Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-19
CENTRAL ELEVEN
PLAYS LAST GAME
Contest Tomorrow Likely to
Give Blue and White High
School Championship.
BY n. c. BYRD.

Central High probably will settle the
high school foot ball championship to-
morrow in it's own favor. The Blue and
White is scheduled to play Western in
the final contest of its season, and If
the second consecutive year. Western,
of course, has chance to be the victor,
but it is such an outside chance that it is
not likely to make good That opin-
ion is based on the records of the
two teams during the previous part
Of the season.
II Central can win tomorrow without
being scored against-not improbable
by any means-it will have established
a record better than has previously
been accomplished by any local
scholasti eleven. A victory for Cen
trail by a touchdown and goal from
touchdown or better, against no score
for Western viii enable the former to
finish its season with more than 200
points to its credit against nothing
for its opponents. That is only for the
high school series OF four games.
Usually it is difficult for a high
school eleven to score touchdowns even
when it is much better than its OPP
ponent, but when one averages more
than ffty points to the game against
its four rivals and IS not scored against
the achievement truly can be classed
as nothing less than exceptional and
remarkable.
Western has big line. In fact, the Red
and White forwards will outweigh those
of Central If those heavier forwards can
stop Centrars shifting plays their school
will have chance for victory. All other
high school 1inemen have been meeting
Centrars piunges too high. but If West
err big men get under the plays ii will
be different proposition entirely Cen
trails plays have literally pushed the OPP
lo:ing line:nen back and then ran over
top Q. them.
Central uEquestionably has one OF the
best teams ever developed III Washing
ton high schools The Blue and White IS
strong in every department ot play. 1t
IL exceptionally Well coached and Ii plays
with more of the finish OF big northern
scholastic elevens than the uneven per-
formanceS OF school teams Of the south.
Georgetowns comeback against
Washington and Lee. after the latter
had made two touchdoWnS in the OPEN
Ing period at Roanoke last week. was
the greatest in the history of George
town elevens, according to Charley Cox.
graduate manager of athletics at the
Hilltop school. The inside story Of the
game is best told in Coxs own words:
The play on which Washington and
Lee scored its two touchdowns was ille-
gal. 1t was a variation of the old Fol-
well short toss directly over center.
and the Washington and Lee linemen
were clipping our secondary defense
men after the ball was passed. One OF
the officials admitted to us after the
game that the play. as it was worked,
was illegal. but said that it did not
come under his jurisdiction. With the
exception Of the ground gained on that
play. Washington and Lee could not
make the least Roadway against us.
1T was the greatest comeback any
Georgetown team has ever staged. After
Washington and Lee scored its second
touchdown our team went crazy" and |
never saw such ground gaining Had the
fourth quarter been few minutes longer
we would have had another touchdown.
Washington and Lee has cause TO re
member Gilroy forever. as he ran up and
down and all over the field. He gave a
remarkable exhibition in open field run
ming and general play. 1 believe it to
have been the best game Gilroy has ever
played for Georgetown.
Two surprises of the foot ball season
developed last week, one in the major