The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
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AMONG BEST
OF GRID YEAR

Georgetown's Defeat of La
fayette Reviewed by Parke
Davis, Gridiron Authority.
NEW football games in 1922
IN among big college teams,
were won on intercepted for
ward passes, says Parke Davis,
noted gridiron authority and stat
istician. Carl Werts, Of George
town, figured among the conspicu-
Gus ones in the country when he
grabbed Brennan's pass in the
Lafayette game and ran Is yards
for q touchdown which defeated
the Eastonians.
When Princeton lined up against
Colgate at Princeton early in oc.
tober battle and not a contest was
expected. But Colgate was far
stronger than estimated. Her
backs swept through Princeton's
line for one first down after an
other. Gathering determination as
latent strength appeared and ap-
parently surprising Princeton. Col.
gate sought a touchdown by a for
ward pass as the first half was
| closing
| Sanford. Colgate's quarterback.
threw a forward pass over Prince
tons line intended for Childs. when
Cleaves of Princeton leaped high
| in the air, caught the ball and in
stantly leaped forward on a flight
that destiny had geared for glory
Colgate's goal glittered 70 yards
away.
WALLED OFF ELEVEN.
Seeing Cleaves cutting towards
the left, Princeton's well trained
players concertedly threw up for
their flying comrade a long de-
fensive creScent walling off the Col
gate eleven. AS Cleaves crossed the
fourth stripe of his way a Colgate
player threw himself at Cleaves and
struck him, but Cleaves tottered
and dashed on. Four stripes farth-
er and another Colgate player who
had broken through Princeton's de-
fensive crescent threw himself at
Cleaves. only to be eluded by the
fast-flying Princetonian who, al
though mOmentarily stopped. still
sped on.
Four stripes farther and the third
| and last Colgate man leaped to
tackle Cleaves. but ieaped in vain.
for Cleaves. although thrown from
his balance. still sped on and cross.
/ ing the goal line fell exhausted. but
with the winning touchdown be-
| meath him.
PITT SCORED FIRST.
Another conspicuous victory by
an intercepted pass both on account
of the prominence Of the two con-
| tending teams and on account O;
the extraordinary character of the
play occurred in the games between
Pittsburgh and Syracuse. This
great play in this game came as
thrilling climax to a stirring
battle.
Pittsburgh had scored in the
first period at the end of a series
If line smashes. Syracuse retail
ated in the second quarter and tied
the score. In the third period
Pittsburgh again took the lead with
dlOlUcT tOuCTluO"l, SCOTeO tnTOuBn
sensational forward pass.
Syracuse instantly came back
With a furious air attack and again
led the score. Both teams battIed
fiercely In the final quarter. Syra.
Cuse finally drove the ball to Pitts
burgh's 20-yard line and there at
tempted a forward pass. The final
moments OF this tremendous battle
had now been reached.
Quarterback Frugone of Syracuse
shot the ball straight at Zimmer-
man. but the giant Hewitt of Pitts
burgh leaped into the air seized
the ball and instantly was off for
Syracuse's goal line 80 yards away.
His teammates leaped into the in
reference, as Hewitt. directing his
course straight down the field with
gigantic strides, sped from line to
line and finally crossed Syracuse's
goal line for the final and winning
score on that hard fought field.
TUFTS TEAM WINS.
While Hewitt. of Pittsburgh, was
winning his eleven's battle at Syra-
cuse. Calveriski. of Tufts, was per-
forming similar exploit for Tufts
against Williams at Williamstown
In the second period Williams at
tempted to invade Tufts territory
by d forward pass, but Calveriski
intercepted it and by run of So
yards through the entire Williams
team reached the latter's goal line
and scored a touchdown. which gave
Tufts s points. the only score of
the fray.
Another highly conspicuous game
to be won by an interception pass
was the Georgetown-Lafayet bat
tie at Washington. Augustin NAL
lev scored first for Georgetown by
a drop-kick.
Gazella later nullified this by
touchdown from which Brennan sent
the ball spinning over the cross
bars for the extra point. Lafay-
cite Immediately started a second
formidable drive Lafayette essayed
a forward pass.
Carl Werts. however, the alert
center for Georgetown. intercepted
this pass on his own 25-yard line
and racing back through a broken
field with good interference, Isl
yards. scored touchdown for
Georgetown.