The Washington times., 1912-10-26
Eastern May Have Won or
Tied Score Had Penalty
Been Made.
EXTRA CENTRAL MAN
DISCOVERED,IN TEAM
"Murph" King Makes Heavy Gains
and Touchdown for
His Eieyen.."s
By BRYAN MORSE.

Coach McCanery, of the Eastern
High School team, is as disappointed
today as the followers Of the team, be-
neving that he was deprived of a chance
to at least tie, II not defeat, Central
in yesterdays game at the Union
League Park. which went to Central
McCaffery thinks, with many others
who saw yesterdays game, that had the
high school faculty advisers supplied
the proper officials. or had the officials
working the game been sufficiently
awake to have found twelve Central
men on the field Of play twice in the
game. Eastern would have received
yards on penalties. which might have
made things different.
There is no discounting the fact that
Central won, as Central generally does,
because Il had the better team, moro
aggressive. heavier, and was able to
put W. a defense in its supreme moment
which withstood the onslaughts Of the
ae a the on ,a tns e S5ek ss The sSs
cials called the penalty for having
twelve men on. the field of play,
Sleepy" Williams might have gone
over for q touchdown instead Of getting
only 70 the -4.yard line. This much Is
rankling in the hearts Of the Capitol
Hill team today.
Sends in Extra Players.
In the closing period of the game a
Central High School player went from
the bench with Instructions. walked on
the field and was halted by Coach
Thomas. The player remained on the
field Central ran or play md the
tthe change made III the Central iine-@up. up
Central was not penalized at this point,
and Wfllians carrying. the ball for
Eastern went 10 the four-yard line.
where Central put up an impregnable
Eastern maintains that with penalty
which could have been inflicted II the
rules had been properly observed. WILL
iams might have counted for a touch
chance to tie or possibly win.
The game itself was close. closer than
most Of the high school games general
" are. Central was surprised with the
and white team. ana had King been
out Of the game the story would have
been, differently told. AS It was the
score should have read. King, Q: East
ern. o. for the Central captain made
practically all the gains for his team
and checked the Eastern High School
players at the line of scrirnmage in
Seldom II was that Eastern gained.
out t Of dnsn the U or % he fsiied 70 diagnose
the play quickly enough. Eastern was
smaller, lighter. and just as aggressive,
and held Central valiantly throughout
the forty minutes OF play, never letting
up for an instant and sticking as game
ly as all Eastern teams are in the habit
King Heavy Plunger.
Central, on the other hand. with King
on the battering ram end of the game.
either hammered the line or plunged or
tackle for many yards, getting of nicely
without much interference and stagger-
ing along for the necessary yards. Cen
trai had by no means an easy time Of
it, as the Fasteners tackled well. held
their heavier opponents at times and
D forced Central to kick repeatedly.
Repeated fumbling forced both teams
to do an unusual amount of puntfhE and
the men running back kick seldom
made more than a few yards, SO intent
were the ends in getting to the bail.
times, the feature Of the game being
McDonougn's clever catch of Reeves
hurl, which went more than twenty
yards. McDonough carried the ball for
made "A touchdown, but was taken back
after he had crossed the line. On the
next play King fumbled. and the ball
went to Eastern on the one-yard line
when time was called.
Centrafs score was the result of an
intercepted forward pass, a penalty
which ives called on Eastern, and sew
oral line plunges by King. The only
score was made In the second period
and while Central came dangerously
near scoring on two other occasions
bad fumbling ruined :ts chances.
For Eastern, Acting Captain Smith,
Pope. and Fisher, at end. played a
creditable game. 1t would be unfair u
single these men out as the individual
stare, for all the Fasteners played hard
football of the winning kind. and are
deserving of great credit for their per
forfnances.
McDonough Shines.
King proved to be the whole team
although McDonough came In for 8
share Of the glory. Reeves good work
was offset by his fumbling. which
proved costly at times, and his sudder
development, OF weakness in running
tcurately. and with good Judgment. how
Fever. apd is sure to Improve. "
{ Central. Positions 5. Eastern.
CMcDonopgh. E............. .Hughe,
SLs Bownidn,,,;.,.L L.. T..,....... iIliam,
SRabcock. ..........L. Gu....... .Brockwel
&C. .BoWmhn.., ...Center.::..........., Greer
Jones. ..............R. .PopI
LObeflin. .............R. T........... Baker
tCarey.,,.,......",R. Fisher