Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06

of getting in the game, but was on the bench
In uniform as usual In fact really shouldn't
have been out for foot ball at all that year, for
my duties as president Of the O. B. A. house
were enough to keep me busy. But the squad
was none too large and we needed all the men
We could get to give the regulars opposition.
Moreover, loved the game, even If didn't get
into any important contests.
Perhaps it was the coachs talk. and perhaps
it was the inspiration of the roaring, maddened
crowd that overf1owed the new stadium, but at
any rate Cathedral put up game such as they
had not played against State in years. Fred
Peters was a whirlwind. He ran the ends like
a wild man, and toward the end Of the second
quarter he broke away near the 30-yard-line and
went over for a touchdown following that with
the goal for extra point.
The crowd went crazy, and when the half
ended the students broke out on the field In a
jubilant snake dance. Finally they were cleared
off, and then came the re-enactment of Sam
Whitneys famous kick.
That was really clever stunt, and we had
gone to lot of trouble to put it over. None
of the regulars except Fred Peters had part
in it, but we scrubs were all dressed in old
time foot ball uniforms such as they wore in
Stan Whtneys day. was representing State
hneman, and I can't tell you how queer I
looked in my funny moleSkins. and in the huge
nose guard that covered half my face.
WE duplicated the last few plays of the great
game as they had been described in records
OF 1t, and then lined up in mid-6eld for the
famous Whitney kick. We had rehearsed that
dozens oftimes. I had to break through the
line and almost spoil it-but had to be very
careful that did not actually interfere.
The crowd was enjoying it all hugely, and
Erod rnoA iva -
uniform, taken from the trophy room Just for
this occasion, booted the ball squarely between
the goal posts as Whitney had done before
him, the cheers were deafening. The little
stunt was huge success, and we only regretted
that Mr.. Whitney had not been there to see it.
But the stunt and everything else were for
gotten in the madness of that second half
The State team was aroused, and they at once
began a drive to tie the score. Before the
third quarter ended they got within striking
distance Of our goal but our line held them
there and forward pass failed. Finally they
tried dropkick, which was good. But that
was better than touchdown, for we still led,
to 3.
That was just starter for State however
On the next kickoff Jack Bangor, who should
have been all-American that year, even If he
wasn't caught the ball and carried it back
through our whole team to the 19-yard line,
where he was finally stopped. The quarter
ended little later, but after the final period
started they put it over. Their try for goal
failed, but they were now ahead, 8 to T.
Then Cathedral rallied, and for the balance
of the quarter the ball seesawed back and forth
between the two 40-yard marks neither team
being able to break the others defense.
The final whistle approached. saw our team
call time out and go into a huddle. We had
the ball on our own 48-yard line, State having
just failed to gain the inches that they needed
for first down. Cathedral lined up and at
tempted an end rum 1t gained foot. An off,
tackle Play put the ball past mid-field and