The Washington herald., 1907-10-30
HIGH SCHOOL SERIES.

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CentraTs patched up team had some diff
fCIity IN drowning Business in the inter
high school championship football series
e National Park yesterday afternoon,
but one touchdown being made in the en-
tire fo " minutes Of play, the score being
90 D.
Central made its tally shortly after the
opening OF the game. when it obtained
Business on-side kick, and by use of the
forward pass, which netted 10 yards, and
rusnes by Hamilton, carried the ball 70
the Stenograpaers' 1-yard line, where
Hamilton tore through the line for
touchdown. Hamilton failed to kick goal,
and the score remained . 10 0.
Hamilton made consistent gains on line
PUSHES, but could not advance the ball on
end runs; nor did the forward pass prove
q help.
Business used the forward pass much
0ftener tran did Central. and with a more
marked degree of success. Both elevens
were penaIized FOR failure 10 execute the
new play. and Central lost ID yards on one
occasion for holding.
SeIcher Fools Central.
Both teams resorted to punting fire.
qJentIy, Welckor for Business having a
rifle the better Of the argument over
Hamilton, of Central. two Of the latter's
kicks being blocked and resulting in loss
of ground Welcber's trick OF punting on
The first down caught Central off its
guard twice md Business recovered the
Edl on one occasion close TO ats rivals
goal line, but poor judgment in the use of
The forward pass preclUded a score for
Business
Without its captain, the Blue and White
team would have been like a ship with
cut a rudder. Besides doing all the punt
ire, Hamilton was the only player on the
team who seemed 10 be able TO better the
position OF the ball, and. in consequence,
re was worked overtime. HamiltOns IA
~orite place Of attack was through Bush
ness left side of the line, and when he
confined his rushes there, seldom failed
70 make d gain, but on runs around the
end made little progress.
Spransy played a strong defensive game
for Central, he breaking through the Bus
mess line time and again for tackle.
and PoIdina stood out These two did the
major portion of the work Of carrying
the bah. and also worked the forward
pass successfully on several occasions.
The game started off by Hamilton kick
ing of 10 POiindina, who returned the
.-I about five yards Welcker fumbleC
on the next play, but recovered. The
Business captain then tried an On-sidt
kick which Spransy nailed. Hamilton
and NcKeevcr each gained 5 by lin,
rushing, and then Hamilton shot the bal
10 Wilson on a forward pass, the play
netting II yards
Hamilton carried the ball for 4 yard.
around left end. and then more than
made The remaining distance on a plunge
through left tackle. Kennedy was thrown
for loss on an attempted quarter bacl
run, but Hamilton carried the ball t.
RHslness' LIZARD line on the next play
and was then showed over for a touch
down Hamilton failed to kick goal. and
the score stood 20 0 in Central's favor
Goal from Field Fails.
welckar attempted goal from place
ment toward the end OF the first half
but the kick was a poor one, and Cen
traI recovered the ball, the half endin:
with the bah on CentraTs 30-yard line
cuisines had the better of the batu
in the second half, the bail being in Cen
trails territory most Of the time. tn,
rtenocraphers came within a yard o.
scoring after about two minutes of play
Business kicked off to Central Hamn
ton IUU.ed and Lynch dropped the ball
howard recovering il. Welcker puntei
and Parker caught the ball on the boun,
md started on a sprint which locke
good Tor a touchdown. only 10 be brOugh
% earth Y Hamilton on Central's I0-yar
line Poiidina annexed four on a lin
nlay. and then Business lost an excel
lent chance by fumbling a forward pas
on the l-yarj line. Hamilton punted, bu
the bali went outside, Business getting
on the 15-yard line.
Here the clerks had another chance [
tally. but fell short. Welcker made
yards by a run around left end on
fake forward pass, and Welckers for
ward pass TO Parker put the ball @
the 4-yard line. WelckeT carried Tn
ball 70 within a yard Of the goal line
WeIcker tried TO drop-kick a goal, bu
failed, the ball going back of the line
where Hamilton fell on il.
Twice more before the end Of th
period did Business have an opportunit
to score, once when Howard got hi
captains punt, and started a spriT
with a clear field, only TO run outsid
the foul line, and again when the ba
was brought 70 Central's 20-yard lin
by virtue Of Welckcrs pUnting, f.
both times did the Rhode Island Avenu
team fail in the attempt. Central ha
carried the ball well up the field, an
was on the way 70 a score when time e1
piTed.
Lineup and Summary.