Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Capt Davis of Business. who was ruled
out of the game with Western last FRI
day owing to failure In one of his
studies. will take another examination in
the near future. and stands a good show
OF being eligible against Central the next
game played by the Stenographers in the
high school series. Business lost 10
Western owing to poor headwork. and
Is expected TO put up much better
game against the other high schools. pro-
vided Davis is successful in passing off
the condition He is an experienced man.
and with him in the game Business will
undoubtedly be more steady and not SO
subject TO air flights.
Technical can boast of about the pref
test high school in the city, but in spite
OF this fact tie Machinists are severely
which to train. The corridors Of the
school are frequently employed As track
quarters, but as they are all of marble
they are not very suitable. This fact
abilities than TO urge him on. and for this
reason the Machinists consider track par
ticipation out of the question. IL training
quarters. with halfway facilities, could
Tech could place a very strong track
team i'm the spring meet. as the material
is on hand. The only drawback is lack
of training quarters. for a capable coach
could easily be obtained.
Scott. the right halfback of Business.
certainly did demonstrate his ability i'm
running back punts I'm the game with
Western Friday. He is quick on his feet
and seldom failed tn run the ball back
several yards farthel than was expected.
Lully. acting captain of the team. also
carried the ball for. good gains on the
tackle through tackl: play. Business has
been handicapped. rs the material was
whipped into shape 5 little late. and with
a little seasoning coald play better all
around game.
The Business alumni will give very
clever minstrel show. the night Of Noven-
Der 10 which will he composed mainly
of former high school graduates. Re
hearsals now In progress, and that II
will be a success from beginning to end
is a concluded fact. Dancing will follow
the entertainment.
Garner, the fast Western High end, GER
tainly is one Of the bright lights of the
Georgetown eleven. A play around his
end is compelled t. be preceded with
plenty of interference in order TO get by.
His tacklng far has been clean cut
and fatal to the end runs OF his oppo-
nents. Garner blocked the kick that indi-
recty afforded Western the opportunity
to win over Business, as ii was blocked
and recovered on the Stenographers' 70
yard line.
Western High is little heard of at the
beginning Of high school series, but the
boys across the creek always spring
few surprises before the season Is much
under way. When it comes to high school
spirit you have to hand the laureis to
the Georgetown high school, as the teams
turned out of this institution. in spite
of handfcaps, never fail to accomplish
more than they are expected. and never
know what giving up means This Is true
not only of one Western High team. but
of all the athletic teams that have rep
resented Western for several years past,
and this alone is an honor of which few
schools can boast.
1t is claimed by many that a good. in
teresting contest following the high school
series would be a scrimmage between
Technical and George Washington. The
Machinists have lined up against the To-
cal university on a couple OF occasions
and have shown they are not outclaseed.
AS George Washington is composed or
several former high school stars. il would
be interesting to note the playing OF a
former high school star against the high
school star of today. Provided Technical
is unwilling to play. an all-high- school
eleven could be picked to line up with
the collegians, and 1t could not help but
be an interesting contest from many
standponts.
Game Friday afternoon. Eastern VI.
Western. Western Is the favorite. but
Eastern has been practicing hard since
the scrimmage with Technical and might
spring a surprise. Western is working
hard to finish we'll up in the race, and
therefore will play from the blow OF the
whistle. The Georgetown team has two
coaches, namely. Sprigman and Bird
Both know the game. and IL IL wasn't for
Technicars weight might put in a strong
bid for first honOrs.
Whiting. star end of the George Wash
ington eleven, has been working with the
Eastern High team during the past week
and much improvement in team work is
predicted as the result. The Capitol
Hill team has been handicapped all the
season by not having permanent coach.
but should play its best. from now on.
as Whiting has had considerable expert
ence on good teams and is teaching the
southeast noviceS all he knows Mr..
Wallace recently stated that Eastern
would turn out basket ball quint again
this season. but that no steps toward
electng a captain or laying plans for the
tossing game had been made as yet
Technical will lose most of its veteran
players this year through graduation. This
should be welcome news for the other
high schools. Tech has been having
things pretty much its own way of late
in foot ball 1t would also be a good
thing for the nigh School series. Tor the
race would be far more interesting with
the Machinists on an even basis with the
other high schools instead of having them
proclaimed champions before the series
gets under way.
Business surely has one of the best
tacklers i'm the high schools in Rawlings.
who is holding down one of the end
positions. This is his first year in high
school foot ball. but he is delivering the
goods. He is also doing the punfinE
for the team. His punts all register
good distance. but his chief fault is not
playing back far enough on his kicks.
This is due to ineXperience and with
little coaching can be remedied. Richards
proves good running mate for Rawlings
on the other end, but is not so speedy.
Latest reports from Western state that
Donovan, whe has been out Of the game
with f1unks, will be eligible 10 represent
the boys across the creek ins the remain
ing contests. This would strengthen the
line considerably. as Donovan played a
very aggressive game for Western In the
games taken OIL by this team
early in the season. Hi return to tho
game will be a welcome piece OF news
to the followers of Western High
1t is seldom high school player puts
any more exertion i'm a scrimma0e than
Rathbone, ex-captain of the Stenograph-
ers He hurls himself into the play
and usually succeeds in upsetting 1t. I1iS
clever work i'm breaking up plays in the
Western game was commented on by the