The Washington herald., 1913-11-01
EASTERN BEATS
SIEN0GRAPHERS
Light Blue and White Hands
Business High l3 to 0
Beating.
TH0RNETT REAL STAR
'Iugi' with Frank Greer, Plays a
Whirlwiad Game for Capitol
Hill Team.
by .BUCK. HOWARD,
Captain q Me.tern,. lal2 Elerrn.


Coach Doggett. Of the Eastern High
School football team, made his initial
bow In scholastic football of Washing
ton by defeating Business in the third
game OF the high school series yester-
day In Vigiiant Park. 13 to O. Doggett
uncorked an eleven which has COM
pietely upset all dope In the race for
the championship and the followers of
scholastic football have had their eyes
opened to the fact that the lads from
Capitol Hill are to be considered in the
struggle for honors in the high school
ranks.
possessed speed, something the other
teams have failed TO show, and aside
from this, played good heady football.
out-clossing the Business team at all
angles Of the game. On the other hand
the Business team did not put up the
brand Of football 1t displayed in the
battle with Tech, its line charging slow
and with the exception OF q few long
gains by Harry Harris. and big Joe
Wise. their offense was helpless before
the fast charging forwards Of the East
ern line.
Thornett and Greer Star.
Luigi Thornett, Eastern's speedy
little field general. and Frank Greer In
center for the same team were easily
the stars of yesterdays matinee. Thor
nett used rare judgement In the running
Of his team at all times and was the
chief ground gamer of the light Blue
and White offense. His broken field run
ming was the best seen in the scholastic
ranks in many a day and judging from
present conditions looks to be the best
quarter back in the league.
Tho work of Green. Eastern's big CEN
ter. was nothing short OF marvellous. He
was the backbone of his team on the de-
Tense. breaking through the line on many
occasions and mailing the Business backs
in their tracks, while on the eftense he
had holes In the Stenographers' line large
enough for horse and wagon to drive
through. Too much cannot be said In
the way Of commendation on the form
showed by Greer and Thornett in yester-
days game.
Business opened the game by kicking
to Eastern, and the boys from Capitol
Hin carried the pigskin down the field
for q touchdown without losing it on
long end runs by Reilly. Dyer. and
Thornett. Reilly started the ground gain
ing by landing the ball on the fifty-yard
line after beautiful run of thirty yards.
Thornett then pulled of several good
gains around the Stenographers' ends.
and Dyer was showed over the line fer a
Dyer missed an easy goal.
Eastern's second and last touchdown
came in the final period, when Business
fumbled on its own twenty-yard line and
Pope recovered the ball for Eastern. |
After several rushes by the Eastern back |
field, Luigi Thornett scored a touch
down and then Kicked an easy goal for |
the last count in the game.
Business Defense Ragged.
The defense of the Business forwards |
was ragged and enabled the Eastern |
backs to gain at Will. and IL Il were not |
for the Capitol Killers fumbles on several /
occasions more scoring might have been |
done by them.
The men who performed the best for
the Stenographers were Capt Harry Har-
ris in left half back and Pedlow on left
end. these two men executing the only
forward passes in the ball
game. The lineup and summary: