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was called, they had scored a touch
down. Throughout the game the Cen
tral team fought like demons and the
game they put up was the big surprise
OF the day. Stars for Tech were Beck,
Beach, Emanuel and Harris For Gem
tral, Rote, Byers, Houtz, Lynch and
Roth.
Touchdown First Minute of Play
The game started promptly at 23O
Tech winning the toss and deciding to
receive the ball. Rote kicked off for
Central and one of the Tech players
touched the ball before it rolled back
of the goal line. Smeltzer the speedy
fullback on the Central team, was
down the field and fell on the bah
pack of the goal, giving Central the
first score of the game just forty-five
seconds after the kickoff. A short
discussion among the players and off,
Gals followed, but Central was given
the touchdown. Rote missed the goal
Score, Tech 0, Central 6.
Rote again kicked off, Britsch maxi
ing short return. Tech Immediately
began series of line plunges, which
were used almost entirely by that team
Beck went through tackle for ssix
yards, Beach two, Beck four and first
down. Beck three, Harris six and
Beck two for another first down
Emanuel was thrown for a loss on an
end run. Britsch made four on a wide
end run, Beck went around the same
and for ten more and first down. Har-
rls was thrown for no gain by Smucker
Beck two yards through the line The
next two plays were only short gains
and the ball was Central's on downs
Tech got the ball again on the next
play when Beck fell on Smeltzer's
tumble on Centrars 16-yard line. After
a five-yard penalty to Central for Off
side play Tech sent Beck through the
line for the first touchdown that Tech
ever scored against Central. Beck
kicked the ball out, Harris, makin.,
the catch, and Kutz added another
point to the score by kicking the goal
Score, Tech Z, Central g.
Rote kicked off for Central, Cless
recovering McKay's tumble of the
catch. On the next play Beck tore
around right end for twenty-five yards,
but the play was not allowed Kutz
being offside. Teen penalized five
yards. Britsch made nine on a broken
field run, Central penalized ten yards
for rough play, Beach was thrown fol
loss by Houtz. but a Central man
was offside and the team was penalized
five yards, which gave Tech first down.
Britsch. Beck and Harris for two more
first when the quarter ended with
Tech having the ball on Centrals
17-yard line. Score, Tech 7, Central 6.
second quarter
Second Quarter-After a short gain
by Beach, Beck went through Cen
trails line for twelve yards and the
second touchdown. Kutz missed the
goal. Score, Tech 13, Central 6. VI.
to this time the ball had been in Techs
possession and Central was kept on
the defensive. Tech decided to kick
Off Zeigler getting Kutz's kick and re-
turning it fifteen yards before was
stopped. Central then began playing
fast football, advancing the ball far
down the field before they lost il. Roth
and SmeltZer each made three yards
through the line, Rote making ii first
down on the next play. Rote made
nine. Zeigler first down, Smeltzer two
through center; forward pass. Roth
to Smeltzer to Byers. netted twenty
yards and first down for Central. Beck
threw Rote for n siX-yard loss, Smeltzer
got two, but on two attempted for
ward passes that failed Tech received
the ball on downs. Here Tech fumbled
twice and was penalized five yards for
offside. but Beck took the ball back
and got the first down. Britsch was
thrown for loss, Harris got two yards
and forward. Emanuel to Beck, got
thirteen yards and first down.
Tech fumbled after gaining several
yards on a fake play, and Central re-
covered the ball. Zeigler fumbled but
recovered and Rote punted to Britsch
Beck got first down and a two-yard
going through Central's line when the
half ended with the ball in Techs
possession on Centrsl's 40-yard line.
Third Quarter
Third Quarter-In this period both