The Washington times., 1932-11-21
HOYAS FLASHED
IMPROVEMENT
. To GET TIE
BY HARRY COSTELLO

GeOrBeCOWn, CaCnOuc UnlVer-
sity, Maryland and Navy all
showed to advantage in games of
the weekend.
Georgetown, for the first time
this year, looked and acted like
a real football team. The HoyaS
seemed destined to win, but an
unusual play toward the end of
the game caused q tie, 6 to 6.
Bucknell came into possession of
the ball on Georgetown's 7-yard
line. The Bisons tried a pass, far
out to the right. It failed. Then
they tried a pass out to the left.
Hudson, Georgetown captain,
sensed the play, ran back and
was stationed just across the Hill
top goal line as the ball was
thrown. Close to Hudson was
Vetter, Bucknell's receiver.
Falls in Foes Arms
Hudson, it seemed, could easily
have grounded the ball. In a
Split-Second Of time he decided to
try to ground the ball in the end
zone. He apparently erdeavored
to do so, licked the ball with his
hands and it went toward the
ground, but into the arms of Vet
ter, who fell lust on the goal line
for the touchdown which tied the
score.
Second guessing is quite
pastime, and many felt that
Hudson made mistake. How
ever that may be, no one can
blame the Hoya leader. Had he
succeeded in his effort to ground
that ball in the end zone it
would have been Georgetown's
ball at the Hoya 20-yard line,
and Georgetown would have won.
Had he knocked the ball into the
playing field, that is, grounded
it on the one-foot line, Bucknell
would have had two more tries
for the touchdown. iHudson's
was a wise move, yet it brought
Bucknell on even terms.
Those persons who witnessed
the Catholic University -Duquesne
game are still talking about that
class grid contest.
Great Exhibition
The game as played stands as
one of the greatest exhibitions
Of football ever offered by two
teams in the one game.
It Is interesting to note the re.
actions of football men.
Jim Pixlee, coach of George
Washington, said of the game:
'It was one of the best
games ever saw. 1t was a
tight ball game. 1 cannot re-
call q game which equaIled
1t for consistency in getting
out Of tight spots. 1t was an
ideal contest from the stand
point of a football coach, as
the players did not fail when
pressure was placed on them.
1t was a beautiful game to
watch"
Len Walsh, Pixlee's assistant,
said:
"T don't believe 1 ever saw
q better game. 1t was not only
exciting and thrilling, but it
was as near to perfectly played
as possible. I could not see
enough difference in the two
teams to warrant thinking that
one was superior to the other.
The comparatively small num-
ber Of mistakes, the large num-
ber of fine moves under the
severest Of pressure, the even-
ness and caliber of play all
Joined to make it wonderful
contest"
All Probably Agree
All who witnessed the game
probably agree with Pixlee and
Walsh.
This writer has pegged the
game in his memory as one of
the greatest he has ever wit
messed, and he has witnessed
quite few during the past two
decades.
Maryland went to work with
vim when a scoring chance pre-
Sented itself in the Washington
and Lee game, travelled some q
yards, scored, and then protected
its lead. The fact that the Old
Liners scored indicates that the
TerpS have q scoring punch and
in it's remaining two contests
Maryland should prove rather
difficult to defeat.
AS was Expected, Gallaudet
proved no match for Shepherd.
Navy'S grand showing against
Notre Dame is certainly a feather
in the coaching cap at Annapolis.
Also, it bears out predictions
made for Navy-that the Middies
would be hard to defeat in No
Ven1her