The Washington herald., 1914-10-21
eastern PROVES
EASY FOR Tech
Manual Trainers Win from
Capitol Hill Eleven by
13 to 0 Score.
LACK THE REAL PUNCH
Light Blue and White Team Forced
to Play Defensive Game. Making
but Two First Downs in Fray.
By "BUCk" HOWARD.

BY virtue Of eetting the jump on tht
opposition. Tech triumphed over Eastern
in the initial game Of the 1914 interscho
lastic football series in Vigilant Parl
yesterday, 13 TO o.
Although the Tech eleven did not dis
play the necessary punch to classify Il
as one OF championship caliber IL did
outclass Eastern from the standpoint oi
all-around play, and this in itself tells
the story OF the battle.
On the other hand. Eastern outweighed
by a fair margin and against an clever
Possessed of more experience. in high
school football. put up a 6reditable show.
ing. After the first five minutes of play
during which time the Manual Trainers
scored their first touchdown, the Capitol
Hill team played a good defensive game
but was unable to show to advantage on
the offense. Two first downs were the
most that could be accomplished against
TIE heavy forwards Of the Tech eleven.
As was mentioned in the foregoing
Tech scored after the first FIVE minutes
Of play by hitting the left side OF East
ern's line with a telling effect
Supplee. of Tech. started by kicking tc
Clarke, Of Eastern. who fumbled upon
being tackled, only to get possession OF
the ball again. Tech did the same stunt
bAl AAANlE III 81 Albn gam
Dyer kicked to Steed, who ran the ball
back 10 yards After a series OF
rushes, which netted substantial gains
Taylor hurled himself through the East.
ern line for a touchdown. Supplee kicked
an easy goal
One Touchdown Enough.
Owing to the fact that Eastern did not
display the necessary attack to score
IL EvevV H.. T.
Tech. However. the dazzling attack OF
the opposition so early in the game did
not discourage the Eastern lads. who
showed no signs Of quitting. but lived up
TO their fighting spirit reputation. From
this time on Tech had to hustle with
greater ferOcity and greater energy "a
make any headway.
On several occasions Tech had the ball
within a few yards OF their opponent
goal, but were unable to offset the stub
born defense Of the Capitol Killers and
were forced to give up the possession OF
the oval
notwithstanding the fact that the
Eastern forwards were exerting them
selves 10 the upmost to stave OF fur
ther scoring, Tech registered another
touchdown late in the final period by
means of a well-eXecuted forward pass.
With the ball in the Manuel Trainers
possession on Eastern's 3O-yard line.
SUpplee threw a perfect forward pass
to Steed who displayed a clever bit of
broken field running and placed the
oval unGer the uprights. Supplee failed
to kick an easy goal.
The work OF Taylor in full back for
the Manual Trainers stood out promi-
nently throughout the contest II was
largely through his individual efforts
that his team scored its , first touchdown
and he was the man Cs siled upon most
Of the time to carry the ball over the
lo-yard mark. Supple and Mccarthy
showed class for the winners, the former
making sev-raI long gains while the
latter's work on the defense was a rev.
C!atiOn.
For Eastern Dyer and Baldwin ex-
celled. being the only men TO gain at
all. while on the defense both managed
to stop Techs hurting backs on more
than one occasion. The work of the
officials was first-class in every respect.
and