Georgetown at Georgia Tech

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  The Washington herald, November 14, 1920, page 10

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  HILLTOPPERS BEATEN BY GEORGIA TECH, 35–⁠6 Brilliant Backfeld of Golden Tornado” Batters Revamped Georgetown Team Into Submission-Flowers Stars. ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. l3.-Georgia Tech said it with Flowers” today. The brilliant leader of the Golden Tornado, whose career in Southern football Is nearly ended, led his team to an overwhelming victory over Georgetown University today, the final score being 35 to 6. The Georgetown score came in the last five minutes of play on brilliant dashes by Jack Flavin. Tech didn’t say it all with Flow ers. The Jackets said 1t with Har- Ian and Barron and Ferst and Giayer and Bill Fincher and every dad blasted member of that remarkable aggregation. which played remark able football. The Georgia Tech team will COM pare favorably’ with any team in the United States” said Coach Excndine, of the HilItoppers, follow ing one of the worst defeats they have suffered in many years. Starting Off with a burst of speed, the like of which has not been seen on Grant Field in many years. Bar ron, Flowers, Harlan and Frank Ferst swept the Hilltoppers off their AVCN anu “thl ONcl lHt Inc LOT d touchdown in seven minutes. After that Georgetown braced up and put up a remarkably defensive game holding the Tornados scoreless the rest of the period. Tech Scores Quickly. In the first quarter Barron caught the first kickoff on his goal line and ran back 80 yards. On the sec ond play Capt. Flowers broke around right end for a 35-yard run being tackled by Flavin after pass ing everybody else. Barron dashed 13 yards around left end and then in few short rushes Tech put il over. Flowers carrying it on the final run. Fincher kicked goal 1t was in the third quarter that the Tech attack reached the irresistible point. After Tech had kicked off to Georgetown and had held the Hilltoppers for downs. Flavin punted and Tech put the ball in play on her 35-yard line. On the first play Flowers went 35 yards

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 14, 1920, page 18

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  Georgetown Is Defeated By Te ch Eleuen Atlanta, Ga, November 13. Georgetown university of Washington held Georgia to a 7-to-O score for the first half of their game here today, but in the latter half the Blue and Gray defense crumpled up against the terrific drives of the Yellow Jacket machine, and the game went to Tech, 35 to 6. Georgetowns attack made but little headway against the Tech line as shown by Techs 20 first downs to the visitors four, but in the last period when Coach Alexander had replaced all his guards but four, the Hill Top pers launched a drive of their own that ended with Kenyons skirting left end for a touchdown on a triple criss- cross. Three of Techs touchdowns followed smashing attacks against line and ends that moved the ball irresstibly down the field, another was on a 30yard run by Ferst around right, end, but the most spectacular was that by Captain Flow CTS, who broke through right tackle and dashed so yards through the Blue and Gray players. FIRST QUARTER Receiving the kickoff on the five yard line, Georgia Tech marched down the field on straight football plays, for a touchdown in seven minutes of play Fincher kicked the goal. Long runs by Flowers and Barron were the chief ground gathers. The first period ended without another score, although Tech had advanced the ball the greater length of the field, and had 1t on Georgetown’s 1S-yard line. Score: Geor- pia Tech T GeorpetoWn 0

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