Evening star., 1928-11-05

ing offense is the best defense
in gridiron combat, but the
gritty eleven of Georgetown Uni
versity demonstrated that such is not
always the case in its startling victory
over the big New York University team
last Saturday.
The Blue and Gray proved to the
satisfaction of all present that a flne
punter can do much to Offset the
powerful drive of an opponent, for II
was the punting by Jim Mooney OF
Georgetown as much-if not more
than anything else that crushed the
Violet in the mud of Yankee Stadium.
GEORGETOWN entered the fray evident
ly realizing its screened attack would
mean little against the New York U
eleven. with its stronger and more
weighty line and superb secondary, even
though this screened attack had made
the Blue and Gray the leading scoring
machine of the Nation. Georgetown
had made its screened attack so danger
Gus mainly through speed, and speed
was not to be attained on the muddy
field last Saturday.
So from the start Georgetown, when
ever it gained possession OF the pan.
was content to make two futile plays
as a rule. then let Jim Mooney dig MS
toe into the ball.
MONEYS Punts Remarkable.
And how Mooney did just that! Three
times he sent it booming above the
gridiron for distance of 65 yards and
rarely did a kicking effort by this
GEORGETOWN stalwart net less than oO
yards.
Only once during the fray did Moon
ev make a poor kick That was when
Georgetown was well within its own
territory and the footing was exception
ally insecure. Then MONEYS punt was
low and the ball hooked outside at
his teams 35-yard line. At other times
the muddy footing never seemed 10 an
nov the powerful booter. With such a
kicker, the Blue and Gray simply took
the heart out of the Violet.
There was no question as to the pow
er of New York University's running
attack With its star attacker. Ken
Strong. carrying the ball repeatedly be-
hind the sterling mterferer, Ed Hill,
in end skirts and of f-tackle brushes,
and the sturdy fullback, Beryl Folet,
slamming into the center Of the George
town line time and time again, the Vio-
let reeled off 1876 yards and II first
downs by rushing. Georgetown got but
45 yards and no first downs with a
running attack.
Yet the Georgetown defense rallied
so gamely whenever goal was threaten
ed that New York University's offens-
i've was helpless and the ball would go
to the Blue and Gray Then would
come one of MONEYS remarkable kicks
and it would be up to New York Uni
versity to try its Steam-roller tactics
over again.
Six times these fierce attacks were
made upon Georgetown's goal and each
time the big kick occurred after George
town had stemmed the onslaught. This
business of having its splendid running
attack always rendered futile when sue
cess seemed at hand and being forced
to plow through the muddy field again
didn't make the Violet quit, but it
certainly didn't improve its morale to
any extent.
Violet Loses POiSe.
That New York University lost its
head somewhat was seen in the launch
ing of its desperate aerial offensive in
the last quarter. Many of the passes
were hurled aimlesSly and many others
were shot with little regard of timing.
The intended receiver couldn't get out
on the muddy field as fast as he had
been doing in drills on dry gridiron,
naturally.
There we're times in that last period
when the completion of one of the long.
wild heavcs made by New York Uni
versity might have proved disastrous to
Georgetown's record. Often, no George
town player was near enough to haul
down the runner had the pass been
successful
Georgetown certainly had a lot Of
eagle-eyed players on the field, how
ever. The way they followed the ball
was something fine to behold Fumble
after tumble was made by New York
University-the Bronx boys must know
now that foot ball has no handles
and most of the time it was a George
town player who had the ball after the
scramble. Strong, the Violet's star
back, twice recovered fumbles he had
made, but every other time he dropped
the ball-and he did so several other
times-it passed over to the George
town side.
In Justice to the New York backs, it
must be mentioned that the frequent
fumbling was not so much their fault
as the fault of their center. Schneider
apparently had had little experience
at handling mud-covered, soggy pig
skin. He snapped the ball back In al
most all directions except the right one,
and that his backfield got it cleaniy as
often as it did was greatly to its credit.
He surely made the backs jump about.
WynkoOp Helps to Score.
It was a poor pass by Schneider
rather than a tumble by O'Herin, the
quarterback, that paved the way to the
Georgetown touchdown. The ball came
back to the Violet quarter trifie high
and to the side. 1t slipped through his
hands, and Ken Provincial, sweeping
around from the left end, gathered it in
while half falling, regained his bal
ance and set sail on a direct course to
the Violet goal. 1t was tough going for
Provincial, for he was packing plenty
of mud all the way, and lasted just long
enough to Stagger across the final stripe
In connection with this touchdown
there's something to be said of Harold
Wynkoop Georgetown center. Well in
front of the pack tearing down the field
through the muck and mire were two
New York University players lunging
desperately at Provincials heels. Within
80 yards Of goal the pair was about s
yards back OF Provincial and seemingly
gaining on him Suddenly springing
from a racing group near these would
be tacklers, Wynkoop threw himself
across their path and took them out OF
the play with neatness and dispatch
After that, barring a fall, there was
nothing to check the progress of the
Georgetown man wading through the
mud to the score
How that Georgetown line functionec
when its goal was endangered. From
tackle to tackle it hurled itself at the
Eiolet and comDletelV SmOthered its
stripe. Perhaps it was the fierce charg
ing of the Hoyas as much as the veal
passing by the Violet center that causeC
the frequent New York University fun
bling when it seemed that nothing els
could prevent score against George
town Several C;enrcafOwYa 1iT,e,11e,