The Washington times., 1911-12-02
CENTRAL VICTOR
OVER TECH TEAM
Captain Hamilton's Eleven Never Threatened by Man.
ual Trainers, Who Appear Outclassed From Start to
Finish-Title Is Accorded Winners
By THOMAS KIRBY.

Il have coached and seen many
high school team, but 1 think you fell
lows have the greatest defensive eleven
] have ever seen play for q school,
This was the statement made to the
Central High School eleven after yes
terday's game by Frank Gargan. the
assistant coach at Georgetown, and 1t
pretty well tells the story of the trt-
umph Of Central over Tech by IL to o.
Two weeks before the same teams
had met and in the closing moments
Of that game Tech made such q spurt
that 1t looked as though 1t would win
the contest. which. carried with 1t the
high school championship of the Dis
trict. Between the time the return en-
gagement was arranged and yesterday
Central went forward in development
by leaps and bounds, with the result
that yesterday It appeared from the
sidelines as though 1t outplayed its
rival in every department Of the game.
Both teams took the field fighting
mad, and each seemed to feel that it
had chance to win the event which
was the largest of the interscholastc
football season, but before much OF the
first period had been played Central
had asserted its superiority and from
then on to the end this team played bet
ter football. To each yard gained by
Tech Central advanced almost six. The
Central team was told before the game
line was reached that It was to draw In
its hnemen and close up its secondary
defense. There was a signal for this,
but the signal was never given.
Never Threatened Goal.
Tech never threatened Central's goal
line by a running game, and it was not
until well toward the end of the game,
when a forward pass went wrong and
Tech came rushing through, that the
Manual Trainers had a chance to score.
The ball, however. was handled clean
ly, and after this fash Centrals VIC
tory was assured.
Central had been taught that as socn
as lead was obtained to play a safe
offense. SO as soon as this forward pass
out of the game in order to get in word
to those directing the, attack under no
condition to attempt to repeat the play
that so nearly led to Tech score.
Central went onto the field to make
one terrible effort to scoye al once. feel
ing that these first points would be fol-
lowed by more. but Tech refused TO
give an inch. Tech was very evidently
Being outplayed but the way its men
fought when in the danger zone led
many to believe that a scoreless tie
would be all the satisfaction that either
would be able to obtain.
fIOVeQ LOO MUCH.
The strain, however. proved too much.
and in the'third period Central scored.
following this up in the final quarter
by another touchdown. which brought
the total up to the dozen mark. In the
TWO weeks before the game Central had
been taught variations of the Minnesota
shift. made famous last year by Yale.
rrhis was the strongest offensive forna-
ton that the :eam had, but in the first
half II was used but in the first half
il was used but four times despite the
fact that every time II was attempted
good gains resulted.
During the internission the quarter
back was instructed tc place his whole
reliance on this leaping forIuetion, and
flve minutes later Central Lad scored
sig points. which would have heen
enough to win the game A poor KICK
gave Central the hall pretty well uI
long run around the end and, with ter
yards TO go, the shift was tried to the
right Tech moved over 10 meet Il
and then came a false start In the di'
rection If the strong eide. and Hamilton
look the ball around the other end and
shot across the goal line.
The other touchdown came .9 aiter S tnS
tried to opon up and commenced t.
shoot forward passes with indifferen
success, but finally one OF these wa'
sent far out to the right. Reuter-, play
ing left defensive back, came flying in
grabbed the oval. end, with all speet
ahead, tore down the field and PLACED
the ball behind the goal line.
In such a game as yesterday It I
rather hard to attempt to pick out In
diyidual stars. Tech had entered u
contest with an offense largely bull
around Morris In the course OF tn
game, it is doubtful If Morris game
as much ground as he lost, Centre
knew that Techs attack would be bull
largely around its captain, SO befor
The game three men-an end the cen
ter. and fullback-were told that a
fsnse was to see that Morris neve
reached the line of scrimmage. The
did Il and while Morris failure to b
a real ground gainer in the game cam