The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-16
DOPE UPSET WHEN
Blue And WHITES
DRIVE IS STOPPED
Green's Eleven Balks
Central Attack in Shad-
ow of the Goal.
BY GORDON sHAND.

By GORDON sHAND.
Moral victories seem to be the
rule In the interhigh football series.
First Business turned in q couple
by holding Eastern and Central TO
one-touchdown margins. and now
Western comes to the front with q
scoreless tie with the heavy Central
eleven.
A moral victory. you may know.
Is an attempt to whistle . blythe
note In the face Of the opposing
band concert Such was the efrort
Of the Western eleven yesterday.
for though they could not prevent
healeTs disciples from carrying on
the scholastic championship Of the
District they turned In q feat that
no Washington school has been able
to accomplish against Central this
season, that of holding their goal
line unscarred by an opposing
brogan.
And it was by q margin of inches
that they turned the trick Flung
back to within az feet Of their
goal. after q 4o-yard advance IN the
third period. the plucky He'd and
White line fought on four consecu-
tive PUSHES. On the last play. 9
drive by Brinkman, the ball rested
just on the edge of the line.
wester.'s Defense strong.
In pre-game opinions Il was gen.
orally conceded that the Mount
Pleasant team had the sounder de-
Tense Yet. with the exception OF
centraPs almost successful march
in the third period, the Western
forwards had the better of the ar.
gument from first to last.
And for its ability to make that
one advance. Central can thank one
hawk-eyed linesman. Curley Byrd
by name. who twice penalized West
ern for total distance of 20 yards
at time. when 1t seemed that the
march OF the Metzler entry was
to be halted
Rauoer were nearly powerless to
sain. He was the one Blue and
white star who lived up to his repu-
tation- He turned the ends, knitted
the tackles. passed the passes, ana
'dd almost everything else that
struck his fancy In odd moments
OF Westerns Offensive game, lit
tie can be said. The redoubtable
Sherry failed to pick his way any
where His was the theory OF knock
them down and make them like It..
but IL failed to get results so far
as distance Is concerned.
Western Opportunities FAN.
Western failed to utilize three
golden opportunities to turn the
breaks of the game into scores In
the hrst half. Early In the first
period. Sturgis hoped on a blocked
punt on Centrars 3:-yard line. Two
bucks and short pass could not
gain the necessary distance, and
Lamar's drop kick from the s5-yard
line failed to md fes mark.
In the closing minutes of the De-
rfod. montgomery pounced on a loose
bali and stepped along to centrars
eo-yard line before being hauled
down from behind. Again attempt
ing a field goal on the first play
OF the second period. Lamar drove
the ball against the upstretched
hands Of Stein, who recovered it on
his 4o-yard line.
The third chance came almost at
the close OF the second period. Aided
by an almost vertical punt, on which
Central actually lost ground, and a
15-yard penalty. the westerners ad-
vanced the ball to the 1s-yard mark.
They failed to penetrate further, how
ever. and a forward pass on fourth
down travelled over the goal line
without finding a receiver.
Central Held In Lne.
Starting the third period. Central
carried its offensive through 40 yards
TO the edge of Westerns goal line,
the big break being furnished by
two penalties, 'one for is yards and
the other for 5. the first coming at
time when Central had held for
downs on the 34-yard line.
After the 5-yard setback the hall
rested on Westerns I3-yard line.
and three rushes gained a nr.t
down on the "a yard stripe. Here
Green's boys made their great stand.
The first rush carried the ball to
within inches OF the line. The sec
md set II back about half a foot.
The third lost fully a yard. and the
fourth. though IL gained back that
yard. could not gather sufficient
momentuu to cross the line.
Lamar raised a short punt to the
5o-yard line. but again Central was
held for downs. and Western took
possession or the ball on Its 22-yard
mark.
Central lost its last genuine op-
portunity TO score m the fourth De-
riod. when a short forward pass to
Buckley and a skirt OF the end by
the same individual planted the
ball on Westerns 22-yard line. Al
this point poor pass was recov-
cred by Robinson. Westerns left
end, who fell on the ball on his a.
yard line.
The remainder the game, played
almost In darkness. was devoted to
an orgy Of wild forward passes. Two
were intercepted and none were
productive OF any distance.
TIE lineup and summary:
Central. Positions Western.
Childrrss ........IA E..-....... Robinson
May ....-........L T............ sturgis
stein ............LA G.-..... Hume
Thurten .......-. Center. Wright
Casey ............R. G.......... Trudigan