The Washington herald., 1922-11-22
TOUCHDOWN IS
ALL WESTERN
LADS CAN GET
GREEN'S Boys Make Fourteen
First Downs While Business
Is StiII Owing One.
b BRYAN MORSE.

" HE unusual and amazing
proposition of a thoroughly
- vel drilled and perfectly
conditioned high school football
eleven gaining by actual rushing
163 yards on fourteen first
downs for but q single touch
down was presented by Western
High IN It's 6-to-0 victory over
Business in the final game of the
title series in the Wilson Stadium
yesterday. An equally startling
performance on defense was
demonstrated by Western in that
in forty minutes of play Business
totaled exactly minus ten yards
In actual rushing. The Stenogs
made SIX yards forward and were
thrown for sixteen yards loss.
Net result, minus ten yards.
1t is doubtful II any high school
eleven in the series wasted more
power than Western None of the
Red and White offensive plays
made more than eleven yards. Few
went for less than a yard or 50.
Western plugged one and one-half
times the length Of the field and
Got but six points
Western twice did what no other
team in the series has accom-
plished. Once a forward march
was made on four successive first
downs for forty-three yards. An
other time three successive first
downs netted a total of thirty
seven yards.
The boys from across the cresk
were masters Of the Business play
ers throughout. And never in the
course of the entire forty minutes
Of play were Westerners free from
fumbling.
WESTERN FUMBLED.
They fumbled on the kickoff.
tumbled on the three-yard line
are. omping up-field in the great
est aimed drive of the entire
tsu go IS. They fumbled just be-
fore ;.;sy scored in the final period.
Western fumbled three times
Rfte- Iey scored. In all the Red
s,as White lads bobbled seven
Tune. Twice Business recovered.
Western made fourteen first
downs and Business none. The
Stenogs were on the defensive
throughout. Their rushes were
met with clean hard tackles Tha
line plunge efforts were greeted by
stolidly charging powerful for
wards.
That Busines was not soundly
beaten In astonishing. One got the
impression that Western was cover
Ing up. was holding back, was
acting under orders.
There never appears a time when
Western did not have the upper
hand.
There was never a time when
Business did not have a chance.
Even after Western scored and
Hannegan failed in the kick for the
extra point Business was presented
with opportunities, for Western at
tempted several forward passes
which might have been intercepted.
COULD NOT ENTHUSE.
1t was difficult for the $500 fol-
lowers of the elevens to enthuse in
the chilly wind. Save for Charles
Hageage. interjected into the engage
nIent sometime in the first period,
there was little color. Hageage DEM
onstrated what might have been
had Western grabbed that first game
from Central back at the start of the
campaign.
Hageage produced some of the best
broken field close-order lodging that
has been witnessed this fan IN schO-
iastic ranks. In addition the West
eTners came into their own in the
matter of tackling.
The story of the game is quite
simple. Western fumbled on the
kickoff. Business recovered, but
soon had to punt. From mid-field
Western marched by successive short
rushes and unaided by penalties
went to the 4-yard line. Beau Lamar
was conspicuous in this parade.
To the astonishment of almost
everyone in the stadium. Homer
Thomas went in for Lamar. On
the second play Thomas fumbled
Hannegan kneeing the ball to Ralph
Bangs, who fell on it for Business.
Watt kicked out of danger.
EMULATED MONUMENT.
What do you think you are"
said George F. Green, Westerns
coach, to Lamar, "the Washington
Monument" A simple. direct and
effective measure for letting Lamar
and the players being worked for
ward for next season know that the
line was not being hit low enough To
suit the coach.
The change, however, cost West
ern a sure touchdown and might
have resulted disastrously had not
Hageage come through with sew
eral brilliant runs and a l5-yard
dash for a touchdown.
There was sameness to the en-
Eagement throughout with Western
continually in possession Of the
ball. and Business being aided bv
Watts kicking when the Stenogs
found themselves unable to get any
where.
The lineup and summary:
BUSINESS Positions Western.