Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-10
Colonial Attack Boys
4 Yards Off Goal
In Third Period
Aerial Come of Locals
CoIIopses; Bisons Make
Two Mild Threats
By BURTON HAWKINS.

displaying about as much punch
as a nauseated Golden Gloves fly
weight, George Washington Univer-
sity's floundering football team dis
appointed a homecoming crowd of
1000 yesterday at Griffith Stadium
in staggering to scoreless tie with
an underdog Bucknell eleven.
Failing to penetrate beyond the
Bisons' "a in the first half, G. w.
pushed to the Bucknell 4 in the
third period before its attack col
lapsed. Bucknen advanced to the
Colonials' II in the second period
after moving to the G. w. u IN
the opening quarter, but both touch
down bids fiZZled.
George Washington's anticipated
aerial assault never materlallzed, the
ColoniaIs completing no passes out
of eight attempts in the dull en-
gagement which was spiced only
moderately by the punting duel IN
volving G. WIS Ken Batson and
Bucknell's Frank Serrao.
Bisons Dominate First Half.
Bucknell, victorious only over
Ursinus, defeated in close games by
Penn State and Temple and linn
tied to a scoreless tie with West
ern Maryland, dominated action
IN the first half. The Bisons ma
neuvered to the G. w. % midway
in the first period, but lost the
ball on downs and Batson quick
kicked 70 yards to Bucknells 5-yard
line. Joe Buzas scooped up the
bounding ball and got back to his
10 before being bumped out OF
bounds.
G. w. was in trouble in the sec
ond period as Serrao neatly punted
out on the Colonials' 7. A stab at
the Bucknell line failed and Tom
Grady attempted to punt, only to
have the effort smeared by End
John McElhany. Eddie Wilamoski,
G. w. halfback, pounced on the
cowhide on the 6, however, and
then punted to Fred Fahringer. who
returned Is yards to the G. w. ~.
Fahringer whipped pass to
Quarterback Gene Hayes to advance
the Bisons to George Washington's
IL. Two running plays Melted a
loss of yards and Fullback Paul
Nugent rescued the Colonials from
possible embarrassment by inter-
cepting Walter Wenrick's pass and
returning it to the II.
Clonials Stopped on A.
The Colonials nudged their way
TO Bucknell's 34-yard line EARLY in
the second period as Wilamoski
ripped off several short gains, but
Hayes intercepted Wilamoski's pass
on the Bucknell % to stifle that
mild threat.
The sluggish Colonials appeared
headed for pay dirt early in the
third period when Walter Welc re-
turned Serrao's punt 81 yards to the
G. w. At and Nugent and Batson
plunged to the Buckneli AZ in two
plays.
Welc sliced through left guard for
Il yards to the Bisons' % and Bat
son slipped through the line on a
series of plunges to shove Bucknel
back to its Il. Batson was stopped
at left guard before Welc cracked
center for 6 yards and Batson picked
up ~ yards.
On the next play, though, Batson
was smothered on the 4, couple
of yards short of first down, and
G. WIS most desperate scoring bid
evaporated. What chance the Co.
lonials had of bouncing back van
ished when Batson fumbled anc
Hayes recovered fol, Bucknell on the
Bisons' Is three plays after Serrao
kicked out of danger.
Statistics Favor G. w.
G. WIS hope rose slightly in the
fourth period as Fahringer fun
bled when hit hard by End Johnny
Picco while attempting to pass
Guard Floyd McGlinn recovered for
the Colonials on the Bucknell 40
The Colonials picked up only
yards, however, before Grady punted
into the end zone
George Washington shaded Buck
hell, 1873, in first downs and 21a
to 81 in yards gained, but it went
down in the Bisons' book as a moral
victory.