Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
.HOYAS ARE ROUTED
|. IN THE FINAL HALF
Record Crowd for Detroit,
$4,000, Sees HiIItoppers
0utpIayed Near Finish.

Flashing a brilliant passing
and running attack in the sec
~ ond half the unbeaten Univer-
sity of Detroit foot ball team
closed its 1923 season this afternoon
with decisive victory over Georgetown
University, SO to 10.
Tom Connen. the hard-driving cap
tain of the Detroit team, crossed the
rival goal three times and kicked three
points after touchdoWnS. AS a result,
he boosted his total of points for the
season to 1875, the highest in the West
and the second highest in the country.
Connell'S achievements today includ-
ed a run of 96 yards to touchdown
from the opening kickoff. The fun
bled the ball momentarily, but recoV-
cred it and started forward. His in
reference, led by Lloyd Brazil, formed
quickly around him and Connell con-
tinued his dash. AS he reached George
towns 23-yard line he slipped in the
mud. but he got up and kept on going
until he had planted the ball behind the
goal line for the first score of the game.
Despite Connell's spectacular run
that gave Detroit lead in the first OF
play, Detroit was badly outplayed IN
the first two periods. The line could
not stop the rush of the Georgetown
! backs and Georgetown scored TWO
tcuchdowns in the first period, getting
13-to-7 lead that held good until the
intermission.
Vachon Turns the Tide.
While the first half was being played
Lester Vachon, the regular U. OF D.
| quarterback, was on the side lines
nursing a bruised shoulder. His gen.
eralShip has been credited with much
| of the success of Detroit team in the
| last two seasons and the point never
was better illustrated than it was today.
| With the opening of the third period,
Vachon went into the lineup and from
| that moment Detroit looked like diff
! ferent team.
! Whereas Georgetown had had the
advantage in every style of play in the
| first half, Detroit turned the tables in
the second half. Georgetown was out
rushed, outpaSSed, outtackled. In every
way Detroit was superior just as
Georgetown had been superior through
| the first two periods.
| Lloyd Brazil played brilliant game
at halfback for Detroit. He is the hub
of the teams passing attack, and his
work rarely has been better than it
was today AS a hint of the con-
! troll he had on the ball it might be
| pointed out that only one of his passes
was intercepted.
Record Detroit Crowd.
! The contest was played before the
| largest crowd that ever attended foot
ball game in Detroit, exceeding by sew
| eral thousands the attendance at the
Notre Dame battle in the same stadium
last year.
An hour before the kickoff thou
sands had damned the entrances try
ing to get general admission tickets.
Bleacher seats at the ends of the field
were packed to capacity, while every
| seat in the concrete stands was taken.
Besides that, many persons stood and
sat in the aiSles or occupied chairs that
had been brought in to accommodate
| the overflow. Others stood on the field
at the edge of the circus seats. Alto
| gether 1t was estimated that the at
| tendance passed $4,000
Neither a muddy field nor a chilly
wind seemed to hamper either team to
| any extent. There were few fumbleS,
but they did not affect the scoring, and,
broadly speaking. the players kept their
feet well in the slippery footing and
handled the ball with sureness.
Georgetown Quickly Rallies.
Georgetown was not long in pulling
| itself together after Connell's spectacu-
lar run for the opening touchdown.
Such an unexpected thrust would have
demoralized many teams. but not
Georgetown. few minutes after the
scoreboard had registered it's seven
points for Detroit Georgetown got the
fall for first down on the rival A
yard line.
Georgetown's backs. led by Scalzi and
| Hudak, plunged to two successive first
downs that advanced the ball too De-
troit's 22-yard mark. Dryer gained
| two yards and Scalzi threw a pass to
Provincial that gave the visitors a first
| down five yards from the goal line.
! Detroit took time out to consider the
| situation, but could do nothing about
| it. Hudak hit the middle of the line
for 2 yards, and on the next formation
| Dwyer slanted off tackle for a touch
down. Jim Mooney. the kicking star of
the Washingtonians. place-kicked the
! seventh point and the score was tied
incidentally. this was the first time
the Detroit goal line had been crossed
since the second game of the season.
when Tulsa University made IA points
against them.
Hoyas Score Second Time.
After Georgetown had made its first
touchdown, Detroit continued to play
mediocre foot ball. and before the first
period ended the HflltopperS had scored
again.
Standing in the end zone. Brazil had
punted to his own 33-yard line, from
where Georgetown's second successful
march got under way. Scalzi's pass to
Dwyer melted Z yarcs and Dwyer
plunged for first down on the 21-yard
line. Two line plays gained 4 yards
and a pass was grounded, making it
fourth down on the 17-yard line. Scalzi
dropped back and threw a diagonal
pass to Hudak who caught the ball
behind the goal line for Georgetown,s
second and last touchdown.
Neither side scored in the second Pc
Rod, but Georgetown continued to have
the better of the argument Detroit
did not lack for opportunities to tie the
score, but lacked the punch when in
side enemy territory Once Maloney re-
covered a tumble on Georgetown's Is
yard line. but Detroit lost the ball on
downs after gaining only yards. Later
Brazil passed his team TO the opposing
15-yard stripe, where the ball was given
to Georgetown when Harvey Long. an
ineligible receiver, caught one Of Bra
zil's passes.
Detroit Gets Under Way.
With Vachon at quarterback with the
opening of the second half, Detroit be-
gan to look like the team that had
piled up Ia consecutive victories
Starting from his own 20-yard line,
Brazil went through the left side on
Georgetown's line for IA yards Ma
loney plunged through center for more
and Brazil circled end for first down
on Detroit'S 46-yard line.
Brazil threw a short pass to Francis
Phelan and the Detroit end ran to
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