Georgetown at Richmond

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 17, 1909, page 1

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  GEORGETOWN ON TOP Richmond College Defeated by IL 10 0. BYRD MAKES GREAT RUN Put Up PIucI1y Fight in Opening Period, Neither Side scOring-Eintoppers Get busy when Game Is Nearly over and score Three TOuchdowns by Line Work. Special to The Washington Herald. Richmond, Va, Oct. 16-GeorgetoWn’ endurance stood her In good stead in tire terrific smuggling match with the Rich mOnd College eleven on the Broad street gridiron this afternoon. Not until the lighter men. worn and wearied by continued efforts TO withstand the attacks OF their opponents. gave way under the strain did the Washingtonians. In the last eight minutes Of play. succeed in piling up a score OF IT points 1t was a dandy day for football From the side lines and bleachers and grand stands more than 1000 enthusiastic lovers OF the great fall sport disdained the chill ing winds and cheered endlessly for their favorites. 1t was a Richmond College crowd First Half Ends o to o. When. at the conclusion Of the first hail. the Blue and Gray appeared 10 be outclassed by their lighter opponents. many OF who had backed Georgetown 20 win. reversed their decisions and hedged bets. BY clever back field work Mere dith and Tyler. showing up TO excellent advantage. the local eleven tore great holes in the Blue and Gray defense, and the oval. which see-sawed time and agali, from one side to the other. was kept almost entirely in Georgetown’s territory. The Spiders were backed by a large contingent Of the student body. and between halves, their demonstrations indi- Gated nbomded JOY Capt stuart, OF Georgetown. urged his men to greater effort IN the second OF the twenty-minute halves. and each man seemed to 20 into the game with renewed vigor from the start A change In tactics was tried. which proved of especial advantage. and after five minutes OF play there was no doubt but that sthe Spiders were weakening Every form OF play was used by lie Washingtonians IN their attack. while On. the defensive the SPIDERS plays wers smashed time and again, and It was sell dom that the locals were able TO gain ! the required distance. With their team playing for all there was left in them. the supporters OF the / Red and Blue rallied TO the defense OF I their team. There were cheers at every play. Georgetown Gets Busy. | TIL monotonous Hold, hold. hold.’‘ iHdicated the despair which the roOters felt in the face OF the impending defeat. Time and again the Richmond players / braced. but Georgetown would hit vital spot in the line and the oval would be / accordingly advanced. With the ball about midheld and with eight minutes yet TO be played. Byrd. / the fast Georgetown quarter back. cir / cled the end, and with good interfer- | ence ran 50 yards for q touchdown. This sounded the death knen OF the Spiders I hopes / In the remaining time two other touch downs were added. II was a great game and by no means indicates that Richmond I College viii not yet make her mark in football this season. Lineup.

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Richmond leads 5–⁠3 in eight meetings, counting the seven since this game.