Evening star., 1922-12-03

ground Nneu gaming SIoNilu INFANT
strike at the Zoe when the chance
AS a result. Georgetown st
D'Day'S heart by trampiing over the
the end OF the fray and Lafayettes ,
departed ior their halls at Easton :
,ieorg.tvwn-s victory was as sur
prisins I" even its mos. arden' sup
norters as il was stunning 20 tha
followers of the aggregation coached
by DIR. JOCK Sutherland. Lafay yette
went into the encounter an odds-on
tayorite and from what /. showed
generally it deserved to be so rated.
Georgetown certainly owes d rising
:. ote of thanks to one Carl Wirts
f:l,Ie and Gray center. who did really
rnorc than any one else to bring sue
.-sS to his university.
Georgetown was trailing ~heh
NNirtS turned an apparent detea' lnto
almost certain triumph In the ,hIlu
-, ricd by grabbing Il ."rWard pass
,-rback, and daShing throGsh
broken field siNtytw" yards To eoai.
II WAS easily the most thrilling play
.f rh. struggle. Four would-be tack
l-~s assaiicd Wirts on MS way ~
,he coveted line. but he adroitiS snooh
: l,m aside and was able To rt' .ne
last thirty yards OF the route uh-
Two Field Goals for q. L.
The point added by NalleEs drop
Kick gave Georgetown a Lead tnal
,vaS hnusted later in the match. En-
,,lating Malley who had made the
tirst score of the game with a thirty
ward field goal in the second PfIiou'
iIayin in the fourth period booted the
ball between the uprigntS from the
ward line Lafayette's scoring was
Of
Receiving the ball at kickoff, the
r.astonians marched through ana
around the Hil1toppers siXtS-elsh'
wards to Il touchdown. Gazeiia car
I.yiny the ball across. Brennan boot
ed from placement for tn" extra point
I..favet1e never seriously threaten
e.i 10 score. after IT'S lone count against
the IIiI!toppcrS. but il certainly car
ricd the. fight to Georgetown III the
first 5wu periods. Three times 'he
vixitnrs penetrated Hilltop territory
during these portions. Of the game.
I'm, nra..tiraIiy throw away scoring
.'han""S. l.afaEeit" got IT, t'eorse
,c,,I,'s ia-y,rd line shortly after the
opcnin. Li"l OF. but poorly directed
lire plays failed. and when u for
,ar,i pass grounded tie ball went
ever to George town
Drop-Rick Goes Widc
Aftcr Georgetown had sco:ed in
the second period Lafayette re-
ceived the kickoff and went forty
Yards {" its opponents 2o-!aro me;
\ series. Of line attacks started. ana
despite the fact that Georgetown S
line stiffened decidedly. the E.asto-
rians persisted in using plunginS
ulays. As IL result the ball went TO
Georgetown on its 24-yerd lne.
again in the same period Lafayette
made a i0-vard advanc hut its
forward passes went amiss and Bren-
nan. try ing for a field goal from the
coward line, drop-kicked to I; touch-
hack.
Unlike Lafayette. Georgetown
missed only ore opportunity to count
q gainst its opponent ana oi.r t.ia'
rf u break that came a minute later.
>ll but rushed off its feet i'll the frs.
ueriod Georgetown got Its irse count
iu,- cha nee. in The second when flaEln
caught Brennans punt ana ran oaci'
II Yards to I.afayette's 3z-yard line.
an tn" Itex' play Adams siipped past
Deibol for 10 yards. Three line p!aEs
nl,ly resulted in Flavin being huTt
severely enough to force his tenn
retirement. Then Maitey
stepped back to the 30-yard line and
toed the ball over the crossbar.
Malley Intercepts n Pass.
After Wirts had intercepted the
Lafayette pass and lodged 62 yards
10 his touchdown, Georgetown was
The fourth period. Here Flavin punted
70 Ernst, who was doWned On Lafay-
cites 1a-yard line. Line plunGes
"a He'd and Erunner attempted a for
ward pass. Malley intercepted the
hall and got back to the 19-yard line.
Georgetown could not penetrate
J I.afaye;te's line. and 4 forward pass.
T,lavin to King. was good for but
ards. When Lowe found it impos-
sible to plunge half yard. the ball
went to Lafayette on it's 11-yard l.ne.
But Georgetown was Immediately
given another chance to drive toward
fhe visitors goal. ard this time made
good. Chick ran around GeorgetoWn's
eft end for 10 yards. but forward
r,asS was attempted on the next play.
The ever-alert Maliey again grabbed
he oval and raced back to Lafay-
cites 26-yard line. Lowe was sent
into the line, but he gained Only =
\ ards. Then Flavin moved back tc
the 32-yard line and booted George
towns final cluster OF points
Visitors Display Power.
Lafayette's march to its touch
down revealed the potential strength
Of the team. Prendergast caught
Florence's kick off and brought the
hall back yards to his 22-yard line.
aJilIman got wards through the line,
then GazeIla skirted right end for 35
,ards. Rushes by Gebhard, Millman
and Gazella, good for 8 to yards.
moved plav to Georsetown's 10-yard
line. Here Gazella was called upon
10 carry the pigskin and he slipped
past right tackle to the goal.
Just how strong Lafayette really
was is disclosed by the yardase 1t
gained through running attack. 1t
made sixteen first downs during the
.ontest and thirteen OF them were
sained by rushing. In Millman.
:azelIa. Drummer and Gebhard, the
had powerful balI-run-
-ing quartet that would make trouble
Tor any college combination. provided
It's play was properly directed. But
at critical times Lafayette resorted to
actics not calculated to succeed
generally.
=, Georgetown Oders Contrast.
In sharp contrast to the Lafayette
aims were Georgetown's four first
Towns, and only one Of these was
made in the first half. Lafayette had
4 powerful line that ripped George
owns forward set asunder frequent
~ and kept the Hilltop backs from
breaking through. Its ends were
rapable. too. in most instances. Each
cam was credited with a first down
oy penalty.
was especially apt. Lafayette en-
,,loyed tho pass in its simplest form
a nd completed but two of eleven. One
gained seven yards and the other
,?ineteen. Georgetown seven times
.ried to advance by air attack, but