Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-22
ONLY TWO COLLEGE GAMES
LEFT FOR LOCAL GRIDIR ONSI
GEORGETOWN Meets Bucknell Saturday and
George Washington on Thanksgiving Day
Central Winner of School Title.

! besides those coached by Haughton
realize what we at Princeton in par
ttcular seem unable to realize-that
root bali games are won by points, not
yards: that the name foot balr is ap-
piled to the sport because kicking the
ball with the foot still. under the rules.
is one method of scoring points; and
finally. that sparrow in hand is worth
a whole Convey of plump cartridges in
the bush. There are whole volumes
filled with maxims exemplifying the
utter futility of biting off more than
one can chew and the wisdom of strik-
ing when the iron is hot. All of which
IS only another way of saying that I,
should take points whenever and how
ever they can get them and thank their
lucky stars for the chance
Then. I'VE should worry" which, be-
ing interpreted for the benefit of our
readers in China who do not receive
the sunday editions of the metropoli-
tan papers. means Let the other fellow
90 the Worrying To be specific, in
the first quarter of the game. with
the ball on Harvard's 1S-yanl line,
fourth down and slightly more than :,
yard to go. the Princeton field general
iost golden opportunity to score three
points by not calling for a field goal
and by electing. instead, to send a back
into center for yard that he did not
get. To be sure, the reliable Tibbott
was injured and therefore unable to
help his team to almost certain
three points. But Moore was in the
game. and Moore is a drop kicker of
ability. On the side lines were two
other drop kickers and a place kicker.
two of whom at least have faced fire
and found it to their liking. Lest /
seem pDejudiced in favor of what some
of the alumni would probably call the
kicking game permit pc to say that
/ sat between two former captains of
varsity teams. and what these two men
said when the field goal was not tried
on fourth down could be used as a
copyhook example of terse, if some
what vigorous. English.
IF that is not enough. let me quote
Percy Haughton: Princeton in the first
period. by attempting to rush when she
should have kicked. lost a golden OPP
portunity of scoring three points.
These instances of poor generalship,'
etc
Central High has won the scholastic
foot ball championship. Clean-cut vic
tories over the other four high schools
give the Blue and White undisputed
right to the highest hcnors in local
school athletics. Central's play all sea
son has been superior to that of the
gle against Eastern in the final con-
test of the Blue and White schedule
showed the team to be spIendidly de-
veloped and well trained. Eastern was
defeated so badly, AZ to ., that there
was no comparison between the two,
and there is little need to say much
of a game so one-sided.
Central deserves it's honors. 1t has
played consistent foot ball and good
foot ball Not in any game has it all
lowed itself to be ruffied for any rea-
son whatsoever. and even when Tech
had the ball in the danger zone, APP
parently on the verge of making q
touchdown, it never relaxed its vigilance
for an instant Central has played more
machinelike foot ball than any eleven
local high school has turned out in
years. The team was light and had no
stars in its makeup. Coached, though
by an exceptionally competent man,
MetZler. the Blue and White team has
shown the results by it's accomplish
ments in actual competition.
Fire of undetermined origin last
night destroyed a mill owned by the