The Washington times., 1911-11-04
GIVE CREDIT TO
EASTERN ELEVEN
Showing Against Business Proves Team Well Schooled
in Open Style of Football-Coach Shea Is Success.
Weaver, Smith, and Cohil STAR
By THOMAS KIRBY.

Today Eastern High School is being
Siven credit for having sent out another
remarkably clever football team and
one which compares favorably with that
lightning little eleven which was last
fall one of the sensations of the scholas-
tic ranks.
At Georgetown Field yesterday, the
players from Capitol Hill gave Business
q real trimming, and there was no one
looking on who was not satisfied that
the team which won was the better in
every angie Of the game. Business
could make little headway against East
ern's scrappy defense, while on the Of
tense, the vctors gave All exhibition Of
open play that has never been surpass-
ed by any Washington team.
Seldom did the outfit from the south
east start from regular formation. and
30 varied was 1t in maneuvering that
Business was completely puzzled, with
the result that forward passes and on
side kicks were used so frequently and
with such consistent success, that there
were many who declared that the game
brought out the best exploitation of the
modern game ever given by a high
school team here. Early In the con-
test Eastern played rather cautiously.
u
tain Weaver started a series of long
forward passes, most Of which went off
smoothly and resulted in many yards
Of gains for the team that was trying
hard to force Business into the inverted
championship.
Although favored bv having quite a
considerable advantage ir weight. Bust
ness appeared to be utterly unable to
find Itself, and 1t was not until substi-
tutes bolstered up the 6eferse that it
was possible to withstand the straight
rushes of Eastern and force the oppo-
TO advance. Business line was weak
and the backs could not get under way,
although both the regular ends did well
in cpite of the fact that they were busy
most of the time getting up and down
the field after their own backs had
failed to make the necessary distance.
Late In the game Eo. tern worked a
complicated triple pass from q kick for
saatiCn that so completely bafhed the
defense that the end who finall caught
Il was out by hims elf anG had no great
difficulty in covering about thirty yard 5
lee q touchdown. while most of the
Busines players had been drawn to the
ether side OF the fiele bv fake ha TX
movement In that direction.
csptainn spn Weaver and Halfbacks Smith
most conspicuous individuals. gaining
ground every time they were called
upon.
The Georgetown team practiced at
Fordham Field. in New York, yester-
day. and this morning moved up the
Hudson to West Pcirt for the game
With the Arn,v this afternoon.
The Blue and Gray eleven Is in bet
ter physical condition than at any other
time this fall. and may possibly cause
a little surprise to the Cadets although
victory seems to be beyond hope
Georgetown's line is probably as heavy
as the forwards who will be presented
by West Point, but whether II will De
Is another question.
No matter which. way the tide turns,
the experience gained TODAY should
prove valuable to the Blue and Gray in
the remaining big games with Virginia
and Lehigh.
Harvard to beat Princeton and the In
the two best bets on the gridiron for
Rock Hill rent over a rather hard ag-
Rregation to play the Catholic Uni
vertity today, and II the BrooElanders
Glide through with a victory II will, In
deed. be a most creditahle achievement.
Coach Shea, who has develI Iped that
fast little team at Eastern High. was at
Holy Cross the came time as Charley
DonDelly. who had the Eastern team
last fall, and who is ROW in charge OF
Maryland Agricult dral College. You
can't say snythins against either man
70 any rhemter Of the Eastern squad.
Some idea Of the Importance tina. ID