Georgetown at Navy

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  The Washington times, October 6, 1901, page 7

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  NEITHER ELEVEN SCORES. Georgetown Succeeds in Holding Down the Naval Cadets. The blue and Grey Plays Defensive Football at AunapOiis-succeeds in Evnding the Anticipated De feat at the Hands of the Middies. in Evading the Anticipated De feat at the Hands of the Middies. ANNAPOLIS. Md, Oct. 5-Georgetown played her initial football game of the season here this afternoon against the middies and made iubilant the hearts of admirers of the Blue and Grey by play ing their opponents to a standstill. Neither team could score. Georgetown had hoped for this result. but dared not expect it. Even at the end of the first half. the Georgetown rooters were more than doubtful as to whether the Blue and Grey could hold down the cadets for the rest of the game. In the first few minutes of play the navy assaulted Georgetown line fiercely and tore through for good gains. 1t looked as though they would go straight down the field for a touchdown. George town, however. braced up and succeeded in holding their opponents for downs before they came in dangerous proximity to their goal. In the first half the nearest the middies could get to Georgetown’s goal was the 25-yard line. In the second half they got as near as the 13-yard line. Georgetown was on the defensive almost the whole game, succeeding only four times in making their distance. Annapolis used the Yale formation of tackles back. At first Georgetown seemed TO be unable to check the play, but before any damage was done the team began an effective defence There was a noticeable difference in the second half, owing to the instruction given the play ers by Coach Church during the short respite between halfs. Barry, Reilly, p. Edmonston, and Joe Seitz were the stars for Georgetown. Reilly was in every play ard it was mainly due to his efforts that Annapolis did not score when she had the ball on Georgetowns thirteen-yard line. Little Jimmie Kinberger also played good game Only one man tried to go around his end and he was thrown for loss. For the middies the particular stars were Read Nichols, and Weaver. AT 2:20 Georgetown trotted out on the ield amid the ‘hoyas’ of the hundred OF more students who went over TO see the game. Annapolis followed lve min utes later. After the customary preliminary signal practice, Referee Nj. J. Thompson blew his whistle to play ball. Joe SeitZ kick ed of for Georgetown to the Navy S ~ yard line, Strasburger returning the ball fifteen yards. ON the line up, the ball was given TO Weaver, who went through left tackle for tive yards Strasburger hit centre for three yards, Georgetown then played on side, which gave the Navy ten yards more. Weaver was sent through tackle for one yard. Strasburger then made first down by plunging through centre for four and one-half yards. Again strsdsburEer Fer hit centre this time for being off-side, thereby losing ten yards, which gave them first down, hfteen yards TO go. The ball was now on the Navy’s 40-yard line. Weaver, behind good interference. went through guard for ten yards, and then for five yards Immediately after ward. Land hit the line for five yards. Weaver was then tried again, but this time the line held and no gain was made. Georgetown here braced up and forced the Navy to kick. Belknap punted forty yards. Buckley returning the leather ten yards before being downed. Georgetown now had the ball for the first time in her possession on the 25-yard line Barry tried to circle left end, but made no gain. Edmonston punted thirty yards. Navy’s bail In centre of the field, and The Navy here got mixed in the signals and was thrown for loss of two yards. Belknap kicked. the ball going outside at Georgetowns 3-yard line. Mackay tried to go through tackle, but | made no gain. Reilly. gained a yard and | a, half through guard. Edmonston was | leather twenty-five yards. Weaver went | through guard for five yards, and Land / hit the line with no gain. Strasburger | plunged through centre for two yards. | Weaver went through guard for five | yards. On-side play brought the navy back | ten yards, which made them fifteen yards | t. go. After two Intellectual attempts to | 90 through Georgetown’s line Belknap | kicked for forty-ffve yards TO George towns 3-yard line. Buckley caught the | ball and eiuded the middies until he had brought the ball back eighteen yards Reilly tried centre, with no gain. Bar ry gained half yard through tackle. Ed monston then punted the bail, going only fifteen yards The middies fumbled and Buckley dropped on the ball. p. Edmonston then plunged through centre for yards and Edmonston gained a yard through centre, making first down. Time was then called for the end of the first half with the ball in George towns possession on her own 40-yard line. In the second half Belknap kicked off to I.eiily, who brought the ball back fifteen yards. Georgetown here showed that they needed signal practice. The ball was fumbled and Reilly fell on 1t. Barry tried tackle, with no gain. Edmonston kicked thirty-fve yards. Smith returned make a gain Strasburger went through centre for six yards. Weaver was then given the ball twice fp erro~eesion and hit the line for three ru,Cs yaru-- Land made first down. Again Land took the ball and went through the line for ten yards. The Navy was now On NtoTBelo”D ) / 1S-yard line Weaver and Strasburger i hit the line for three and two yards. | With the ball on their 13-yard line | Georgetown held the Middies for downs | Joe Seitz went through centre for two and | one-half yards Again he was sent / through and made first down After two | attempts to gain Edmonston punted. The ball in Navy’s possession on ! Georgetown’s 40-yard line, Land made two | yards through guard and then hit centre ! Tor one and one-half yards. On the next | play Weaver was thrown for a loss. / Strasburger was then thrown farther | back Belknap here fell back to try a place kick from the 35-yard line. Barry caught | the ball on the l0-yard line, and advanced ! Il twenty-five yards. After the first rush the ball was given / to Navy on account OF Georgetown hold / ing. Weaver and Land were both thrown | fer loss Of two and one yards. In the | scrimmage that followed Russell was | hurt and had to be taken out Mormon ! replaced him and played a very aggres- | sive game On the next lineup Belknap tried TO | kick. II was blocked by Reilly and Nor | mon, Reilly falling on the ball. George | town was now on the Nays 45-yard line. | Again Georgetown got mixed in signals, | and the ball was not passed. Edmorston

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  Akron daily Democrat, Akron, Ohio, October 7, 1901, page 5 (results column)

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  Football Games Ir Plenty Saturday. .Rockport Races Begin Tuesday. Bowling Tournament and Pool Con tes Is Almost Ready. FOOT BALL SCORE Ohio State Wittenberg 0. Notre Dame 6-Ohio Medical o. ObeYlln Heidelberg 0. Michigan 51--Oase 0. Marietta 29-Muskingum B. Otterbein 45-Antioch 0. Ohio Wesleyan 2S-Wooster o. Ohio 85-Parkersburg A. @. 0. Miami 0-Earlham o. Denison 24-Newark O. Yale 29-Tufts 3. Harvard 16--Bates 9. Pennsylvania 28-Penn State 9. Princeton 47-Haverford o. Columbia civilians 0. Cornell 6-Bucknell 0. Carlisle Hutchinson 3. West Point 20-F. & NJ. o. Lafayette -Susquehanna 0. Annapolis 0-Georgetown 0.

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Navy leads 10–⁠4–⁠2 in 16 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.