The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-19

Eastern High Schools football team
yesterday played. Technical High to a
standstill at National Park in the battle
for second place honOrs. Neither side
could cross the goal line, but the Capitol
Hill youngsters put up by all odds the
best game, and came within an ace of
scoring on four occasions.
The result was no surprise to followers
of high school football, and when il
comes right down to cases. Tech was
lucky 10 escape without having its line
crossed
The Manual Trainers could do nothing
against Eastern's whirlwind attack except
when their goal line was threatened, and
! then they held with stonewan firmness.
on the other hand. Techs offense could
not do much against the Capitol Hill
teams line and ends. and only once got
within striking distance Of the Light Blue
and White goal when a poor pass spoiled
a chance for goal from placement
/ Capt Walter Parker. Weaver, Defan-
dorf and Chase We're the stars for East
ern, while Tew. Gill; and Michael ex-
celled for Technical
J Morris and Sinclair, Techs two star
half backs. watched Eastern play their
team to a standstin from the side lines.
/ and saw Eastern within Techs 2O-yard
line -four times
The game started off with Tew kicking
to Parker. who rushed the oval back Il
yards before being brought TO earth by
/ Eichendorf Lire plunges and end runs
netted them two first downs, but then
/ Teen held them for downs. A few rushes
/ gained little. so Tew punted TO Parker
who brought the oval back yards.
Defandorf then pUnted 70 Gill. who
fumbled, and Weaver recovered the oval.
Eastern pulled off a forward pass,
/ Weaver 10 DefandOrf. which Melted them
Z first down. Tech was ofisde on the
next scrimmage and penalized yards.
Chase, on the next lineup. tried a field
goal, but the attempt was blocked, the
bail being recovered by an Eastern man.
Line plunges gave them first down. and
again Chase fell back for a Try at goal.
this time by the DROP kick method, but
again the attempt was blocked and
Schwegler recovered the oval for Tech.
Tew fell back to punt. but the line gave
way and the Eastern men were upon him,
throwing him for a loss. lie punted on
the next lineup TO Parker. who brought
the oval back to mldheld. where time
was called.
Line plunges melted Eastern two first
downs at the opening of the second
period, and on the next lineup Parker
tried for field goal, the oval going
to one side OF the crossbar. Tew punted
out from the 95-yard line 10 Parker. who
rushed the ball back yards before being
downed. on the next play. Weaver fun
hled on an end run and Michael recovered
the oval on Easterns 34-yard line Tech
made its first down of the game on the
next play. when Tew went around end
Parker intercepted a forward pass~meant
for Parks Tech held Eastern for downs
on the next scrimmage. and Few went
around end for the second FIRST down for
/ Tech. forward pass was tried on the
next lineup. and Mccartney intercepted
il and was downed by peake An end
run and two line plunges netted them
list down, but then kthey lost the ball
when SchWegler intercepted Viewers at
tempted forward pass. Tew punted, and
Weaver fumbled the oval. Holbrook re-
covering il for Tech Thefball was then
On the 24-yard line. ami Tew tried a
fsid goal, but the pass was bad and the
ball was recovered on the S5-yard line,
when time was called,
The end of the third period saw East
I ern's best chance 20 score a touchdown
when they had the ball on Techs 5-yard
line. but the Blacksmiths held like a
stone wall, and Tew punted out of dan
ger The oval was brought to Techs
5-yard line by line smashes and end
runs of Weaver and Parker, These two
played the best game for the Capitol
Hill lads. andsby Weaver's line bucks
they were able 10 gain first down when
they had to go to yards The ball
was in Techs territory most Of the third
period and only once did Tech have the
ball within striking distance of Eastern's
goal. and that came when one of Tew' $
punts rolled to Eastern's 3-yard line, and
Parker reached the oval before Eichen-
dorf could land on ii as he made dive
Of S yards trying to recover the bail.
The fourth quarter saw the ball in
! Techs territory almost the entire time.
and Eastern made a great bid for touch
down in this period when, with the ball
on the coward line, Chase tried for a
field goal but the attempt was blocked,
Weaver recovering the eyal Tech resort
ed 10 puRting the ball IN this period.
while Eastern rushed the oval all the
time
The game ended with the bali on Techs
45-yard line. and the players gathered
around Referee Gass who tossed coin
into the air AMI Parker called heads. and
when they looked at it the coin it lay face
up. Therefore. the ball was presented TO
Eastern. Lineup and summary:
Technical. Positions Eastern.
left cTd. Wright