The Washington times., 1927-11-10
PENAL TIES
COST CAME
BIZ George A. Simpson


Overanxiety caused Western High
to drop a 6-to.0 game to Eastern
yesterday and thus removing itself
from the 1927 interhigh football
title hunt. The Western forwards
were too eager to charge and often
passed the scrimmage line or were
in motion before the ball was
snapped. Referee Magoffin carried
the ball for more yardage than any
backfield member of either team
as he constantly paced five yards for
off-side penalties.
Eastern was also an offender Of
this rule, but the Red eleven from
Georgetown committed these disas-
trous mistakes at critical moments.
Once a touchdown was forfeited in
the second quarter because Western
drew a five-yard penalty and again
in the third period a similar levy
for this violation forced it to try
a punt which was blocked and East
ern recovered on the foes 5.yard
mark. The Lincoln Parkers scored
their touchdown four plays later.
Captain Wilson, Fletcher and
Brownfield beamed for the van
pushed. Wilson and Fletcher were
mountains in that front row nail.
ing the ball-carrier frequently and
Brownfield was ever a menace.
Munro, Nalley, Wood and Depro
were prominent for the victors.
Munro blocked the punt that re-
suited in Eastern's touchdown. The
blonde center also seemed to have
a hand on every Western back who
A blocked punt in the second
lugged the ball.
quarter gave Western its lone
scoring opportunity. An exchange
of punts found Eastern with the
bali deep in its own district. Line
thrusts were vain and Wood went
back to boot. Wilson drifted
through the line and smeared the
punt. the ball rolling to the H.
yard mark, where it was captured
by Draper. of Western. Smashes
at the front netted little, but a
lofter, CARRIER to Parkes. planted
the ball but a yard and a half
from the objective. Mitchell
fought his way across Eastern's
threshold on the next play, but
Western was Off.side and the
Georgetowners were handed a five
yard penalty.
BrOwnfield tried to round East
ern's right terminal, but was
spilled by Munro and Pyles for a
loss of three yards. CARRIER then
shot the ball toward the flat ter
ritOry, with BrOwnfield as the in
GannRA hA
sailing straight for BrOWnfield.
who was free, and a touchdown
seemed certain. DeprO SDOtted
the unguarded BrOWnfield and
tore swiftly across the field,
snagGed the spinning leather and
started on q journey which fell
Is yards short Of a touchdown.
A flock of Western players gave
chase as Depro Rugged the side.
lines in his S0.yard jaunt with
Eastern gridmen, bent on removing
a few of his pursuers, also trailing
Depro was finally overtaken bv
CARRIER and Brownfield on West.
ern's 15-yard tape. Irony, desig.
mated CARRIER and Brownfield, the
pair who sought to work winning
pass AOE the TOieS OF cdCcnIng
Depro.
Westerns loss may also be
blamed on an error of Judgment in
accepting 5-yard penalty. A punt
left Western close to its goal
Mitchell lifted the ball to midfield,
but Eastern was off-side and West.
ern elected to take the penalty.
The game might have ended in a
scorelesS combat if Western had
spurned the penalty. This would
have left Eastern with the ball in
midfield. Brownfield was sent
through the line for a few yards,
but Western drew a 5-yard off.side
penalty. Then Mitchell attempted
a punt which was blocked by
Munro and retrieved by Montague
on the Award mark.