The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-11-23
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High and prep school football
circles were sti1l breathless today
from a pair of upsets on the grid
iron yesterday which saw West
ems Red Raiders reach their full
strength for one of the few times
this season to defeat st. Johns,
10 to 6, at Western Stadium,
while across the city at Tech sta.
dunn, the Techmen were dropping
a 13-to-7 decision to lowly Anacos-
tia.
The result is that Tech and
western are tied with four victor
les and two defeats each for sec
ond place in the interhigh stand.
l. ngS. Anacostia is in fourth place,
and the proposed game between
st. Johns and Central for the city
championship is not necessary,
Central having earlier in the year
defeated Western, which yesterday
humbled the Cadets.
st. Johns remains Catholic
Prep School champions in view Of
victories over both Georgetown
Prep and Gonzaga.
In the st. John s-Western game
three players we're elected from
the game. Freddy Stone, Of
Western, was thumbed out in the
third quarter for smuggling, as were
Denny Williams, Cadet ace, and
Luke Hilleary, of Western, for
fighting.
In the second quarter Western
moved to the Cadets 10, with
Barnes and Stone carrying the
ball and Barnes tossing a 2O-yard
pass to Frank Fields. From there
Stone raced around right end for
the first Western score. O'Hanlon
place kicked the extra point.
The Cadets struck back in their
third when Cady threw pass to
Joe Gallagher on the Western IS,
whence Joe raced untouched to
the goal line. Frank Days at
tempt for an extra point was
blocked by Haring.
SCORE EARLY
Western cinched matters on q
touchdown drive from the follow
ing kickoff. Hilleary returned the
ball to Johnny's 48, when the Will
liams' encounter ensued. George
Barnes threw Vineyard pass to
Fields, which made a first on the
Cadets ST. Another Western first
on the Cadets Is came when
Barnes passed to Fields. Eddie
Iglesias cut over right tackle and
reversed his field for a touchdown.
O'Hanlon's placement was blocked.
st. Johns completed IA first
downs while Western completed
9 Three Cadet passes were inter-
cepted, two of them for touch.
downs drives. Another Johnny
drive halted on a tumble. Western
made its breaks and therein lies
the story of their victory.
A 55-yard run by Bob Flash"
Gordon, as dusk was gathering
over Tech Stadium provided q
touchdown and one of the biggest
surprises of the inter-high series
as the Anacostia Indians took the
measure of Tech, IS to Z.
Deadlocked at the end of the
third after scoreless first half,
the teams went into the fourth
quarter fighting for the advant-
age. Driving toward mid-field
McKinley's ace back, Frank
Swarr, hurled a pass which Cor
don intercepted on a dead run.
He didn't stop until he had
evaded half dozen tackIers and set
the ball in Techs end zone, SIS
yards away.
Paul Dean set up Techs touch
down in the third quarter when
he went off tackle for rs yards
to Anacostia's five. Gilmore got
two yards and Dean carried the
ball the rest of the way for the
score. Berry's placement was
successful and Tech led by 7 to 0.
Gordon sounded his first warn
ing a bit later when he went off
tackle A yards to Techs 16. The
ball was advanced to Techs 5 by
series of rushes and a triple
lateral, Dyer to Faircloth to Cor
don. Seaman lateraled to Fair
cloth for the touchdown and the
extra point that tied the game
was effected on a pass, Faircloth
to Scott.