The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Football practice at the five Washing
ton high schools Is scheduled TO begin one
month from tomorrow. bat in the mean
time the followers Of the differ mt schools
are figuring on what chance their favor
ties will have in the series for the cham
pionship
The regular series will open on October
with the Business Western match, and.
as usual. ten games WIFI be played. the
last contest being on November between
Technical and Business.
In attempting 20 gauge the probable
strength Of college teams It is possible TO
figure on the number of promising play
ers who may enter as freshmen. but In
the schools il is a different proposition,
for the only way to estimate how formid-
able a team may be is 10 reckon on the
holdovers from the year previous.
Last year Business and Eastern drew
out of the race before playing any regu-
lar games, so the fight for the champion
ship narrowed down TO a contest between
Technical. Central, and Western, with the
unsatisfactory result OF a tie. Tech beat
Western. Central defeated Tech. and
Western downed Central
Although little is known Of the football
situation at Eastern and Business. the in
dicRtions are that Tech, Western. and
Central viii again be the principal con-
tenders for the championship.
Techs Likely squad.
At Tech, Coach Hecox VIII probably
again be in charge OF the team. although
he has given up his position as director Of
athletics. Brewster. who played in only
a couple of games last fall. was elected
captain. and he viii probably be one of
the half backs. The other 1906 backfield
men available viii be Thrall. the long dis
tance pInter, Bullough. Curtis, and
Janus. Brookmeier and Mess. ends; Ellis
and Mccartney. tackle. and Spra1s and
Hart. guards. are the other regulars who
viii probably make the team this season.
In addition to the championship con-
tests. Tech plans 10 play a number Of out
side games. including one with a New
York school.
In order 20 bring out all the material
possible. spring practice was inaugurated
at Western at the beginning of the base
ball season. and IL is expected that there
will be a large squad at the Thirty-fifth
street school. Three OF the four backs
one tackle. a guard. and the center Will
be missing at Western. leaving Capt
Parker, tackle: HodgsOn. Obenchain, and
Champion, ends; Babcock, guard, and
Stephenson, quarter back. as the exper-
fenced players. Western is not likely 10
play out-of-town games, 50 the principal
task wifi be 10 develop a team which VIII
be able TO retain the Princeton Alumni
Cup, which has been at the West End
School for the past two years.
How Central stands.
The prospects at Central are said to be
good. owing to the fact that there are
several promising youngsters that will be
gotten Into line for the team.
Eight Of last years teams strongest
men Will be lost 70 the school They are:
Bielaski. Evans, RiehI. Maxcey. Fleming.
Taylor, "Cy" Macdonald. and Birch. This
leaves Central with seven regular MEM
bers Of last years squad with which to
form the nucleus OF a team-Capt Hamil-
ton Eager. NJ. Macdonald. spransy. Coul-
try. Lakeland, and McKeever.
Little line IS obtalnable on the material
az hand at Business and Eastern, as the
two captains have been camping during
the summer and little football talk will
be INDUCED IN until school reopens. As
both schools withdrew last year. the
teams which will be put on the field will
be made I'D largely Of players who have
never been against the other school teams /
Capt. Farmer, at Eastern, expects four 1
or I'VE experienced players, but Capt. I
Welcher, at Business, will depend almost 1
entirely on untried material. Eastern has /
a game scheduled IN New York for Elec- /
ton Day.