The Washington herald., 1909-11-04
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC NOTES

Some OF the wise ones around ath-
letic circles OF the high schools
have AT times laughed az track training
for a football player. saying that beef
IS all you need. but Coach BIZ Foley
opened a good many eyes in the BUSH
uess-Central game with that track-rain-
ing hack field. When seen al the game.
the trainer said that the entire team was
part Of the track squad. and the sI-
reriority OF the Central backs over the
Business trio was never a moment IN
doubt Reuter-. after the first few min
utes Of play. snatched onto forward
pass and left the immediate vicinity Ike
4 greyhound.
Along with the other hard luck that
seems 20 be so fatally pursuing the Bust
'ess eleven came the news Tuesday that
Center Greer could not get into the line
UP. To say that ne was badly needed
IS putting It mildly. and It IS safe 10 say
that Central would not have used line
bucking TO such an advantage had the
aggressive player been there
Track prospects at Central are boom
ing. Coach Foley IS again at the helm.
and has some Of the hest material at
his command that can be found IN the
local schools. Mr.. Foley is given COM
plete charge OF the training OF all uth-
letes in the school. and the results can
best be judged by the showing n the
colleges Of such men as Conner, Duffy.
and Schmidt.
An exceptionally large squad has re-
ported for work this year, and the fuI
number reaches almost fifty. After the
close Of the football season, the entire
eleven viii begin track practice, follow
ing q rest Of about three weeks. For
the present the coach is working on the
available material. and has turned out
some good youngsters in Dewey. NiChOl-
son, and Cullen FOR running. In case
Of a high school meet this year, Foley
says that he viii expect 70 capture
the weight event with TWO new men
Prince and Kelly. Light practice IS now
in order, and the men will buckle down
10 real indoor training about Christmas
A misunderstanding IS rife In high
circles that Bunough IS the new captain
OF the Tech eleven. L is true that thu
team is without the services Of Mccarthy
and viii be for the remainder Of the
captain, and BuHough viii guide the team
on the field as acting leader. a better
man could not have been chosen outside
Of Mccarthy, and the members OF the
eleven claim that an outsider VIII notice
no difference in their playing when they
line up against Western on Friday, and
that they are Just as sure OF victory as
with the players who have been dropped
The new advisory rule, which went into
effect at at least two OF tho high schooisS
besides rubbing Tech Of four OF their
star men. is also hammering dangerously
at the Western eleven Garner. one ot
the most reliable men on the Red and
White team. who played full back in thu
western Eastern game. is the latest de-
linouent. He has failed IN an advisory.
mark. and under the new system has had
10 drop from the team. An opportunity
viii be given him, however, to pass OF
the funk. lie will be allowed 70 take an
examination in a few days and hopes 20
remove the ID" in time 10 play against
Technical
Things seem 70 get worse and worse az
Business during this football season. and
the latest bit Of trouble which confronts
the coach is the withdrawal OF two mora
men. Columbus, the right guard. and
Center Schmidt. two Of the heaviest men
on the team, passed IN their suits yes
terday afternoon, saying that their par
ents objected 10 their playing. and they
viii not get into the lineup any mora
this season. These men and Scott, who
had been playing at half for the Stenog-
raphers, by dropping out, have caused
an almost incredible weakening in the
lineup that the Business eleven cannot
hope to recover from this late in the
season.
Coach Hecox. OF Technical. fatty denies
any truth IN the statement made by one
Of the evening newspapers that the Bust
ness team was practicing with his eleven
at National Park, and that the Central
plays were being demonstrated for the
benefit Of the Stenographers IN their gaue
against the 0 Streeters. The notice apS
peared in the form OF an understood fact
that the two elevens worked together
but the coaches OF these teams absolutely
contradict the statement, and declare
that such a project has never fur the
moment been considered.