Virginia at Georgetown

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 13, 1910, page 1

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  GEORGETOWN Wins ONFOOT BALLF|ELD Defeats Virginia Boys for First Time Since 1901 by Score of IS to O. CROWD WITNESSING GAME SURPASSES ALL RECORDS Southerners Bring “Snowbalp and Shoat as Mascots. FULLBACK JONES Is INJURED Member of Visiting Team Partially Unconscious for Some Time-Students Celebrate in the Evening. Southerners Bring “Snowball’ and Shoat as Mascots. FULLBACK JONES Is INJURED 190S-Virginia 5; Georgetown O. 1909-Virginia 21: Georgetown O. 1910-Georgetown 15: Virginia O. Many residents Of the National Capital who happened to be downtown last night wondered IL another election had been held yesterday. But they soon Were put straight in their guessing as to the identity of the bowling mobs parading the streets when they were informed that the Georgetown University foot ball team had defeated the eleven from the University of Virginia yesterday afternoon by score OF 15 to on the Georgetown field. Until yesterday only three times In the history of athletic relations between the two universities had Georgetown won from Virginia in foot ball. The last vic tory was gained In 1901, when in a never to-be-forgotten contest the Blue and Gray team came back In the last half and scored IL points, overcoming a lead OF 16 to o. The outcome of this game caused breach between the schools. owing to a statement published in a Virginia pa per controlled by the university. Athletic relations. however, were resumed In 1903, and since that time until yesterday the Old Dominion team had always come out on top In fact. until yesterday Georgetown had ginia team in the last four years. This was In 1907, when a touchdown and goal were made against twenty y-seven points for the southerners. The strength of the Blue and Gray team this season had been heralded broadcast for the last three weeks. 1t has shown decided strength in every contest this season. and as a result the largest crowd was on hand when the whistle blew for the first kick-of. Stands Fill Up EARLY. The gates were thrown open shortly BEfore o’clock and by the time the two teams arrived on the field both stands were packed and the. front aisles were filled. The followers OF Virginia, who came from Charlottesville and other Virginia cities Friday night and yesterday morning, together with alumni from northern points and this city, were massed dents and alumni Of the Old Dominion university represented, but their wives, sisters and sweethearts were in attend ance. A distinctive feature of the enside Of the field was that each woman and girl wore large yellow chrysantheA mum and carried a banner as the enblem Of Virginia. The students from Charlottesville who came to this city to witness the game were massed in the center of the east stand. completely surrounding their stu dent band. Together with the yells and songs OF the students. the band rendered popular airs throughout the contest in an effort to encourage the players. On the west stand another mass OF humanity was standing throughout the contest. Until half hour before the teams ran out on the field a large section of the Georgetown stand was vacant, but this was due to the late arrival of the law school students. who marched to the grounds In body. Law Students March to Field. With band of twenty pieces the law school students assembled at their build ing on e street at 1890 o’clock. With a “Hoya! Hoya! Saxav’ by the 400 or more students, the march to the grounds was begun. The band struck up a lively tune to which the marchers sang a parody. This was kept up all along ths route to the West End field. When they reached the grounds with the band lead ing, the students marched around the field playing, What’s the Matter With In anticipation OF a record breaking crowd the Georgetown management had erected extra stands along the side lines. but even these seats were not enough to accommodate the “rooters.” The enbankment to the north OF the field was packed, while many persons who came to the field in autos were forced TO a distance back Of the ropes. Unique Mascots on Hand. The original ‘‘rooter.’ a small shoat. bedecked i’m Orange and Blue colors. which had been brought from Chariot tesville by the Virginia team, was the first mascot upon the field. He was quickly followed by Snow Ball” . southern darky. who wore a suit of the same colors as the pig. They have been seen upon the Georgetown field before. In fact, the transportation OF annual foot ball game is one of the first things looked after by the Virginia team. AS they rambled up and down the east side line the Virginia followers while photographers kept them busy posing for snapshots. “Snow Ball” and the shoat, however. were not equal to the mascot task OF bringing victory to the southern team, and ii was declared by many at the close OF the contest that something more original will be sprung next year, I’m the hope or turn ing the tables As a mascot Georgetown had the four year-old son Of Trainer Joe Quirk. who appeared on the field clad in full foot ball uniform. On his sweater was C; ana the game he was given hearty reception by the Blue and Gray followers. Although both teams put up a gruelng contest. there was Dut one DdO dcc1uent. Jones. the Virginia fullback. in tthe last quarter of play was struck hard blow in the stomach while lying on the ground and had to be assisted on the field. He remained in a semi-conscfous condition all the tfme the game went on and for about a quarter of an hour after he had been moved to the gymnasium. DR. s. Logan Owens, a Georgetown graduate administered medical treatment, assisted by Coach Nielsen of the George town team and Coach Crawford of the Virginia team. The injured player later go. I’D last night was at the Ar1ington Hotel. -i a.. x4S1kl4Akn1

