Evening star., 1940-11-22
Red Raiders Almost
Perfect as Hileary
Is Telling Factor
Jake Scores All Points,
Inspires Teammates
In 7-to-0 Triumph
BY GEORGE HUBER.


Western Highs Red Raiders to-
day sit proudly atop the District high
school football ladder as champions
for the second year in succession and
the second year since 1905.
The Raiders we're as near perfect
as any high school team could be
yesterday as they gathered in the
years fruit by downing a favored
Tech eleven and one which pre-
viously had defeated them, 21-6, in
regular series play. They did about
everything perfectly, ignored a
break which would have taken the
heart from lesser team, allowed
none of Techs vaunted plunging
backs to pick up a decent piece of
yardage and played a defensive
game that was without equal among
schoolboys this season.
Never once was Tech close to
Westerns goal and the closest thing
to an error charged against Western
all afternoon was the interception of
one of its 10 passes. The score was
TO, but that gives no indication of
Westerns all-around superiority.
Jake Hilleary Decides 1t.
Individually it was Jake Hilleary
who won the game He scored the
only touchdown and kicked the ex-
ira point He played the entire 40
minutes and with his voice and ac-
tions inspired the Raiders to heights
they hadn't reached all season. He
was missing from the previous Tech
game because of an ankle injury
and his return for this occasion
made all the difference. Hillearys
by now are a football tradition at
Western and everything Jake did
yesterday added to the prestige of
that family. Norman and Leo, his
two older brothers, were football
giants at the Georgetown school,
but yesterday Jake surpassed them.
And he is not the last of the string
either. He graduates next June, but
a younger brother will arrive next
fall to carry on, and as long as
Western has Hilleary likely it will
have football laurels.
Jake did the kicking, passing and
most of the important ball carrying
yesterday. He threw II passes.
Only one was intercepted and six
were completed for a total gain of
81 yards. He carried the ball IS
times. Once he was stopped for 4
l-yard loss, twice he failed to gain,
but the other times he ripped off
large chunks of Tech ground He
totalled SO yards by rushing, an
average of 393 per crack.
Herrlein and Marlow Star.
Other lads did Trojan duties
for Western, especially Buck Herr
lein and Bill NARROW. On an ordi-
nary afternoon they would have
been outstanding but yesterday with
Hilleary in the field they were OBJ
scured.
The lone touchdown was scored
in the final period with 5 minutes
and 20 seconds to go. Hilleary had
pushed Tech down to its 1-foot line
with long kick and Jackie Walshs
return boot carried only to the Tech
"a. Western was set back Is yards
for clipping, but Hilleary and Mar
low alternating in rushing the leath-
er the Raiders quickly pushed to
the 5-yard line There Jake hit the
Tech line and actually pushed it
ahead of him as he dug over. His
perfect placement was an anti-cli-
max
Earlier Western was victim of a
break which would have taken the
fight out of team with less spirit.
In the closing seconds OF the first
half it preached the Tech line and
poured through. Down to the l8,
down to the 6, down to the 2. With
time for one play remaining NARROW
hit the line and every one thought he.
had gone over. When the pile was
untangled, though, there the ball was
resting only a hairs width from the
goal as the half ended
Tech Strategy Questioned.
Tech was pretty much outclassed.
Jackie Walsh and Carlton Small
wood did their bits but were ineffec-
tual against the almost perfect de-
fense Coach Dan Ahern had FASH
iored for Western. Walsh's kicking
was as good as usual, and he COM
pleted three Of seven passes for l9
yards, but his efforts were as straws
before a big wind. Nary first
down did Tech score in the first
half, and it earned only the en-
tire game, against 16 for Western.
Techs strategy was to quick-kick
on first or second down and wait
for a Western error, but that error
never came, and the Tech policy
new can be questioned. 1t seldom
had possession of the ball and was
able to work only "a rushing plays
while Western, which kept the ball
until it was forced to give it up,
made g. plays, not counting kicks
or runbacks.
1t was great victory for West
ern. 1t was the first time since
1916 it had been able to defeat
Tech. Twice between 1905 and last
year, when it won the title, it tied
for the championship and both
times was deadlocked with Tech.
Revenge was long time coming,
but it was doubly sweet because