The Washington times., 1905-09-23

High School series, has twenty-seven
men actively engaged in candidacy for
this falls team These men have re-
ported since Monday, when the schooi
opened for the winters work Before
the squad has settled down to hard work
this number will undoubtedly increase
to thirty-five, at least.
Mcdonald. the burly tackle OF last
years eleven, has been chosen captain
and with the assistance of the coaches
will weed out the most likely material
to pit against Technical, which Is recK-
oned as the most dangerous opponent In
the local high schools.
A Michigan Coach.
Roswell Snow. formerly end and half
back. is head coach OF the team, anu
Paul Magoffin. formerly halfback on
Michigan University, for years cham-
pion of the West is teaching the play
ers what he learned of the game In
that section. George Kennedy is man
ager OF the White and Dark Blue, ano
Gilbert Kelly, formerly OF Princeton, Is
faculty adviser.
CentraYs team this year will be lighter
than that of last season. 1t is estimated
that the line will average Ito POUNDS
but that the backfield will be hght'
weighing approximately l45 pounds
Last years eleven was nearly Ten
pounds heavier.
The CentraTs management mas not
vet completed it's schedule preliminary
to the interleague games, but contes'S
have been arranged with Galiaudet 1of
october 10, and Episcopal High school,
of Alexandria, fer October Il
Play in Philadelphia.
A game has also been arranged ior
later in the season with Central Hign
School. of Philadelphia. interseholasnc
champion Of the North. This game vii
take place at Philadelphia on Novem-
Der is. Five or six games preliminary
10 the opening of the inter-High School
series will be arranged with teams capa-
BILE of affording good practice for Cen
trail
The candidates who have reported foi
work this season are: Mcdonald, cap
tain and left tackle; Mccormick. right
tackle. Yoder end: Bristol. end. Hamil-
ton. halfback; Browning. end; Beneuict
halfback: Porter, qudrterback' Evans
quarterback: George Rthl. guard, Eu-
gene Rihl. guard; Mcheever, halfback
Tavlor center and Phillips. center
These are all men who we're either reg
uIarS or substitutes on last year
eleven The new men and the positions
they have declared their intentions 81
trying for are: Israel. fulback; King
quarterback: Patch, guard; Campbell
halfback: kemper, guard; wheeler
Kingsley. Smith, CIaggett, Maxcy. and
Bryan, Hnemen.
Lost Best Men
Central is unfortunate in losing SONS
of its best men of last season. Cunning
ham. Kent, and Kipp. captain. wer'
acknowledged stars. and all OF the Othe
members who were graduated showed
ability above the ordinary. Cunning
ham, last years fuIlback; Kent. half
back. and Kipp, quarterback, have en-
tered Wesleyan University, at Middle
town Conn. Cunningham was consid
cred the best back held man in the higl
| schools last year, and his friends ex
pect him 20 gain place back or tn
| line st Wesleyan. Chick Thomas. las
| years end. is studying at the Uniyersit
OF Pennsylvania; Wright, the other end
| will probably play with George Wash
! ingtOn this season: Darlington will b
| a candidate for guard on the same team
and Rockwell. the hefty lineman.
| Dustin " bronchos on a Western ranch
Techs Big Squad.
| Technical High School. winner or las
years inter-High School championshi
series already has thirty-three candi
dates In the field. Half OF this mum
Der have been practicing for two weeks
having begun a week before schoo
| opened.
Technical will have "A decided advan
ltage over the other teams In the matte
Of weight. Coach Clarence Hecox an
Manager Caywood estimate that tn
team VIII average I7o pounds. None o
the other eleyens will probably weig
within ten pounds of that much
| A. &. DuGanne. the big tackle OF las
season. has been elected captain of tn
squad He and Coach HecOx have ha
those who are trying for the team a
practice every afternoon \ tacklin
dummy has been erected in the schOC
yard The dummy was made by pupil
Of the ''meChanicaI class and is
great improvement over those used +
other Institutions in Washington las
year.