Evening star., 1926-11-14

1OOt -Odll championship OF tne
East, If not the Nation. Before
22 900 rabid foot ball fans that jammed
the stands of Farragut Field, the Mid
shipmen, rallying gallantly in the sec
ond half of the game, swept to a lotto
= victory over the Hilltoppers.
For a time Georgetown seemed to
be the better aggregation and likely
winner of the fray. 1t carried the bat
tie to Navy in fine style in the first
half and emerged from it with a 7to-0
lead, thanks to "a. flash 10-yard end
run by Bob Nork, after his team had
gotten within fairly easy scoring dis
lance in the second period, when
Claude Grigsby recovered a Navy FUN
bile on the 22-yard line. Bucky O'Neill
kicked the extra point.
But that was Gebrgetown's big
shot. 1t tried yaliantly thereafter.
only to see the Navy profit by Hill
top passes that went astray.
Shapley I'm Lirlelight.
1t was the grabbing of a pass from
Bob Gormley by Alan Shapley that
paved the way to the Navy touch
down. registered in the third period
later by this same Shapley, who took
a hea.ve from Hamilton and ran more
than 80 yards to goal. 1t was Hamil-
TONS drop-kick for the extra point
NndI lieu tIlt SUI Z anu IL was lkiC
failure of a pass to so to its mark
that gave Navy the ball in the fourth
period and opened the route to an
advance that ended when Hamilton
booted a goal from the 16-yard mark.
For a time 1t was a battle between
powerful lines. but toward the end
the Navy line appeared to be con-
Siderabiy stronger than GeorgetoWnS.
The Hilltop forwards that had coped
SO we'll with the determined plunges
of Caldwell and Hamilton early in the
fray found it difficult to stem the
rusheS of Shapley, who broke into
the Navy lineup when GoudGe was
injured and Ransford, who took q
place in the backfield late in the th1ro
period.
While Hamilton was a prominent
figure in Navy's attack, it was Shap-
ley who came out of the struggle with
the greatest glory. He not only di-
rected the play of his team we'll. but
ran the ball in great style and proved
an ant receiver of forward passes
For Georgetown, the play of Capt.
McGrath at left end and OF Nofk IN
The backheld stood out. McGrath, be
fore retiring late in the fourth perlod
when he was practically exhausted
was q wonder at smashing lnterlef-
ences and getting the ball carrier ana
blSO Il ClcNSI HlSAII Al o1NNS>>iA'
Iwas one OF the best ground gamers
on the field and several times his
dashes past the Navy tackles were OF
sensational order.
The game was remarkably clean. as
foot ball games between such Veneraple
institutions should be. Penalties were
few and they were either otf-Slde play
or failure TO complete passes during
a series of downs.
Line Battle at Outset.
The first period was a battle OF
mighty lines with neither yielding to
any extent. After Nork made his
brilliant 47.yard run back OF Eddys
kickoff for Navy, only once was
great gain made through either OF the
forward walks. That came after the
Blue and Gray had failed to do any
thing with its running attack and
O'Neil's try for a placement goal from
The 45-yard line had rolled harmlessiy
10 a touchback.
From -Navy's first offensive lineup
caldwell carried the ball for 40 yards
before he was knocked down by
Thompson. The fleet Navy back had
crowded past Mosko, Georgetown
right tackle. to get practically clear
field for his heavy gain. Thereafter
both rush lines were nrm ana boln
teams frequently resorted to puntlng.
In this kicking in the first period
Georgetown was distinctly the better.
t;ormley got much more distance into
his efforts than Hamilton and Navy
Several times was forced to open its
attack from its 20-yard line. Not un-
I'll near the end OF the period did the
MidShipmen attempt to make any
headway through the air. Then a
long pass from Hamilton intended for
I.loyd scared just above the latter s
head.
Georgetown Gets Started.
The start of the second period found
GEORGETOWN on the offensive we'll
within Navy territory, but the An
nanoIis gridderS braced and took the
ball on downs on their 22-yard line.
But they had to kick soon ana the
Georgetown attack that loIloWeu
brought a first down. That was all
for Georgetown at the time, but it
presaged the determined offensive that
later was to put the ban across Navy :
goal.
Georgetown continued to hold its
advantage in punting exchanges and
when Navy finally got just WITHIN
the enemy territory all it could do
was to try for goal from held ana
from the 45-yard line at that. Hamli-
tons kick was low aliu the nlll IolIeO
to a touch back.
Navy again found itself near its
own goal and after its passes ground
ed. Hamilton fell back for punt. AS
the ball left his toe, Grigshy got in
front of il and knocked il down. The
Georgetown center beat the flock of
Navy: men who tried TO recover the
pigskin, getting it on Navy'S 22-yard
line. 4 PASS from Gormley TO Waite
brought a first down within 10 yards
If goal Then Nork swung around the
Midshipmen's right flank to Il touch
down. O'Neil deftly negotiated the
extra point with a drop-kick.
That touchdown seemed to spur
Navy to extra effort. for IT. was the
aggressor during the remainder of the
period Caldwell picked up consider
able ground with his plunges and near
the close of the quarter Lloyd took
nass from Hamilton and raced so
wards across the Georgetown goal
but the officials ruled the Navy re-
ceiver had been downed 35 yards
short of the coveted line. and the ball
was recalled.
Georgetown took a new lease on
life at TIE outset OF the third period.
but never had the necessary punch
when il would have meant much. \
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