Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-26
STEELTON DEFEATS
CENTRAL n TO D
Outplay Blue and Gray, Scoring
Early and Late; Gardner
and Rote Stars

Playing all around Central High on
Saturday, Steelton High won, score
II to O.
The work of SteeIton throughout
the game showed Central woefully
lacking in football brains" The only
man on the Central team who played
the game was Rote.
In the opinion of a large majority
of the 1900 spectators at Saturdays
game. it was the best scholastic game
played at Island Park in a long time.
With Gardner and Dayhoff plough
ing through Central's line, and MAX
ing fast runs around the ends for big
gains, evidence of Central's weakness
were shown early.
Buclxing a Stone Wall
Steelton offered a stone wall to Cen
trails rushes and their men wrecked
every play Central tried. The old
time ginger on the part of Central was
missing. That push needed back of a
play when 1t started, to make it count,
was lacking. The Central crew moved
slowly and lacked united efforts. Steel
ton had twenty-one first downs to
Centrals two.
AS a result of the hard fight made
by Rote, he will be out of the game
for time with a bad shoulder. Bing-
ham, too, has a badly sprained ten
uOH, ana S1nelIZeT Will ne unueT Ine
care of a dentist for several weeks
All the honors due Steelton were
given. The Central cheer crowd after
the game gave Steelton three rousing
cheers.
How SteeIton Scored
Steelton scored early in the game
and n short time previous to the final
whistle. In the first quarter Steelton
made four downs and kicked. Rote
failed to make any gain. Gardner got
the ball when Central was obliged to
kick.
Dayhoff went through center for
five yards, but on the next play failed
TO gain. a forward pass failed, and
Gardner took the ball for twenty
yards Dayhoff followed with ten
more. Gardner took the ball through
center for first down. on two left
end plays Dayhoff made ten and two
yards and Central held Steelton on the
next play. Dayhoff again took the
ball four yards for another first down.
Gardner went over the line for a
touchdown on the next play, and Nor
ris kicked the goal.
Gardner Scores Again
In the last quarter Steelton made
large gains. Central had a squirt but
moved the ball a short distance and
lost it on downs Houtz intercepted
a forward pass and Central took the
ball on their 35-yard lire. Bingham
made ten yards for first down, and
Smeltzer went through the line for
three more. Central lost the ball on
downs Steelton pulled off their first
trick play, spreading out to the right
and passing the ball to the left. Day
hoff made a first down and Gardner
zig-zagged around the end and made
another touchdown, going ten yards. |
Norris kicked the goal.
The lineup and summary:
Central Steelton
Houtz. |. G. Keim, |. e.
Byers, l. t. Wren, |. t.
Smucker, ]. e. Morrett, j. g.
Diffenbaugh, C. Norris, C.
Selheimer, r. 6. LEVITT, r. &.
Black, r. t. Crump, +. I.
Lynch, e. Eckenrode, +. e.
Rote, q. b. Rupp, q. b.
Roth. !. h. b. Gardner, |. h. b.
Bingham, +. h. b. Dayhoff, r h. b.
Smeltzer, +. b. Conklin, f. b.
Touchdowns. Gardner, 2; goals from
touchdowns, Norris, 2. Referee, Hitch |
Ter, Dickinson. Umpire, CraVer, Dick |
inson. Head linesman, Goldsmith, |
Dickinson. Linesmen, Heefner, Cen |
trail; Gaffney, Steelton. Quarters, 10
minutes each. Substitutions, Central, |
Win for Lynch, Zeigler for Rote; |
Steelton, Crowley for LEVITT.