Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
Favored Oue Enosa Pro Golf Business Lone High Grid Winner
CENTRAL DEFEATED
BY Dewitt ELEVEN
Eastern Drops Game to
EmerSon-Gonzaga Victor
Over Calvert Hall.

IN USINESS HIGHS eleven was the
- lone combination OF the public
high group to win yesterday,
- defeating Swavely School at
Manassas. Va. 81 TO 10. Central
and Eastern lost to Dewitt and Emerson
by scores of "a to and Z to 2, re-
spectively, in the Central and Eastern
stadiums. In the fourth game of the
day Gonzaga overcame Calvert Hall of
Baltimore. l3 to s. on Georgetown
University varsity field.
In taking Swavely into camp, Coach
Lynn Woodworth's Business combina-
ton scored its second win in as many
starts, and gave additional evidence
that the Stenog team is by no means
weak and can in nowise be counted
out Of the public high school champion
ship gridiron picture.
Swavely counted touchdown against
the Business Reserves in the early
going, but Coach Woodwork then sent
his regulars into the fray, and the
Stenogs soon gained the whip hand
Capt. jake Lewis plunged through the
nome eleven'S line. and later Pete
Lotus whipped pass to Eddie Duryee,
| who scored the touchdown that put the
Stenogs ahead to stay. Duryee also
counted another touchdown. and the
fourth Business marker was made by
| Charley Rich. Duryee. who PLAYED In
bang-up style for the victors, in addi-
ton made three points after touch
down. two on passes and one ON
| drop-kick.
Devitt's more experienced team had
little trouble drubbing Central in the
| opening game of the campaign for both
elevens. Led by Milton Abranason.
clever little quarterback, who scored
two OF their touchdowns on dazzling
runs and ran the team in headv
fashion, the prep school boys got busy
IN a scoring way in the second period.
and then went on to gain a command
ing lead in the third session. The game
marked the resumption Of gridiron rela-
tons between the schools after a lapse
OF several seasons.
Central scored its lone touchdown In
the final period when Paul HinkIe
lunged over after a line drive par
ticipated in all the backfield.
Despite its decisive defeat the Central
eleven showed considerable promise and
II appears that Coach Louis j. (Tv)
Rauber will have sturdy eleven before
| the campaign Is very old Rauber has
had to virtually rebuild his entire team
IN his first year as Central coach and IL
ne Is able to weld creditable eleven
he will have done we'll.
Emerson sprung something of a sur
prise by defeating Eastern. Eastern is
| looked upon as Just about the strongest
eleven in the public high group And
| Emerson bowed TO Business, thought
not such hot team. to 7. last Sat
urday in the opening game for both
| elevens.
1t was real battle all the way. with
Emerson showing improvement over its
work against Business and Eastern
playing well enough to win most games
| Emerson won in the third period as
the result OF line attack, with which
vas mixed pass from Gordon to
Davidson TO put the ball in position for
Powers to score A pass from Collev 10
Powers accounted for the extra point.
Eastern's lone points came in the open
ing period when ColIey.s punt was
niocked and recovered by him across his
own goal line.
A clever passing game was largely
responsible for Gonzaga's defeat of Cal
vert Hall. After the formidable RsIti-
more team. which last week fought
eastern to SIS tie. scored in the Open
ing period. the Purple came back TO
count touchdown in the second and
another in the fourth, both resulting
from aerial heaves. Pyne and BussirS
counted Gonzaga's touchdowns, with
McVean on the hurting end.
George Mason High gridders Of
alexandra defeated heavier Washing
ton-Lee High team of Ballston on TIE
latter's feld yesterday afternoon. 6 to o.
Brown, substitute sent in in the last
rev minutes, intercepted q pass ard
touchdown.