Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-11
OVER THE GRIDIRON
Contest for Honors by Teams Of the
High School.
LEAGUE FORMEDFOR SEASON
Dates Arranged for Series of Cham
pionship Games.
LINE UP AND WEIG HTS

For the first time in the history of the
High Schools there has been formed Foot
Ball League, which embraces all of the
High Schools in the District. In past years
| the Central and Eastern have contended
alone for the District championship. This
year the Western and Business will both
have elevens in the field hunting for grid
iron honors.
Arrangements for the series are almost
complete. The dates of the games have
been agreed upon, and all that remains
for the management 10 do is to secure the
grounds and obtain agreeable officials. The
games will be played when the interest in
gridiron heroes Is most intense, and if there
are no tie games to be played off, the series
will be over by Thanksgiving.
Schedule Of Games.
The schedule is as follows: October o.
Eastern VS.. Western; November ., Gen.
trail VS.. Business; November 3, Western vs.
Business; November o, Eastern VS.. BUSH
ness; November II, Central VS.. Western
and November 16, Central VS.. Eastern 1t
is most probable that the Central and East
ern will both be successful against the
Western and Business elevens. They are
believed to be stronger in every respect
II, as expected, the Eastern and Central
"
Two teams at the close OF the series will be
OF uncommon interest to the pupils and
friends CT the schools.
The teams are hard at work, the men
-doinS steady and conscientious work. This
can be said especially OF the Eastern boys
who will make an extraordinary effort to
obtain the championship this year.
Inc managers of the four teams have
arranged games with outside elevens, which
VIII give the teams plenty of hard practice
ana plenty OF needed experience.
The Central Team.
The Central team will not be as strong
this year as last as the school has lost
good many of its most experienced and
enthusiastic members, among them Wade
Jolly, last years captain and quarter back
who Is now playing on the Columbian Col
leSe eleven; Fred Albert, Bail EXley A.
Barnard and Hoge. The Old men back are
Guy oyster, "aptain of this years team:
Harvey Barnard, Shuster, Sam Began
Paschal and Mueden. The new men from
Whom great things are expected are George
Gurtlss, Jesse Underwood, Phil Ballinger,
ffarry Caldwell, Sherman Bristow Roland
Ellis, Tom Hunter and Walton Thorp.
Inc lineup and weights of the men are
as follows: Left end. Sam Began, AL left
tackle, Harvey Barnard. $50; left guard
Blackiston, 165; center, Paschal, 212: right
guard, Mueden. 145: right tackle BaIlinger
1885, right end, Caldwell or Bristow, $50;
quarter back. Ellis. 40; right half back,
oHoStSI, lDo lell NAH DaCk, CurtlSS, 1.tl
and full back, Oyster. 100. The substitutes
are: Underwood 40, half back; Hunter
l6o, half back and Thorp, no. guard or
center.
Manager Charlie Young has ARRANGED the
following schedule, which takes his team
out of town every Saturday I'D to the date
o. the first game in the series: October
O. Episcopal High School of Alexandria.
October 10. LIE Droit Athletic Club: Octo
Der 49, Maryland Agricultural College; DC
tober ~. Galiaudet College, at Kendall
Green, and October 3d. Friends Select
Eastern is Strong.
The Eastern eleven is stronger this year
than it has been for several seasons. so it
naturally follows that their visions of win
ming the championship are brighter tEan
they were last year. The old men back
are s. Maupin, who was captain of last
years team, and who will fill the same po-
sition this year; Jerry Maupin. Hoover.
ing full back for the Columbia Athletic
Club this year. The old men who did not
return are Meiss. who is playing end on
the Columbian College eleven, and who s
coaching the EasterrS this year; Todd
Worsley, Berry and Patterson.
The lineup and weights of the men are
| as follows: Left end. J. Maupin, 100: left
tackle, w. Chapman, 165; left guard, l.. G.
starh. 1856; center. Evans, 100; right guard.
Licarione. AS; right tackle, s. Bliss, $50;
| right end. S. Maupin, 1855, captain; right
half back. Buckingham, 1874: full back c.
Snell 165; left half back, WorsIey 16O.
The substitutes are Gram, $50, guard;
Covell, 140. and Barstow 1875, tackles.
The Easterns are strong behind the line.
Buckingham. the right half, was a MEM
Der OF the Orient Athletic Club team. and
played end on the Eastern eleven in '93,
when they won the High School champion
ship. Worsley. the other half, comes from
Providence, RI, where he played left half
on the High School team of that city
SHELLS abilities foot ball player are
well known, and the fact that he is play
ing on the C. A. c. team this year shows
that he is in the front rank of local foot
ball play ers.
Preliminary COntests.
Manager Smith arranged the following
games for his team: Gallaudet, at Ken
dali Green, October 0; Maryland Agricul-
tural College and Episcopal High School of
Alexandria. The Eastern boys will play
the Gallaudet eleven several times more
before the close of the season.
About the Business and Western teams
little is known as yet. Neither school has
had foot ball team for several years.
The Western boys will not average In
weight nearly much as the other teams,
and as weight counts for good deal In
foot ball games, the chances are that the
other teams Will be victorious In their con-
tests with them.
Boys Across the Creek.
across the creek is well known, and they
might surprise some of the more confident
and heavier teams when they meet them
in competition.
Frank Miller. 155, will play center. He is
new to the game, but is improving rapidly
in practice. Paul Chamberlin, 1885, is an
old hand, and is expected to make good
showing at right guard Blake Gordon, 40,
who played with Cook Park eleven last
year, will be the other guard. He is light,
but very strong. William Smart. 135, will
be at left tackle. He is good man, un-
derstands the game, and Is a good tackler.
The other tackle has not been decided
upon. The candidates ale Thomas Hayes
and G. A. Smith. Tracey Mulligan will be
the right end. He played short stop on the
base ball team last year, and although he
only weighs 12S pounds, great things are
expected from him in foot ball this year.
Manakee, $50. will be the left end. He is
manager of the team and an old hand at
the game.
Richard Brewer, 14S, ct quarter back
will ho In ua n q He Il oI-ho oda<7o \