Evening star., 1896-12-01
Preparing for the High School Foot
Ball Matches.
A STUBBORN SPARRING CONTEST
Canes BowIed"by Local Athletic
Clubs.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

The first game in the Central vs.. East
ern High School series for the foot ball
championship Is the absorbing topic In
High School circles. In '92 the Eastern
School won the championship, but since
then the Centrals have defeated them I'm
every game and are in a fine way to de-
fend their title to good advantage in the
game tomorrow. Athletics in the High
School have taken a squirt in the last two
years, and the game is looked forward to
by all of the High School pupils as an occa-
sion when the young men. and especially
the young ladies. should turn out to urge
on their favorite team and to encourage
the players with school yells and cries of
approval.
The Central School having larger class
of students from which to draw it's team
than the Eastern. is able to put into the
field a much heavier team Its team will
outweigh the Eastern by an average of
ten pounds.
At the beginning Of the school year a
committee from the two schools decided
that only those pupils who took AT lea at
two studies and who were Undergraduates
could play. The captain of the Central
eleven, Wade jolly, was graduated las
year, so the committee decided that the
t0 match him.
Mr.. Wilson, faculty adviser of the East
ern. objected to Exley. who is the Centrars
tered school, o
Mr. English. faculty adviser of the Cen
trai. proved to Mr.. Wilson that Exley had
| right to play. but to save dispute. which
Ih, might cause delay. agreed that Exley
should be debarred from the first game
but would be allowed to play in the second
and third. If a third game is necessary.
Both teams have shown up remarkab bly
well in their games with local elevens, and
Gailaudets. Columbian College, the Episco-
pal High School of Alexandria and the
Maryland Agricultural College The Cen
trails have defeated the LIE Droit Park
club three times. The Eastern boys de-
feated the NJ A. c., the second Gailaudets.
and held the first Galaudets down to two
touchdowns in their first game,
The line of the Central team made I'm of
all new men, except in the case of Paskell.
who played center last year. and who is
nlling the same position this year in a
credltable manner. outclasses the Eastern
line, which Is made UP of entirely new men,
| weight.
The Eastern team is as strong back OF
the line and if anything has better indi-
vidual players.
Jolly. captain of the Central and quarter
back, is the star player of his team Oys-
ter. full back, ard Albert, left half back,
are both quick and sure tacklers and ex-
back, lacks weight. but nevertheless is
quick and can be relied upon to put up a
good game. Bali, right end, has proven
that he understands his position by the fine
tackiins and running he has done in pre-
ViOus games.
Shuster will he substituted for Exley in
the first game.
The Eastern's backs. Meigs. Smell and S.
Maupin. captain, are old players. excellent
tacklers and are the strong point of the
Eastern team. Worley. quarter back. is ar
old man and can be relied upon always
Todd and J. Maupin will play the ends, and
there is no doubt in the mind of the East
ern supporters but that they will show up
WELL
Mr.. Pearl Schell of the Potomacs will
act as referee. Mr.. Johnson of the Columbia
Athletic Club umpire, and Mr.. English
Of the Central. together with Mr.. Wilson
of the Eastern, will act as linesman.
The game will consist of two thirty-min-
| ute halves. and will be called tomorrow
| afternoon at $50 o'clock at Columbia Ath.
| letic Club Park. 18th and c streets north
| west. The lineup follows:
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