The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-09
Central AGAIN Loses TO
STEELTON HICH IS TO 0
Harrisburg Team Shows Better Than
in Previous Games and Outplayed
Winners in First Halt-Fumbles
and Poor Judgment Lose Game

Central High lost its second game
in the round robin series to Steeltpn
High schoO. Saturday afternoon by the
score of 3 to .. Central is now prac-
tlcallv eliminated from championship
honors. although a victory from Teen
on Thanksgiving Day would change
the season 5 record some.
Without Rote. the team did not have
a fast broken field rGnner, but showed
a fighting spirit and played much bet
ter than against the Blue and White
TWO weeks ago. The result OF two
weeks coaching showed in the first bali
but after that Central seemed to 20 to
pieces and the very play that amounted
TO nothing in the hrst half went
through Central High Tor a score in the
second half.
The players fought every inch Of
the way, not fgurative fight either,
as slug 5ing in the line could be seen
in almost every scrimmage and once
in the last period the teams threaten
ed to Get into general fight but this
was prevented by some Oh the cooler
heads on both teams and the officials.
Rote and Norris were in miX-up and
for il were banished from the game.
Two things stand out prominently III
the game first, fumDhng by both
teams, it being more costly to Central
High than to SteeltOn, and second, the
poor work of the referee, who several
times used poor judgment in giving
the ball to a team after play. The
referee, however, punished the Central
High rooters properly. The balll was
in Steelton possession on the Harris
burg side Of The field and the Harris
burgers made SO much noise that the
signals could not be heard and the ref
cree gave Harrisburg penalty Of five
yards.
The referee to the contrary notwith-
standing, fumbling and poor Judgment
lost Central High the game. After
several dsheartening fumbles Central
High started a rush for Steelton 5 goal
from the forty-yard line and Bingham.
Smeltzcr, Houtz and Roth bored THEN
way through Steelton's left for gains
until the ball was TO the eight.yard
line. where Houtz lost it to Steelton
on tumble. The remainder of he
quarter the ball was in Central's pos
session, The local school failed to take
advantage o. the Steelton S left side
which was crumbling under attack.
The ball see-sawed back and forth
in the second period, neither team be-
ing able to make any consistent gain.
Bingham was tripped on a play and
had to retire and Diffen baugh was
t@ken from the line and played at half
back, where ne demonstrated some line
pIunging abilities that counted in Cen
tral s advance.
Zeigler, playing in Rote s place lost
the kickoff and Crump fell on the ball
and Steelton taking advantage of this
break made its rst score. Using a shift
that did not get very far in the first
h9if the Blue and White team pushed
the bail over the line, Rupp scoring.
Central kicked and again Steelton
rushed the ball down the field, making
a necessary gain in one instance on
forward pass. The whistle blew end
ing the period on the play that sent
the ball over and the score was not
allowed. On the first rush in the last
quarter Dayhof took the ball over the
line for the score. Norris kicked the
goal, Central began a savage attack
now with all to gain, but a tumble by
DitIenbach lost the advantage. The
ball was in the center of the field when
the game ended. Smeltzer. Rote, Bing-
ham and Lynch played best for Cen.
trail High while Dayhoff, Gardner and
Rupp played star games for Steelton.
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