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, November 17, 1910, page 15

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  Charlottesville Men Pay High Tribute Ability of Georgetown Eleventh VIRGINIA LAUDS BLUE AND GRAY Defeated Men Have Only Praise for Team That Crushed Their Hopes. Virginia accepts CeOrgetown’s great victory Of last Saturday most gracious Iy Nine years ago following an unexpected Blue and Gray triumph things were said at Charlottesville that brought about an athletic rupture. but this time things are much changed In College Topics, the official orean of the Virginia Athletic Association, The following editorial appears this morn ing For the spirit of grit shown against a superior team on Georgetown Hill SATURDAY, the students owe the team debt Of gratitude No amount of congratulation upon the energy thrown against the tide of defeat can escape the fact that We were beaten IN one Of the crucial games Of the season, but from every standpoint except that Of the Virginia student the Georgetown victory was the best thing that could have happened The HilltOpperS had not won a game Tor nine year This year they applied tFeir every effort to getting out the best team In the South, and the foremost Jesuit university in the South may now We’ll boast that il is supreme in its field. with combination OF weight and speed, the Blue and Gray eleven has a crash ing offense that can not be stayed and a defense that solves plays before the No Discredit. 1T is no discredIt 10 be beaten by such q perfect machine as that which represents the football strength Of Catholic colleges North and South, and inasmuch as defeat gives Virginia 4 chance 10 come back We VIII not begrudge our rivals their weIl-earned victory. But Georgetown viii have 10 endure some s.F Usual prosperity The average student is apt 10 have little use FOR the uses Of adversely. but as Is well said by the University Of North Carolina Tar Heel, which has had some experience this year in recording defeats. misfortune IS not without its benefits The reason why university authorities look upon athletics with such favor is that a college spirit IS engendered which afterwards sOftens into love OF the grows strong with the ups and downs or life and We, for whom the team is fighting, viii be sadly lacking If we do not rally 20 It’s support with all the patriotism we have at our command BTace for Carolina. 1T is no. when the team is winning victories that our announcement is needed but when = Is down on its luck and tasting Of the bitter pill When the Thanksgiving Day game is over, we VIII all be thankful that our continued interest IN the teams work contributed 10 the success OF the day There is sJIH plenty OF room for triumph Out OF the football aftermath, one fact stands with force dou5l impressed By the late vicissitudes. Il Is clear and Unmista BILE II stares US stark II the face. It Is aTrant in fore ing itself upon US Stent0r with fftT voices could not cry It out too loud CAROLINA MUST BE DEFEATEDI”

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  The free lance, Fredericksburg, Va., November 17, 1910, page 2

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  VIRGINIA’S DEFEAT BY GEORGETOWN The defeat of the University of Virginia football team by George town in Washington on Saturday was a grievous disappointment to Vir- GINA football lovers. and especially 80 as the defeat by the Washington University makes the game with North Carolina on Thanksgiving Day a doubtful one, despite the fact that Washington and Lee defeated Carolima on Saturday by a small score. There Seems no question about the fact that Virginia has the weakest team she has placed on the field for a long time and its fortune this season raises a serious question as to the efficiency of the graduate coach system. The fault this year may be lack of material at the University, but even granting that there is a scarcity Of material it still seems that the coaches have done very lit tie with that on hand. The eleven which was defeated by both Carlisle aud Georgetown is capable of being made better team than those two games showed it to be, and it seems that the coaches should be able to whip it into much better shape before the Carolina contest. Virginia was weak both Extensively and defensively against Georgetown; her tackling was wretched and her in reference worse and the coaches cannot escape the responsibility for these glaring faults. The University team is the pride of every follower of the game in this State because it is the leading Observation-Disclosures, and each one of them wants to see her victorious on Thanksgiving. Whether she is or not depends in large measure on the graduate coaches. That football is losing none of its popularity is attested by the fact that eight thousand persons saw the game in Washington on Saturday.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 13, 1910, page 11

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  GEORGETOWN DEFEATS THE VIRGINIA TEAM Washington, November 12.-Before one of the largest crowds that ever witnessed q football game In Washington, George town university today defeated the Uni- versity of Virginia 15 to 0. This is the first time that Georgetown has won from Virginia at football since the two schools resumed athletic relations in 1905 Georgetown’s defense was strong and only once was Virginia able to make first down. Georgetown resorted to the old style of play for her gains. Only twice was the forward pass attempted. Costello, quarterback for Georgetown, was the star. kicking three goals from the field. The playing of Kelley also was a feature.

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Georgetown leads 4–⁠3 in seven meetings, counting the three since this game.