The Washington times., 1905-12-31

The most notable feature of the year
in football was the marked Improvement
| in the George Washington University
eleven which for years past had been
completely outplayed in the annual
games with its rival. Georgetown. but
which last year gave the Blue and Gray
the hardest battle in the history of the
two institutions for premier honors of
the District Georgetown. under the di-
rection of DR. Joseph Reilly. was only
able to defeat the Buff and Blue by the
close score of u to g. This score, in COM
parison TO that of the year previous, 60
to 0. counted as much as a victory TO
the smaller school and Coach Harvey
Barnard.
This close score does not begin to tell
the whole story. and. although. as was
perfectly natural. the Georgetown ad-
lherents were not as jubilant over the
lvictory as they have been heretofore.
stu the hard-earned triumph far from
reflects discredit on Captain Fitz-
patrick's championship team. With a
firm desire to do away with any taint
of evil in athletics the Georgetown
faculty at the beginning of the fall term
Instituted radical reforms. Although
this weakened the Blue and Gray eleven
because several members had played
| summer baseball and were therefore
disqualified, il is all the more to George
towns credit that it passed through
the season as well as il did under
these conditions.
While the George Washington eleven
Is greatly to be congratulated on the
seasons work. even the students admit
that II II had played more consistent
game il would have had a better sea-
| A., r,ln nf he
OF the squad was clearly shown in the
game with Washington and Lee on
Thanksgiving, when it was defeated by a
lighter team that would have had prac-
tically no show against it had the local
eleven played the game it did against
Georgetown few days before.
The past has been sorry season for
the Kendall Green eleven. The boys
from Gallaudet went through it without
| one victory TO their credit. 1t was not,
however. due to any lack Of spirit OF
work on the part Of the school, but only
to the run of hard luck that has fol
| lowed the mute institution for the last
few years.
The great surprise of the local foot
ball world was the rushing manner IN
. which the Western High School, a darl
horse, came to the front and walked
away with the High and Prep Schoo
championship of the District. BefOr'
any of the games had been played i
was generally conceded by, many tha
Eastern had II "cinched." and ever
after Western had defeated the Capito
Hill school a great many attributed th'
victory TO the fact that Eastern haC
been too cocksure. This explanation sooI
after received Jar in the shape Of the
. defeat of the Technical School West
: ern on that day simply had its big oD
q ponents at its mercy and won hand
5 down.
= IL was then only a question Of how
: soon the inter-high games would be oyel
D and when the Princeton alumni would
1 present the championship cup, which
: they offered for the first time last year
Much OF the credit for Western
> triumphant season is due TO Kirby ant
Bocock. who developed the team cham
!, pionship form from practically Rethinl
but raw material The high school sea
son ended with the schools finishing il
the following order: Western. won al
: | games: Central. won two tied one, los
! | one: Tech, won one, tied two. lost one
T Eastern. won one tied one. lost one.
: Through the efforts OF the two West
n ern coaches a post-season game wa
4 arranged between the Red and Whit
n and the Georgetown Preps. and thougl
;, weakened by the absence OF Worthing
IA ton and Thomas. the winners OF tn
o high school pennant. after stubborn
! fought contest. earned the title of scho
: lastic champions by defeating the Preps
10 0.
point Of much interest in hi2
school football was the ruling Of TIA
faculty advisers board that hereafte
- no tie games should be played off.
. This year marked the first time that
, high school team went farther than {
q the Episcopal High. In Alexandria. I
4 play football. Central was defeated j
e Philadelphia by the Central High. 0
e that place. and Technical was defeatc
J. IN New York by the Commercial High
y These intercity games bring 10 mind th
: rule which was prOpesd and which
e still under consideration. viz. that n
Z athletic team OF the high schools VIII
I be allowed TO compete in games outsid
| Of the District.
league comprising teams from tn
different army posts near Washingto
was formed last year. The elevens wer
well matched. and a number Of goo
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