The Washington times., 1929-10-12
{ 7. JOHNS
SURPRISE
TECH

Although they had been
rated at least a couple of
touchdowns the stronger of
the two, the scanty margin of
the point after touchdown was
all that Tech defeated st.
Johns by when they met yes
terday, 7 to 6, but that isn't
half the story.
A few days before the game,
Coach Hap Hardell, OF Tech, in.
vited Coach Paully Byrne, of ST.
Johns, to scrimmage the two teams.
Byrne flatly refused, knowing that
he could not run the risk of having
any of his few players injured and
told the Tech mentor at the time
that he would have to save them
for their game, in order to give
him any kind of an argument at
all.
That Byrne knew his men is at
tested by the game they played, for
they more than gave Tech an argn-
ment and might have had tie with
any luck. NEltIIeI LNdIIl
than the one scoring opportunity.
Oddly enough, both came in the
second quarter. Techs touchdown
came after an advance from their
own 40-yard line. Spencer and
Reichman alternated in rushing the
ball 80 yards. A successful pass,
Spencer to Reichman, put it on the
I5-yard line, and rush by Reich.
man and d plunge by lZanga netted
the touchdown. Captain Benner
kicked the aIl-important goal.
st. Johns came right back
after the touchdown and
matched it with one of their
own, Augustaferer and ScanlOn
carrying the brunt of the at.
tack down the field. Near the
goal. a pass TO Rogerson from
Augie put the leather on the l..
yard line and successive tries
by Scanlon and Augie resulted
in the latter going across. Scan
lon missed the try.
Both teams strove desperately in
| the last two quarters to add an.
other marker. but frequent fumbles
| killed their chances. The game was
| clean and hard-fought all the way
and marred only by few penalties.
In fact, St. Johns escaped without
a single penalty, while Tech was
| set back 20 yards altogether. In
| first downs, Tech netted ~ to the
! Saints 3. -
Watching the Techmen from the
stands were four of Eastern S stars
-Oxley, MilIar Montague ana SMITH
While they were getting the dope on
their arch rival for the first inter-
high series game next Friday. East"
ern took a lacing from Dewitt Prep,
19 to 0.
Coach Mike Kelley. Of Eastern.
| ran the risk of losing the Dewitt
game by sending his stars to scout
! Tech. but whether it was wise
move or not will not be told until
| next Fridays game. Then, II East
| ern is successful in defeating Tech.
| kelley's Judgment will not be ad'
| Judged so bad notwithstanding the
fact that the loss to Dewitt can't be
! laughed off.
Led by Abramson, Dewitt marched
| through Eastern's vaurted but
| weakened line in comparatively easy
| fashion. The Props marched right
down the field for touchdown after
receiving the opening kickoff.
Abramson going over from the 15-
ward line. After this rush Eastern
stiffened their defense and the rest
Of the first two quarters were score
less with neither team being able to
| get deep into the others territory.
Right after the start OF the
third quarter AbramsOn provided
the most spectacular play of the
day when he intercepted an
Eastern pass on his own 15-yard
line and streaked the s. yards
up the field for the second
Dewitt touchdown. The final
Dewitt score came i'm the fourth
quarter when Knott plunged
over the remaining three yards
after a 60-yard march down the
field.
Western got off to a winning start
by defeating Alexandria high school.
to 0, when Jimmy Thompson
scored a touchdown for them in the
second quarter. He recovered the
ball on a tumble deep in Alexandria
territory and laetr plunged across
for the score. Western exhibited a
stonewall defense, stopping Alexan
dria three times from, scoring within
their own five-yard line.
Scoring two touChdnwnS In each
Of the first and last quarters, EN-
erson Institute scored a, 26 to
victory over the st. Johns College
, iuniar varsity at Annapolis. The
local lads outplayed the collegiant
from start to finish, Cabell scored
: two of Emerson's touchdowns with
Lewis and Scanlan each geStin.
another.
Woodward Prep was no match To-
j., George Mason High and suffered i
. 40 to 0 licking from the Alexan
, drians.
Gonzaga dedicated it's new stadium
Yesterday with 20 to victory owe
l Business high school. The Purpl
machine showed plenty of power ant
the result of sound coaching. Coacl
Mitchell started his second strinI
eleven against Business but replaces
them with his varsity shortly befor
the end of the first period. McCa1
ron, McNeaa, Dunan and Fruand
twice, scored for GonZaga. Durye