The Washington herald., 1911-11-01
Westerns Fu1nbIes
Gives Tech Game
Red and White Back Field Unable to Handle the
BaH-"C Country" Morris Is the Star of
an Open ContesTScore, IL to o.
BY c. w. SWAN.


Inability to catch punts caused the
defeat of the Western High School foot
ball team yesterday at the hands of the
Technical eleven on Georgetown Field
In the fourth game of the scholastic
series, II to O.
Techs touchdowns came as the result
Of fumbles by Lascola, the Western full
back, who failed to hold the ball on his
15 and 20 yard line. Country" Morris
made the touchdowns by line plunging
from that point, and kicked both goals.
Western had several good chances to
score, but lost the ball on each occasion
by trying to work forward passes when
the Blacksmiths' secondary defense was
breaking them up, Center GOWN doing
good work in this respect. 'Curley'
Byrd's team looked much weaker than
against Central Time and again forward
passes were tried, only to have them
broken up. Three out Of twelve passes
were successfully executed.
The return of Country Morris to the
Tech team made the Manual Trainers so
per cent stronger than formerly, for
"Country'' did all the punting, took
care of the opposing kicks, and ran the
team in great shape. The work OF
Morris was easily the feature of the
game. On the first kickoff he brought
the ball back 50 yards. Several times
during the game Morris made runs of
from 30 to 40 yards, tearing off 45 yards
just as the whistle blew, ending the first
half
Techs Line Holds Good.
Techs line held good, the light West
ern backs being unable to penetrate the
stone-wall defense of the Blacksmith's,
and their gains being made on end runs
by McArdle and Howard. Lascola man
aged to go through center a couple of
times. but only for short gains.
Next to the spectacular running OF
Country" Morris, the bull dog tackling
and line plunging of ''Mooch" Peake was
the sensation. Peake was down the field
under punts, and seldom did the man
handling the oval get away from the
fast little Tech end. Peake gives promise
of being the best end in scholastic ranks,
as he is fast, hits hard, and plays the
game all the time
Techs direct passes confused the west
ern backs more than once, Morris getting
away several times for long end runs
when the line figured Eckendorf or Steed
would rush the ball. The later's defense
play was good, Steed time and again
making sure tackles.
Frazier, Putnam. and Eckendorf hit the
line hard, "Ecky'' doing by far the best
work of the Tech backs, with the ex-
ceptlOn OF MOTIFS, WHO - ia d SleloS ~
himself in the high school ranks.
Morris Makes Both TOuchdOwns.
The first touchdown of the game came
in the second period, after Lascola had
dropped the ball at the close of the open
ing quarter on Westerns 15-yard line.
Frazier advanced the pigskin yards
through center, and Country Norris
took the ball over on a line plunge for
the touchdown, kicking an easy goal
McKenny took care of the kick OF,
bringing the ball back 20 yards, The
Western team held Tech at this stage
of the battle and Morris punted, Lascola
dropping the ball on his 9-yard line.
Eckendorf tore off 10 yards around right
end. and Country Morris went over
the line for the second and last touch
down. Country booted the ball over
the posts for the twelfth point of the
game.
After Morris had gone through the
field for 45 yards, Timekeeper Thacher
blew the whistle. and the first half was
up.
In the second half Western took a de-
cided brace, trying forward passes by
the wholesale, but few of them went
safe Techs line could not stand the
strain toward the end of the game, and
Western had a good chance to score,
only to lose the ball on a forward pass
when Center Gown broke up the play.
Western is out of the fight for the
championship. Tech and Central being
the only contenders, as there are no
other teams in the series that compare
with the Manual Trainers and o Street
ers.
Morris will be the real cause of Cen
trails defeat should the Blacksmiths
hang it on the Streeters next Tuesday,
and from the showing of the Manual
Trainers yesterday that would not be
surprising. Fritz Reuter- will be in the
game for the Blue and White aggrega-
tion. and that will have a great deal
to do with the result of the game, for
Reuter- is considered by many to be the
best offensive back in the high schools,
bar none. Fritz is fast, picks his holes
well. and is a sure tackler, and will
prove to be big help TO the o Street
ers in their hard battle with the Black
smiths next Tuesday. Lineup and sum-
mary:
TECHNICAL. WESTERN.