The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-19


Washington high schools was sumnari-
ly brought to a close yesterday afternoon.
when the principals OF the FIVE District
institutions met az Central High School.
and with q 4-to-I vote decided that for
the present inter-high school games
should be abolished. and that the future
Of the gridirou game depended entirely
upon such action as tho rules committee
saw ht to take at the annual meeting
10 New York, shortly after the first OF
the year.
Yesterdays action hy the high school
principals cancels the Business-Technl-
cal game scheduled to-day. and the
Central-Eastern contest next Tuesday,
the only remaining games Of the inter
high school series.
Unless radical changes are made in the
rules Il is doubtful IL football will be
permitted I'm the District schools next
season. so strong is public sentiment
against the sport under It's present form.
Tech the Champion.
The cancellug Of the Buslness-Te Technical
and Eastern-Central games really makes
no difference IN the championship or the
winner OF the Princeton Cup. Technical
would undoubtedly have defeated the
Stsnographers to-day. and central easily
outcIassed Eastern. leaving Tech the
champion by virtue Of victories over Cen
tral and Western. Central ranks second,
Western third. Business fourth. and East
ern brings up the rear Tech therefore
retains permanent possession Of the
afrrrt.
winner in the lnter-high school series.
LIT has been known for several days
that football at Eastern High was on
precarious footing. and that il was
question as to whether team could be
rounded out 20 face Central next week.
Feculty Ad-S ''.s'lsce stated thst par
euts OF threo-fourths Of the boys on the
team had sent written requests 20 The
pr!nclpal OF the school not TO allow their
boys 20 play any more football this sea
son This same condition of affairs. only
on a smaller scale, prevailed az Business.
and the Stenographers would have gone
into the game to-day minus at least three
good players.
Citizens Are Aroused.
The following letter. which is self
explanatory. was received by the editor
OF The washington Herald yesterday aft
ernoon.
Washington. p. O. November II. 100
Editor Tho Washington Herald.
Dear Sir. We the undersigned who interest "a
IN the Washington schools. opposed 10 football.
and will ioin in any reasonable movement 70 secure
It's discoutinuancr A form u school pay.
O. Il. Greathousc. SD Twelfth street northwest
Laura 3. Lawson. sl5 street northeast Helen
Hyatt Mary A. f. Smith. Marian Armstrong.
Bessie O. Burlington l. S. HOsktns. 1894 First
street northwest: J. F. Eubank NJ. :. Yro0man.
= n. Nelson. G.. d. Parker. r. B. Handy, D
Eighth street southeast; A. l. Duke. r. ID. bawlor.
A. Il. TbOmpsn. T. Thompson, N. A.. Daniels,
NJ X. Hemingway.
Georgetown Bars Sport.
AT Georgetown comes the announcement
that no more football WIN be permitted
under the present rules, and that unless
a change IS inaugurated at the next meet
ing OF the rules committee the West side
institution Is through with the gridiron
game forever.
Immediately following the death OF
Christian. the faculty Of Georgetown Uni
verdty directed the football team OF
that institution 20 cancel all games
scheduled for the remainder OF the sea
son.
discipline and the faculty director of ath.
letcs, said in explaining the action oi
the university
I'VE felt that there was no alternative
in this matter. We are instructed by
parents with their sons, and we mus
look to their welfare. We cannot toll
crate anything that is wrong. and n,
matter what the result OF our actor
may be, we must stand by IT, I hav,
played football myself, and always en-
joyed the game. bat I realized that il /,
TOO dangerous a sport for our young meI
10 participate In"
Last Monday the football authoritie
az the Maryland Agricultural Colleg
voted to cancel the remaining games Oi
the schedule, duo jointly to the George
tuwn-VirEinia fatality. and the fact tina
scarlet fever IN the college added an nd
di,ionai risk.
George Washington. on the other hand
viii round out its original schedule
closing the season with game agalns
BuckneH here on Thanksgiving Day.