Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-17

practice Is being particularly INDUCED in.
Eastern like all the high schools, has
played very few practice games this sea
son, and for this reason little is known OF
its style of play. AS the team is light.
end runs and trick plays are expected To
be used by the Capitol Hin boys. Techni-
cal will in all probability resort to line
plunges. as the team outweighs Eastern.
but as Technical also has some very fast
players on the team quite few end runs
are predicted to take place Technical re-
lies on. the tackle-through-tackle play.
and has seldom failed to gain by employ
ing this play for the past few years. Tech
has been somewhat weak in the quarter
back position for quite few years. and
last years end. will fill this position cap
ably. Morris and Sinclair will play the
ends for the Machinists.
Judging from past performances the
quarterbacks in the approaching high
school foot ball series are expected to put
up classy article of ball for their re-
spective teams. Farmer Of Technical.
Babcock Of Eastern. Guy of Western and
Davis of Business are all full-f1edged
quarterbacks. and should insert plenty of
enthusiasm into the game by their good
playing, as each of the above mentioned
players has ability to play these po-
sitiOns exceptionally we'll. Guy and Davis.
the two respective captains of Western
and Business, are by far the best players
on their two teams, and both these boys
are In an excellent place to display their
ability and at the same time keep their
teams on edge and in the game all the
time. 1t will most likely prove a difficult
problem to pick the all high quarter this
fall, as all the boys playing these positions
to date are backed to put in a strong
| bid for the coveted title.
Central High has been extremely un-
fortunate to date by having its best
players crippled just before the high
school scrimmages. Besides Capt. Mac
donald, Howard, who was worthy cam
didate for quarter or one OF the end po-
sitions. is still compelled to use crutches.
thus robbing the streeters OF two valu-
able men, The latest report has 1t that
Macdonald may be able to join the team
in a few weeks. but as Central plays
Technical first, it is in this game that he
is the most needed. as Technical is book
ed to be the most difficult team to beat
in the high schools.
Farmer. formerly of Eastern. and
Morse, formerly of Western, are putting
up splendid article of ball for George
Washington. Morse has been appointed
the regular quarter. and will play this
taken on by this institution Farmer is
also strong candidate for a permanent
position on one of the ends.
Rasaehs noW PLAYING tackle for
form that won him a place on the all
high team year before last. Rathbone
has spectacular way Of breaking
through the line and nabbing his OPP
ponent before he gets under way. Greer
Is playing the other tackle for Business,
| and if weight and size count for any
thing he certainly ought to be able to
hold his own with the other high school
| tackles and deliver the goods
IF the eligibility rule just recently pro-
posed is past all the high schools will
profit by it and the article of play will
be of a much higher standard as If
seems as IL the best PLAYERS on tic
teams all have one or more fiunks Here
tofore the coaches have been at sea- not
knowing whether to play such man
in certain position or not but this r,ilc
eliminates all this worry. and all the
high schools will profit by it in more
ways than one.
Cunningham was there with another
timely drop kick. Fields. former star of
Eastern, now playing with Yale, is ex-
pected to get in the game in a few days.
He has been kept out of the recent
scrimmages taken on by the big college
owing to a slight injury. 1t would prove
a peculiar incident If both these players
participated in the Yale-Princeton con-
test as they were former opponents in
the high school foot ball matches a few
years ago.