The Washington herald., 1909-11-03

The Technical High School football
team has lest four Of the best players
which ever represented the Maroon and
Gray. They are Captain and Right
Tackle Mccarthy. Full Back Macon.
Half Back Spencer, and Kelley. at end.
These men have been barred during the
remainder OF the season, and in conse-
quence Technical viii have 10 extend
itself e il expects 70 win the champion
ship.
Pri- j Myers threw "a bomb into the
foot~dt camp yesterday by announcing
that a students who failed to pass dur
ing the first advisory period, which end
& yesterday. would be barred from ath-
let 30. and the foregoing football stars
have been summarily dropped from TAX
ing part In any more games this season.
A similar rule has been instituted at
Western High School by Principal Yves
cOtt and in consequence the Red and
White eleven is minus four promising
players. but fortunately for the football
team these men are all substitutes.
Principal Myers is TO be commended
on taking this stand. for what's sauce
for the goose IS sauce for the gander.
and Western and Technical VIII 60 into
the game Friday on equal terms.
Decision VIII Hurt Team.
The principals action in the matter will
materially weaken the Tech team. The
men who win nave to withdraw from
play are three Of the most important IN
the lineup. and it viii practically tear to
pieces the machinists' back neld. The men
were ~ regulars and veteran players,
and 3. is not an easy Job for Coach Hecox
TO IL vacancies.
M. T-ecox was seen last night but re-
/ fused entirely 70 make any definite state
ment about the matter. He only said that
! the team would probably play Western
with three or four OF the best men taken
from the lineup.
Il may be said without a doubt that
Spencer. Mccarthy. and Macon would
/ have been slated for positions IN the ALI
High School eleven. as they are the
premier players Of their positions among
{ the FIVE eleveus. and il will cause some
I worry in the minds Of some as to picking
men who might qualify in their places.
| Mccarthy is the captain OF the Techni-
! cal team. and is by far the greatest
4 tackle among the high schools. His abil-
/ ity has never Deen disputed. Besides los
/ ing a strong tackle. Tech will have TO
( elect a new captain and renew practice
/ with a different man at the helm.
! Spencer was enc Of the most consistent
ground gamers in the back field Of any
! high school team this year. and besides
/ being a fast and reliable man, was the
player upon whom Technical placed the
! duty OF running back punts. and ut this
/ he has no equal. Macon and Kelly are
/ strong players and their removal wipes
/ out the back field and one end
! To say that the high school teams are
/ having hard luck this year would be put
| ting It mild. This Is the fourth captain
who has had to withdraw from the game,
/ and some Of the best men In the line-ups
| also have had TO go.
In the game against Western Friday,
( Tech VIII still outweigh the boys from
| Georgetown, but the absence of the Tech
players will put renewed hope IN the
/ Western men, and the battle will be the
hardest fought Of the season.
The stand Of Principal Myers rs right
and II will insure a more strict attention
Of high school athletes to the other end
Of their scholastic career from now on.