Georgetown at Georgia Tech

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 16, 1919, page 26

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  GEORGETOWN EASY FOR GEORGIA TECH Crowd of 5000 Sees Blue and Gray HumbIed by Score of 27 to O. “JUMP SHIFT” is FACTOR ATLANTA, Ga, November 15.- Georgia Tech beat Georgetown Uni versity here today by the decisive score Of 81 to 0. Three Of the victor’s touchdowns resulted from smashing. plunging gains through the line. and the final one by spectacular e5-yard run from the kickoff by Scarborough, a substitute back. It was cold and clear with but little wind and fully $1,000 foot ball entkusiasts saw the conquerors Of the Navy outplayed almost from start to finish. Twice they threatened seriously. The first time a tumble lost the chance and the other time Techs line held as few lines ever hold an4 the powerful Blue and Gray bac..r down in four desperate attempts. They played hard fighting game throus--out. however, at which McQuade i-> the attack. Jump Shift Does It Techs famous Jump shift dis carded for the Washington and Lee game. was back in use today and to many spectators it was the thing that the invaders could not break up. Hardly any other formation was used and to the tune of Dixie” ragged numerically by the student band, the Tech backs smashed their way to victory. Most of the gains were made just outside tackle. A free exchange Of punts marked the game, with honors about even. but Techs advantage lay in the ability OF the Yellow Jackets to down the Georgetown runner in his tracks as he caught the kick. The first period was scoreless al fnr1r h u w. -, q Georgetown’s 24-yard line. He was injured few minutes later in max ing hard tackle and retired. Phillips. Techs center. was hurt on the next play and retired. Ahearn of George town also was injured and had to retire. McQuade for Georgetown featured this period with a 32-yard run With Flowers gone, and no one left to skirt the ends in his spectacular fashion, the Tech backs in the second period took to smashing the line. Har- Ian, Ferst. McDonough and Barron. with Harlan the star gamer. plowed their way through the line for three down fell to Barron. Fincher failed at the goal. Tech started another march. but failed. and punts were exchanged several times. Much of the same play marked the third period, except that Georgetown . line and with McQuade. Gargan, Leighty and Livers taking turns at bucking. the invaders marched down within 25 yards of the coveted goal. A forward pass. Gargan to Harry Sui livan. added II yards, being one of the few that Tech failed to break up. There were then yards to go. Gar gan bucked three over right tackle. Livers gained one through left tackle and McQuade took the ball with 4 yards to go. He was downed against a stonewall defense with 1-yard gain. Unable to get the touchdown by bucking, the visitors tried forward pass. Gargan tossed the ball over the goal line toward McQuade. but Webb. of Tech rushed in the way and the spheroid struck his shoulder. All Tech in Final Period. In the final period it was all Tech. and the Golden Tornado of 1917 appeared back on the gridiron. Harlan and McDonough got touchdownc that came from smashing attack against the Georgetown line. Barron and Ferst and McDonough and Harlan. with the latter playing one Of the best games of his career. formed for the Jump shift” one time after an other until the two touchdowns were made. Fincher kicked both goals. Kenyon for Georgetown booted the pigskin So yards after the third and Scarborough, who had gone in for Barron, received it on his own 5-yard line. He had good through the oncoming team and sighting an opening where three of his opponents had been dumped, he fairly leaped Another second, it seemed, and he had a clear field before him and raced across the goal line. Fincher kicked goal and the game was over right after Georgetown kicked on again.

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  The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., November 16, 1919, page 5

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  Georgia Tech Receivers and Downs Georgetown Atlanta. Ga. Nov. 15,-The Golden Tornado recovered from their defeat at the hands of inc Washington and Lee eleven and won from the Georgetown Hilltoppers, % to 0, here today. They outpiayed and out fought the visitors at every stage Of the game with the possible exception Of the first quarter, which was practically a toss up between the two teams, At the beginning of the second quarter the Jackets jumped on the Hilltoppers and before they could stop them they had crosser The goal for the first touchdown. This score was made by Red Barron and Eli Fincher promptly kicked goal. The game rocked along for two quarters, both elevens resorting to punting game until the game had apout ten minutes toll 60. At this time George town had the ball within striking distance but they were held until the third down when q snort for ward pass was attempted. The Jackets taking advantage OF the Hiiltoppers marched down the field for touchdown. Then Scar borough went into the game fol Barron and he received the ball or the kickoff on his own fye-yard line and went through the entire Georgetown team for a touchdown Tech kicked of to the visitors and it wasn’t long before the Colder Tornado had the position OF the bal again and they again marched across the visitors goal line for the third touchdown OF the quarter. Harlan, Barron and Scarborough played the best game Of their lives each making gains when they were needed, Harlan ripped through the Georgetown line for gains OF 1--WE to rs yards almost at will and his spectacular playing In this game should place him in the front ranks of fulibacks in the country. Nc Quade played the best game for the visitors and On one occasion he made more than 40 wards of An off-tackls play. N

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, November 16, 1919, page 19

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  Georgia Tech Triumphs Over Georgetown, 40 ALTA MIA, GA, Nov. i5--t:eorEin Tech bent Georgetown University herc today by the decisive score OF q to o. Three of the vIctor’s touch DOWN. resulted from smashing, plunSinE gnins through the line, and the finni one by spectacular nine ty-hte-ynrd run from the kfck-Off by Scarborough, II substitute back. II was cold aud clear with but little wind. ind fully $4,000 football enthusinHts saw the cOnquer0rs OF the Navy outpinyed almost from start to finish.

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Georgia Tech leads 5–⁠0 in five meetings, counting the four since this game.