The Washington herald., 1922-11-12
Slips ~ rooIxlandexs J,
Grabbed BY Hatche6tes
Rsversed Fun;ble and Poor Psss Lead Directly
To Scores That Give Victory to Buff and
Blue Brennan and Ptak Star.

nuai game from Catholic university
At National Park yesterday by u
TOT. ,e-
IL was the bigEest engagement
thus far for either team. and both
victor and vsnouIshed played far
better football than had been ex-
pected from the showing made IN
their earlier contestE. In the clos-
ing period the Brookia nderr opened
their tactics and shot toward passe.
90 fast and IN such quick success
sion that the crowd remained 10
the finish in the expectation that
one Of the lights of the oval might ,
end In the arms OF the trailing eleven
and q draw would be the result.
But George Washington was watch
fully waiting and was able 70 stem
the attack several times when the
goal was being rapidly approached.
The Catholics defeat was directly
traceable 70 ineficiency in handling
the ball. while George washinEton's
victory resulted from the alertness
OF her players in taking advantase
Of the slips OF their opponents.
Game Lure. Crowd.
The crowd was probably the
largest that has ever seen these two
local universities meet in their
yearly engagements. While FAR be-
low the high records that have late
ly been made at the Grifnthisn
plains. there was no lack of color.
The whole Catholic University stu
dent body moved en- masse from
Brookiand and, with its band. KEN
up continual volley Of vocal sup
port from the south stand. the
greater part OF which they nlled.
On the opposite side of the field
were the Hatchetites, less numer-
Gus, but equally as noisy. especially
toward the close. with their favorites
In front and the scenes changing SO
quickly that the crowd was kept In
expectancy until the end OF the fray.
The players OF both teams fought
all the way. the Catholics under the
advantage Of trailing most OF the
way. and all concerned finished in
far better physical condition than
was expected OF two squads that
have only a limited time for prac-
tice
The superior charge Of the lines
men and the failure Of the Brook
landers to AFFORD their kicker the
proper protection bore heavily in
the final reckoning A tumble OF the
man carrying the ball presented the
opportunity for George Washing
ton to make its other touchdown
which developed in the points that
decided the issue.
DeNaufts Fsnsle Costly.
The teams had hardly settled
down TO real work before Default
fumbled the ball on a line play and
O'Keefe grabbed Il on the bound
and tore up the field for sixty yards
before planting the ball behind the
goal for the first touchdown. Muir
ply promptly kicked the extra
point
In the second period the Brook
landers tied the count by a score
that nearly, approached being earned
than any OF the tallies of the day.
Up to this point both teams had re-
stricted themselves largely 70 run
ming plays. Suddenly Moore shot a
forward pass TO Brennan who was
well out toward the south side Of
the Geld and as soon as he received
the ball he started zfgzagefng
across the chalk lines. lodging FIVE
men on his way. and just got across
the line. ID. Neary kicked goal. tn $
was easily the prettiest piece Of
running of the afternoon and
marked Bill Brennan as c. us in
dividual star of the game.
1t was also in the second quarter
that George Washington made the
second touchdown that proved the
margin between a tie and a win.
The Catholics made a stubborn
stand a yard from the goal line and
repelled three George Washington
attacks. getting the ball on downs.
when an attempt was made 20 punt
out Of danger the pass was poor and
the whole line was through. Lynch
tried to run il out from behind the
uprights but he was thrown heavily
and fumbled. leaving Capt. Ptak 10
recover in the scramble for a touch
down which MurShy improved by
dropkicking the goal.
Catholics Lack Punek.
Catholic was the aggressor throagh
practically all o. the second half Gnd
II appeared as though the team NIGHT
at least even the score. But each
time q long advance was carried to-
wards the opponents goal the neces-
sary punch was lacking and n the
punt was tried il was usually short.
. The last quarter found Bnookland
tossing wildly IN the hope Of a pass
putting Il In position to score but
George Washington drove the ball
into the ground and finally inter
cepted one which was the beginning
of a march towards the scoring line
which, however. did not continue as
the game ended
Capt. Ptak was easily George WASH
inston's most prominent player. He
not only recovered the tumble that
brought the victory but was the man
who turned back most OF the attempts
Of his opponents TO circle the end.
c. L. Position @. W.
Moore .........L E....... Ptak
Mahoney -....L t.. Buckheister
Mays ........L c.. Muhigan
Eberts RAFFERTY,
Tobin n....RG G...-.. Hotel
McCarty ....... r. T-...... corbin
Lynch .....-..-R E....... Altrup
Mccarthy 80. B.. Murphy
De Nault ......-L II. B.. Curran
w. Neary .... r. II. B.. o'Keefe
ID. Neary N... r. B.... Daily
Touchdowns: O'Keefe. Brennan.
Dfok Coal affar touchdaw,. Mur