Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
EPISCOPAL HIGH AND
BUSINESS TIED UP
Neither Side Able to Score
After Thirty Minutes
Hard Play.

Business High School began it's foot
ball season yesterday by playing Episco-
pal High School thirty minutes to a
scoreless tie in Alexandria.
Both teams furnished little better foot
ball than was expected of them, for they
had been out but a short time. While
fumbles were plentiful. the boys played
a snappy game. If there was an advan-
tage it went to Business in weight and
Episcopal in science. Episcopal resorted
often to line bucks for its gains, and ran
in timely forward passes which Melted
them many yards. The Alexandrians
and each time failed by narrow margin.
IN the first quarter they were successful
iii getting the ball within 10 yards of the
goal, only to lose 1t by tumble. In the
succeeding quarters Randolph tried TO drop
goal kick twice. once the kick going wild
and the other time il was blocked. The
last quarter gave them opportunity TO
score but they failed for the fourth time
Business never once was in danger of
scoring, although in the last quarter it
was rapidly pushing the ball down the
field, and had not the time been called
there lis no doubt that it would have
scored. for Episcopal had greatly weak
ened under its strong attack Most, of
WashingtOns gaining was done by Rath-
bone and Scott, who skirted their OPP
ponents' line for gains of 10 yards and
more.
Both teams used the forward pass
frequently, total of six passes being
attempted. In the first quarter Bust
ness tried a forward pass, but the ball
went too far and it was given to Epis-
copa!, which, after rushing the bali to
the middle of the field by straight line
bucks, succeeded in making forward
pass that carried its rivals off their
feet and Melted them twenty yarVs.
Randolph and Wallace were the men
who made the pass and they played
a star game for their team Afte. this
trick play Episcopal worked it's way
to the lV-yard line, where it fumbled
and Il Business man recovered the ball.
Scott punted out from behind the goal
line. and after running the balL back the
home team had the ball on the 2O-yard
line when the quarter ended.
At the beginning of the second quar-
ter Episcopal put the ball in play by
straight-lne bucks. and then tried ii
forward pass. at which they failed, but
still kept the ball in their possession.
After rushing the bail to the center of
the field they lost tile ball on downs.
Business succeeded in chasing it back
to the 2O-yard line. but they. TOO, were
held for downs. and forfeited it. Bust
tumble, and Rathbone made the most
sensational run of the game, an end
run for 10 yards, when time was called.
the third quarter opened with a KICK
on from Scott TO spencer. Episcopal nau
trouble in gaining. Randolph punted and
Business got the ball. Capt Rathbone
made a big gain around left end, but in
the next play his team fumbled and Epis-
copal got the ball in their territory. By
several plunges they got the ball to the
thirty-yard line, from which Capt. Ran
doph tried goal from field; his kick was
blocked, but his team recovered the ball. At
this stage in the game Nash did some
good work by breaking through the line
and upsetting plays. Seeing that the
Business line was adamant, Randolph at
tempted another goal and again failed,
the ball going behind the goal line, when
the quarter ended.
In the fourth quarter lack of training
began to tell on the Alexandria boys and
Business easily n,owed them down. Scott
kicked the ball out from the twenty-five
yard line, the home team recovering the
ball. After several line bucks Episcopal
worked it's second successful forward
pass, which gave them twelve yards.
They were apparently going fast for a
touchdown. but Business strengthened
and held them for downs. On getting the
ball Rathbone was sent around end for a
gain of ten yards and then Business sue
ceeded in making a forward pass of
twenty yards. Scott to Zappone. Business
then fumbled and when Episcopal got the
ball they tried forward pass, but failed,
and a Business man got the ball. Scott
made a twenty-yard run that carried the
ball within thirty yards of the goal. when
time was called.