The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20
Potomacs Retain River Grid
Title, Beating Canoeists, 20
Occidental Cup, Offered
By Gus BuchhOlz. Be-
comes Permanent Prop
erty of Winners-Gude
Makes Only Score in
= First Period.
BY RAY HELGESEN.

Potomac Boat Clubs football
eleven yesterday retained the river
gridiron championship of the Dis
trict by defeating the Washington
Canoe Club team, 7 to Q, AZ Ameri-
can League Park. With the title
for another year also goes perma-
nent possession of the Occidental
trophy, a cup presented by Gus
Buchholz. Two straight victories
were necessary for permanent pos
session of the cup. Yesterdays vic
tory. therefore, clinched matters for
the PotOmacs. Incidentally both
victories were by the same mar
gina single touchdown.
Except in the first quarter. when
the Canoeists were outplayed in
every department of the game, ana
in which the Potomacs managed to
put across their lone tally. the two
teams appeared about evenly
matched. However. if there was
any edge it lay with the Potomacs.
The latter's line, despite the fact
that it was slightly outweighed.
frequently opened holes in the for
ward wall of the CanOeists big
enough for a truck to pass through.
But it was field generalship, or
rather lack OF field generalship.
that kept the Canoeists from MAX
ing better showing. Time after
time the usually reliable little
Blummer called for a forward pass
on fourth down and, with the oval
resting in his own territory. This.
coupled with the fact that knights
passes from center were frequently
too low or too high, which natur-
ally caused his backs to indulge in
an unusual amount of fumbline
Kept the Paddlers on the defensive
almost throughout the entire bat
tie.
Hummer Proves a star,
Hummer. despite his somewhat
cratic work in directing his pIays
which, after all, may be laid to
coaching orders. proved one of the
stars of the battle With Martin
and BuchhOlz, the latter the smiling
son of the genial Gus" donor of
the Occidental trophy. the little
quarter bore the brunt of the Pad
dlers' attack and more than his
share of the defense Had his for
ward wall been better able to with
stand the slashing attack Of the
better-conditioned Potomacs. the
little Hummer and his mates might
have written a different story.
But the battle is over and. quot
ing Gus" Buchholz, next year may
be different"
Martin, at right half for the
Canoeists, and Quarterback Pat
Sherfy, of the Potomacs, were re-
sponsible for the two longest gains
of the game
Sherty's run. crash off tackle
ana through a broken field for %
yards was possibly the more spec-
tacular OF the two. Calling a kick
formation. Sherry surprised the
RAIDERS by taking a short pass
from center. Crashing through his
opponents forward wall the speedy
rat romped through an open field
shaking off tackler after taekler-I
four in all.
with the last chalk line only 25
yards away and an open field be-
Iore MN he made his only mistake.
he turned his head. thus slacken-
,Hs ms speed slightly, and In that
instant II, Miller came up from
Dehind and. hurting himself head
long at the speeding quarter. drop
ped him before Pat knew what hi,
him.
Martins 30-yard jaunt came as a
result of Potomac punt which he
caught on his own 20-yard line and
returned to mldfield before he was
hauled down.
GUIDE Scores Touchdown,
BUT the real star of the battle
was the youthful GUIDE, former
Tech High School player This boy
was responsible for the only score
OF the game when, early in the
hrst period. he crashed his way
through the Paddlers' line for gain
AFTER gain and ended by placins
the oval over the last chalk line