The Washington times., 1906-11-21

In one OF the most brilliant games In
Washington this season. and before
even a larger crowd than witnessed the
George Observation-Disclosures contest,
last Saturday, Central High Schools
eleven yesterday won from Technical
High by IL to 4.
To Mess, OF the losers, goes the credit
of saving his team from the disgrace Of
a shut-out. Twice the midget end was
called back for an attempt 10 kick the
leather between the upTights. but failed.
On the second trial one OF the Central
forwards crashed through Techs line
and blocked IL, but he was not quick
enough, and a Manual Trainer recoV-
cred On the next play the ball was ad-
vanced to the 20-yard line, directly In
front OF the goal posts. where Quarter
back Thiele again called the little fellow
back This time the bail went true, and
the score was 10 in favor of Tech
when the 1rst half ended.
Central Spirit Triumphs.
Nothing daunted. the Central team
trotted onto the field at the beginning or
the second half, with the never-say-dle
spirit for which Central Is noted, ana
which won the championship IN lb2
when, with the score to 0 against II
at the end OF the first half 1t came back
hghting Ike a demon, and finally won
from Tech by the overwhelming score
of q 20 6.
The first half yesterday was slightly
in favor OF Tech, the ball during this
period being mostly in the winners ter
ritory, excepting in the last minutes OF
plav. when after Capt. Cy Macdonald
Rad booted the pigskin over his enemy 5
goal line his team got the ball on the
kickoff from the l5-yard line, and car
ried il TO within three yards Of victory.
Here Techs line proved invulnerable.
and ThraH Immediately punted into safe
territory.
Thiele's Poor Headwork.
Macdonald opened the second half
with a poor kiCk-Or. Thiele here showed
poor headwork by directing several
plays against Centrals line. which
twice smashed into Technical's' defense
and threw the runner for a loss. Thrall
punted and then the o street machine,
which was growing more powerful with
/ each succeeding rush. started down the
field for a touchdown.
In exact contrast 10 the work Of
ThieIe of Tech, Malcolm Macdonald,
at quarterback for Central. sent his
men around the end, of tackle and
through the line in a veritable whirl-
wind of formations which fairly swept
the losers OF their feet, until their %
yard line was reached. Here they held
for a moment but with rare Judgment
NJ Macdonald shook his sleeve, and
{ out dropped a beautifully worked for
ward pass from c. Macdonald 10 Nc
KeeveF, which netted twelve yards.
Another heavy plunge through left
/ tackle by Burch added three yards. and
then quick as a fash the forward pass
was again worked fooling the Manual
Trainers a second time for ten yards.
Tech Loses Heart.
Here Fleming dove through left
tackle. planting the leather on Techs
| 3-yard line. With goal 10 make on the
third down. Burch hurled himself over
the line for the first touchdown. Nc
! Keever failed TO kick a difficult goal.
Score, Central >; Technical, 4.
1t was only one point, but that much
/ lead seemed 10 take the heart out OF
the Manual Trainers, and within eight
minutes after the first score. on long
runs by Hamilton, Macdonald, Burch.
and Fleming, the last named got free
d
| yards with a perfect interference for a
! second touchdown. Macdonald kicked
an easy goal. During the remaining six
/ minutes OF play the bah was kept well
/ in midheld. neither side gaining an ad-
vantage.
Mess Does Sensational Work.
/ As had been expected, Mess, of Tech,
and the smallest man on the field, did
| the best part of the work. both de-
/ fensive and offensive, for his team In
/ the early part OF the game he was in
nearly every play. II he failed TO make
| the TACKLE his fearlessness in diving in
/ 10 the heavy defense Of Central general
| ly broke il UP. allowing one of his team
mates the chance 10 tackle Between
[ the halves, however. the Central coaches
managed TO demonstrate 10 their
/ charges how dangerous the little fellow
/ was. and thereafter he was literally
| smothered, two men always going
against him, and practically putting
| him ont OF the running. ThTall also
/ did well, and had the Technical quar-
/ teFback-cap plain but used him more on
end runs there might have been q DIFF
| fercnt tale 10 tell. The big mans punt
/ ing was not up to MS usually good form.
once or twice he got them of we'll
/ and for good distance, but Macdonald,
| taken all round, gained from ten 70
twenty yards on every exchange OF
punts.
For Central II is hard 20 mention any
one man as having starred. The Dark
/ Blue and Whites triumph can be attTib-
uted first to better coaching. The win
ners knew both the 1906 and 1906 game
When Tech. taking advantage of but
| few of the liberties which the present
rules allow, sent the old formations
against Central. the latter generally had
the answer. but when the winners had
the bail and employed the latest tactics
Thiele's eleven was completely at a loss
and only the occasional 'fumbling of Cen
tral, and the quickness. of the Tech for