Georgetown at George Washington

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 21, 1904, page 1

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  . lineup was as follows: SHOWED UNDER. Georgetown Overwhelmed the George Washington Team. Struggling fiercely and pluckily against the heavy odds of superior weight and superior training. the George Washington University eleven went down in an over whelming defeat before the players representing Georgetown University on the lat ter’s field last Saturday afternoon, score. 81 to 0. 1t certainly was decisive victory and yet, Notwithstanding the orfe-sidedness of the result, the 1900 spectators watched the contest with undated interest, and the adherents of either school cheered their representatives Justify from the first kick off until the game was called at the close of the second half. The George Washington supporters Occu- pied the grand stand on the east side OF the field, and there several hundred stu dents. who had marched to the grounds kept up constant din, aided by the cav airy band from Fort Myer. On the opposite side of the field the Georgetown rooters were stationed, and from this point the blue and gray followers exuItantly an sweled the cheers Of their opponents. Ihe Georgetown contingent was assisted IN us noise making demonstration by Haley Band. The Georgetown players earned every yard they gained, for although the George Washington lads were outclassed. they put up one of the pluckiest fights that has been seen on a local gridiron, and particularly in the face of such overwhelming defeat. single player of the beaten eleven show any signs of “welching,’ but each man jumped into the fray with spirit of determination to do his best, although 1t might be I’M availing AS a result of their desperate efforts a number Of the Washington players had to be led from the field on account OF injuries. The work of the Georgetown team was splendid and each member OF the team Is entitled to a large measure OF praise for the great victory. Hub Hart was the star as usual, with his brilliant end runs. While Martell hit the line with tremendous force Mahoney and Carroll on tackle plays, did EXCELLENT wpork and Mccarthy and Lux. at the ends, were sure ground gamers Larkin, at left half, made several long runs. and Percy Given, the best center In the south even tried his skill at ground gain inp with good success. McGettigan ran his team in fine style. and besides made a number of good runs on quarterback plays Will West, George Washington’s little r,sbt end. and Law, at left tackle. were continually bringing cheers from the spec tators by their spendid tackling, which was made all the more difficult by reason OF Georgetown’s splendid interference. Steeaerson was a valuable man to have at quarter and many touchdown re prevented by bringing down the Georgetown runner, when he was the only man between the runner and the goal. Bielaski and Sutton also played good defensive game, and little Kirkman made number of plucky and clerver tackles after he was substituted for Taylor In fact all the George Washington players deserve credit for their fight against the team which aver aged about twenty pounds to the man heavier. The Georgetown players made their first touchdown after twenty-five seconds of play Bielasld caught Mahoney’s kickoff on the fve-yard line and ran it back fifteen yards On the next play George Washington fumhied and Martell. breaking through. picked up the ball and dashed across the goal line for touchdown, amid the frantic cheers of the blue and gray rooters. The next touchdown was not made so easily, ten minutes being consumed In working the ball down the field. McGettigan, Hart, Martell. Carroll and Mahoney. however. carried the leather to their opponents three-yard line, where Hart was sent over for the score. After this the Georgetown players worked faster. and at the end OF the first half had scored thirty-six points. The most sensational play Of the game was the eighty -fveyard rain by Hart. with splendid interior ence. Just before the close of the first half. With less than two minutes to play VIM

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Georgetown leads 9–⁠3–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.