Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
TECH ONLY TEAM WHICH HAS
A CHANCE TO STOP CENTRAL
Manual Trainers With Morris in Will Prove
Stumbling Block for Blue and White
Inexperience Lost for Western.

time that Central started to try a for
ward pass or fake kick it was appar-
ent from the side lines just what was in
tended but that the Western players did
not catch on to them any more readily
is not to be blamed on them. as it was
simply due to their inexperience that they
did not more experienced eleven
would have guessed out every move Cen
trail made, and would have blocked every
pass before it was fairly started An
other undesirable feature of the play of
the Blue and White eleven was the prac-
tlce which the men made of running out
OF their positions to tell some fellow a
signal or to give directions as to what
some man should do.
1t was not expected by anybody that
Western would ever hold Central to less
than three or four touchdowns, and when
the game had gone thrty-eight of the
forty minutes without the Red and White
goal line having been crossed, there was
great deal of surprise expressed on all
sides. Westerns defense was superb at
times. although the backfield did not do
all that might have been expected in the
secondary defense. The defensive play
of the Red and White forwards was bet
ter than is usually seen on a high school
team. Although outweighed in every posi-
ton, the Western linemen charged hard
and fast, and it was seldom that Gen.
trail back did any more than reach the
line Of scrimmage before he was downed.
1t was while the Western eleven was
on the OffenSe, though, that the greater
weight of the Central linemen was ap-
parent, the lighter Western players being
unable to open up anything that looked
like hole through which their backs
might shoot. While they could use their
hands Western linemen Outplayed their
opponents, but when it came to getting
the heavy Central men out of the way
with their bodies, they were up against
too stiff proposition for their inexperi-
ence and weight
Zapponi and King were the bulk of the
defense of the Central eleven. While the
other men played good foot ball. it was
evident that these two men We're the
strongest as far as breaking up plays
went. Both men got into the scrimmages
on the defense in great fashion. and it
was their work which at times kept the
Western team from making gains when
they would have been disastrous to Cen
trail.
Poor judgment on the part of both
quarterbacks was evident at times yes
terday. Although the Central man ap-
peared to use better headwork than did
the Western man. it was evident that he
man in this department. with the excep-
man ! nthis department. with the excep-
ton OF his ability to handle the ball and
carry it well. Once or twice the Central
lad pulled Off plays which Savored of
judgment because he got away with them,
just as the Western boys did not be-
cause he failed to carry his through.
Three different times the Central quarter
rushed the ball when he had about four
yards to go third down. Twice he made
his distance; the other time he failed.
When he made the run which practically
won the game the Central man had four
yards to go on third down. He should
have kicked especially, since the kick
would have carried the ball near West
ern's goal. and that team had not been
handling punts any too well, but Instead
the quarter grabbed the ball and broke
through the line and three backfield men
who were playing directly behind the for
wards. 1t was risky business under such
conditions. but it was the one time in q
thousand that 1t worked.
Central undoubtedly has the nucleus of
great scholastic eleven. With the ma
terial 1t presented on Georgetown Field
yesterday 1t should have every game
tucked away almost before it begins
There was not a time when 1t did not ap-
pear that either of the big Central backs
could grab the ball and crash through
the apparently weak Western team for
almost any kind of gain desired, but
there was a lack of unity in their play
CentraIs backs did not work especially
well together. neither did there seem to
be the same cooperation between the line
and the backfeld that is necessary to a
winning foot ball team.
Central has much latent power and will
probably work better when it goes up
against its next opponent in the high
school series. Had Western one back
field man with the ability of either Van
Dyne Reuter- or Hamilton, it would be
all that would be needed to take a CHAM
pionship across the Georgetown school,