The Washington times., 1937-10-09
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SAMPSON STAR
BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

BY FRANK BUCK" ONEILL
There long has been an axiom
in baseball that if a team threw
the ball around enough it would
kill its chances of victory. That
axiom worked out to the last de-
tail at Griffith Stadium last night
as the football eleven of West
Virginia Wesleyan tossed to the
winds it's last chance of winning
over George Washington Univer-
sity. The ColonialS won by a
score of l8 to 10. and a crowd Of
something more than 10000 paid
admission went home rejoicing.
Late in the game the Bobcats,
flashing wildly in their orange
and.black-striped jerseys, with or
ange breeches, went overhead in
a desperate effort to win the game.
A touchdown would put them
ahead; might win the game, as
things were going.
Coleman dropped back and shot
q pass to Gatskie, who moved in
sweeping stride to the George
Washington 25-yard line before he
was stopped. There the lateral
pass devil beset Gatskie, and he
Tipped the ball to Kurlinski. The
last named, ringed in by Colonial
tacklers, fumbled the ball and
Sampson recovered for George
Washington.
RECEIVERS BALL
The alertness of Sampson gave
the Colonials the ball and they
were not in trouble again.
The battle of Bobcat and Co
lonial might be termed a match
of errors, tactical and physical.
There was an occasional gliSten
OF ivory, but this must be expected
In college contests. :,
The first touchdown scored
against George washington was
made possible by a muff of a punt
by Joe Kaufman. Broadwater,
the Bobcat end, dove into Kauf-
man after the latter dropped the
ball, and effectually stopped any
possibility of the bail being re-
covered by the Buff and Blue.
A forward pass, Mackey to Cole
man then spun through the air
for 81 yards and a touchdown,
putting West Virginia Wesleyan
ahead.
BLOCKS KICK
In the third period Able Cole
man, who was q great punter,
pinned the Colonials back on their
goal line with one Of his search
ing, soaring drives. Borden
dropped back to punt, but he went
back only about seven and a half
yards, and punted off two and
one.half steps toward the line.
His kick was blocked and Cic-
cone, a great football player last
night, recovered one yard from the
line.
A pass and two bucks were
stopped by George Washington,
but Mackey stormed over the right
side and barely made pay dirt.
Coleman kicked the goal.
George Washington ate up dis
lance for its first touchdown, Scor-
ing from beyond midfield on
passes from Sampson to Turner.
On this latter toss, the receiver
was off in the end zone by him
self.
RUNS FIFTY-NINE YARDS
On a spread to the left, Mahan
started wide, reversed his field,
and with fine blocking to aid
him, ran SO yards to score. An
other pass, from Sampson to
Mahan, was followed by a 10-yard
dash by Sampson for a score.
The Bobcats were vulnerable to
O passing attack. The chart shows
that George Washington gained
lat yards through the air. But
the Colonials did not pass half
often enough. If they had raked
the flat against the eight and
sometimes nine-man line defense
offered by West Virginia Yves
leyan, the score might have
reached imposing totals.
The game was featured by some
Of the finest punting that has
gladdened the hearts of observers
this season. Sampson and Borden
did well for George Washington.
Coleman was potent for West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan. Sampson was a
fine back, and in the first half
the George Washington line
played fine football. The charging
was strong and the close blocking
was effective. Mahan performed
brilliantly.