Evening star., 1948-11-21

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rivalry that started in 1890, when
G.. w. was known as Columbian Col
lege. Never before had the Colonials
scored more than seven points and
during one stretch-1921-l942-G.
w. failed to score a single point.
But it was George Washington's
game yesterday, with the redoubt-
able. well-coached Colonials stub
Fbornly holding the favored Hoyas
throughout a grueling first half and
then striking at opportune moments
in each of the final quarters to win.
Davis and Conn Injured.
As the final gun cracked, with G..
w. huddling deep in Hoyas' terri
tory, hordes of students tore down
the goalposts as if they were match
sticks and Georgetown students
graciously refrained from interfer-
ing, probably out of Difference to
the long years of suffering.
1t had been advertised as a battle
between Andy Davis of G. w. and
Billy Conn of the Hoyas, but at the
end each was sitting on the bench
nursing injuries. Nevertheless, Davis
was G. VS. key man and it was
Conn whose hard running kept
Georgetown in the game until the
final minutes.
In a rugged but unspectacular
first half G. W's most effective
drives only carried to the enemy
4S and 35-yard lines and George
town was unable to penetrate be-
yond the Colonials' 81. A slight
edge in the scoreless half was shown
by GEORGETOWN, but in the second
half the Colonials began to move
when it counted.
Davis Delivers in Clutch.
On the kickoff Davis ran Is yards
to his own 81. Jimmy Kline and
Dick Koester lost yards on two
running plays, but when Davis
threw to Hank Bartelloni for one
of the two pass competitions of the
afternoon for G.. w. the attack be-
came alive. Bartelloni was run out
side on G. us 80 and it was first
down.
Davis may not be great player
but he's handy guy when the chips
are down. After Bill Spangler had
gained only yards on two plunges,
Davis switched tactics and threw
to the stocky fullback who special
ICES in kicking and plunging. =.
Spangler caught the ball and
raced to Georgetown's 10, where
upon Davis, on a delayed buck,
snaked II yards to the Hoyas' 2
yard line. On the next play Span
gler plunged across and when Frank
Cavello added the extra point to
make it TO the G. w. crowd, sens
ing victory after so many years,
went wild.
Only 4 minutes and 10 seconds of
the third period had gone, however,
and there was plenty of time for
the Hoyas to come back. They al
most did as they took the next kick
off and marched from their own 81
to George Washington's 10.
tumble Thwarts Hoyas.
Conn was the star Of the march
with his running and passing, but
in the eyes of the spectators he also
was the goat. With the ball on
G. WIS 10, Billy slanted off tackle
for yards: He sent Lou Miller into
the line out of a spread formation
for another 3. putting the ball on
G. WIS 4, but on the next play
Conn fumbled a shaky pass from
center and John Grinnell, center,
for George Washington as
the third quarter ended.
The Colonials had a little luck
going for them early in the final
quarter, after Davis was thrown for
a 20-yard loss. Standing in his end
zone, Spangler punted out and the
ball bounced crafty until Johnny
G. us safety, finally
claimed it on his 48. 1t was on this
play that Davis was injured and
rendered impotent for the rest OF
the game, approximately at the same
time that Conn was retired because
Of aches and pains.
The freakily bouncing punt was
Georgetown's final unSoing. When