The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-01
YIGILANFS BEAT
ALL-STAR TEAM
Fierce Battle Is Played at
Capital City Park.
HIGH SCHOOL LADS ARE STRONG
Hold the Fast ViEiIant Aggregation
to Two Touchdowns and show
Plenty of FIEht-Boe, OIiverI,
\ Lynch, and Mcbride Play Well.
VIII Meet Again December 10.

The fast Vigilant football team had
their hands full yesterday defeating the
All-Star scholastic eleven, and it was
not unit. the final quarter that they were
anywhere near out Of danger. Playing
together with little practice, the high
school lads put up the best game wit
messed in Capital City Park this season,
and made the Vigilants hustle to win by
10 to score.
Fighting all the way, the high school
| aggregation never let up. and had the
| crack southeast eleven on the run more
than once. The management OF the high
school team was disappointed at the last
moment at the refusal OF several crack
scholastic stars who had promised to
| play, and had to fill in with men who
| had played the day before. But the
youngsters more than filled the bill, and
| the verdict OF all leaving the park at the
conclusion Of the game was, The best
game Of the season"
Waiter Parker. the famous little field
general OF tie crack Eastern High team
of last year ran the scholastic eleven,
and he ran the team to the queens taste.
Never was better Judgment used in di-
recting his men, and the work of the
line in holding for the backs to get start
ed did credit TO a team twice their weight
for the high school boys were clearly
outweighed
When these teams meet again a battle
royal should result, as both elevens are
confident of taking the battle, and will
leave no stone unturned to turn the trick.
Seven Of the Business High team, the
aggregation that failed to win a game
in the series. were members OF the ALL
Stars yesterday, and that they put up
great game was the verdict of the large
crowd that witnessed the battle.
Business Boys Star.
Doe, Harris, Black, Molineau, Cess
ford, and Wilson fought hard all the
way, and Reds Wilson played with a
nose that the doctors at the Sibley Hos
pital refused to straIghten out. Wilson
played hard game in tackle. getting
the Vigilants heavy backs time and again
before they had started.
Pete Lynch, the former Technical High
crack, put up a mighty good game in
right tackle, getting Geibel, the speedy
full back, several times before he had
started and being in every play. Harris,
the right end, worked hard all the time
and when he captured a forward pass
from Parker, Harris made the banner
play of the day.
Another star who made good with a
will was Sranahan. the athlete, who the
Technical team had counted upon to
make a place in the backfield, and who
was barred from the series owing to
defiencies. Stranahan did the punting
and also held down a tackle position. In
every play ''Stranie" would be seen, div
ing for the man with the ball and sell
dom did he get away.
Mcbride and Dorff, the two backfield
men, played a hard game and with the
little practice that they had made the
Vigilants hustle all the time. Mcbride
was in every play, backing up the line
in great shape and hitting the opposing
forward time and again for good gains.
Baron" Doe, the lanky end, was the
demon tackler of the day, the fast lad
getting more than one Vigilant runner
on his way to the goa line, while Howell
and Black fought hard all the time.
Howell showed that with little train
ing he would be in the race with any
of them for a position on the line.
GeIbel Plays Good Game.
Joe Geibel. oliveri. Luscombe. and, in
fact. the entire Vigilant team. fought
hard, but the training and condition of
the AlI-Stars helped them hold the crack
team on the District.
The VigfIants failed to work their IA |
nous triple pass, Doe and Harris break |
ing them up, while GeibeI only managed |
few times. Geibel, when he did get |
wasa hard man TO stop. and # |
was this star who made the first touch |
down of the game. In the first half the |
played the Vigilants to stand
still, the half ending TO 0, but in the
third quarter the Vigilants managed to |
get the ball near the goal line, and !
GeIbel went over for the points. In the
final period, after holding the Visilants
safe. a forward pass was intercepted by.
and the Vigilants, with Col
Iingsworth carrying the ball. went across
the All-Star goal line for the second
and last touchdown Of the game. Line
lp and summary:
ALL STARS. yIGIIANTs.
Boo, Il q - Coleman. l. L L
iessford. L. I. McElfresh, L. T.
stranahsn. L. G. Buns Y. @,
Black. C. Mcdonald, G.
Howell. r. G. Allen r, q.
ynch, r. 7, Bcnnhrsst, r. G.
FARMS r. Z Hartley, r. 3.
Parker tcapt.ls Q: B. 0lyen tcaptJ, @, B.
,IeETide. Z. HI. Colli5Esgorih n. q. b.
)ord. Z. B. lGeiehi, u. b |
suhstitutes-Wiison for Lynch Wise for GesEford,
Luscumbs for Oliver. TcochdoSns-Giebel. Col
lnssworth. Referee Mr.. Dugan, z. II. s. Umpie
Mr., Pect- b. II. g Field judgs-Nr. Sutton. II
fine d auArtsss-ie uinute&