The Washington herald., 1922-11-27
HAWKS HELD
IN SCORELESS
TIE BY KNICKS
District SandIot Champions
Unable to Count on George
town Players at Union Park.

chimes battled to a scoreless
tie after sixty minutes of fast and
hard-fought football before a big
gathering at Union League Park
yesterday afternoon.
Neither eleven seriously threat
ened to score. the play centering
about mid-field the greater part of
the game, with Cox and O'Connel
engaged in punting dual.
3 Fumoling and frequent penalties
| marred what was otherwise one of
! the best games of the independent
! season. However, the contest was
hotly contested and evenly fought
throughout.
The Indians were in scoring posi-
! tiOn but once and that in the first
! minute of play. when Thomas recOv-
cred a tumble on the knicks 10-yard
, line. Matters looked dark for the
Georgetown athletes, but an Indian
| back fumbled a moment later and
the Hawks only chance to register
| was lost.
KNICKS MISS CHANCE.
Early in the third period. O'Con-
| mel missed a S5-yard dropkiCk by
the narrOwest of margins and with it
went the knicks first and last OPP
portunity for victory.
The Indians elected to kick off to
the Georgetown crew and immedi-
| ately recovered their own kick.
Thomas falling ON the ball on the
\ knicks 1O-yard line. The Northwest
| eleven gathered in a Mohawk fun
BILE on the next play ard O'Connel
punted out of danger.
l'ieb reached the knicks l5.yard
mark only to have his team penal.
| lied 10 yards for holding. Another
| l5-yard penalty for clipping set the
Indians back to the 45-yard line and
their only chance to register a
touchdown wilted
OConnel and Southern ripped off
telling gains for the Knicks late in
the opening quarter only to have the
indian forward line stiffen and force
" tonnel to Kick. The tackling on
Doth sides was hard but clean with
Doth elevens playing a safe game.
The quarter ended with the Knicks
IN possession of the ball on their
own 3S-yard line. The ball was in
Georgetown territory throughout the
first period
AhS hh IANN TAILS.
The MOhawks attempted to gain
via the aerial route. but every PASS
was frustrated by the Knicks' sec
ondarr defense and the half ended
a moment after Deakins' drop kick
from the 35-yard line was blocked
by Georgetown clubman.
The knicks offensive got going
in this period, with Southern O'Con,
nel ana sullivan carrying the oval
ana II looked for a time as though
the Indians were in for a trimming
but the Orange and Blue line was
impreSnable when the ball was on
their side of the 50-yard mark.
Inc knlcks reached the NIobavl,
Zo-yard line early in the third uuar.
Ter, when Fraser Hawk fullback
iumbled. Unable to dent the Indian
line. OConnel was called upon 10
drop-kick and the attempt was
blocked. the ball rolling to the Knick
lO-yard line. O'Connel punted and
Georgetown athlete recovered the
ball on Lieb's tumble on the Knicks'
42.yard line.
Later in the period O'Connel tried
, for a drop-kick from the Mohawk
S5-yard line but the ball went wide
of the uprights by inches and with
1t went the Knicks' last chance for
F, score
KNICkS ON DEFENSE.
In the last quarter, the Knicker
bockers were on the defensive, with
Cox, Schofield, and Fraser pounding
away through ceHter off tackle and