Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
GAME ON TUESDAY
AWAITED BY FANS
Mount Pleasant Team Gains
14-7 Win in a Stirring
Tilt With Western.

ing Central's 14-to-7 win
~ over Western yesterday 1t
looks like the newspaper
boys were right when they figured
before the start of the public high
school foot ball championship
series that the battle between
these old foes next Tuesday
might decide, or at least go far
toward deciding, the foot ball
championship.
Eastern, which meets Business Fri
day, may also figure prominently In
the battle for the crown, but anyway
YOU look at it this Central-Tech clash
Is bound to cut the big figure. The
annual struggle between the Blue and
Gray always has cut big figure for
that matter. As q rule, its outcome IS
a strong factor in deciding the title.
It always attracts a record crowd. re-
gardless Of conditions. The game has
tradition, personality. No other school
boy game packs its kick. Perhaps
none ever shall.
Tech. defending champion, drubbed
Business 80 to in the series opener
last Friday to furnish conclusive proof
that 1t was decidedly in the fight TO
retain its honors. Central came through
over Western in q fashion to make
It plain that 1t also has to be reckoned
with Most critics regarded Tech and
Central as the class Of the series. East
ern lacks sufficient seasoned material
to land the title is the way they view
1t. Eastern and Business, 1t appears,
have their usual game teams with a
few but not enough really capable
players to get far.
Western Fights Hard.
Western put up its usual furious
battle before going down before the
Blue. For the first half 1t was q
battle royal. Central scored one touch
down each in the third and fourth
quarters and then Western counted its
touchdown in the closing stages Of the
game.
There was plenty to get excited about.
For instance, Gus Mirman grabbed the
opening kickoff at the start of the
second half and dashed IS yards for
Central's first touchdown. That was
drama, but there were other gripping
moments, too, including that one in
the second quarter In which Central
drove right up to Westerns 1-foot line
before the red wall became steel, and,
fighting savagely, held for downs. Then
there were ripping line crashes by
Larry Pinckney, Centrals battering
fuIlback, clever forward passing by
Tommy Webb and other thrillers.
Toward the end Of the first quarter,
Western, on q pass from Webb to Stan
Amidon, who was another Western
standout, and line thrusts by Webb and
Amidon achieved the. enemy 11-yard
line before being halted
In the second quarter Central was
the aggressor and in the early stages
gained the Red 11-yard stripe before
the latter braced. A pass, good for is
yards, and plunges by Pinckney and
Eddie de IASioa accounted for the Cen
trail yardage Following q weak punt
by webb, Central dashed out again for
the Red goal line.j Bernie Buscher, who
played o whale Of q game for Western,
temporarily stopped the enemy when he
broke through to smear Pinekney for a
loss. A few moments later Western
made that great stand ON its f-foot line.
Thrills Late in Game.
Aside from Mirmans long run to q
touchdown the most exciting stage Of
the third quarter came toward the end
when Western, through q pass from
Webb to Buscher that netted 20 yards,
reached the Blue 16-yard line. Here,
though, Pinekney intercepted a pass
and took the ball back down the Held
Is yards
Starting the final period, Central, with
Pinckney heading its attack and with
the aid of one completed pass, from De
Lisio TO Hinkle, drove from midfield to
its second touchdown, Pinckney plung-
ing over. Shortly before the final whistle
q nne pasx from Webb to Buscher
brought Western close to the Central
goal. Piudkney, though, again inter-
cepted an aerial shot, this time on his
own 5-yard line. Not to be denied, Webb
cut loose with another pass to Amidon
which was good for IS yards and then
ON the next play Amidon streaked Is
yards for the Reds lone touchdown.
Central got its first point after touch
down when Western was ruled off-Side
and its second on rush by De Lisio
Webb rushed over for the extra point
after Westerns touchdown.