Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12


Country Morris in the lineup, at tn; Sc
critical moments Central would have been
forced to put up an unusually stiff de-
Tense in order to stave off the score
Although practically every man inter
ested showed an excellent brand of foot
ball in his respective position. the work
of a few stood out away above the or
binary. Reuter- and King for Central and
Morris and Tew for Technical, played
foot ball such as has rarely been seen in
high school circles The first named fig
ured in two long runs Of IS and 80 yards.
respectively. one Of which was resultant
in touchdown. The other would have
terminated in like manner had not
Van Dyne, who essayed to carry the ball
across the line. fumbled. King played a
grand all-around game, his work on the
defensive being particularly attractive.
To all appearances Tech" aware of the
proWess Of the big tackle had instructed
two players to take care of him.
However. he proved more than match
Tor thtem, and time and time again broke
through their defense and threw the
runner for a less. His tackling was clean
cut and his all-around play such as to
stamp him as the best linesman in the
high schools and one of the most ag-
gressive that has represented a local
scholastic institution in many a day.
While he lasted, Morris, Technical's
mainstay in the backfield. played brilliant
foot ball. and his work ofttimes threaten
ed to result dtsastrously for the oppo-
nents. He was the only Tech player who
was able to gain consistently He was
forced to retire from the game directly
after the intermission. when, after an ex-
animation, doctor declared that he had
dislocated his collarbone He was taken
to nearby hospital. where the injured
member was set. He was able to return
to his home in the evening, little worse
for the injury.
Morris by his sensational work to date
has clinched position on the all-llish
school eleven. and with Reuter- and Ham
1lton of Central and Parker OF Eastern
Will hold a berth In the backf;eld
The unfortunate incident that occurred
In the second half. resulting in a Central
PLAYER being eliminated for what appear
ed to be rough work, was the only thing
to mar a game that has been declared to
be the cleanest in many a day Van Dyne,
. the player in question, declared to the Of
f1cials on the side lines that 1t was wholly
unintentional. and begged to be allowed
to explain the matter to the referee who
elected him from the game. He declares
that he kicked the opposing PLAYER Will
struggling to free himself af.er having
been TACKLED. Van Dyne has an excellent
reputation among the student BODY at
Central. and is touted as an all-around
good fellow" His friends, az we'll as
many who witnessed the incident from
the side lines. back him in the stand he
has taken.
The excellent condition OF the winning
players is borne out conclusively by
the TACT that not once were they compel
led to ask for time out. At the end Of the
contest they appeared to be in compare
lively fresh condition, and those who
watched them on their trip up to the
school in the old wagon that had beer
secured for the occasion by their adj
herents are convinced that there were no
dead ones" among the lot
BY winning the foot ball championship
yesterday Central made clean sweep
that was only rivaled by the recent one
accredited the democrats in the political
campaign. Base ball. track, rifle practice,
debating and cadet drill had already been
won by the 0 street schoou. The year Of
1910 is declared the most successful ever
experienced by a Washington high school
Central had not won a foot ball title
since 1902