Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-12
MUCH INTEREST IN
FOOTBALL TITLE
Georgetown, Seaford and
BridgevilIe Having Merry
Time in Delaware.

Special Correspondence Every Evening |
Georgetown, Nov. 12--Much inter-
est IL being taken In lower Delaware
In the fight for the football champion |
ship between Georgetown, Seaford and |
Eridgeville and within a few days
the title. Insofar as the championship |
FOR Sussex county is concerned. will |
be settled. Newark High, having de-
feated the secondary schools OF Kent
and New Castle counties, will play
the winner for the championship of
the State, and the battle may be
I staged in this county. There Is some
talk of selecting Dover because OF its
central location In the state, and
moreover Il Is believed that n larger
crowd could bc drawn there because
II is easy of access frcm all parts of
the State.
| While Georgetown outclassed all of
the high schools last season. the
championship was awarded to Bridge
Vile because the members of the
school belonged to the Delaware Ath-
letic Association and played under
the rules Of that association. Newark
High last season won the champion
ship among the secondary schools of
New Castle and Kent counties. and
N the game with Bridgevile High 20
determine the championship for the
state, they completely swamped and
outclassed Bridgeville High.
Bridgeville High has played six
games which resulted as follows y
Br,dgeville, 20; Milford 0.
Bridgeville, 6: Seaford, 0.
Bridgeville. 12; Laurel. 6.
Bsidgeville, I; Georgetown, ~.
Bridgeville, z; Georgetown. 0.
The last game between Georgetown
land Bridgeville has caused consider
able comment in football circles ipS
llower Delaware, and according to Prof.
Shilling who heads the Delaware' Ath-
letic Association. the game will not
be counted unless Bridgeville plays
lanother game with Georgetown, which
they refuse to do. The touchdown
which Bridgeville claims to have made
IN the game, was made-at q time when
players on the scrimmage line could
not recognize, 1t is said. their team
mates, because Of darkness. Bridge
Vile obtained the ball and one of their
players ran nearly the entire length
of the field before It was discovered
that he had the ball.
"A Georgetown player, who was n
fast runner, learning that Bridgeville
had man dasning down the field.
started after him and succeeded in
blocking him within about five yards
of the goal. The ball later was put in
TO play and on account of darkness.
Bridgeville managed to cross with IL.
AS soon as the touchdown was made.
Bridgeville walked ~rori the fed, not
withstanding that the game had five
more minutes to go and Georgetown
High was to receive. Bridgeville
High, II is said, would not have the
game called on account of darkness.
as long as they had the ball. At the
close Of the game it was stated that
they would not play Georgetown High
again. Under the rules of the asso-
citation. before Bridgeville can claim
the championship they will have to
play another game with Georgetown
High. or else forfeit the game To
Georgetown. Georgetown High has
played one game with Seaford, con-
tenders for the county title. The game
= was staged Friday afternoon of last
week and resulted in tie.
| Unconfirmed reports have it that
Eridgeville has disbanded, and il this
j be true only two teams are left in the
: trace Seaford aud Georgetown, who
D will clash on the Seaford gridiron to
I decide the county championship.
z Seaford has played the following
s games: