The Washington times., 1906-10-14
CENTRAL OUTPLAYS
EPISCOPAL HIGH
Neither Eleven Is Able 10
Score in FierceIy Con-
tested Struggle.
BOTH TEAMS FIGHT GAMELY
Alexandrians Held Only Under Shadow
Of Goal Posts Against Terrific On
slaughts Of Washington Backheld.

slaughtS or Washington Backneld'
In a game stubboruly fought from
ktart 20 finish and u which neither
Gould score. Central High School out
PLAYED Episcopal High OF Alexandra,
On the Alexandrian's field yesterday. in
bvery point Of the game except in kick
anR-
Although the local eleven was haudl-
Eapped through the absence Of three OF
khe best players. Captain Macdonald.
Lacklin, and koswitch it seldom failed
10 make the distance, and was really
never in danger of being defeated. Had
Sc noI been for an eXCusable piece Of
poor headwork in the running of the
team at the close OF the first half. when
Central was within a few yards Of the
goal line, and the brilliant punung OF
FulIback Bowen. of Episcopal, the Dark
Blue and White should have had AT
least two touchdowns. As il was, the
q Streeters kept the oval well within
the territory OF the ViTginiaus during
most Of the struggle.
Both Teams Show Good Form
This IS but the second game for both
teams. Central having defeated Gsliau-
Diet last Tuesday. and Episcopal having
defeated Technical High on its own
grounds last Saturday Both teams,
however puL mp a splendid article Of
ball, for the short time they have been
in training. and if form counts for aught
Central should be a big factor i'm the
coming lntcr-hish series.
The forward pass was not tried once.
Central stuck TO the old style OF play
with the exception of the new quarter
back kick. which was perfectly worked
once. and did not faiI 90 gain the other
times. The only other plays used 10y
the WashiDgtonians We're the mass on
tackles and line uluuses. on the other
hand Episcopal. besides using these
plays. resorted 20 the tandem forma-
tion. for which IT is well known quarter
back runs, and several trick plays. The
latter were of little avail. and were
called for but once The first resulted
in no gain. and on the other, a Central
man tore through the line. broke up
the play and threw the runleI for a big
loss.
Central did not once tumble. but the
failure of its opponents to squeeze onto
the leather caused them the loss of the
hall several times, and proved fatal The
only time when they had any OppOrtm-
1Uy % score.
Burch Plays Great Game.
Eurch. for Central. put up a sIashmg
game, and rarely failed TO make his dis
tauce when called ON. Time after time,
the Episcopalians would hold like stone
vail for three downs, and Burch would
crash through il for first. with Mo
Eeever and Hamilton drakking him sew
eral Yards after he had been tackled.
Burch was a tower Of strength on the
defensive. as was Fleming at right
tackle, and Rihl at left. Frank Evans
handled the long twirlinE punts which
Bowen sent hurting down the field for
an average or forty or ntty yards. neat
Is, and with the one exception mention
ed before ran the team well.
For Episcopal, PeudletOu, at quarter
starred The manner in which he varied
his style OF attack. mis- brOkenfield
running, and his defensive work were
OF high class. Claiborne was also strong
n right end. on numerous occasions
he threw himself into the heavy inter
ference OF Centrars mass, on tackle.
and broke UP the play completely.
Central Starts With Rush.
Bowen kicked 10 CeutraTs 1O-yard
line. and the ball was returned twenty
yards before the runner was brought
down. Evans began Immediately to
pound the line. and only on their own
So-yard line did the Virginians pull them
selves together and hold for downs.
After gaining three hrsts, Episcopal was
forced 10 kick, and a beautiful one II was.
II was gotten away perfectly. and sailed
nfty-fve yards down the gridiron be-
LoIe Evans caught IL and was dOWned in
MS tracks. The ball WAS advanced into
tplscopal ground. and after several
time changing hands. Centray avs in pos
session, with nifty yards TO go for a
score
rEu..-
or the Hnes Evans again began TO
meTCilessly hammer IT, occasionally
varying the mOnOtony by hurting one
OF the halves through the other side
IN this way twenty yards was gained
but here the home team braced gamelv.
and with seven to so on the third down
quarterback kick was tried SUCCESS
fully. Hamilton recovering the ball after
it had rolled ten yards. For the third
time, Central releptlessly began its
grinding tactics against the weak SPOT
tu the iinc. only 10 have the bali taken
away when within a few feet of the
line.
Episcopal Immediately kicked. and
soon took The bail away from Central
lhe remainder OF the half was de-
Cidedly in EpisCOpaIs favor. With a
nash ot the vim and speed which has
Won them many a victory, they fairly
carried the ashingtonians off tbei,
feet ana when time was called. lust
after a tumble. the ball was ia CEN
trails possession on their own 35-yard
line.
Fumbling Fatal to Virginians.
The second half was but repitition
OF the first. Both teams came back
determined TO win. and for short time
ii looked as though the Yirginjans
would sweep everything before them. but
fumhliug lost them their only chance
md Central soon had the ball again
I'm the enemy's grounds. and but for the
aggTes essiVeuess with which every inch
OF ground was fought when Central
closed on their goal line. the home
team would have been scored on
The lineup and summary;
Central. Positions. Epis. High
HsTnsburger. er.---..--L E--.---..- Hopkins
q. Rihl.....-..-...-.L T.......... Wexford
MaXcy y....-.-....,...L c.. Williams, Lee
Tay .C......M Massie, Echols
Eager. Wheeler...R G.,....-...... .Cibbon
Fleming -....-..-.-.R T..-..-C -CharringtOn,
Weaver
BielaSki...,,,...,.R E.,........ Claiborne
D. Evans. B.. PendletOn
HamiltOn..-........R H....-....--. Dabney
NIcI[eever. ...-.......L H.. Gallaher
T. Evans.
Burch. (acting.....F B........M Bowen.
captainl. tCaptan), Nile.
Time OF halves-20 and Is minutes.
Refercc-R. Snow, Central. Umpire
AiF. Daniels Epis. High. Head lines
man and timekeeper- Mr.. Reade, Epis.
High