The Washington herald., 1911-11-08
Tech and Central
Battle to No Score
Fierce Contest on the Hilltop ResuKs in Scoreless
Cameo Country Morris Is IndipidHal
Star-Great Crowd Sees Fray.
By c. w. SWAN.

By c. w. SWAN.
twenty-five sturdy lads, eleven wearing
the maroon and gray of Technical High
School and eleven clad in Central Highs
blue and whits, battled forty minutes on
Georgetown Field to a scoreless tie in
what was scheduled to be the deciding
high school football game Of the 1911 sea-
son.
Both teams fought tooth and nail, first
one and then the other gaining momen-
tary lead, but neither could make the nee
essary points to win the battle.
Technical and Central both had at least
two chances to score the Streeters be-
ing on Techs 5-yard line in the first Pc
riod, but failed to advance, as Quarter
Back Schoenfeld, instead OF trying an end
run, sent Van Dyne into the Blacksmith's s
impregnable line. Central lost the ball on
downs, and Country Morris punted the
pigskin to the middle of the field.
Again, in the final period, Hamilton
punted to Techs 10-yard line, Peake just
touching the ball as it sailed over his
head. McDonough, who replaced Zappone
at left end, missed falling on the ball
by about six inches, Peake landing on the
pigskin himself, saving a touchdown.
There was great deal Of discussion re-
EdAulA6 lLc OI FInlS playg many
claiming that 1t should be counted a safe
ty, but Referee Gass ruled otherwise, say
ing that Peake did not tumble the ball,
only touching it as 1t sailed over his head,
and, according to the rules, a touchback
results in such a play If the impetus
comes from the attacking side.
Country Morris the Star.
Country Morris, who was easily the
star Of the greatest high school football
game ever witnessed in the District, was
responsible for Tech not scoring a touch
down in the final quarter. With Tech
holding the ball on Centrars 15-yard line
and two end runs netting the Black
smiths 20 yards being made just previous
TO this, Norris signaled for a straight
line plunge, and Frazier was thrown for
loss of 10 yards.
Again, in the very first part of the
opening period, after a bad pass had
gone over Hamllton's head, the ball
rolled behind the goal posts. The Tech
forwards failed to drop in on the oval,
and Hamilton ran it back onto the field. !
This was the nearest Technical came to |
scoring against Central
As tie games arc not played OF, IL |
looks as IL the high school championship |
will not be decided this year. Technical |
has only 0ne more game to play, that
easy for the Blacksmiths. Central meets |
Eastern, the only eleven that has not |
been played by them, and while Eastern |
is not picked to defeat the o Streeters, a |
battle royal will be witnessed when these |
teams clash. Should Eastern hold Cen
tral to tie score, Technical will be the !
champions for the season, as they will \
have won three and lost none. while |
Central have only two wins to its credit. |
Large Crowd Sees Battle.
The largest crowd that has witnessed |
a high school game in recent years was
on c. rrgetown Field yesterday, the riot
of color OF the. girls coats and flags
blending with TIL sky line IN the west.
Techs band was on hand to enIiven the
proceedings, but ii was not needed, as
the game was one Of the best Witnessed
in scholastic ranks this season.
Country Morris, the lightning quar-
ter back of the Manual Trainers, stands
out head and shoulders above the rest
Of the gridiron warriors, for IT was
his playing alone that saved Technical
from defeat. Twice Country recovered
bad pass and carried the ball down !
the field, once fori 45 yards and the
other time running 55 yards before be-
ing downed by sheer weight of numbers
The work Of this star was wonderful
Country being in every play and punt
ing with better judgment than Capt. |
Hamilton. Hamiltons punts went as far
as those of the Tech leader, but were not /
kicked as accurately. Twice Hamilton
punted on his 35-yard line, the ball going
over the goal line and Technical gaining
at least 10 yards when the ball was
put into play on the 25-yard line
Both quarter backs used poor judg- ,
ment in several instances, sending the
backs into the line when an end run
would have gained twice as much ground,
for the lines were playing in close and
an end run would have caught them
mapping. Schoenfeld handled punts much
better than Country Morris the little
pilot Of the Blue and White aggregation
taking care Of "Country's'' long boots
in great shape and running the ball back
for good gains each time. Il
''STurph" King Ii Covered.
''Murph' King, who was expected to I
tear things up in the battle, failed to do 6
anything wonderful, the Tech forwards
having "Murph" covered at every point. |
Two men were played against the star )
tackle Of the scholastic series. and in
many plays King was stopped in his
tracks.
The work Of the Tech center trio was OF ,
the highest order, Corwin doing the best
of the three. Corwin recovered the bali
when White dropped it on Techs 15-yard
line, keeping the ball in the Black 4
smiths possession and saving almost a J
sure touchdown, for Central had been I
down the field, and had a blue I
ierseyed warrior captured the pigskfn. II 4
was almost q certainty that touchdown T
would have resulted.
On the whole, Central outplayed Tech. q
although Morris, Eckendorf. Peake. and '
hcKenney did good work, considering S
he ball was In Techs territory the ma ?
ority Of the time Z
The Blue and White back field did more s
.nective work than did that Of the Black o
'miths, their line held better. and in run
ling back uunts the o Streeters had a little l.
be better Of the argument Taken all In all
Central played by far the better game. r
md Il was only the west condition OF the :
ieid that saved Tech from defeat. True. :
lad the turf been dry, ten chances to {.
me, Country" Norris would have scored
touchdown on that last long run, al
hough Eckendorf failed to get SchoenfeId
uf OF the way when the. Central quarter :
'ack was the only man between stCoun- s
ry' and the goal line, and Eckendorf b
gas leading the Tech star down the o
ED On his other end run. after recov. II
ring a bad pass. Morris slipped, and be-