Prtdtty Spiral.
Captain Flavin contributed one of
the features Of the game in the third |
quarter when, aftsr Georgetown had |
been penalized for. holding, he stooo |
on his own s-yard. line and hoisted a
spiral over the Hbly Cross goal line. |
The kick went seventy yards in the
air. Flavin madA a 50-yard run In |
the third Quartn', which went fol |
naught. due to bffside play in the |
Blue and Gray line.
Lineup and ssmmary:
Georgetown Pcbhtion. Holy Cross
O'ConneH .......Fb E...,......... Young |
Butler ..........Il T............. INLAND |
Sweeney ....s....l2 G...s......... Hesley |
werts .,......-ss C.............. Gildea |
Comstock ......"N 9........... Donovan
CogGin .-.....s.l5 I.'s.s...... McGrath
Florence ....'..s.n E......,. Golembeski
Dufour ..........4 B..,..... Wslltngford |
MoCuade ......R. H....... simendlnger |
Tlsvin .......'''A H.''...'..... GeEnon |