Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
QUAKER LADS HUMBLE
CENTRAL HIGH BOYS
Play Rings Around Local Foot Ballists and Romp
Home With Game by One-Sided Score
Centra1Is Outc1assed in Every Way
Forward Passes Galore.

The local Central High School foot ball
eleven was literally swamped yesterday
afternoon at the Union League Park to
the tune of "a to by a crowd of young
Philadelphians representing the Central
High School of that city. From the call
of time to the end of the contest the
Washington youths were simply played
off their feet, with the exception of few
halves, when they succeeded in prevent
ing their opponents from scoring with the
ball on the 1 and , yard lines, re-
spectively. The only score made by the
Washington school boys was pretty goal
from the field by Mckeever, the captain.
The play was capitally pulled off and
saved the home team from a complete
whitewash.
Visitors Never Let UP.
The play of the Philadelphians was con-
sistent, fast and telling, with never let
up or tagging in pinches. They fought
just as hard at the end of the contest as
they did at the beginning, and the article
of foot ball exhibited reflected great credit
upon their coaches and others having
charge of rounding the eleven into the
shape it was in yesterday. There was
excellent interference, hard low tackling
and clean handling of the bah, with re-
markable speed all the time. The eleven
is high-class school boy foot ball team,
which would give an older and more ex-
perienced team hard struggle. Their
local opponents need not feel Inundated
over their defeat, in spite of the big score.
The two teams were not in the same
class.
From the spectators standpoint the
game was spectacular one, because of
the large number of forward passes pull
ed off and the many open plays. AT times
forward passes were useu by the Phila-
delphia lads successfully, and resulted
directly in two or three of their touch
downs The local youths, too, put tri-
pie forward into action, which for
time fooled their opponents completely,
and it was in this manner that they came
within - yards of their opponents goal.
which ended in Washington's only score.
First Touchdown Made Quickly.
The Washington eleven opened the game
by Mckeever booting the leather down
the field to Quirck of the Philadelphians,
who gained 30 yards by lodging the
Washington ends and tackles, who swarm
ed down upon him. This play was fol-
lowed by seven or eight more line plunges
and end runs, which ended in the ball
being rushed to Washingion's 15-yard
line, from which point 1t was taken over
the goal line by Fritz in a neat dash
around Washington's right end. Reed
kicked the goal and four minutes after
play the score stood TO in favor OF
the Philadelphians.
At the next kickoff Hogg of the oppos-
ing team caught the ball and started up
the field behind impregnabie interference
for 10 yards be. ore he was finally downed
on Washington'S 20-yard line. A long for
,tynr d Marshall n ended
in a second score. Reed kicked goal, and
he Philadelphians STOOD twelve points to
the good nine minutes after the start OF
the game.
Locals Lose Their Nerve.
A third touchdown followed this one
within the next ten minutes by Philadel-
phia gaining possession of the pigskin on
a tumble and starting down the field from
their 4O-yard line in a series Of end runs
and forward passes. the ball being taken
across the line by Fritz again in a quick
dash through left tackle. Reed again
kicked the goal, score IS to in favor
of Philadelphia. At this stage of the
game the local eleven seemed to loose
their heads completely and their oppo-
nents simply toyed with them. A vigor-
Gus calling down by the captain and in
cdental side-line coaching brought the
team to their senses and from that time
on until the half closed there was a
better article of foot ball. Though out
played, the Washington boys worked ne
roically and time and again smothered
plays by their opponents directed princi-
pally at the ends and tackles.
Washington gained possession OF the
ball on its 35-yard line, and by means OF
one or two end runs. in which the run
ners did some good lodging. the ball
was taken to the center of the field,
where the triple pass was pulled of for
the first time.
The play was repeated several times
and the ball was soon advanced to Phil
adelphias 20-yard line, where McKeever