Evening star., 1924-10-12


geherally they played like team OF
the season ends.
In Hegarty and Metzger George
town has a pair of backs good at both
running and forward passing games
and they appeared to advantage yester-
day behind a well balanced line.
eastman, a substitute, also proved
adept at hurting the ball. With such
a wealth Of material to organize over
head play. Georgetown frequently re-
sorted to that style of battle and did
so we'll that forward passes paved
the way to two Of it's three touch
downs
King Grabs G. q. Pass.
And it was Georgetown's forward
passing that also paved the way to
King Colleges scoring. A heave in
tended for Georgetown jerseyed arms
went instead to the alert Orr in the
second period and put the visitors in
favorable scoring position. few
moments later Sharpe broke through
tne Blue and Gray defense for a rs
yard run to goal.
Georgetown got points in every
period except the second. In the
opening session a poor kick by King
Colleges punter gave Georgetown
the ball on its opponents 30-yard
line and a few sharp drives with
Hegarty heading the last one brought
touchdown. a 17-yard forward
pass eastman to Brooks, put George
town within 3 yards Of goal
early in the third period and on the
next play Hegarty scored again. Two
passes enabled the Blue and GRAY to
advance om midfield to Kings 4
yard line late in the fourth period
Ihen Metzger crashed his way to the
last scoring of the day
Georgetown's team outcIassed
Kings outfit in every department
The Blue and Gray line was stronger
than that of the Bristol team. its
oacks were faster and better ball run
ners and the Blue and GRAY defense
was far superior to that of the Ten
iresseans Poor punting got King
INTO trouble several times, but the
georgetown men got good distance
into their kicks. The SUPERIOR forces
or Georgetown were better directed
too.
Hilitoppers Score Early.
IL was a weak punt by Rhoades.
King College back, that. opened the
way to Georgetown's score in the mi
tlai period. Hegarty, who kicked off
1or the Blue and Gray to begin the
contest, sent the ball across the goal
line, so King opened the attack on
lts 2o-yard line. An exchange of
punts between Rhoades and Brooks
that followed set King back to with
IN a yard or two of it's goal. and
RhoadeS was called upon to kick
again.
His effort had height apIenty. but
ilttie Instance. and to prevent George
town from gaining more at the time
from the short kick. King College
man fell on the ball and automaticaI-
4. 1s ruied 1t to the opposition at Kings
3O-yard line.
Three drives, two by Hegarty and
one by Metzger through the left side
made 1t first down for Georgetown
WITHIN b yards of goal. Then Heg-
arty was given the ball again, and
he rushed it to the 1-yard line
once more Hegarty was called upon.
and he thrust his way over the scant
footage to Georgetown's first touch
down of the year. Hegarty then
booted the seventh point across the
bar.
King received the second kickoff of
the day, and began an attack from
It's 30-yard line. Three line plays
Just netted first down, then Orr
swung outside of Georgetown's right
moved the action into Georgetown
territory. There the Blue and Gray
braced and forced a punt. 1t was
another poor one. and Georgetown be-
gan attacking from it's 35-yard line,
but a tumble by De Gassis returned
the ball to King near midfield as the
period ended.
Sharpe Makes 35-Yard Run
h1<
stands, there was considerable punt
ing at the outset of the second period
Georgetown got break when Shee-
han recovered Osburn's tumble at
midfield, but a few moments later
King got a break when Orr inter-
cepted Metzger's pass. Orr was
downed on Georgetown's 40-yard line
almost as soon as he grapped the
ball. but a penalty against the Blue
and Gray moved King to within IS
yards of the goal it sought. Sharpe
then crowded through the Hilltop line
between left tackle and left end and
raced 80 yards to touchdown. OS-
burn kicked the point that dead
locked the teams.
Georgetown had no time to ac-
compiish anything after receiving the
KICK -of, for the period soon ended
but Hegarty started it on it's winning
way early in the third period. The
| fleet Georgetown back caught one OF
Rhoades' punts in Blue and Gray ter
ritory and sprinted SO yards to King.
20-yard line before being dragged to
the ground by Sharpe. Two plays al
the line failed, SO eastman fell back
and hurled the ball to Brooks. Cs-
burn, the only man in the Hilltoppers
way to goal. downed Brooks on the
3-yard line.
The Blue and Gray called upon
Hegarty again and he thrust through
Kings line for his second touchdown
OF the afternoon that put his team
ahead again. And again Hegarty
booted a point.
A short punt by Orr gave George
| town another chance at Kings goal
little later in the third period, but
De Gassis' tumble threw the chance
away. And King came to life long
enough to get first down at mid
field before the period ended. But
the Bristol eleven could do little at
the start of the fourth period and
had to punt. Orr's >kick went out
side at Georgetown's 20-yard line.
Forward Passes Help.
Metzger's 15-yard run and a for
ward pass of like distance. eastman
to Metzger. followed. But then the
| Hilltoppers grounded a couple OF
passes and King tool the ball on
downs on its 2s-yard 4ie. Or Dunt.