Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-18
Central Defeated Eastern in
Great Gridiron Battle.
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Rowlinp Battles,

The Central and Eastern High School
teams clashed yesterday afternoon at
American League Park in the third game
for the High School championship and the
former came out victorious after one of the
hardest fought contests seen at the park
this season. The score being 10 to q.
Central did their scoring in the first half
by fast work. They simply wore their men
out securing their two touchdowns. so that
they were hardly able to Withstand the on
slaught of the heavy line bucking OF the
Capitol Hill High School team in the sec
ond half. Capt. Mcdonald was compelled to
put in several new men in the final half to
strengthen his team. he himself having
stayed out until this stage of the contest.
The Eastern boys used Bender in most OF
the line. bucking and by close formations
landed him through CentraPs weakening
line for good gains
Bender played brilliant game at fun
back for the Eastern team. Field and Far
mer at the halves and Palmer at left END
also did very good work Yoder and capt
Mcdonald did the best work for the WIN
ners.
Central kicked off first. and Priest caught
the ball on the fifteen-yard line, but fun
bled in trying to pass the oval to another
player and gained no ground. Eastern lost
the ball on downs after being forced PACK
to the thirty-five- yard line. Central carried
the ball through the Eastern line for snort
gains. On an attempted pass by Evans 10
Willis the latter was kicked on the mead
and the former himself carried the ball
around right end for gain of ten yards
By series of mass plays Central planted
the ball on Eastern's ten-yard line. On
quarterback play Evans skirted the END Tor
the first touch down Mccormick failed 10
kick an easy goal.
On the second kickoff by Central Eastern
advanced the ball back ten yards. Farmer
was then given the ball, and succeeded In
getting clear of several of the Central men
for a run of twenty yards Eastern then
fumbled and Central secured the ball
Fleming was given the ball, and he sue
ceeded in gaining fifteen yards. On the next
two downs Central could gain but rev
feet. Benedict then saved the ball for MS
team by breaking through Eastern's line
for a gain of fifteen yards. Benedict and
Willis made short gains through the line
and landed the ball within five yards of
the goal posts when Benedict again came
to the rescue and was showed over for the
second touchdown, Mccormick again falling
to kick goal
Eastern took the south goal in the second
half. and on the kickoff sent the oval to
Centrals goal posts. Willis made a good
catch. and by lodging brought the ball
back for twenty yards before he was
downed. Fleming then gained fifteen yards
A series of short runs by the backs gained
fifteen yards more for Central, when they
were held for downs. With the ball on their
tWenty-nVe-yard Inc, Eastern sent Bender
through the line for ten yards. Field gained
five more. A tumble then resulted, but
Palmer fell on the ball and retained it for
Eastern. Eastern was held for downs after
Bender and Field had each gained five
yards. with the BAH but ten yards from the
goal. Central gained five yards, but lost on
a tumble. Bender, Field and Farmer then
commenced to play havoc with the Central
line, and Capt. Mcdonald replaced several
men with new ones, the team getting a
much needed rest during the change
Eastern lost five yards on the next down
by an off-side play Bender, in trying to
get through McDonaldS position, was
knocked out, but soon recovered and came
back with gain of eight yards. Bender
made two runs of eight and two-yard gains
and the ball was then within several yards
of Centrafs goal. A mass play, with Ben
der holding the ball, resulted in Eastern
scoring their only touchdown. Field then
kicked goal. The game ended shortly after,
with ball in the center of the field.