West Virginia at Georgetown

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 7, 1937, page 26

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  \ / tory Of the season, but scrap py Hilltop eleven achieved the virtual equivalent yesterday at Griffith Stadium by holding powerful, once-beaten West Virginia to 6–⁠6 tie. Only $500 customers were in the pews to see Georgetown give away weight, height and manpower and still hold its own with foe that was sup posed to run roughshod to a sixth VIC tory IN seven games. West Virginia, scored upon only by Pittsburgh, was fortunate. indeed, to escape with a tie in one of the roughest and most grueling grid mellerdrammers of the season. Moving into the final period of a game marked by roundhouse swings on the part Of the combatants, George town stunned its most ardent follow ers by hooking up three successive passes and negotiating 10 yards to a touchdown. Once ahead, SO, George town spent the last seven minutes of play battling f1ercely to stave off defeat. For that West Virginia team, a $40 winner over Western Maryland only . week prior, bounced back with an aerial attack that tied the score in less than three minutes and seemingly needed only couple more minutes to push across deciding touchdown. When the end came the Mountaineers were banging away at the Hilltop goal and every time Passer Kelly Moan of the enemy faded back the local trade shuddered at the possibilities. Hoyas Stanch at Goal. GEORGETOWN STAYED off a deter mined Mountaineer march in the opening period, wrestling the ball on downs after West Virginia had reached the 5-yard line. A few moments later the Hoyas made one brilliant bid to score when Quarterback Elmer Moulin passed wide and short to Joe Mellendick and that fine sophomore back ran sensationally from his own 25 to the Aountaineers’ %. But these represented the only real scoring threats until the eventful Fourth period. In the second quarter the boys started to play rough. Of hc1als warned both teams and stepped on 15-yard penalties, but there was IN undercurrent OF Ill feeling from that point on. Toward the end of the quarter, Moan swung on GEORGETOWN tackler and IS yards were marked of – Hoya penalty for unnecessary foughnees on the tackle. With the start Of the third period deorgetown’s Tommy Heating headed . sustained drive that carried the Hill toppers to a first down on the enemy,s 6-yard line. Here Heating thrice hit the line for no gain and Mellendick tried field goal. His placement, partly blocked, was woefully wide. Trade Touchdowns. THUS the game moved into the final period and with Georgetown sup porters felicitating the Hiltoppers for their scoreless stand the Jack Hagerty-coached squad made its bid for victory. Standing on his own 30-yard line, Mellendick whipped . pass to John Cavadine, an end. Cavadine made a remarkable one-handed catch while falling and the ball was on West Virginia’s 80. On the next play the Hoyas again took to the air. Mellendick passed to Moulin ana the play netted 20 yards and first: t:down on the 13. And here, with the Mountaineers apparently expecting succession Of running plays, Georgetown again deviated from the conventional and Mellendick passed over the goal to Moulin, who snagged the ball from Moan and scored touchdown. Lew Shuker’s placement for the extra point was blocked. Savagely, West Virginia fought back. After taking the KICKOFF, Moan passed to Squint Phares for a “a yard gain. Then Moan heaved q long one to Harry Clark for a first down on Georgetown’s 81. On a fake end run Moan next shifted back to Phares, who caught a pass on the goal line and fell across. Keating, the defensive back covering” Phares, apparemily thought that Moan had reached the scrimmage line on his fake run Tor he let Phares get behind him and raced to meet the man with the ball. Moan’s Place Kick Blocked. FACED with chance to win by successful kick, West Virginia saw this opportunity slip past when Clem Stralka and Tom Robertson swooped upon Moan’s placement and smothered it. The rest was a nightmare for the Georgetowns. They tried q pass and West Virginia intercepted. Then Moan began to throw passes again. With three minutes to 60 the Noun taineers reached G.. us 8-yard line. but were hurled back. Georgetown recovered tumble. kicked out, and spent the last long seconds combat ing Moan’s passes with varying Sue cess. Lineup and Summary.

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Georgetown leads 7–⁠4–⁠2 in 13 meetings, counting the two since this game.