Evening star., 1929-10-13

La Favre scored a touchdown and
Olsen and Targee reelsd off many a
gain. though the latter was in the
game only part of the time.
Blackie Coleman. big fullback. was
the standout in the Colonial backfield.
crashing the line on successive bucks on
TWO occasions for total of 80 yards
Sam Berkowitz was another to show
TO advantage on the Colonial attack.
1t was late in the first period when
American registered its safety. punt
by McGrew of George Washington was
blocked and the ball rolled out of
bounds behind the Colonial goal line
1t automatically was safety. Ralph
Markham, American University guard
pounced upon the ball. Had he been
able to snare the leather a moment
before, or before it rolled out of bounds,
1t would have been a Methodist touch
down.
A. U. Goes Over in Final.
Americans touchdown came in the
first stages of the final period, when
La Favre crashed through from the
George Washington one-foot line. The
touchdown ended a long drive down
the field by the Methodists. during
which Olsen and La Favre alternated
Tense for gain after gain. La Favres
place kick for the extra point lacked
distance.
Right at the start of the battle,
Young'S charges gave unmiStakable 'evi-
dence that they pack virile punch
and that their 51-0 victory over Shen-
andoah College last Saturday by no
means constituted the proverbial flash
in the pan. Early in the opening period,
after A. u. got possession of the ball
following a tumble by Babe Clapper,
Colonial quarterback Orville Targee,
who was the shining light in his teams
victory over Shenandoah got of around
right end for a 25-yard sweep. and
little later plunged for more yards.
Red" Olsen was sent In for Targee
shortly afterward and negotiated a nifty
1S-yard run following a sprint of Is
yards by La Favre. Field and La Favre
then oollaborated to rush the leather to
the shadow of the Colonial goal posts
where q. w. braced. 1t was at this
stage that McGrew's kick was blocked
and the American safety was registered.
Menace Line in Second.
In the second period the Methodists
again menaced the Colonial goal. get
ting to the latterSs 1-yard line as the
result of line thrusts by Olsen and La
Favre and an off-side penalty imposed
on the Colonials.
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after Clements had run the A. u. kick
on back 80 yards Hoffman staged one
of his solo sallies, which yielded three
first downs in a row. Later, however,
A. u. checked the Colonials and opened
q smart mixed attack on its own ac-
count with Olsen and La Favre clipping
of most of the yardage. This foray
brought the bali to the G. w. 80-yard
. line at the end of the third period
Continuing their attack with the
opening of the final session A. u, with
Olsen and La Favre smashing hard,
lunged through to the Colonial l-foot
line from where La Vavre ripped
through to his touchdown Hoffman
then began running Wild again for
the MethodistS and hit the line time and
again for substantial advances. A few
moments later, however, a pass from
BerkowitZ to Clements failed and A. u.
got possession of the ball. From that
point until the end of the game play
was confined to around midfield,
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