Evening star., 1939-10-22
Sluggish Hoyas
Barely Win in
Last Period
EyeIosh Ruling for
First Down 3 Inches
From Goal Helps
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Star Stan Correspondent,

LEWISBURG, Pa, Oct. 21.-A
sluggish, listless Georgetown foot
ball team, unbeaten since 1887, mar
rowly managed to keep its record
clean here today against lighter,
underdog Bucknell eleven which
bowed, 1877, after a bitter duel be-
fore 5000 spectators at the Bisons'
homecoming spectacle.
The Hoyas, obviously concentrat-
ing on their forthcoming struggle
with George Washington, scored
their first touchdown on blocked
punt and set up their 81 end with
a desperate fourth-down plunge
that left them according to the
head linesman's ruling at first
down less than three inches from
goal in beating a Bucknell team
which already had fallen before
Gettysburg and Penn State and
had beaten only little Albright.
Georgetown was the better Of
the two teams which waged this
hand-to-hand battle today. The
Hoyas made more first downs and
gained more ground and generally
exhibited superiority, but by the
same token Georgetown was not
up to par. The Hoyas apparently
were taking a victory over Bucknell
for granted and were conserving
themselves for the test q week
hence against George Washington
in one of the Districts prize foot
ball offerings
Alertness Aids Hoyas.
Only because the Hoyas were
adept at making the most Of enemy
mistakes were they able to defeat
the smaller, lighter and less
touted Bisons on a warm, rainy
afternoon. And, as said before,
they did it on blocked punt and
on a linesman's ruling.
After a scoreless first period. Lou
Falcone, sophomore back Of the
Hoyas. got off a punt that popped
into the arms Of co-Capt. George
Kick of Bucknell and popped out
again as the Bison was hit on his
25-yard line.
The loose ball tumbled crafty
and was pounced upon by Angelo
Paternoster, substitute Hoya
guard.
1t definitely was a Georgetown
break, but it required still another
break for the Hoyas to score. Jules
Koshlap, the Georgetown passer,
tried the line and lost little yard
age. Then he passed to Lou Che
cas-. heir apparent to Joe Mellen-
decks duties, and the heave was
good. for 10 yards and first down
on Bucknells 6-yard line.
With q Georgetown touchdown
almost certain, Koshlap took the ball
and plunged to the 1-yard line.
Then Jim Castiglia, considered the
best line-cracker on the squad, tried
the center of the line. Castiglia
fumbled and the ball was recovered
by Bucknell.
Kowalski Gets Score.
A few dizzy moments followed.
Fullback Frank Serrao, a star all
afternoon, dropped back to punt for
the Bisons. but as he swung his foot
into the ball the leaping figure Of
Tackle Joe Daniels was in the way.
The ball caromed of Daniels body
and into the end zone, where SUBJ
stitute Tackle Ed Kowalski fell on
the ball for touchdown. Frank
Kercher, star end of the Hoyas,
kicked the extra point from place.
ment and gave Georgetown a TO
| lead.
The little Bucknell team was quick
to come back. After the kickoff to
start the second half, Georgetown
punted and Kick made spectacu-
lar 42-yard run-back of the ball to
the Hoyas' 32-yard line. A running
play failed to gain and pass, Serrao
to Kick, picked up only yards.
Obviously, it was an important
moment for the Bisons and they
made the most of it. On the next
play Serrao faded far back and
threw long pass to Right End Ed
Gore, who was guarded by Safety
Man Koshlap. AS the ball came
close, Gore seemed to push Goshlap
and then grab the oval as he fell
across the line for a touchdown, to
which Kick added the etxra point,
tying the score at TT.
Hoyas Lose Protest.
The Georgetown Board of Strait
egy, led by Head Coach Jack Hager-
ty, protested the alleged fouling and
called for a touchback. The protest
was disallowed and, with the score
at TT, the two teams settled down
in earnest.
As If realizing what q TT tie
woulds mean, the Hoyas began to
bang away at Bucknell's goal in the
final period. The Georgetowns were
deep in Bison territory, forcing
Serrao to punt to Benny Bulvin, who
ran to Bucknell's 28. This in the
end proved the winning move,
Koshlap drove through the center
of the line for yards and then
passed to Falcone, who ran to
Bucknell's 10. Jim Castiglia, hard
charging fullback, grabbed 4 more
yards and Bulvin got 2 more, leaving
Georgetown 4 yards from the Bison
goal.
Sending Castiglia through the
center Of the line, Georgetown got
only a yard, putting the ball on the
3-yard line. On fourth down Cas-
tiglia carried again, but was stopped
approximately 3 inches from the
goal. Linesmen measured for q first
down and gave Georgetown the ball.
Castiglia Gets Across.
This was enough. On the next
play Castiglia rushed the ball at the
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