Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-11
VICTORY FOR WESTERNS.
Defeated Easterns In Good Gridiron
Battle

| Western High School defeated Eastern
High School In their gridiron contest yes
| te1day afternoon upon the American
| League Park field by a score of II to o.
| It was game of science on one side and
| Drawn on the other. Eastern outweighed
| Western by five pounds to the man., and
| In each instance were larger men. but
| Boocck's superior coaching made up for
| the advantage of Eastern's abundance of
| ..beef" When the two teams came upon
| the field the gridiron warriors of Eastern
| lowered over the doughty representatives
| of Western like the Carlisle Indians over
| Randolph Macon. Many who had never
Witnessed the playing of the two teams,
without one word gave the game to East
ern by large score. But to one VINO
had watched the organization of the two
teams and the contests which Eastern had
engaged in 1t more than apparent that
Western had a show to win, and good
one at that Since the game which East
eru played upon Georgetown University
field with the Props last week Coach 30
cock has been working to perfect the boys
from the heights In the plays which were
most formidable in raixup with the baby
blue and white. How well he succeeded Is
told by the score of the contest. Before the
game was started Muir, the quarterback
of Western. was told particular plays
which Eastern could be depended upon to
be not able to Withstand. and When the
game started he took the advice Easterns
or slaughts of the backs, tackles and ends
of the red and white, and large gains were
made on each down.
Westerns tackles worked Ike ciockWprk.
harrington and Worthington cannot be
given enough of the glory. Pheian was
there. working all of the time, too. Sharpe,
after doing fine work throughout the con-
test was compelled to withdraw near he
close of the second half. He was replaced
by Cal-o. son of the minister from Costa
RIca. Many thought that when Calvo was
put In the posion he would be unable to
withstand the assaults OF the Eastern
backs which seemed to be directed at left
end and tackle, but he soon put their minds
at rest. for in the first scrimmage he was
through the Eastern line like a shot, and
tackled the runner behind the line for a
loss. Muir. at quarter. showed that he has
the ability to run team. In playing the
deep back field. while Eastern had the ball.
one of the players of the baby blue eluded
the whole Western team and started down
the field for the goal with interference.
There was only one of the Western team
behind him and the goal, and that was Ht-
tie Muir. But he was enough. Dodging
past the interference, the p!ucky little
quarterback tackled the big Fastener like
a veteran. and down he went. harrington
In the tackles back play bucked the oppo-
site tackle for gain each time. He was
most effective against the Eastern line.
Eastern. when 1t became apparent that she
could not gain against Western. attempted
to play a kicking game, but at punting
Field was no equal for Worthington, who
outpunted the Eastern on all the kicks.
He also kicked two perfect goals. For
Eastern Field is the hardest working player.
Yesterday afternoon he assaulted the West
ern tackles and ends fiercely, and to great
extent unaided plowed his way through
Westerns lines for the gains that the baby
blue and white made during the game.
Farmer who played at right halfback. also
did his work well, but in several end runs
he ran ok. and was downed far behind his
line by the fast Western tackles. One good
reason was that Easterr's interference
seemed to be entirely lacking, and when
Farmer was about to run with the ball the
baby blue and white interference was hard
to find. Bender played fullback for East
ern against the protests Of the Western
mana cement as he has played upon the
eleven of Business High School In past
years. A protest was lodged with the ath-
letic faculty of the high schools. but after
elaboration. the advisor at Business High
School gave his consent, and Bender went
into the game for Eastern. He was tower
of strength for the boys from Capitol Hill,
and time and again made gains for Eastern.
Whether Eastern had any interference or
not did not matter much to Bender. for,
like Big Chief Bender of the Philadelphia
Athletics. he was very near the whole show
for his team and gained much ground. The
iine-up and summary was as follows:
Western. Positions. Eastern.