Evening star., 1936-10-25
V|OLETS GET EVEN
WITH LATE TALLY
Sensational Catch of Pass
Ends G. us Undefeated,
Unscored.on Status.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Etaff Correspondent of The Star.

BtAd correspondent OF Inc 9t1r.
"A yEW YORK, October 24.-The
twice-beaten Violets of New
VI York University retained a
/ portion Of the Indian sign
they hold over Georgetown today and
knocked the undefeated Hilltoppers
from the list of united and unscored-
upon elevens by holding them to
TT tie before $4,000 spectators in
Yankee Stadium.
With a thrust that stood out in
sharp contrast in battle of hard
tackling iinemen, Quarterback Bernie
Bloom of the Violets whipped long,
low pass in the final quarter to Half
back Harry Shorten for a touchdown
to prevent Georgetown from winning
a victory it has coveted for six years,
or ever since Hoya eleven last de-
feated New York U. In 1929.
Earlier In the dramatic battle.
Larry Hardy, Georgetown center, had
crashed through the line to block
punt by Danny Dowd. scoop it up.
and race IS yards for q touchdown
that promised to elevate Hilltop foot
ball to new heights. Throughout the
entire fray the Violets were the ag-
sressors, but despite the superiority OF
their running game it looked as II
Hardy,s touchdown and the extra
point added by Wilfred Valiquette
would sufice.
Makes Sensational Catch.
THEN. hurled back only a few mo-
Il ments before, while less than
four yards from Georgetowns goal
New York made its aerial thrust.
Taking Fullback Bill Duff's punt in
midfeld, Bloom raced back to the
Hoyas' 30-yard line, there to whip
the pass for the tying touchdown.
Both Tony Barabas and Dooley were
on the ball, but Shorten in some
miraculous manner made the catch
from beneath their very noses while
across the goal line. George Brown,
a guard, booted squarely over the
goal post to tie the score. The Violets
outplayed the Hoyas. Not until the
dying moments did Georgetowns at
tack start to function, with the result
that New York University made II
first downs to 6, gained 164 yards
by rushing to Ill, and gained So
yards on passes to 27.
Hilltoppers Alert.
THE saving grace of the Hilltoppers
= was their alertness in intercept
ing passes. Five times they nullified
Violet marches by snaring passes
thrown by the enemy. and on other
occasions when New York University
threatened to score Barabas, AL Sny-
der, Hardy and Stralka rose to the
heights by desperate stands.
In the dying moments of the first
period Nolan gave Georgetown its
first and only real chance to march
to q touchdown when he intercepted
q Violet pass on the enemy,s 22-yard
line. Aided by a penalty against
N Y. u. the Hoyas reached the IL
on first down, but Nal Stevens team
made a goal-line stand, took the ball
on downs and kicked to safety.
Georgetown's score, coming with
only four minutes left to play in the
first half, was due to brilliant, spec
tacular play by the lanky Hardy. N.
Y. U. had rammed to first down
on its As. but the Hoyas braced and
Dowd dropped back to kick. Hardy.
coming out of his rowing position back
Of the line, drove in fast and smoth-
cred the kick, which rolled toward the
goal. Without losing stride he raced
past Dowd, picked up the ball on the
run, and carried it across.
Whistle Halts Hoyas.
HAD not time been against them,
= = the Hoyas might have scored
again. Seemingly panicky, the Vio-
lets attempted a pass in their own
territory after taking the kickoff;
Hardy leaped to intercept it and shot
a lateral to Barabas, who carried the
ball to New York's IS. Here Tommy
Keating started a lateral that made
1t first down on the IS, but before
Georgetown could follow up the whis-
tie sounded.
Neither team could click in the
third quarter, but once the final period
started the Violets' attack began to
roll. Recovering tumble by Keat-
ing on their own 43, the Violets
reeled of four consecutive first downs
to plant the ball on the 10-yard line.
Here Georgetown's weary warriors
gallantly rallied and hurled back big
Ed williams, q Negro fullback, and
the fleet Mike Stelmach, who had
gained consistently few minutes be-
fore. Finally the Hoyas took the ball
on downs, less than 4 yards from
their pnal The worst seemed tn he