Evening star., 1923-10-07

SOrtleS into the enen1yS territory
triumph, causing the khaki-clad leg
into cheers lusty enough to shake
Montezuma and send the seas surgin
: More than $4,000 people. third of
them sea-soldiers of Uncle Sam. were
treated to a foot ssli game @ as thrill
"A we'll drilled Georgetown team speed
through the field, reeling off plays
with great precision only to falter
at critical moments; Marine team
apparently staggered by the ma
chine-llke work of its opponent and
utterly unable for a while to take
advantage of the enemy's mistakes;
then a Georgetown team, broken but
battling gallantly, and Marine team
Goettge, one of the greatest back
field players that ever trod grid
iron. press onward with irresistible
power.
Goettge Humbles G.. L.
Goettge, the same man VINO WAS
mainly responsible for Georgetown's
defeat at the hands Of 1.-The Marines
last year. did not enter the fray un-
he m na stepped on aad he esen ed he Meop n aee
pers were doomed. Supposedly held
out Of the first two periods because
injuries he sustained in his eleven's
initial encounter of the season had
uOt nealeQ,' GOeltSe play eQ .llht any
thing but a. man in low physical con-
He smashed through the line.
skirted the fianks. kicked clevarly
and in defense supported his for
wards in splendid manner. Once un-
der way. he was not stopped until
much ground had been gaire6. So
forceful were his attacks that
Georgetown resorted to substitutionS
10 stem his advance, but even this
70 ah ha,>x a
onslaughts of the husky son of Mars.
Georgetown really shot its bolt In
the first period when 1t twice march
I'D to within a few yards Of the
rumbling. 1t was unable TO rush
through the Marine defense close to
goal, too, in this period and in the
second had .,d; to r, regort a, to 1I-ysrd =, arc
its points. The Marines did all their
scoring In the second half of the
fray. a Hilltop. forward pass inter
cepted by Liversedge paving the way
TO march through nearly half the
field to a touchdown by Neal in the
third period, while in the fourth
period, one of Byrne's punts was
blocked by Liversedge. and Hunt,
grabbing the ball 'on the Georgetown
i2-yard line, FAN to another touch
down. Beckett kicked the extra
points for the Marines.
Both Elevens Have Stars.
Goettge was not the only player
who distinguished himself during the
battle. Liversedge. at left tackle;
Bailey. former University or mary
land gridman, offensive center and
defensive back: Neal, Henry and NC
Mains proved sturdy men for Guam
tico. Capt Florence, Georgetown
left end. bore the brunt OF .nn many n;,,. q
top backfleld Byrne. former Gonzaga
High, School athlete; Hagerty and
Haas were stellar performers Haas
proved his worth. as a broken field
runner. several times getting away
for substantial gains.
Georgetown outrushed the Marines.
two to one, but made nine Of its
eleven first downs in. the opening
frst downs in the second period and
three in each Of the last two quar-
ters. The Hilltoppers were not able
TO complete their forward passes as
costly. but Byrne easily outpunted
Beckett in the first half and matched
Goettge's efforts in the second.
There were surprisingly few penal
ties called. although Georgetown suf-
Tered moro than the Marines in this
respect.
Georgetown Shines Early.
Before Goettge swpng into action
Georgetown had everything practi-
Puggy Du Four, Ray Haas and Polly
Byrne, its backs. swept along smooth
E. each doing his share at carrying
the ball and each performing capa-
bly as an interferer The Hilltop for
wards, too, played valiantly, clearing
wide paths for their ball runner.
q, The contest was quite young, when
the Blue and Gray. began bid for
points. Receiving the opening kick.
of. the Hilltop eleven launched an
attack that took 1T. It frSm %a,,nes, Its own sE
ward line before Hagerty let
the pigskin fly from his grasp. It
wasscaptufed by an alert Marine. but
the Quantico men soon lost their ad--
vantage: for they s could not snd penefrats nehnn
Beckett. their punter, was able TO
kick only. 10 yards beyond mfdheld.
once more the Blue and Gray be-
gan a crushing offensive. only to
atty that. set 1t back to the Marines
3S-yard Tine. Two plays later a for
ward pass attempted after the fourth
down grounded and the ball passed
to the Sea Soldiers on their 32-yaId
frst rush and a Georgetown gridman
fell upon the oval; but, not to be
6utdone by the opposftion.NHa Haas lost
the pigskin in the next rush and a
%atchful Marine p6unced upon 1t.
Beekett's Punts Weak.
Again poor punting hurt the Ma
xfne cause Becketts boot went out
side at Georgetown's 42-yard line.
.Eeorgetown could gain Mttle, and
HaCerty kicked, the ball rolling
across goal to a touchback. But
Beokett'S best effort was a. punt to
rnidfeld, giving the Hiiltoppera q
rain Of s yards In the exchanges
Georgetown opened a varied attack,
with Du Four and Byrne plunging
and Hass slxirting ends. that carried
pIay TO the Marines 5-yard line.
Here the Quantico contingent
braced and took the ball on downs,
but Beckett still was unable to get
anything into his kicks. this time
booting the ball outside at his 19-
Yard line But fortune seemed to be
with, the Marines. for two plays later
bu Four fumbled and Henry topped
on che pigskifl for them on their, IL
yard mark Just as the first period
ended. -
= Beckett soon had to punt again and
once more failed to kick we'll. sending
the ball spiraling out OF bounds at
the 30-yard line. The Blue and Cray
attacked fiercefy then and quickly
achieved drst down at the S-yard
Zine. But the Marine resistance once
hnore proved too stubborn for Capt
Florence and his athletes. only two
Yards being gained ia three rushos.
So the signal for ia field goal try Wa
called, ahd, with Hagorxy HOLDING
the ball on the la-yasd iines Byrns