Georgetown at Villanova

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 15, 1947, page 1

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  The case against Babe Baronowski in GeorgetownS 14–⁠12 loss to Villanova last night would be that he threw a pass that was intercepted to start the Wildcats win ming touchdown drive, and that he missed both extra points. But there the prosecution rests and the de- Tense takes over to acquit the Babe of all charges in his finest per- Torrance as a Hoya. The little fellow from Chicago, his cheek bullying from a chew as big as his first, played his heart out as he directed every offensive gesture of the Georgetown team, but all the Hoyas got out Of the game played before chilled crowd Of $4,000 in Philadephia’s Shibe Park was another Of those detestable moral victories. The Great Lakes Bowl-bound Villanovans were at least 13-ooint favorites, but they were forced to come from behind to win by the margin OF two extra points booted by an eX-Georgetown gridder, 1885, pound John Siano. The Staten Islander was a prewar student at the Hilltop and returned for two weeks after his Marine discharge before he transferred to Villanova. A tackle and not a place-kicking specialist at the time, he could not make the Georgetown team. HOyas Shift Tactics. After Georgetown opened up with a Information play that did not work, Baranowski went into the spread and the Villanovans started guessing. In the second half the hosts, trailing 1877, switched from a five-man line to a six and, aided by an untimely offside penalty (for Georgetown), bad pass from center and two interruptions, they succeeded in stopping the Hoyas. The Babe had his hand in eyery-

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Villanova leads 7–⁠2 in nine meetings, counting the three since this game.