The Washington times., 1911-11-11
TRIO 49,. /
RECEIVE: CREDIT
Weaver, Cohl, and Wells Responsible for Great Show
. ing of Eastern Against Wesern-Georgetown Men
Watch Virginia at Baltimore.
BY THOMAS KIRBY.

A trio of young men-Captain Weaver,
Cohill, and Wells-are today receiving
most OF the credit for a remarkable fin
ish against Western yesterday by the
2 Eastern High School eleven.
y The driving power. of the leader, the
individual brilliancy of Cohill. and the
excellent generalship of the quarter
back, combined, late in the game, to
give Eastern a tie score when all hope
Of averting defeat seemed passed. Be-
fore half of the first period had expired
> Western had scored on the team from
e Capitol Hill, but Eastern never gave
up hope. Under the direction of a cap
tain who did not know the meaning Of
the word defeat 1t fought and fought
hard with the result that, with less
than two minutes to play, n touchdown
has scored and the players left the field
real heroes in the estimation of their
Supporters. 1t was the first time in many
years that Eastern had played tie
game with the team from across the
creek.
r To charge Western with stopping has
no justification in fact. The George
towners tried in the same manner as
Western teams have always tried, and
II was really this spirited play that &C
tually cost the team penalty In the
last few yards that placed the ball
within reaching distance with about one
minute and forty-five seconds to play.
Western was off side on the seven
yard line, the penalty was exacted
there was no complaint from the IN.
dividual player who was singled out IN
these trying seconds and, with only six
feet to go, Captain Weaver closed a
day of good work by throwing himself
off side penalty which was called on
Western just as he started for the
final chalk line.
70 - One of the Best.
. In some respects it was one of the
best games of the championship series
in the high schools. The teams were
well matched in weight, both played
free running game, there was no erd
Of punting and. although the wet field
acted as a drawback on both sides,
there was enough open work to mako
1t most interesting to the spectators.
Neither team adhered to straight foot
ball, but instead resorted to compli-
cate formations calculated to fool the
opposition. But both had a shifting
defense and most of the real gains
were the result of clever work by the
man with the ball, rather than any as
sistance he received from his team
mates.
In a decided manner by tumble in
the first quarter, the middle section
was better contested, but in the final
period Western was simply caught in
that could not be denied Eastern was
fighting mad and inspired by the shouts
of encouragements from its captain and
the roaring of one player to another 1t
tied Western at a time when 1t ap-
peared. as though there was nothing to
the game but Western.
Saw Enough to Worry.
- Critics who were on hand to spy
out any players who might be of all
high school calibre saw enough to wor-
ry them. They saw. Weaver assert
himself as a captain and leader, they
saw Cohill rise from the ground when
he was so tired and broken up that
he did not seem to have a chance to
continue, and on the very next play
sweep around a Western end, and, af-
ter running almost forty yards, place
the ball within scoring distance.
~ These molders of this mythical eleven
watched Wells direct an attack with the
precision of a university quarterback,
and they admired the work of, Man,
after he had received a blow on the
right side of his face that would have
made less game player retired from
the fray.
p But all of the honors did not belong
to Eastern. Western had its heroes,
principal among whom were Stone,
p. Wiley, and Buck" Howard. The first
two named played cleverly on the Dc
fensive and, until they tired badly in
{ the last period, stopped the good East
ern backfeld while Howard was the
''one called upon most of the time TO
advance the ball against Eastern. How
- ard was all shot to pieces before it was
all over, hut he continued to gamaly
fight II out, and next to his ends, cid
r. more than any individual player 10
avert a defeat.
" Smith, of Eastern; Pope, Pate. aaG
McArdle were others who earned hon
orable mention in the drawn battle.
Georgetown's football interests are to-
day centered in Baltimore, where Vtr-
gin!a Is playing Hopkins. In the stands
at Homewood Field will be a number
OF Georgetown men who will be at
tempting to see what they can see Ol
the Virginia team. which will invade
Georgetown Field one week from today
At Georgetown today the university
is lining UP against the Viglants, which