Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-27
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS
Preliminary Arrangements for Inaugurating
the Foot Ball Campaign.
Each School Has It's Eleven and Each
10 Confident Of Making
Good Record.

1t has always been the wish of those in
terested in athletics to form a District
High School Athletic Association. Each
school has its separate association, and
each school has its separate committee to
look after its interests. Each year these
committees form series for foot ball and
base ball. and make arrangements for
games. Consequently every year a new set
OF rules is adopted for each sport; much
discussion cores up about the rights of
certain pupils to enter the sports, the times
and places and the officials. An attempt to
form this proposed association was made
last year, but was a failure. This year.
however. another effort will be made and
1t is hoped by the promoters that success
Will attend the movement. IL a permanent
District High School Athletic Association is
formed, rules will be drawn up governing ali
or the contests and everything will be more
satisfactory.
Central Meeting Today.
A meeting was held in the Central School
this afternoon at O'Clock to make ar
rangements for the foot ball series. The
game will be given more attention this
year than 1t has received for some time.
All four of the schools are forming teams.
and if the expectations of the respective
rooters are fulfilled, each school will be rep
resented on the gridiron by strong eleven.
The Central boys are training on the
school grounds, and will be coached by
Columbia Athletic Club men. George Cur
tlss has been elected temporary captain:
and manager and reports that the pros
poets are as bright for the Centrars sue
cess as they were last year and the one
before. The old men back are: Harvey
Barnard, Sam Began. Rudolph Mueden,
Paschal Shuster and Guy Oyster. The most
promising new candidates are Ballinger,
Blackstone. Brockett. Bache, Hoge, Hunt
er and Ross.
Westerns bid for HonOrs.
The Western boys organized their eleven
last Thursday, and elected Boyden Buck
temporary captain and manager. The team
will not be as heavy those of the other
schools, but the pluck and perseverance
of the Western boys are well known and
they will surely make good bid for the
honors. The boys started practice Satur-
day morning on the grounds at the corner
of 18th street and Massachusetts avenue
The candidates for positions are: Tackle,
Dan MCGOWAN, Tom Hagner Joe Jecko c.
Cromwell and William Smart: guard, C.
NJ. Smith, Clarence Janney and Charles
kengla; center, Frank Miller: ends Chas.
John Bardror: backs. Boyden Buck, Paul
Chamberlain, Z. Il. Cockrill.
Business Contingent.
Inc business 1oot pall enthusiasts have
intrusted their management to commit
tee of three, Harry Meynes, George Berry
and George Weaver. The boys are prac-
ticing on the grounds of the old bail park,
North Capitol street and Massachusetts
avenue. Those trying for the team are:
Ward, center; Meynes, half back: Berry,
full back; Weaver. half back; Beebe quar-
ter; Rae. quarter; Brush, left tackle:
Amiss, right guard: Atwell, right tackle:
Burns, right end; Newton, left guard
DietZ, left guard: Reach, quarter back,
and Cahill, quarter back.
The members of the relay team which