Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-05
BY II. c. BYRD.

Technical High won over Central yes
terday by a margin of three points
a goal kicked from the. field in the last
few minutes of play-but Central In de-
feat. deserves a great deal more credit
than Technical for its victory. 1t was q
contest in which an aggregation Of big,
husky men were in competition with a
team much their inferior physically. It
was a game in which Technical Wouid
have won by more than twenty points II
it had been able to display the agRress-
iveness and determination that dia the
lads who wore the Blue and White. ana
for that reason the latter can hold up
their heads and say, 1--WE are as good
men as YOU are. =
Right at the star Central should have
secured the six points which would have
given it the game. A blocked punt gave
the Blue and White the ball near Tech
goal. With the ball only yards from
Techs goal lirie the Central backs made
the mistake of ramming, heads down, into
the heavy Technical forwards. They
We're stopped twice without gain and on
the third attempt fumbled. If either
| of the men behind CentraPs line had
simply dived over the line of scrimmage
| he could not have helped rolling across
| the goal for touchdown.
| Tech really outplayed Central in that
| its punting was better. and that it
gained more ground, but that is little
to say of an eleven which SO outclassed
/ another in the matter of weight and
strength that 1T seemed it ought to do
| nothing but march up and down the
| field almost without opposition. Sew
eral times Tech was in position where
| it seemed that it might score. but PEN
+, alties. fumbles or poor Judgment in the
use of plays caused the ball to go to
Central 1t was a contest in which Cen
| trail made the best of it's opportunities.
| with the one exception. when 1t was
down almost to Techs goal, and played
a stubborn defensive game, for which
| every man used deserved much COM
| mendation
| Something which should be stopped
/ relative to the scholastic games is the
practice of persons connected With one or
/ the other of the contending elevenS Of
| calling to the officials and for the mo-
ment stopping the play. Whenever a man
| Is to be sent into the game it is Gus
tomary for whoever sends him In to walk
out. a few yards into the field of play and
| call to the officials. It Is also custom
| for somebody. connected with one of the
| teams to call to the officials to get an
explanation of penalty or some action
| of the officials he does not understand.
Yesterday this occurred twice, and it
takes place almost every, season.
! 1t is a violation Of the rules, and
should be penalized every time it occurs.
twice yesterday men connected with the
teams, once by a Central and once by a
Tech man, called the officials and asked
them to explain actions they had taken.
That is not only a violation Of the
! rules. for which there is a penalty. but
| it Is also unfair to the officials. Land
! and Magoffin, who are in charge Of the
/ games, are very capable; both are recog-
! nized as foot ball authorities in this
! section. and confidence enough should
be displayed in their ability by those
| who secure their services to allow them