The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-24
CATHEDRAL BEATEN
Eastern Wins Second Place
Title in Scholastic Circles.
CRANE STARS FOR LOSERS
Smith Scores Capitol Hill Boys
Points by a TOuchdOwn-Tennaliy-
town Eleven Outweighed the Win
ming Team-CIOsest Game Wit
messed Between Two schools.

Eastern High school defeated the Ma
tional Cathedral School football team in
a close game at National Park yesterday
by 10 8 Both teams went az full speed
throughout the game. and neither side let
up until the final whistle sounded.
The game was in doubt all the way. and
when Crane put the ball over the bar
on drop kick from the 45-yard line. the
Cathedral followers had bright hopes of
his duplicating the feat IN the final
period. This is the first time that the
Eastern eleven has been scored on since
Central defeated them in the first game
OF the interhigh school series. 1t was
a battle between the two heady quarter
backs, Parker and Crane, neither one
having the better OF the grueling strug-
gle, but both showed that they knew the
game when their teams were In danger
Gus positions. McCaffery. who played
right end for the winners. with the help
of Parker and Weaver, worked the for
ward pass 10 perfection, and was also the
cause of Cathedral's forward passes be-
ing broken up.
a.
dorf in the puAting line. bat for that the
teams played about even. The Cathedral
team Outweighed the Capitol Ifill lads by
a good margin, but the Eastern boys
have been playing against these odds ali
through the season and showed they
could handle the big fellows as well as
the light. Crane played the stellar role
for the losers while Eastern's hon0rs
were shared between the back field and
McCaffery and Defandorf in the line
Parker won the toss. and chose TO de-
fend the north goal. receiving the kick
Off Crane, Cathedrars speedy little
quarter back, sent the bali sailing down
the field 10 Case, who ran IL back Is
yards. Eastern gained first down on line
plunges and end runs, but on the next
scrimmage the Cathedral line held them
for downs The Cathedral boys made
the second first down of the game on
the same plays Eastern used, but they
lost the ball on downs on the Capitol
Hill boys 9-yard line Defandorf punted
TO Lockwood. who was brought down
after he had gone yards. Eastern then
held for downs when they had to go >
yards for a first down, Harding making
a bad pass TO Crane. Three successive
line plunges Melted Eastern first down.
but on the next lineup they were forced
10 punt, Defandorf sending the ball 10
Todd who rushed il back yards.
Eastern recovered the ball on tumble.
and on a forward pass, Weaver 20 De-
fandorf, gained first down. The 'ayal was
on Cathedrals 3-yard line then, and the
TennallytOwn team put up a stone wall
defense. holding Eastern FOR downs.
Crane punted out of danger 10 Parker,
who brought the oval back yards. Line
plunges brought the ball 10 Cathedrars
1T-yard line when time was called for
the first period.
The Second Period.
The second period saw the Capitol
Hi boys score their only points. on an
end run by Smith. who went over TIE
line for a touchdown Eastern mace
first down on line plunges and end
runs. but Cathedral braced and received
the ball on downs Crane punted out
side on the next lineup and Eastern
made two first downs on line plunges.
The ball was then on Cathedrars S-yard
line, where Smith went around Cathe-
drals' right end for Easterns' score. Chase
missed an easy goal. Score: Eastern,
5; Cathedral, 0.
Cathedral received the kickoff Nc
Cafery tried a short kick which had
worked early in the season. but Crane
fell on the oval before any of the Capt.
tol Hill boys could get TO it, Line
plunges and end runs Melted them first
down,
Cathedral punted, Crane sending the
ball 10 Weaver who WAS brought down
after he had covered yards. A for
ward pass, Parker 10 McCafery, netted
them first down, and on line plunges
they gained another. Eastern was forced
10 punt Defandorf kicking 10 Todd.
who brought the ball back yards.
Crane punted and Weaver misjudged il
Sohlke recovered the oval. Cathedral
tried forward pass on the next scrim-
mage, but Chase intercepted IL and rush.
ed it back yards A line plunge was
tried. with no gain, and time was called
for the first half
The Third Period.
The third period saw Cathedral score
its only points from a beautifully exc
cuted drop kick by Crane from the A.
yard line. Chase kicked OF TO Crane,
who was downed after he had covered
s yards Todd went around end for a
first down. but on the next play Ca
thedral lost the ball on downs. Defan-
uOrI puNt6u ana Hayden recovered the
ball Cathedral worked its first sue
cessful forward pass Of the game on the
next play. Crane to Todd, for a first
down. Crane dropped back on the next
lineup and sent the oval between the
posts for three points
Cathedral lined up to receive the ball.
and Parker sent il sailing TO Crane, who
was brought down after he had travelled
yards. forward pass was tried but
resulted in Eastern getting the bali as
the wrong man recovered the oval. Three
successive line plunges netted them first
down, but they were forced to kick,
Defandorf punting 10 Todd, who brought
the ball back Is yards. Eastern received
the ball a minute later on an attempted
forward pass. Defandorf punted to
Todd, who was downed in his tracks.
Crane punted to Parker, who brought
the oval back IA yards before he was
brought down. Time was called for the
third period.
Eastern tried a forward pass on the
first lineup, and Crane intercepted the
ball. making 10 yards.
Line plunges and end runs Melted Cathe-
dral first down. and on the next play. a
forward pass, Crane to Sohlke, gained
yards, but Cathedralt lost the ball on
downs Defandorf punted to Todd, who
brought II back from where IL was kicked
But Cathedral on the rext play lost the
ball on tumble. A forward pass. Parker
TO McCaffery. netted Eastern first down.
Line plunges added another but they lost