Evening star., 1927-10-30
DEVIL DOGS STRONG
sAS
AFTER SLOW START
Catholic u. Holds QuantiCO to
Sc in First Half, but
Then SuccumbS.

r NH1B1TING a powerful rush
ing attack marked by highly
deceptive plays and fine inter
~ ference Quantico Marines swep
to a 1913 triumph over Catho
lie University in their annual battle
yesterday i'm the Brookland Stadium
1t was the Devil Dogs sixth victory il
as many starts.
With bands blarinc and airplancs
zooming overhead and with Marines
In their striking uniforms and girls
galore in vivid frocks making up a
large part Of the gathering of $500.
it was a game played in a colorfuI
setting
For the first half. which ended
In &C deadlock, the Cardinals fought
back the husky Sea Soldiers, but the
latter in the second loosed a deVaSta
ting offenSe that achieved two touch
downs in the third period and couple
more in the fourth while {. t. was
contriving to add but seven points.
c. L. First TO Score.
After neither eleven had been able
to score in the first period Catholic I'ni-
NerSitY counted on the second pla V
o. the next session when Gene Murphy
Nh;pned a 30.yard forward pass to
Johnny Long for the first touchdown.
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the extra point failed. Marines even
ed the count late in the period when
Louis Brunette went over on a line
plunge, Gotko's place-kick for the
extra point was blocked.
In the third period the GYreneS
stepped out With a will and BoZo
Duncan scored after catching a pass
from Brunette and the latter shortly
afterWard scored another touchdown
when he Iunged through the line.
Gotko added the point after each
tally on place-kicks.
Catholic University showed across
its final touchdown in the final period
on a 15-yard pass from Murphy to
Harvey. The Cardinals got the extra
point when the Marines were ruled
offside. I4ashing back with Il ven
Eeance, however. the Leathernecks
counted two more touchdoWnS Levey
rushed across the goal for the first
marker after snaring d heave through
the air from Shapley. Then O'Neill.
who went in for Woods, swept off
left tackle for So yards and the other
touchdown, Shapiey missed a place
kick for the extra point after the
first score. but made good on a similar
try after the second.
Marines Reserve Factor.
Superior reserve strength doubtless
was the most telling factor in the
Marine victory. Equipped with two
sets of backfield men. both powerful,
and plenty of capable second-string
material in other departments it was
simply a case of the considerably
heavier Sea Soldier combination wear.
ing down Jack McAuliffe's scrappy
bunch.
{. L., perhaps, was better on for
ward passing. scoring both its touch
downs through the air. but the
Marines excelled in rushing.
With Alan Shapley. former Navy
crack: Jim Levey. Louis Rrunelle.
Bozo Duncan and Gotko heading their
wcli-screened smashing assault and
with their line showing sturdily on de
fense, Capt. Wigmore's work in this
respect being particularly noteworthy.
Marines were usually the agGreSSors
Gene Murphy. acting captain in
place Of Capt. Ray Foley. who is out
OF the game with an injury. Johnny
Long and Jack Malevich were the
big guns in {. Us attack. Harvey
also played well. both offensivclv and
dcfenSively. and Dufour proved Il star
in the line.