The Washington herald., 1922-10-25
BUSINESS HIGH HOLDS CENTRAL TO LONE TOUCHDOWN
Spirited PLAY of Losers
Real Feature of Contest
Gordon's Long Run Leads to Only Score oi
Game in Which Victors Had Been Decided
Favorites Punting Excellent

Business spIang the initial surprise
of the interscholastic football series
at the f NJ Wilson stadium yester-
day by holding the vaunted Central
team to to 0.
II was a mora victory for the de-
feated. Through a difficult preiimi-
nary schedule Business had had but
Indifferent success and having been
beaten in successive games for three
years by Central. the team was not
rated high. Central. - on the other
hand. a week ago scored its first
points since 1919 over Western and
the general impression was that Bus
ines was in for a thorough walloping.
But it was a determined crew Of
stenographers that Coach Mike Kelley
trotted out onto the field and they
fought back against their favorite
rivals in a way that kept their goal
uncrossed throughout three quarters
Of the afternoon. There had been a
vast amount Of severe criticism Of the
Business line but the forwards battled
against their heavier rivals in such
a manner as to not only win friends
but left no choice as to the scrap
that was staged on the edge of the
neutral zone. While the lines engaged
in their draw the Business quartet in
the backfield proved even better and
as a group outplayed the men in
the corresponding opposition.
Watt Kicks Mean Ball.
In punting the advantage was once
more with the losers as Watt kept his
kicks sailing through the air for a
better average than was reached by
the punter OF any of the other four
teams that have yet shown in the set
But withal Business was never
really dangerous from the viewpoint
oS scoring. There were flashes when
ground was gained by the hard run
ming backs but most of the time they
could not maintain headway against
the defense that had brought Western
to a st3ndStiH.
In the same degree that Business
surprised her followers, Central dis
appointed her supporters. The STIR
ring spirit that swept the field in
the opening game seemed to be slum-
bering and the team was sluggish all
the way. allowing the plays to lag so
there were many in the large crowd
who were openly predicting a score
less outcome. At the outset for a
Few minutes Central showed the spec
tacular plays that were expected to
feature the whole day. but after get
ting within stride of the goal the
business defense refused to give and
the favorites for the championship
we're turned scoreless.
Central Dangerous.
Again in the second period Central
would end in a touchdown but a pen
atty interfered and the team fell back
TO its uncertain ways The intermis-
sion seemed to revive the Centralites
somewhat and in the last half they
improved considerably getting a
touchdown in the third quarter and
coming near enough to try a goal
from the field after the last inter
mission
Milton Gordon. who was put in in
place Of Birthright, at fullback was
the individual who made possible the
deciding taIlies Birthright had failed
in number Of attempts to circle the
ends from his kicking position but
was thrown heavily each time by the
BUSINESS guardians When Gordon
was sent To. the front he too was
stopped several times until he finally
swung around Business right end and
was not brought down until he had
covered nearly half Of the field. plac-
ing the ball on the 12-yard line. On
the reverse of his first run he got out
side the other side for more than
half the distance to the goal In two
piTn-es Rrinkman took the ball over
but fumbled as he was tackled. Chill
dress recovering the oval for the
touchdown GOrdon's drop kick was
tru" and counted the last points of
h.. day.
H"th teams showed in good condi-
ton although Business weakened
considerably towards the close. time
being taken out several times while
"thieteS rcEained themselves
The Business backs each attracted
attention. with the punting of Watt
holding Central at bay. being the out
standing feature. Benfer. who went
III al center for Central played a fast
defensive game while Hall at end was
consistent. his handling of the forward
pass together with Gordon's end rum