Evening star., 1898-11-12
WON BY CENTRALS
Eastern High School Eleven Badly
Beaten.
MEMORABLE DAY At NATIONAL PARK
Supporters Of the Teams Were
Out in Force.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

The Eastern and Central High School
foot ball teams met at the National Base
| Ball Park for their annual game, and at
| the conclusion of the contest the Central
| team had atoned for it's defeat last year
by administering a severe drubbing to the
| boys from the Hill, the score standing Sc to
o. The game interesting, although
rather one-sided, and a large number of
the students from both schools witnessed
it and added to the excitement by explod
irg school yells whenever some brilliant
play warranted. All of the boys and girls
sported their school colors, and the grand
stand presented a very pretty sight, the
light blue and white of the Easterns bend
ing nicely with the darker blue and white
of the Central school.
The Centrals, although heralded as
being lighter than their opponents showed
surprising strength in the line, both in
offense and defense. All their gains were
made through the line, the ends being
worked but very little. while the long runs
made We're the result of finding easy open
ings in the E2sterns rush line. The East
ern team did not seem to be in even fair
shape. and only once in each half succeeded
in forcing the play in the Centrals terri
tory.
The first half started with the Easterns
in possession of the ball. but with the sun
and wind against them. The ball was
kicked off to the thirty-five-yard line and
from there the Centrals advanced it by
steady, short gains to the Easterns' twenty
hNe-yard line. These gains were made prn-
cipaily through the line. Here the Cen
trails made a tumble. but Tindail. brother
of the well-known Columbian Univer->
sity half back, Phil Tindan, grabbed
it and made seventeen yards on the fiuke,
placing the ball on EaSternS eight-yard
line. The ball was then lost to the East
ems on downs. and kick was tried to the
twenty-yard line. A quick gain for ten
yards by Tindall, another five by Devlin,
and then the latter went through Cor a
touchdown in nine minutes play Under
wood kicking goal.
The next touchdown was quickly made.
The bail was kicked off to the CenIrals'
thirty-fve-yard line, but Tindan advanced
it TO the Easterns ffty-yard line, where,
after a short gain. Devln broke through
the line. and, although he had to dodge
three or four Eastern men, succeeded in
making the run of fifty yards for another
five points, Underwood kicking goal.
The third touchdown was made by short
rushes on the part of the Central team
Underwood scoring the only long run, that
of seventeen yards, which placed the ball
on Easterns' twenty-fve-yard line. Here
short rushes through the line were again
rescrted to. and Barnard, the captain of
the team, was pushed over directly under
the goal posts After this the Eastern
team took a brace, gaining the ball on a
tumble on CentraIs forty-five-yard line
after the Kickoff. Then the Easterns tried
rushing the Centrals' line. and for a time
succeeded. advancing the ball to the Cen
trails fourteen-yard line. where they lost
the ball on downs. The Centrais then
quickly took the ball back to their thirty
five-yard line, where DeyIin kicked to the
Easterns forty-yard line. After short gains
WOrseley tried kick, but sent the pigskin
straight up in the air, one of the Central
men falling On it, as it was anybodys ball
Then, after a half dozen small gains, Tin
dali made another run, this time for thirty
yards, just as the half ended.
The Fun of the Day.
Then the real fun of the day began. Ac-
cording to time e-honored custom, the East
ern and Central supporters took the field
and, forming in long lines, marched lock-
step, around the inclosare. The Eastern
line. however. marched nearer and nearer
to the Easterns' goal, and before the Cen
trail shouters were aware of it an Eastern
flag had been nailed to the mast, so to
speak, high above any ones reach, by an
enterprising young man. who nearly ruined
pair of trousers in the operation.
Then the Centrals made a quick rush.
and for 4 time things looked squaIly, and
Lieutenant Kenney of the eighth precinct,
who had the police ARRANGEMENTS at the
game in charge, and who did his work re-
markably well, began to look around and
count his men. Trouble was averted, how
ever. as some quick-wtted student discov-
cred that the other goal was unadorned,
and the Central boys made rush for the
other end Of the field. Their flag was
placed high and dry without incident, ex-
cept the repairs which Were made neces-
sary to another pair of trousers: and peace
reigned supreme. Then each side thought
it would steal march upon the other, and
while attention was diverted to the center
of the field where the Eastern captain was
being made the recipient of beautiful aow-
ers. an Eastern ascended the CentraIs' goal
and Central man made the journey up
one of the goal posts of the Easterns
N a hai flp
tlmbers Then. probably on account of a
lack of more goal posts, the rules of the
game allowing but four. the fun ceased and
time was called for the second half.
The Second Half.
1t was confidently expected that the East
erns would take a brace in the second half
and show up in better shape but they dis
appointed these expectations, for the Cen
trails made three more touchdowns Under
wood kicking very pretty goals from all
three, thus placing the final score at 36 to
0. the Centrals making eighteen in each
half
Tindall made the running in this half and
by his remarkable work enabled the Cen
trails to make all Of their touchdowns. All
three of his long runs that brought about
this result were made from the Easterns'
3o-yard line, the first one for - yards the
second for 20 and the third for II. Devlin
made all the touchdowns in this half Civ
lin made another long run in this half when
he returned the ball from the Centrals 30
yard line to the Easte:ns' 35-yard line
after = kick
The only thing that occurred to mar the
enjoyment of the game in this half were
two attempts at shady playing. Some mem
ber of the Eastern team kicked Devln in
the head during the early part of the half
but that gentleman was so occupied that
he did not seem to notice it. or If he did
he made no return kick about it. The other
incident occurred just after a kick by the
Eastern full back. Devlin was in a posi-
tion to catch 1t, while an Eastern man
stood just in front Of him to tackle him
when the ball descended. Jones OF the Cen
trail team. however. interfered with the
Eastern man in such a way as to knock
him head over heels and constitute a very
questionable pay, so far as clean fcSt bail
Is concerned. The Centrals were penaI;zed
for this break by loss of ten yards gain
ing 1t later however. on foul tackle by an
Eastern player. Only once in this half did
the Eastern team succeed in bringing the
play into the Centrals' territory. They Sc
cured the ball on off-sde play on their own
3O-yard line and by quick rushes through
the line succeeded in placing il on the Cen
trails 45-yard line. Here WorseIey essayed
a kick, but dropped the ball and was forced
to make drOp-kick out of it which how