Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

And If Western puts up the kind of
battling that it offered Eastern and
gets some breaks there may be sur
prises in store for the wise ones. When
it was realized that three of Eastern's
touchdowns were made against a weak
ened Western eleven in the last five
minutes the Lincoln Parkers' total does
not look so big.
For sheer courage the fight the
Western team put UP yesterday could
hardly be eclipsed. Even after Draper.
the ace of the team, had been forced
to the hospital with broken nose and
Willard through sheer exhaustion was
forced to retire shortly after the start
of the final period, the Ahern-coached
team fought the good fight.
Reserves Give Out.
So desperate was the situation from
the Western standpoint that Ahern
finally was left without single back
field reserve. It was only because
Referee Magoff1n and Coach Mike
Kelley Of Eastern gave him permission
to again put Beers in the game that
he was not forced to draw on his slim
supply of line reserves for backfield
duty. Beers, who reported for practice
with the Western team only last Sat-
urday, weighs barely 100, If he scales
that much, and Is only Is years old.
However, he showed well under the
conditions. And the work of Westerns
forward wall was of high order, its
tackling at times leaving nothing to be
desired. The fine play of Capt. Quincy
Owens, plucky little center, was espe-
cially praiseworthy.
While the game exhibition of the
Western team was a notable feature
the contest at the same time was not
devoid of other high spots, particularly
the dramatic 95-yard dash by Everett
Oxley in the opening stages to touch
down. This was easily the outstanding
individual feat Of the afternoon. This
feet lad after fl@nbling a punt by
Draper of Western recovered the ball
in twinkling dangerously near his own
goal line and, reversing his field, sped
down the field like q streak.
Oxley also contributed some other
bright bits during the afternoon as did
various other members of the Kelley
tutored eleven, including Charlie Millar
Ben Mccullough, Capt. Tom Nally and
Jimmy Montague. For that matter
the Eastern team showed for the FIRST
time. recently something like the
strength it was believed to possess
when 1t was being generally picked to
win the championship. The good in
reference afforded the ball carriers,
something which has Seen lacking in
the work of the Lincoln Park eleven
to date, was specially heartening to
Mike Kelley.
After Western had received the open
ing kickoff Draper soon hit Eastern
line for first down. but then Eastern
forced the Georgetowners to kick and
at this stage Oxley got of on his 95-
yard victory producing touchdown. Nc
Cullough's dropkick for the extra point
failed.
Later in the period the Light Blue
and White launched another foray into
Western territory, which ended with
Charlie Millar slipping of tackle for
IS yards and another touchdown for his
team. Oxley and Mccullough collabo-
rated in the drive down the field that
brought the ball to the 35-yard strip.
McCullough's dropkick for the point
again flivvered, this time being blocked.
AS the period neared its end Western
got its attack functioning and twice by