Evening star., 1931-11-29
PARSACA DELIVERS
PUNCH FOR T|TANS
Hoya'S Line Is Glorious in
Defeat in Closing Game
of Regular Season.
BY r, ID. THOMAS.

TITANS, they call the grid
warriors of Detroit Univer-
i sity, but a '5-foot-7 speci,
men packed the punch that
felled Georgetown, 60, in its
final game of the season yester.
day in Griffith Stadium.
Rocky Bob" Parsaca, 1885,
FOUNDER, who wears a No. II COL
lar, led the winning charge after
a valiant band of Hoya forwards
had fought off defeat through
more than three-quarters of o
contest in which the odds were
heavily against them.
Fretting on the side lines were half
| a dozen ball carriers, paSSerS and re-
ceivers who might have won the day
tor the Blue and Gray if whole of limb
and body, but as it was, Georgetown
had no real power or versatility in itS
! hackfleld. One brave bid it made for
a touchdown by means of lcng for
ward pass and on another occasion IL
reached the 15-yard line with the help
of l5-yard penalty. These were it,
Parsaca Starts 1t.
Midway the final quarter, Parsaco
made a lodging return of 20 yardS
| with a punt to plant the oval on
| Georgetown'S 25-yard stripe and con-
| tinued to lead the attack as the tiriq9
Blue and Gray was pushed steadily
back. A 5-yard penalty and a 7-yar6
pass from Parsaca to O'Neill were tho
| in hn I'D
| across the goal, but Parsaca and Eo
| TuraSchoff were able to make the Scani
| yardage necessary for first downs
| Turaschof gained one of these on the
| i3-yard line. PGrSaca another 2 yardl
! from t',c victory stripe. With every
man ak Of the Blue and Gray line
! fighting his heart out, the yardagN
/ became tougher and tougher as the
! goal neared. Twice Parsaca and once
Turaschoff were stopped for no gain
during the drive and the Titans struck
desperately three times before the Blue
and Gray yielded the final yards
Turaschof plunged for the touchdown
after Parsaca had moved the oval to
within 6 inches Of the goal.
Blows Field Goal
| ParSaca missed with a drop kick for
extra point and it was his second un-
successful kick of the day. Early in
! the first quarter he muffed with IT.
| yard field goal try.
Detroit got this opportunity in .
most unusual manner. In attempting
to punt, Dick King of Georgetown
| slipped on the mist-slickened turf and
completely missed the ball, which was
| gathered in on the Hoya 13-yard line
by Right Tackle Beer. The Titans
had picked up only yards on three
| plays when Parsaca essayed a field goal.
The big thrill for Georgetown adj
| herents came soon after the kickoff
in the third period when Ray Hudson.
now coming in for wide consideration
for all-America end, grabbed a 10-yard
pass from Dick King and ran a. yardc
| to Detroit's 16-yard line. But George
/ towns patched-up backfield could adj
vance the ball no farther on three rum
| ming plays and on fourth down Kings
( pass was intercepted by Halfback Bill
/ O'Neill
Whistle Stops HOya Threat.
Georgetowns other threat might have
materialized in touchdown but for
the half-time. whistle. BY means of q
12-yard aerial, King to Joe Alenty,
15-yard penalty and several short gains.
| the HOyaS had advanced from midfield
to the 15yard stripe when the referee
footed recess.
Aside from HudSon'S sprint with a
pass, there was only one other long
| gain from scrimmage. Parsaca got off
masterful broRen-field gallop of 80
yards in the third period which carried
to midfeld, where Alenty prevented his
emergence into clear territory.
The game was largely punting con-
, test between King of Georgetown and
Chris Shearer, with the advantage for
distance alternating, but Parsaca's 25
and 30 yard returns made a great diff
ference in net effectiveness. The pass.
ing attacks of both teams at times were
pitiful to behold, the beavers handi.
capped by a wet ball and the receivers
lCcntinued on Third PAGE !