The Washington times., 1913-11-22
WESTERN IS SURE
OF SECOND PL ACE
Defeat of Business Lands Bert h. While Eastes Win Over
Tech viii Cause Tie For TitIe-Royer Elected Captain
Of Red and White For Next Season.

series, and Is hoping for Tech defeat
In order to tie up with the Manual
Trainers for the title. The Red and
White managed to stave on Business
yesterday long enough to get q 7-to-(
win. Although outweighed. Western
refused to give in. and rather luckily
won the contest when Joe Wise failed
to kick goal after q touchdown. which
Business.
The contest was hard fought through
out both teams making several bids for
touchdowns but failed when the test
came to produce the decisive punch
with an offense which could cross the
goal line Both touchdowns were rather
lucky, Business getting away with a
forward pass which Harris deftly
manipulated in the face Of sure tackles
while Jack Adams made it possible for
Western to count when he recovered a
punt.
Both touchdowns were made in the
third quarter. Western was first to
score when after Peck had punted well
down the field Ray Wise batted the
ball into the pile on the 10-yard line.
During the scramble Adams grabbed
the ball and went over for a touchdown
only to tumble. Nicholson fell on the
ball and counted for Western.
Business received the ball on the kick
quarter and went to Westerns a-yard
line. A series OF plunges and clever end
runs brought the ball to the 15-yard line
and offside play and a failure to pass
from five yards back of the line took
the ball back to the s0-yard mark. Har-
ria thAv ,fF e. D.
on the goal line for the Business count.
Royer had kicked the goal for Western
while Joe Wise failed to make his kick
good.
The failure Of the Business team to
land the game Is due to frequent fumb-
les at critical stages. Lloyd fumbled
on a ne-Ilunge on Westerns 10-yard
line on a first down and Whelchel
grabbed the ball for a twenty-yard
run. On another occasion Business
was UP to the 2o-yard line when another
tumble caused the loss Of the ball.
The Western linemen followed the
ball closely at all times. Fumbles of
punts were recovered by the Red and
occasions the Business runner was
downed in his tracks by either Roger,
Mackall or Adams.
The Business ends Pedloe and Wise
put up a good exhibition at all times.
Never were their planSs circled for long
gains. In backing up the line in the
secondary defense Harris also proved
the best of the bunch.
To Jack Adams. Westerns tackle,
goes the bulk of the credit for the win.
Adams was down with every kick fire.
time and again for clean diving tackles
of the Business baCkfield men.
Harris. the Business captain. ran his
team with excellent judgment and was
the whole team for Business. He kept
his team fighting all the while and shot
forward passes for long gains to Ped
accurate pass was required for the
Harris proved to be there
when he shook OF Peck. Adams and
Brady and made his shot good.
The Western backfield failed to get
going except on occasions when DoXon
or Peck got through the line NOR in
termittent gains. There was no steady
ATTACK for the Western men and while
Business ripped of long gains around
end nothing consistent was demonstrate
ed.
In the last quarter Brewer went in
for Western and his three punts took
the ball out of danger as many times.
Brewer averaged forty-three yards
on his three kicks in the final period
and his defense work shut off Busi-
ness chances to score.
Business made two attempts at
place kicks. One was blocked to be
recovered by Ray Wise and another
went wide Of the mark. On two oc-
ca asions when Western was once on
the so-yard line and another when
the ball was carried to the 25-yard
line Western failed to take a chance
at a dropkick.
Peck. Of Western. showed that he Is
to be claSsed with the best Of the
high school punters, In his attempts