The Washington times., 1914-11-07
Manual Trainers Best Drilled
and Most Efficient Eleven in
School Series.
Bv BRYAN MORSE.

Tech today hangs up what is thought
to be q record in high school footoah'
having won it's eighth straight cham
pionship battle in defeating Western -
tc 0 at vigilant Park yesterday by out
chasing the Red and White In every
department of the game.
On November 9. 1912. Technical lost 10
Sylvan Kings championship eleven.
Since that time the Manual Trainers
have galloped rough shod over oppo-
rents, beginning with the game after
that. and have turned in scores from
2 TO o to yesterdays e to score. Dur
ing the past two years the Manual
Trainers have been scored upon but
down on the Rhode Island avenue
school last season. Since that game
Tech has kept its goal line clear In high
school battles.
WAYNE Hart's team. which decisively
defeated Western yesterday. challenges
con- parison with Centrars team Of two
years ago. which won the champion
Ship under the captaincy of King. Those
who have followed high school teams
for the past few years are OF the
opinion that Techs team this year is
the best drilled and most efficient elev-
tuition, and Hart is reaping a mead OF
praise from the school and players.
Yesterdays battle served to show that
Tech was superior in offense and de-
fense, although it was not until the Sec
ond half that the team got into its
stride. Met with opposition for the
first quarter. Tech had the advantage OF
ahc wind behind its back. and the fact
that two forward passes which paved
the way for closing in on the Western
, goal line made 1t possible to record the
first touchdown.
After the first quarter Western was
run over, under. around, and through
with comparative ease. No less than
ten OF thirteen passes were successfully
negotiated by the Tech players, substi-
tutes working the plays as easily az
the veterans.
1t would be difficult to single out any
! Of the Tech players for exceptional per
formances so good were the efforts OF
the Manual Trainers. Players were rur
spelled sure victory, and the Maroon
and Gray kept everlastingly at 1t, en-
against the weaker Westerners
Tech sprang nothing new In forma'
tions. but evinced considerably more
speed and execution Of plays than thai
noted in previous performances. In
stead of having struck its stride the
team appeared to be getting faster al
the while, and sure defeat for Busi
ness In the next encounter Is expected.
Parker. Ochsenreiter, and Snyder ir
the Tech backfield got going in every
play At times six Tech men were II
the Interference which brushed th'
| Western forwards aside with ease fo
necessary gains. Steed selected hi!
plays well and showed excellent judg
ment in picking his openings, Their
was deal Of undetected pushing II
the backfield on line plunges, and tn
| backs were often started before th
ball. In the sum total of work. how
! ever, Tech showed far more power thai
had been expected by even the clos
, followers Of the team
| Whelchell, for Western, with Peytoi
and Grayson played the best Of a losinl
| game. Tech outweighed Western al
| the way through, but this was by n
means the factor heavily played II
Techs favor. for the speed Of tn
/ eleven would have easily defeate'
| Western had the teams been matche'
| in weight.
| Techs defense was especially note
worthy, as Gibson and Roberts on IN
fianks broke up Westerns plays be1or
they got started. But two first down
| were made by Western while the sprea,
plays went for naught. so slowly Oh
the team get into action.