Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
SCALz| IS VICTIM
OF GOOD ATTEMPT
Effort to Keep Rival From
Ball Gives Winning Edge
to West Virginia.
BY R. d. THOMAS,

~ ONE who saw Georgetown Uni
versity lose its Homecoming foot
A baN game last night to West
Virginia, z to IA. under the arc
iisrts Of Grifith Stadium, today un-
wontedly were critical of Johnny Scalzi,
the Hoyas' colorful quarterback.
It was ScalM who propelled the ball
across his own goal, where it was down
ed by Capt. Gordon of West Virginia
for the touchdown that ultimately was
to decide the issue.
It was q dangerous spot for Scalzi
and Johnny is daring gridironer. The
ball had been punted from midfield by
the Mountaineers' outstanding player,
Eddie Bartrug, and was bouncing crafty
in q corner near the Georgetown goal.
Two Mountaineers were rushing to-
ward 1t.
Luck Not With Him.
II It bounced across the goal it was
a touchdown, with Georgetown to get
the ball on its own 20-yard line. II one
Of the enemy downed 1t, and this loomed
as @ probability unless Scaln prevented,
the Hoyas would be out about 19 yards
and backed up against their own goal.
Scalzi made q sudden move. some
thought he made an unwiSe attempt to
grab the oval and pull one OF his color
3ll returns. AS a matter of fact, his ef-
fort was directed toward blocking q
Mountaineer who thought to down the
ball.
scalzi succeeded, but the goose was
hit instead Of the gander. The &C.
centric oval hoped side-wise and john
ny's knee biffed 1t across the goal.
There went the ball game, for George
town never was able to emerge from
the hole.
This happened in the FIRST period
and the Hoyas made valiant uphill
fight to the finish. They outgained the
enemy consistently all the way, making
IL first downs to z, but they boboed
ut critical moments and made other
mistakes that killed them OF.
As Tom Mills, their coach, observed
Today: Were a green team and most
Of our mistakes have been due to In
experience"
Has Shown Punch.
The Georgetown eleven, green though
Il be, has undeniable punch. 1t has lost
two games in succession to teams 1t
figured 10 beat, or at least tie, as IN
the case of Western Maryland, but In
both those defeats carried the ball many
more yards than the foe.
It has been unable to capitalize on
opportunities. Its potentialities were
revealed in the fourth quarter last night,
when, after holding the Mountaineers
for downs on the Georgetown 20-yard
line, It made q truly brilliant march to
q touchdown, and as the contest drew
to q close tried gamely to tie the score
with long passes that barely failed.
Johnny Bozek was conspicuous In
the Georgetown scoring. He had
hand In the gaining Of nearly all the
80 yards to the goal. throwing and re-
ceiving passes and making dashy
spurts on running plays However. it
was perfectly executed pass for Ii
yards, scalEi TO Phil Mooney, that
scored the touchdown.
Bartrug Is Effective.
West virginia's second marker also
was made in the last quarter. Bartrug,
whose all-round performance was
feature Of the game. started touch
down advance from the Georgetown
4O-yard line with q 1O-yard gain. He
and Doyle plowed on to the 15-yard
stripe and then Bartrug passed to
Sortet for first down, 3 yards from the
goal, after which Bartrug hit tackle
for the score. He also place-kicked
the extra point
About $4,000 saw the game, but many
Of them got almost as much Of kick
out Of the maneuvers of the Silent
Platoon from Fort Washington, which
entertained between the halves. To
those who thrill to military spectacles
this body of meticuiously drilled soldiers
was a revelation.
What foot ball team would George
towns be were 1t able to execute plays
with the precision and timing employed
by the Silent Platoon in its fancy
formations Lineup and summary: