The Washington times., 1917-11-07

Central High School counts the
1917 title won today. The football
team representing the Mt. Pleasant
institution, running true to form in
the stadium yesterday, disposed of
Tech by a 33 to o score. The Metz
lerized machine, working with pre-
cision, flattened out the manual
trainers like the proverbial pancake.
The backfield then massaged the
beaten Tech lads for five touch
downs.
Quite the largest crowd that has
seen a title game in years took q
glimpse of CeRtral's well-drilled
team, which went at Tech with the
toot of the first whistle and never let
up until an extremely business-like
job had been accomplished.
Those who looked for thrills in
the annual battle found none. Cen
trail had a task to perform. The
lads under Metzlcr knew their bust
ness, knew where II was to be done,
and how It was to be accomplished,
and straightforth went and did IT.
The breaks in the game, such as
there were, accrued to Central from
Techs stupidity. pnd made little diff
ference in the ultimate result.
The usual hair-raising stunts per-
formed on hign school gridirons
these past years were not apparent.
Central players, through painstaking
practice and the accumulation OF that
substance between the ears known
as gray matter. gave Tech no rea-
son for an aIibi. Mono IL needed and
Eu al he NNf1a
won despite the fact that Western
and Business are TO be encountered.
Rolls Up Big Total.
In two games played Central has
amassed 81 points to for the opposi-
tion. With Business and Western to
be played Central can expect to pile
up larger totals. for Business Is a
negligible quantity and Western,
beaten by Tech, is not expected to
prove more dangerous than the man.
ual trainers.
Once before in the history of the
fifteen years Of battling has Central
administered a crushing defeat to
Tech. The Central eleven once hung
up a 34tO-6 victory, but yesterdays
triumph appars to have marked the
final touch to the decline OF the Tech
forces on the gridiron. Central. in
its ascendency, believes It will enjoy
the same successes that marked
Techs triumphs OF years past when
Tech was an infant prodigy.
In seven plays yesterday Central
had scored. Tech received the kick
off. Failing to punt in its own ter
ritory Tech elected to rush. On the
fourth down Molster broke through
blocked Adams attempt TO punt, and
on five plays. which employed g be-
wiIdering series OF delayed bucks and
plunges. Roy Belknop shot owe for
the first score.
Scores Once Again.
' CentraPs second touchdown came
after Tech received and when Adams
booted a short hurried kick out of
bounds on the IS line. Central drove
Long. Belknap, Wilson. and stRnsfIsId
through for several first downs.
the touchdown.
IN the third period Central inau-
gurated a march OF seventy yards for
a touchdown. In thirteen. plays Cen
trail worked the ball 10 the 90
yard line. Wilson dashed toward the
line. veered to the right and crept
around tackle for the third counter,
Central scored another touchdown in
the third period and a fourth in the
fnaI session through substantially the
same style OF football.
Mastered Throughout.
The Mount Pleasant lads were
masters OF the game throughout ana
a win TO the entire salts,
faction of its large student body and
alumni membership. No single Cen
trail player stood out prominently |
in the afternoons battling. The cley-
erly worked out system allowed Of no !
stellar performances. All Central
players combined as a unit to make |
for the success Of team which in |
the main is the desired effect for sue /
cessful team play.
Save for a lack OF Judgment which |
might have happened to the best Of
eIevens which were on the run no
criticism could be offered on Techs |
players who fought the best they |