Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Hedve 10 Kopcik
Gets Koya Tally
In Third Period
Safety Is Made Near
End; Foes Big Lines
Tire Game CoIonioIs
BY FRANCIS e. STAN.

Georgetown's heralded and haugh-
ty football forces almost threw their
bowl chances into the soup yes
terday at Griffith Stadium. but a
combination of George Washington
fumbles, third-period touchdown
pass by a third-string back and a
last-minute safety sufficed to give
them an 8-to-0 victory over their
local rivals in a bitter battle which
raised the Hoyas' three-year record
to "a triumphs, one defeat and tie
in &c games.
AS crowd of $4,000 watched in
establishment, Georgetown two
mighty machines almost allowed the
smaller, underdog Colonial team to
run them out of the park before
Benny Bulvin, 20-year-old SUBJ
stitute halfback, passed to Left End
Mike Kopcik for touchdown late
in the third quarter for a 60 lead.
Even with this lead the game was
far from settled until. with only
seconds of play remaining, a safety
was scored against George WASH
ington as the Colonials, desperately
striving to shake loose a runner or
complete a long pass, faded behind
their own goal and met with a rush
Of Hoya tacklers.
Hoya Lines Wear Down G.. W.
To Georgetown went the victory
and to George Washington went the
glory That was the division of the
spoils. Perhaps to the Colonials it
was a paltry reward, FOR after so
years they still are seeking their
| first decision over the Hilltop school,
which has won II times from G. w.
and participated in one scoreless tie,
which happened in 1907.
Possibly the whole story of the
game could be told in a few words.
AS long as they lasted, George WASH
ington's lighter. harder charging
linesmen outplayed the big boys
who had put their Georgetown team
among the ranking four teams in
/ the East.
In the end, the twin lines of the
HoyaS wore down Bill Remnants
savage line, but that edge did not
decide the game. Bulvin's pass to
Kopcik in the territory of a limping
/ Colonial secondary, Sam Babich, was
one of the reasons. Another was the
failure of G. w. backs to hold the
ball when they we're in pay territory.
Fast Back Aids Georgetown.
A third was the presence in the
backfield of Georgetown of a ma
tional sprint champion when a G..
w. pass receiver, Halfback Tom
Grady, was headed for a goal with
a clear field ahead
In this game, which aroused the
admiration of the crowd for the
plucky, twice-beaten and once-tied
George Washington eleven, it was
obvious that Georgetown did not
family resemble the confident, hard
charging team which had routed
Syracuse, New York University and
Temple, and which had held mighty
Boston College to an 1919 decision
last week.
Only two of the Hoya stars be-
haved as such, and while Tackle
| Al Blozis and Fullback Jim Cas-
tiglia we're bearing the brunt of the
! burden. all-American Guard Augie
Lilo found himself treated like the
veriest green rookie. He was mouse
/ trapped and run over, and on three
place-kicking attempts-for a field
goal, for an extra point and on a
/ kickoff-he fell down.
Early Play Against G. w.
The odds were against George
Washington and so was the early
play. In the openings seconds, little
Ken Batson, playing his final game
and playing in tough luck, got off
a poor punt which sailed outside
on his own AZ and Georgetown took
/ over as if it owned the Colonials.
With a seeming lack of effort the
Hoyas paraded to first down on
G. VS. 7-yard line and it began
| to look as if the customers who
stayed away in droves because they
feared a rout had the right slant
on the game
/ But here the Colonials rose gall
! lantly to the occasion, fiinging back
/ the enemy and taking the ball on
their own 20. Up to their 80 they
marched and then Batson booted
out of bounds on Georgetown's %.
But just as G. W. adherents were
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