Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-20
EASY FOR THE LOCALS
III STREET HIGH SCHOOL DEFEEzs
BALTIMORE TEAM.

Outplayed at every point OF the game.
the foot ball team representing the Balti-
more Colored High School went down to
defeat before the aggregation of foot
ballists representing the NJ Street High
School In the contest on American League
Park field Saturday afternoon by score
of 10 to g. The III Street team was heavy
and strong. and in all Of the line plunses
seemed to have absolutely no trouble in
breaking through the line of the opposing
team for long gains on each down. To-
ward the end Of the second half the BaItf-
more aggregation seemed to be coming
UP stronger, but this was no doubt due to
the fact that the local players were let
ting up in their play, knowing that the
time for the close Of the half was about
to he called On a blocked kick In the
first half the Baltimore team made its
only score, when Scott ran from the center
or the field for touchdown
The contest was called at 3: 80 o'clock and
after Clay, the captain Of NJ Street, had
won the toss he chose the southern goal.
Baltimore High School kicked Off to the
M Street ten-yard line. On the second
play after the team had lined up GRAY
skirted left end for a gain of thIrty-fiye
yards. By straight line assaults and masses
on the tackles NJ Street worked the ball
down the field and forced Clay over from
the tweIve-yard line of its opponents.
Clay missed the goal moment later
Score: NJ Street High School 8, Baltimore
Celored High School 0.
Baltimore kicked to M Streets twenty
f1ye-yard line and by straight line rushes
the N Street aggregation forced the pig
skin to the five-yard line OF their oppo-
nents. whehe In mass in tackle Francis was
pushed over for the second touchdown of
the contest. Clay kicked goal Score: N
Street High School II, Baltimore colored
High School O.
N Street High School kicked off to the
Baltimore ten-yard line and the pigskin was
returned ten yards before the player Of
the Maryland city had been downed. N
Street held for two downs and Baltimore
punted for twenty yards. On the next play
Clay went over for another touchdown,
having skirted right end for a run of
fifty yards. In the play the Baltimore
team was offside and when the referee
asked the 81 Street captain IL he wished to
take advantage OF the offside work he said
that he did and the ball was taken back
and the Baltimore team penalized 1--WE yards
when IL 1t had let matters stand as they
were. the II Street team would have had
the score OF another touchdown and the
chance for the goal On the next play
Savoy attempted to punt for M Street. and
the ball. being blocked, rebounded. Scott Of
Baltimore was after the pigskfn and seized
1t behind the M Street line and ran from
the center Of the field for touchdown.
Jones missed the goal. Score: M Street
High School IL. Baltimore Colored High
School D.
Time was called for the close of the
half before the opportunity had been Of
fered for another kickoff.
In the second half M Street kicked to
the twenty-yard line OF Its opponents and
the ball was returned about three yards
by Dixon before Cp1ston tackled him The
M Street team held for downs and got the
ball in the center of the field The ball
was forced to the Baltimore twenty-yard
line, where M Street was penaIized fifteen
yards for holding. The M Street team then
forced the pigskin down the field by ire
sistible line rushes, whichs their lighter OPP
ponents were absolutely unable to with
stand. With the ball on the four-yard line
Francis plunged through tackle for another
touchdown. Clay missed the goal. Score:
NJ Street High School 10, Baltimore Col
ored High School 5.
Savoy, for Nd Street. kicked to the twenty
yard line of the Baltimore team and the
pigskin was returned five yards. The ball
was forced to the center Of the field. where
M Street held FOR downs. The Baltimore
team was playing better ball than In the
first part OF the contest, and gradually
forced the ball to the center of the grid
iron. where the two teams were about to
line up when time was called. The line
I'D was as follows: