Evening star., 1927-12-04
BERNARD TALL|ES
W|TH65YARDRUN
Makes Scoring Dash After
lntercepting Heave in
Third Quarter.
Ry EDWARD A. FULLER. JR.

L< back, shared a forward pas:
from George Garvin, Coinage
a halfback, and rushed 65 yard,
for the touchdown that gave
his team 60 triumph over it's dear
est foe in their annual foot ba battle
Yesterday at Clark Griffith Stadium
6ernards dazzling sprint came in the
third period and halted abruptly q
determined GonZaga offensive. Trill
lng'S place kick for the extra point
was blocked by Pyne. Despite the in
element weather, 1900 attended the
game.
It was a sweet victory for Dewitt.
Awhich was crashed by the Purple
last Fall, S3 TO 0. The Georgetown
Schoolboys have now won two of three
dames played with the I-streeters.
U&evitt was victorious in 1924 by 80
ton 10. The schools did not meet in
d ernard had replaced the husllier
MCINTYRE. who. like most of the other
playters, had found difficulty in attain
ing <speed or sure footing on the
muddy gridron.
Dewitt had not seriously threatened
the Purple goal before Bernard's long
sprint Inor was it particularly danger
Gus Thereafter. Gonzaga Contrived 10
get several promising offensives under
way, but Dewitt always repulsed the
J-StEeStSfS WneN lUeN ItOtlleu WiHiH
striking distance of a score.
Mud Checked Rivals.
- II was the uncertain going that
made the play OF both teams slow
and erratic for the most part. Neither
was able to maintain a sustained
attack, and there was much punting.
Francis Knott, fullbaCk, and Garvin,
halfback did the booting for Dewitt
and GonZaSa, respectively, and did an
excellent job of it. too. considering
the heavy ball. The punts as a rule
got maximum yardage, as the safety
man usually was downed by the time
he had sloughed his way through the
mud TO the oval.
Each eleven had it's heroes. Aside
atrom Bernard, the brightest perform
err for Dewitt was Kirk Hopper, left
end This boy swept in time and
again TO down the Purple sball-carrier
before he got under way. Knott, in
addition to his kicking, gave a sturdy
exhibition generally and Mickey Har-
tTis. quarterback, also was conspicu.
3 y otls in the Georgetowners' play.
&c FN Gonzaga. Garvin. not only
Booted, strongly, but headed the
Purple offense. His best bit was his
45-yard return of the kickoff follow
ing Devitt's touchdown. He also was
on the throwing end of several clever
iy executed forward passes. Bussink,
tullback, played a hard, rugged game
for the I-streeters, ard Pyne. at right
end, showed cleverly. Capt. Tom
Brew and McVeaaswere forced from
the going. in the second and third
periods, respectively, and the absence
of these stalwarts was lusty blow
TO GonZaga. Each had played well.
With both teams trying to get their
'sea legs the first period was largely
given over to punting, neither eleven
being able 10 get anywhere on attack
Capt. Brew furnished the only real
thrill of the quarter when he blocked
Knots punt in midfield. However
The Purple was unable TO profit by
the break.
Puntiug Improves.
There. also was little color to the
second period. Again neither team
was able to advance the ball appreci-
ably and there was much punting,
which incidentally was considerably
better than that of the opening stages.
Play at times became exceedingly spirit
I'd and two penalties for roughness were
inflicted. During the proceedings.
Capt. Brew had several teeth knocked
loose and had to get out.
Bernard's victory-producing run was
the high light of the third period.
rionzaga's most successful offense,
staged in this period, heartened the
followers of the Purple. On the
kickoff following Devitt's touchdown,
Garvin seized the ball and streaked
back 45 yards before he was downed.
Then with Busink he worked the ball
10 Devitt's 25-yard line before the
Purple was halted. Knott got off
poor punt and GonZaga came on
again, only TO be stopped this time
at its rivals 20-yard mark.
In the final period the Purple fiared
for a time with a nifty passing at
tack. Three heaves, one a lateral
toss. netted As yards. Garvin whipped
the bali to Pyne, Bussink and Altman
respectively. during this drive. Dew
tit held, however, before Gonzaga got
close to its goal. In the late stages of
the game, play again became de.
cidedly brisk and couple of 15-yard
penalties We're meted out because of
the tooIively pastiming.
Ljne-Up and Summary.