Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-10

The big game taxes place To-Day ana
although Tech Is the favorite it would
not cause much surprise to see Western
pull off a victory over the Machinists
A movement is on foot by SEVERAL of
the different athletic advisers to either
establish a regular system Of professional
coaching in the high schools or endeavor
to have the coach system abolished al
together by all the schools. The reason
for this move is on account of the fact
that few of the schools are believed to
compensate the men they have in charge
of their teams. On the other hand, some
of the athletic advisers think 1t profess
sionaliZes the game to secure the services
of professional coaches, and for this rea-
son stick to the old system of graduate
coaching. Therefore. 1t can easily be
seen how handicapped one school can be
If it's fellow schools rely on professional
coaching. while it only has the services
of a former player to round the men in
shape So naturally some of the faculty
promoters are raising quite fog and are
determined to have an understanding one
way or the other.
In looking over the various teams one
can easily realize the difficulty the sport
ing authorities will experience in select
ing the all high school ends. All of the
teams have an unusually promising pair
of developed ends. and this accounts for
the unusual snap and dash the teams
have displayed in the present series and
the clever manipulation of the forward
pass. which does much to make the game
interesting from the spectators point Of
view.
When taking into consideration that
most Of the teams are composed of boys
who are both young and new to the
game ii can easily be predicted that some
classy foot ball will be displayed by the
various teams for the next few years.
Quite a number of the men are showing
little seasoning will develop into prom
Using stars and be much in evidence
later on
bition Of line holding last Saturday. when
the team repeatedly held its heavy Quaker
opponents for downs when its goal line
was in danger. The Philadelphians would
have little difficulty in carrying the pig
skin to the local boys 5-yard line with
large gains. but would find their oppo-
nents line like a stone wall for the re-
naming distance.
In Davis. Business High has as good
an all-rOund quarter as any school would
desire to have at the helm of its team.
He not only directs his attacks well. but
is also decidedly on the job by his neat
tackling and broken held running in re-
turning punts.
The eligibility rule has done more to
ruin the chances of Central this year
than any other school. It's poor show
ing this season is due to several of It's
brightest stars being compelled to quit
the team on account of the funk rule
These men are Macdonald, Coombs. Wit
ten and Howard. and with these players
in the game many figure the street
boys would be well up In the running for
first honors.
1t has been rumored that several of the
Warwick Athletic Clubs foot ball stars
have decided to take up studies at the
Capitol Hill school next year. and IL these
lads carry out their intentions Eastern
High will have about the most formid-
able bunch Of foot ball warriors that has
represented its school for some years.
When it Is once known that the War
wicks have about the best record Of any
club In town Eastern High ought to
consider herself pretty fortunate In land
ing some Of these stars.
Business High will in all probability be
without the services of its three stars,
Rawlings. Welcher and Howard. for the
rest of the season owing to the strict
rules of the faculty at that institution.
Their absence from the game has greatly
weakened the Stenographers. and many
are of the opinion that with these men
in the game Business would have been