The Washington herald., 1922-10-01
CENTRAL MARCHES
THROUGH CONzACA
in 10 TOO WORKOUT
Sweltering Crowd Sees
Blue and White Play
Under Wraps"

Central High started its football
march yesterday afternoon In the Mt.
Pleasant stadium by defeating rather
easily the scrappy little Gonzaga Col
lege eleven. 10 to- o.
sweltering sun took the weil-known
zip and pep from the persplring ath
letes. as well s from the gaily dressed
crowd on the stsnd.
Scou's from other high schools were
there to get an eye full, but they were
toiled as Central played straight foot
Blue and White color-bearers made
only two attempts at aerial football
and were successful each time. TIE
game brought out the fact that Cen
trail has a powerful defensive team as
he Catholic boys never threatened to
score.
Central In Condition.
One thing Is certain-Central will
enter, the high school series in fit cun-
dition. Though the squad has been
out less than two weeks the gridde-s
showed they we're in good shap. by
taking only one time out in the ib
minutes Of the going.
On the other hand. Jack Sullivan's
gamesters plainly showed the effects
OF the pace after 10 minutes CT play.
The work OF the Catholic outfit was
rather crude compared to Centrals
playing, though both teams fumbled
repeatedly.
The tutstar ding luminary of the
fracas was Johnny Fee" Collier, a
husky lad of Il years. whose per-
formance stamps him as one of the
most promising players in the District
scholastic ranks. In the last period
the kid" sent shivers down the spincs
Of the Central rooters when he lUie
down the field for 80 yards. only 10
be bumped of" by a Central man.
He was carried of the field.
johnson In LimeIiGht.
Another player OF the midget class
crowded Collier for the spotlight
honors in Ally Johnson, the Blue
and White speed boy. Johnson ana
Chidress stood out among Centrars
hopefuls.
Central kicked to start the game
and Gonzaga returned the ball to
mid field. Gonzaga was forced to
punt a moment later, but recovered
the ball when worley dropped II.
The ball changed hands a few times
In mid-held, from which point Cen
trail commenced march to their
first touchdown. They scored af:er
three successive first downs and Il
final four-yard plunge ny Brick
Johnson, the smashing Blue and
White halfback. The period ended
q moment later. Central failed IN
their try for the extra point.
The second score came early in
the second period. The Eye street
gridders fumbled on their own
thirty-yard line. Central recovered
and On the next play a neat for
ward pass, Birthright to Childress.
put the oval in the shadow of the
goal posts. On the next play B.
Johnson plunged the remaining dis
tance and put his team on the long
end of a l2-to-0 score.
Central Receives
Central received to start the sec
ond half. They returned the ball
to their own forty-yard line. After
making first down they were held
for downs and punted. but came inro
possession of the ball a second later,
when Harrington dropped the kick.
r. johnson made q frst down. bring
ing the ball to the Gonzaga six-vard
line. where the Catholic line boil
stored and held for downs.
Gonzaga punted to the twenty
hve-yard line. A few plays later
Childress crossed the goal line for
the third score OF the game. af:er
receiving a twenty-hve-yard BASS
thrown by Gordon. The latter reg
istered an extra point with a drop