The Washington times., 1914-10-24
BUSINESS RECKONED
WORTHY CONTENDER
Defeat of Western in Impressive
Manner Causes Central and
Tech to Take Notice.
By BRYAN MORSE.

The Business High School eleven to-
day takes rank as a formidable con-
tender for the 1914 championship. not
alone because il defeated western by
a 10 to score at vigiiant Park. Bot
because in the opinion Of the solons who
have seen Business for number
, of years the team IL the best that has
ever represented the institution.
There Ii no discredit to the Business
eleven to say that Western failed 10
play up to standard. The Red and
White has turned in far better accounts
Of itself this season. showing a bette-
knowledge Of fundamentals that were
wholly lacking yesterday. Had West
ern played with its accustomed speed
there Is little doubt but that Business
would have hustled along to a livlier
gait and would have been returned win
ner.
Paul Whites eleven sprang a surprise
Oh all the other schools by showing .
well trained bunch Of youngsters who
were run by field general who care
fully selected his plays. drove home
every advantage and succeeded In keep
ing up speed and stamina which wors
out Western and landed the contest.
In every department Of the gam
Business displayed a brand of football
that Is bound to be improved upon
While the line played high, too high
to hope to successfully cope with the
heavy forwards. 1t had the jump on
failed to. hold the opposition to small
Westerns green youngsters and never
gains.
Ray wise. Buck Wise, Culligan, and
Keech, in the Business ba5kfield, moved
with smoothness and precision that
n OFanHl
and Blue. A neat shift Of the lienmen,
with a half-shift Of backheld, quickly
executed, got the Business team on to
an early start at the beginning of the
contest.
Yard after yard was clicked OF. and
at the middle Of the first quarter Busi-
ness had carried the tall over for
touchdown Never was the ball car
ried into Business territory, and the
vaunt.d forward passing game of the
Westerners was never in evidence.
When puntirg was Yesorted to. Bust
ness had eyerythisg on Fuller and
O'Brien who were 50 hurried by the
Business forws rds that they had time to
do little more than put foot to the
| ball. trusting to luck to carrying for dis
tsnce.
While Business played consistently al
ali times, the backfeld showed q world
J OF speed, In marked contrast to the others
that have shown this season Several
| times Business runners picked their
! openings for long gains, and. aided by
excellent interference, steadily pushed
| the bali up to and within striking dis
tance of the goal line. Plumbing char
acterized the play Of the Stenographers
at times. and really robbed them of ex-
, ceIlent chances to increase the total.
Stearns and Mackall. for Western,
did the bestswork on defense, and, with
| out help of the tackles and secondary
| defense, plowed through for a tackle
many times. whelchell. at quarter. and
Durant. at fulIback, did the work back
| Of the line
| Business second touchdown was made
| In the last quarter. the game in many
| ways being a repetition Of the Tech
Eastern battle Of Tuesday in point scor-
| ing and time of counting the points.
Business, however. showed to better ad-
vantage in every department than any
| Of the other teams this season.