The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-21
f. EASTERN HIGH VICIORS
i. II. c. 4. Cadet Team 0utciaSsed
on the Gridir0n.
The Score Mt the Finish % to O.
i Spirited and Gritty Game ia
which Superior weight and Team
Work Teil-Ts.o Players Hurdle
tails of the PIaying-The Line-Up.

/ The Eastern High School football team
! found an exceedingly easy game yesterday
afternoon, when they defeated the y. NJ
| c. a. cadet team at the Y NJ. c. A. atm
| letic field by score of Is to 0. Despite
the one sided look of the score. the game
was fiercely contested. full OF long end
! runs, hard tackling, and line piunsins
| The Y. NJ. c.. A. youngsters were game
| losers and despera tely fought every inch
| of the ground. but the superior weight.
strength, and team work of their OPP
ponents proved too much for them. The
High School team had little difficulty in
| circling the ends or plunging through
the line. The Y. NJ. C. A. gained at
| times. but never once did they get dan
gerously near their opponents goal.
Nearly all the playing wasfdone in Y. NJ.
c. A. territory.
Punting was seldom resorted to. but
on exchanges the High School had all the
best of it. The Y. M. C. A. was COM
taken up owing to injuries to the players.
Speake. of the High School. had to be
taken out of the game on account of an
injury to his collarbone. and short time
later Fleharty sprained his knee and was
sent to the side lines. Eastern High plays
fast and aggressive game and should
give a good account Of itself in the series
of games for the high school champion
ship.
There was a crowd of about 200 in
attendance. and the majority seemed to
favor the High School.
All the Eastern backs did excellent
work, that of Speake. until he was forced
to retire, being especially noteworthy.
BLOCK made large gains through the line,
which he always struck low. and Guy,
Fleharty, R. Marsh. W. Marsh. and Kerr
also did excellent work at all times.
For Y NJ. C. A. Mcqueen, Schiere. and
Burroughs were the stars.
Twenty-minute halls were played, and
the High School won the toss. choosing
to defend the west goal Y. NJ. c. A.
kicked off, and the High School began to
go down the field rapidly until they
reached the 20-yard line, where they lost
the ball on downs. Y. NJ. C. A. fumbled.
Kerr secured the ball and carried 1t al
most to the goal line and on the next
play Speake carried it over, scoring the
first touchdown for the High School. Guy
missed difficult goal. Y. NJ. C. A. kicked
CT again. Eastern returning the ball nearly
to the centre of the field. Here it was
given to Y. NJ. C. A. as a penalty for
forward pass by the High School. They
fumbied after making a slight gain, and
the High School started on runaway
toward the Y. N. C. A. goal. Kerr, Speake,
Smell. and Marsh all made substantial
gains. The Y. IL. c. A. made stand on
their own 5-yard line and took the ball on
downs, and then punted out of danger.
The High School came down the field
rapidly. and when on the 2-yard line Smell
shot through left tackle and scored the
second touchdown. Guy missed the goal.
On the kick off Eastern returned the ball
fifteen yards, and then fairly walked
through their opponents line till they
reached the 2-yard line, from which point
Block carried the ball over. Guy kicked
goal Time was called just after the next
kick off. with the score 16 to 0 in favor OF
Eastern.
Eastern kicked off at the opening OF the
second half. Speake was injured and re-
tired. High School took the ball on downs
on the Y NJ. c. A. twenty-five yard line
and rushed to the goal line, w. Marsh
making the touchdown. after which Guy
kicked an easy goal. Five minutes later
Kerr went over the line and Marsh kicked
goal. making the score IS to in favor of
Eastern. Time was called with the ball
on Y NJ C. A. forty-yard line. The line
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