Albright at Georgetown

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  The Washington herald, October 29, 1916, page 12

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  ALBRIGHT SWAMPED BY HILLTOP ELEVEN Johnny Gilroy’s Speed Paves Way for Georgetown’s Victory, 80 to 0. Johnny Gilroy. the Haverhin Bullet” aided by quite a few Of the GEORGETOWN University football warriors, defeated the Albright College gridiron team yesterday on the Hilltop field, in a marathon race, with final result reading GiIroy and team. 50; Albright, O. This winged-footed Hsverhiu player scored six Of the eleven tOuchdowns reg istered and annexed eleven goals from touchdown. Coach Scaller’s Keystone eleven could not stop the rushing at tacks OF the Georgetown backs and on but two occasions were they able 20 peuitrate the Hilltoppers forwards for first downs The visiting PennEyIvanians showed variety Of open plays and on several occasions hesved the forward pass for good gains but they could do but very little at ramming the Blue and Gray line The Georgetown team easily oUt-played the visitors from the first whistle 70 the call Of time and at no stage Of the game was the HilltOppers’ goal line In danger. 1t was seldom that the Albright team halted the Blue and Gray on rushes. as the first string backs time and again carried the ball for first downs while the second-string candidates gave a brilliant account OF themselves with their fast charging plays. Although Petite” Wall and McQuade pulled OF some brilliant open neId run ming It was Johnny Gilroy’s long runs and goal kicking that set out as a feature OF the contest Little Jackie” Ma lOney showed good Judgment in directing his plays and contributed to the scoring in the second period with a neat drop kick from the 25-yard line. Albright received the opening kick OF and Immediately started their open at tack. After gaining one first down on an open formation the forward pass was tried and completed for a fifteen yard gain. Here the visitors were held and punted to Maloney. McQuade and GiIroy annexed long runs for George towns first touchdown. Shortly after the next hck-oh Gilroy got away for a seventy-yard run and his second touch down and II was then easily seen that the visitors were OUtCIassed. The entire work OF the Georgetown line and sensational performance Of Gil roy were the features. The lineup and summary.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., October 29, 1916, page 1 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS At Dallas, Tex Haskell Indians 6, Texas A. and M IS. At Tuscaloosa: University of Ala bama 27, University of Mississippi 0. At Tampa, Fla: Tennessee “a. Flor ida 0. At Cambridge. Mass: Harvard 2s. Cornell O.. At West Point: Army GO, Villa Nova z. At Norfolk: V. P. I. 80, North Carolima A. and M. 0. At Spartanburg: wofford 81, Gull ford 0. At Bristol: University Of Chattanooga 81. Emery and Henry Q. At Richmond: Richmond college 49,, william and Mary 0. At Chapel Hill: University Of North Carolina SO, v. NJ. I. 49, At Roanoke: Davidson 20, Roanoke At Minneapolis: Minnesota 81. At Nashville: Vanderbilt 81. virgina 6. At Princeton, N. j.; Princeton 7, Dartmouth 8. At Annapolis: Navy 27, University of Georgia 8. AT New Haven, Conn: Yale SO, At Ann Arbor: Michigan 4, SYRIA cuse 10. At Madison. Wis: Wisconsin 50 Chi cago z. At Pittsburg: Pittsburg 20, Pennsylf vania 0. At Louisville: Butler college z, Uni versity of Louisville 10. At Middletown. Conn: Wesleyan II, Amherst z. At State College, Pa: Pennsylvania State As, Gettysburg %. At Schenectady, n. z: New York university /, Union 0. At Pittsburg: Carnegie Tech SO, Thiel 0. At Easton, Pa: Lafayette Fl, Lebanon Valley IA. At Baltimore: Johns Hopkins 0, George Washington IS. At Notre Dame: Notre Dame SO, Wabash 0. At Springfield. Mass: Colgate ~, Springfield Y. M. c. A. Training school IA. At Swarthmore, Pa: Swarthmore 1s, Ursfnus 8. At Providence. r. L.: Brown 81, Rutgers 3. At waterville, Me-: Colby 0, Uni versity of Maine o. At Washingto D. c.: Albright 0. Georgetown 80. At Austin, Tex: Baylor Z, Texas 8. At Tulsa: Kendall 40. Pittsburg Nor NAL 32. At Charleston. s. c.: Citadel II. Newberry college IA.

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 30, 1916, page 5 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL SCORES School Games School Games Kent’s Hill 6. Waterville High 3. Hebron 40, Portland High 0. Thornton 0. Lewiston High o. NJ. c. /. q. Bangor High Is. Kennebunk High 10. Rochester. n. H., High 6. Morse High A., Gardiner High O. College Results Bowdoin Is, Bates g. Maine Q. Colby 0. Princeton z, Dartmouth 3. Harvard q. Cornell 0. Wesleyan 10, Amherst Z. Yale So. Washington and Jefferson H. Navy a. University Of Georgia 3. University of Vermont 10, New Hampshire College 9. Exeter SO. Princeton Freshmen Q. Pennsylvania State 4s, Gettysburg 2. Massachusetts, Agricultural College, Z; Worcester Politechnic. 0. Perdue, Z; Illinois, IA. Brown, 81; Rutgers. 3. Delaware, g.; Stevens, 0. New York, 10; Union, 0. Allegheny, s; Grove City. 6. Lafayette, q; Lebanon, IA. Johns Hopkins. o; George Washing ton, 10. Carnegie. SO. Thiel, 0. Rhode Island, 13; Connecticut, 6. Trinity, Z; Boston College. 81. Pittsburg. 20; Pennsylvania, 0. Colgate, 81; Springfield, IA. -. Swarthmore. 10; Ursinus, 8. Yale freshmen, 10; Pennsylvania freshmen, 0. Albright 0. Georgetown 80. Hamilton o. Rochester 30. Muhlenburg II. Bucknell 0. Norwich %, st. Lawrence 6. Lehigh q, Catholic University Z. Minnesota 81, Iowa 0. Dickinson 10, Franklin and Mar shall z. Geneva College Z, Buffalo 0. Tufts IL, Indiana 10. Army 50. Villa Nova Z. Vanderbilt q, Virginia 6. Columbia 0, Williams 0. Middlebury 81, Rensselaer, 0. Rhode Island State 10, Connecticut 6.

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Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.