The Washington herald., 1919-11-05

Manual Trainers, but were forced
at one time appeared that the sho
Play In Question
The play that caused -the commo-
tfon came in the fourth period, when
-Push. Of Tech. puntsd from mid
neld. Everett Burke. the Western
quarter. back. made an attempt to
camp under this long point-oyer-
point kick. Burke. stationed on the
1f-yard line. allowed GS ball to
touch his hands as II slipped over
his head and bounced over the goal
line. He recovered the pigskin in
time to down 1t behind his own
goal. 1t was Immediately ruled a
safety. but the referee was given
the power to reserve a decision un-
N after the contest. This decision
ruling the play a touchback made
the game result In a tie.
Many of the scholastic fans left
The stadim in doubt as to the vic
tor of the contest. The ruling under
which this final decision was made
IL rs follows:
II In n touchback when n
! player on defense permits
=. ball, kicked by an opponent, to
- strike his person and then roll
0-aeross his gonl line and he orc
:; anJ other player of his side
then falls on II back Of the line.
Il % not a touchbnek II such
=. player juggles the ball SO that
=. he In any way forces the ball
over the line and he or any
other player of his side falls ON
- Ii back of the line.
a. hA
= hall In possession of n player
guarding his goal Is declared
; dead by the referee, any part of
II being on, above or behind the
goal line, provided the impetus
: which cnused II to pass from
outside the goal line to or be-
hind the goal line was given by
the side defending the goal.
Such impetus may come;
From q kick. a pass, -snap-back.
or tumble by one of the players
own side.
Western Ont of Luck.
Western should have easily won
the contest, as they had possession
of the ball several times within
ten yards Of their opponents goal
Ane. Then at other times they had
the ball within thirty yards and in
. position to secure a field goal. but
time was against them. Just be-
fore the half ended Western had the
ball on the 5yard line and ready
10 carry II over when the whistle
blew. The same thing occurred in
the last few minutes of play. The
bail was on the s-yard line and in
Westerns possession. but they failed
TO make the goal before the game
ended.
Tech started the game by kicking
OF. but held Western for downs and
the Red and White were forced to
kick. and recovered the ball on Techs
6-yard fine when wardwell fumbled
the ball Western then tried her for
ward pass but z. Pugh. the big full
back for the Trainers, intercepted the
ball Techs next play was a side
line run by E. Pugh for a gain of
fifteen yards. Both teams played fast
ball but Tech seemed to have the
best OF their opponents during the
opening period. Each team held the
other for downs and as a result punt
ing predcminated during this quarter.
The score ended 90.
A Puntlng Duel
The second period started with both
teams returning the ball on punts-
Western kicked to Pugh. who carried
the ball for fifteen yards gain On
the next play the big full went
through right tackle for a gain Of
twenty-four yards. By a series of
lins piunges the ball was brought to
the 3-yard line. from which A.
Parker took II over the line Heine
Kicked the goal Western kicked out
Of bounds and kicked over and this
time the ball went over the posts.
The ball was then brought to the Do
yard line. The ball was then rushed
by Western until 1t found a resting
pl Ice on Techs 5-yard line. II was
ABOUT to be carried over when the
period ended with Tech on the long
end of the score. Tech. Z; West
srn. G.
Western started the third period by
butting the ball which they recovered
from a tumble and carried it to the
H-yard lire. This put new life in the
Western team and Powell and Burke
worked some plays which found the
ball on the other side of the line.
Powell kicked the goal.
The fourth period found the ball in
Techs possession but they were soon
forced to kick. 1t was on this play
that caused all the xcitement Of the
tame. Parker kicked to Burke, who
eouched the ball. but allowed it to go
behind where he fell on It The ball
vas brought to the 20-yard line where
4 was put in motion again. Tech then
licked and later held Western for
downs. Tech suffered several penal
ties at this time and they had to kick
on their 9-yard line. Western blocked
the kick and the ball was recovered
bs Western at this point. The sum-
mary:
tTech Positions Western,