The Washington times., 1908-10-20
FIRST REAL FIGHT
FOR MANY MOONS
Five Contenders Have Look-in for
Pennant- Interest Already
Runs High.
Rickety. Rickety. Kal-yai
Rah, Rahi Rah!
Wee-ah. wee-ah, wi-ah, wa:
Mes-ah. Businessi
Ra-a-zoO, Raa-ZOO.
Johnny get 20 ba-zoa
Whiski, yai. yai.
Rail Rail Techl
Their OFF,

They're of!
The blast Of the referees whistel at
American League Park today will mark
the opening Of what promises 10 be the
warrnest and most closely contested bat
tie for high school gridiron honors for
many moons.
When the Business clan huddles in
q coy corner Of the leftfield pavilion
facing the loyal contingent from Tech.
who have chosen the opposite stand for
their rendezvous, the StenOgraphers, for
the first time IN the history of the high
schools. can cheer their braves with
the confident expectation that their
team is a real contender for the pen
nRnt.
And likewise, for the first time in the
last few seasons the Manual Trainers
will enter the fray with not a whit Of
assurance that they are the chosen ones
and that the award OF the streamer Is
delayed until the close Of the season
for the mere Formally of playing out
the schedule.
A Unique Struggle
To sum UP. while the football series
D. the stellar event in point of attend
ance and enthusiasm in the scholastic
year. interest being even greater than in
The baseball battles in the spring, the
struggle which opens today for the 1913
football championship promises to
eclipse anything that has gone before.
Why, because for the first time, and
this IS about the third first mentioned.
in the annals of the high sc1ool gridiron
the outcome does not lie between two,
or even three schools, but each and
every one OF them, as the bankers say.
Is in the running for championship
laurels.
TbaD agagr In for,,,- ,,-,-- e .oot-
until the middle Of the season for en-
thusiasm to reach a state OF encourage
ing warmth. since everyone knew who
was about TO win the pennant and ath-
regard 70 climax, would shift the crucial
battle over 10 the tail end Of the SEIZED
ule.
Schedule by System"
Times Rave changed. The dates are
now made out according to a peculiar
and intricate System" a system" It's
true. no one could fathom out but Gil
bert Kelly. and he has gone West, but
still the system IS there and the de-
cidirg battle is just as likely to be
fought out on the first day as the last.
Interest is already at white heat over
the skirmish this afternoon II will be
the first chance 20 set a line on that
elusive Technical aggregation. which
pulled down not only the high school but
the District title last season. but which
mas been sadly riddled by the departure
OF such veterans as Thrau, Brewster,
and Hart The squad this season Is
undeniably light. but is said 10 be fast
and TO have at their command a reper.
Ioire Of tactics equal to those by which
they wreSted the blue ribbon from the
still heavier eleven Of the Georgetown
Props last season.
Business Wakes Up.
The mere Inauguration of an
elongated course mp at Business is al
ready having a most delectabIe effect
on athletics, though its real effects have
not yet been felt The squad was late
in getting down to practice this season
through the belated election OF a man.
ager, but has already rounded out into
an eleven which the Stenographers
hope may have a look in for the first
pennant OF any kind the school has
yet TO win Even should they be de-