The Washington times., 1926-10-18
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By Loais A. Dougher

BY L0UlS "A. UOugner
There are no tears at Georgetown
today. Lou Littles charges gave a
brilliant exhibition against West Vir'
ginia at the Griffith Stadium before
in unusually large crowd attracted
by the caliber of the contest Offered.
The HilItoppers lost. Is to 10, but
washington saw football at its best
while the battle ragged.
Light work is on the card today for
,all those athletes battling the Noun
= taineers, but tomorrow active drills
will be resumed in preparation for
, Saturdays skirmish with Elon, from
Elon, n. c. The Tar Heels. whose
Zig game of the season is with Wake
Forest. will hardly do more than
offer light practice for the Hilltop
I. giants. but Coach. Little believes ms
.backfield may get in some really
valuable experience in ohis farna-
ions.
~ Washington's football program
this week follows:
At Griffith Stadium - George
town VS.. ElOn.
At BrOOkland-C. q. VS.. Guam
hcO Marines.
At College Park-Maryland VS..
North Carolina.
At AnnapOlis-Navy VS.. Colgate.
Last year the Marines conquered
the Brooklanders, IL to 6. and North
Carolina trounced Curly Byrd's ag-
! zsregation, 16 to 0. However,. that
. was last year.
= George Washington goes down
no Williamsburg, Va, to grapple
.with William and Mary. which
scored on Harvard Saturday last.
Georgetown'S next real test comes
at Syracuse on November 6. Be-
tween now and then Coach Little :
team faces Elon and Lebanon Val
ley. Not much is expected from
Elon, with hardly more from LIE
tanon Valley, Indeed, the latter
team lost two valuable backfield
players. Gilbert and Nitrauer. IN
last Saturdays game with the
bulky Muhlenberg eleven. They
We're severely injured and may be
unable to face the Hilltoppers.
The West Virginia game showed
Coach Little at least one thing, his
line defense is almost perfect. He
need waste little time on that from
now to the close of the campaign.
Those giants in the forward line
proved their worth beyond all
caviI in stopping the Mountaineers'
attack.
Georgetown secondary defense
against the forward passing Of
West Virginia had flaws through
which the visitors were able to rush
away To victory in the concluding
minutes of as fine game as
Washingtonians have seen in years.
II is that which will occupy the
attention Of the Hilltop teachers IN
the immediate future, for it must
lie far stronger if the Blue and
Gray Is TO conquer Syracuse.
Of primary Importance was the
physical condition Of the Hill.
tOppers. Bucl1y O'Neil was the
only player removed from the
game for any reason. He SUI.
Tered a severe conclusion in a
mixup and was replaced by Nc.
Cabe. Contrary TO custom, Little
kept his lineup and the players
were as fresh at the end as at
the start. This is tribute to
the trainer, Dad Crowley, a well.
deserved tribute.
AS between Georgetown and west
Virginia there was small choice until
ne passing game comes up for con-
Sideration. The lines were generally
iinpregnable. The ends were alert,
bold and hard-tackling. Running
formations rarely gained much,
while short plunges into the line
usually brought up in tangled
lunches of legs and arms showing
small progress.
Both teams ignored the fNe.yard
penalty for incompleted forward
filings. taking the penalty and trying
it all over again. This will probably
re the habit everywhere, the penalty
being easily taken if another sue.
cessive pass may bring a gain Of %
or 80 yards, If not a touchdown.
The short passes We're generally
successful on both sides. but when il
came to the long pass the Noun
-taineers had the edge over their foes.
Thus it was that Morrison inter
, -repted a pass and galloped so yards
.ior the first touchdown Of the day.
The Hilltop receivers were not al
ways on the spot for the ball. On
the other hand, Georgetown gee.
ondary defense was not as alright
. a gainsr the long pass, and so
. sleepy" Glenn was able TO seize
5 .Morrison's pass and give the Noun.
: .A4ineers their narrow margin Of vic
iftorv.
The cleanliness Of Saturdays game
3. should nor pass unnoticed. There
vas one penalty for holding many
for being oftside. but no other FOR
amy reason. The teams played the
. hardest kind Of football all through
yet they played il Clearly and cred
itably. An annual clash between
Georgetown and West Virginia
would pack the Griffith stadium in
a year or two. Such games need
the excitement of craftsmanship
which is worked up through q
stretch of years and in no other way
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