Lehigh at Georgetown

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  The Washington times, December 1, 1911, page 19

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  LEHIGH NO MATCH FOR GEORGETOWN Blue and Gray Machine Swamps Brown and White In Holiday Battle on Hilltop – Costello, Fury, and Hart Play Brilliantly. Harry Costello and Jimmy Fury, twin stars in an eleven Of scintillating brilliants, made Thanksgiving dressing OF the heavy, sluggish Lehigh team on the Hilltop yesterday, and the Blue and Gray, displaying better form than at any time this season. won q 2S-to-3 VIC tory as II It were but a practice match. These two midget halfbacks were up and around and through the Brown and White players like frogs out on lark, skipping across the muddy, slippery gridiron for long gains on the wings, diving sharply inside of tackle for short but steady advances, and seldom failing to show the best football OF the year. 1t was another case Of getting the jump” This cardinal principle Of foot ball won the Virginia game, and II slaughtered the South Bethlehem athietes, already frayed and worn by their narrowing experiences against Lafayette last Saturday. In Just four plays TUG” Fury slipped through his opponems line for touchdown. Lehigh stood aghas., unable to understand the whirlwind attack of the Hilltoppers. Following the succeeding kick-off, a few short gains We’re made and then, reeled Off forty yeards, dodging opponent after opponent until Pazzetti, Lehighs quarterback, tossed him heavily In the corner of the field. but across cred in little knot before kicking of again. Captain wylie tried to give them little spirit, but his stirring words were futile. Lehigh. tired and seyen by unable hs vet Sp thereafter the contest became a procession throughout the first half. Primed For Lehigh. The Blue and Gray were primed for Lehigh. Such a marvellous display of split formations, fake kicks. successful forward passes, line shifts. fake passes. and wide end run behind perfect interference never was seen beforein this city. The Georgetown eleven could have held it’s own against a Big Four team as 1t played yesterday. terding used good judgment, alternating his new formations with great speed, shooting his speedy backs around the ends and into the Lehigh line from securely masked. The Pennsylvanians might we’ll have stood aghast, for 1t was the most deceptive attack they had faced all season. 49,. Every man on the Georgetown eleven played first-class football from begin and it is a difficult task to pick and choose to find the heroes Of the contest. Perhaps Fred Nielsen was the real hero, standing there on the side lines, for 1t was his brain which had conceived the plays which drove the Juggernaut owe the PROSTATE Pennsylvanfans. And Nielsen actually smiled, breaking a record for the Hilltop. Hart Is Star. In the line Wayne Hart, as usual, was the bright particular star. This big fellow was the life Of the attack at his side OF the line. ripping and tear ing his way along at the head OF the interference, hurting the Lehigh players aside as II mere children. He was ever ready to leap high into the air for the forward pass, seizng 1t In his arms and rushing along until hauled down by two or three players at once. On defense he was a dreadnought,. humping his lengthy way into the Lehigh forwards. tossing the backs before they could ception Of the direct passes from center and upsetting Interference Just as il formed. II at no other time, he stamp ed himself yesterday as the greatest tackle in the South. - Back OF the line the quartet COM posed of the gigantic Dave White and the three midgets, Harry Costello, Tug Fury. and Billy Sitterding, was the offensive end of the machine that could not be stopped White would hammer his way through all sections

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Lehigh leads 22–⁠6 in 28 meetings, counting the 24 since this game.