Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
Fisticuffs, Tight
Race Entang|e
High Series
Western Wins Touch
Game, Central and
Roosevelt Romp
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Inc PUBIC nigh school football
series was in double dilemma to-
day, with the first wholesale fist
Ringing feud in five years and the
possibility of triple tie for eastern
division laurels creating wrinkles in
official broWs.
Indications are officials won't fol-
low precedent and cancel the re-
malnder of the series due to bat.
ting among Eastern and Western
players in the final 40 seconds of
play yesterday at Western Stadium.
although some action undoubtedly
will be taken next week when Birch
E. Bayh, head of the public school
sports system, confers with the
Board Of Principals.
Back in 1884, when Tech and
Western players swatted each other,
creating a minor riot such as ma
terialized yesterday. when some
1000 spectators surged on the field,
officials stopped the series. That,
it developed, wasn't the solution to
the problem.
Will Act Slowly, Says Bayh.
We'll act very slowly informs
Bayh, land try to look at the thing
in the proper perspective. The flare
up was regrettable, but there's
nothing in the scholastic regulations
which calls for more punishment
than melted out by game officials.
The boys were banished from the
game, but whether school principals
will want to punish them further
I don't know"
The riot, as such, evaporated
quickly. What might have devel-
oped into serious situation was
avoided when police, faculty mem
bers and game officials rapidly part
ed participants and cleared the field
of spectators.
Quarterback Jack Hilleary of
Western and Right Tackle Bob Pieri
OF Eastern touched off the scuffle in
a scramble for the ball after the
whistle had blown. They exchanged
wallops. and teammates rushed to
the support of their mates. Five
players were elected and the game
ended two plays later.
Bayh admits he hasn't discovered
the key to a problem which will
arise if Tech whips Eastern Friday
at Eastern Stadium, thus tossing the
Eastern division into a triple tie.
Equally disturbing is the fact that
Central and Western, which clash
the same day at Central Stadium,
might tie, thus knotting the West.
ern Division scrap.
Eastern May Prevent Tie.
The problem will be obviated If
Eastern trims Tech, thus capturing
the Eastern Division title, and either
Central or Western complies a mar
gin in their tiff. Only in that
manner can division champions meet
in the scheduled playoff for the
series championship THANKSGIVING
morning at Griffith Stadium.
Bayh is against playing off any
ties which might arise and NAV
solve the problem by giving the divi-
sion title to the team which has
scored the most first downs in series
competition. Then, again, he is
thinking of plucking the winner
from a hat.
George Barnes, Western halfback,
paved the way to the Red Raiders
initial touchdown in the first period
and topped 54-yard drive by slic-
ing of right tackle to score from 6
yards out. Barnes also crashed over
left guard for the extra point.
Westerns final touchdown in its
1870 triumph came midway in the
fourth period when Tackle Raw
Wrenn pulled out of the line and
heaVed pass good for 80 yards to
Carmel Nance in the end zone.
Eastern threatened on three occa-
siors, reaching Westerns 2-yard line
in the fourth period. but Western
checked each touchdown BID.