The Washington herald., 1912-10-23

entS line on plungeS on tackle, al
by his team. Two successful forv
the fourth period, put Western OF
a belated discovery of the weakne
Stenographers' line enabled How
ard by steady gains through this
part of the line to score his teams
only touchdown.
IN FIGHT FOR TITLE.
.-Cuppy" Farmer has taught the boys
a lot of football. and the team which
defeated Western yesterday will put up
a good fight for the scholastic title
The Stenographers blocked, tackled.
and handled the ball much better than
the West Enders. and above all. showed
that old fighting spirit which has been
lacking from the play Of Business teams
in the past One noticeable feature OF
yesterdays battle was the complete lack
of pep and dash in tho Western team
and the speed and fight Of the Orange
and Blue outfit
Harris plays Star Game.
Harry Harris, the Pen Pushers' speedy
little half back. plowed through the
Western line time and again Tor long
gains. ranging from to 80 yards whiie
Derrick, Seltman. and King OFTEN mace
gains of Is and 20 yards. Harris was
easily the star Of the engagement the
Business back being in every play and
always awake to the situation
The real disappointment Of the strug-
gle was the failure Of Buck Howard
Westerns captain, to gain around the
ends Howard is rated one OF tne pest
half backs in the high schools, put yes!
terday was a disappointment IN hano,
ling the ball. Fumbles by Howard
helped Business noticeably to It's scores
Raw Wise, Business right end, proved
N he the hero of the first half. inter
cepting a forward pass by Howard In
the second period and taking the ball
over for the first touchdown OF tne
game. This apparently disheartenea
Western. and until the final per'oo'
Business had things its own way.
The Business line held better than ex-
pected. Seldom did a Western back get
through for a gain. and many times was
a re6-terseyed warrior thrown for loss
by a Business forward. Reds" Wilson.
Capt Schafer. and Ray Wise doing gooo
work in this respect. The western
backs could not gain through tnel
Orange and Blue line, and this, more
than anything else. caused the Red ano
Whites defeat. |
Western Is Outclasscd.
Summing up the game, but one con-
clusion can be reached: Business out
played, outgamed. and outgenereiaed incl
Western team from the start. and tnel
best eleven won the game. No natter
what may be said about the game IN
the future, Western has no excuses to
offer, as it was whipped fair and square |
Western may be a well-drilled team. |
and in its several practice games ap- |
peared to be well coached, but yesterday |
business showed more stun In the first
period than Western did in the entire |
game.
Business kicked of and Howard
brought the ball back about 10 yards |
Howard then punted over Harris. VINO
recovered in time to return 20 yards De-
fore being downed.
Ray Wise Makes Touchdown.
Business advanced steadily up the field. |
only to lose the ball on downs. and
Howard punted out Of danger. Harris.
Derrick, and King then tore through the
Red and White line for good gains. and
the period ended with the ball In West /
ern's possession on its so-yard line. On
the second play in the second period |
Buck Howard attempted forward pass
Ray Wise, Business right end, inter-
cepted the ball and ran 20 yards in a
clear field for the first touchdown Of the |,
game. Wilson missed an easy goal.
This took all the fight out Of Western. |
and its Yale defense did not work at ALL |
Business again kicked ON and western
was forced to punt The Stenographers
began another advance, King. Seltman. |
Derrick, and Harris making long gains |
through the Red and White line and |
around the ends. Business lost the ball
by a tumble on Westerns 4-yard line. |
and Howard punted. Hunt caught the |
bali and brought It back Is yards. and
seltman then went through tackle for |
10 more. Derrick added another s. and /
Harris went over the line on Q plunge |
through left tackle for the second score
of the game Wilson booted the ball
over, making the score stand: Business.
13; Western. 0.
kicked on. Howard bringing the ball
back midway in the field. Ray Wise
punted, Bethel fumbling the ball Busi-
ness lost the ball on the 2oyard line
on a tumble, and after q couple OF
attempts to gain through the line. How
ard went around right end. only to lose
the ball on a tumble. Joe Wise re-
covered the ball on Westerns 2o-yard
line, and then the Business backs
started another march toward goal.
Harris Goes Over Line.
Harris ripped OF 10 yards, and Der
rick went through the line for moro |
Harris, on Q B-yard line plunge scored |
the last touchdown. Wilson kicked goal |
In the final period Western scored its |
lone touchdown. On exchange OF |
punts Western got the ball on Busi- |
ness se-yard line A forward pass, |
Howard to Letter, put the Red and |
White on their opponents 20-yard mark. |
At this stage Of the game Joe Wise and |
Besuregard were banished from the field |
for rough work. In the heat Of fhe |
struggle q few blows were EXCHANGED, |
and Referee Gass lost no time setting |
the boys on the side lines to cool on. |
Another forward pass. Howard to |
Letter, netted the West Enders 10
Yards more, and on the next play /
"Buck'' Howard went over the line for /
tte touchdown. He kicked an easy goal. /
business kicked and Adams returned
the ball 10 yards. Howard went |
around left end for 5 yards, while
Adams gained the same distance through |
the line. with the ball in midneld, the
game sndsd. and business was victor