Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-06
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

1t has been claimed that Technical will
place the heaviest football eleven on the
field this season. while eastern would de-
velop the fastest. The first statement is
an undenied fact, but II Is not at all GER
tain that the Capitol Hill boys will turn
out much faster team than the Machin-
lists. Technical has quite a few OF the
heaviest players. who are also the fastest
in the high schools. Farmer, Tew.
Spransy. Macon, Morris and Falconer all
have something else besides weight behind
them. while Spencer, the right half, has
always been noted for his speed. The
1908 eleven at Tech was fast, but the team
this season looks to be a snapper combi-
nation, because 1t includes not only the
same men OF last season, but also an
eleven made up mostly OF players VINO
have bright prospects OF developing INTO
cinder-path artists. judging from their
work on the indoor track last season.
Coach Kirby of Central is giving almost
every man on the team a trial for the
quarterback position, and a capable man
to direct the eleven Is bound to be the re-
ward In the end. The Centralltes Landed
Brightwood Park as their practice grounds,
but owing to the poor condition OF the field
will continue the daily routine in the
condition. but is also more convenient.
Business is using the Capital City Park
grounds as training quarters, While Iech-
meal Is lining up quite often with the
George Washington team at American
| League Park. This is undoubtedly an adj
vantage Technical has over the other high
| schools. as the lining up against better
team Is always an excellent idea and much
| foot ball can be learned by the method
| the Machinists are employing.
| College teams indulge in grueling foot
i ball practice in order to put forth their
bes: efforts and make their best showing.
| but they do not work with any more
earnestness or consistency in preparatory
practice than the local high schools Each
Of the local high schools, in spite OF the
| outlook practice daily and put in hard
and firing work each day out. For this
reason alone the high school boys should
b. awarded much credit for the excellent
article of foot ball they usually put UP.
| due to their own efforts.
| Howard of Central, who was a logical
| candidate for either an end or the quar-
| terback position on the Blue and White
eleven. sustained an unfortunate acct
dent recently when he slipped In practice
and suffered strained leg and ankle. This
| accident is also unfortunate for the team
as all the available material possible Is
| in demand AS Howard was a former
member of the eleven and hard worker
MS absence Will De severely Ieli. Al
| though he is now compelled to use
clutches to get around. he thinks it will
| not be more than two or three weeks be-
fore he is able to continue practice.
| Garner and Mallon look like the most
promising candidates for end on the West
ern High team at this writing. Garner
| is veteran OF the game and II the hunk
| rule does not bar him out Of the high
| school competitions the boys across the
| creek look pretty strong in these POSI-
| tiOn1.
| If the faculty advisers pass on the pro-
posed amendment of the eligibility rule,
| it is doubtful If the athlete will profit
or suffer by the change. Heretofore, and
now. when an athlete had passed all his
studies at the end Of the first semester
he was eligible to participate in any high
school competition till the end Of the
next semester, which would determine
whether he would be eligible for the time
OF the first semester of the next year.
| If he funked at the end OF the second
semester. he was afforded time during
| the summer vacation to brush up on the
study in which he failed. and had an
excellent chance TO pass off the condition
at the beginning of the school year. But
| if the new law goes into effect he will
! be compelled to be up in his studies all
| the time, In order to play. and it seems,
| from all indications. to be another re-
stri"tion on the athlete. Then. again. 1t
keeping the athlete up in his studies and
| never allowing him to get SO far behind
as to keep him from making up the de-
| ficiences. It is worth trial, anyway.
The centers of the high schools will be
| compelled to go some this season to beat
Morris, the Machinists' snapper back.
| He was picked for this position on the
account Of his all-around work was a
very valuable player to Capt. Small of
the "OS'' eleven. This Is Morris second
year at the pigskin game. and it is pre-
dicted he will be at his best in the high
school competition this year.
A majority of the players who played
quarterback on the high school teams
for the halfback positions this season.
| 1t usually seems to be a shift for the
best, and these men often prove the best
| of halfbacks. Mcdonald of Central and
Kelly of Technical are the players who
| have made the above change so far this
! season. Farmer seems to be the most
likely candidate for the quarterback posi-
| ton at Technical.
The men who will in all probability
play the ends for Business this fall are
| ex-Capt. Rathbone and A. Rawlings.
| brother to 'Shag" Rawlings, one of the
| foot ball stars at Business last season.
Ra wings has the nerve and ability, but
is at present little green on the fine
points of the game. but under Coach
Peet's direction should come around in
good style. 1t would be foolish to ques-
tion Rathbone's playing this season. as
his playing for the past two years on
the gridiron has been of the stellar role.
| Followers of high school foot ball will
| be pleased to learn that Jack Gass will
again referee the high school contests
this year. He knows the game from
start to finish, and always wins the ad-
miration Of the crowd by the way he
| loses no time in imposing penalties
whenever the occasion warrants it. Mr.:
| Gass has been the official referee of
the high schools for the past few years.
He also frequently rules over some Of
| the large college games. and his decisions
are always unquestioned. He was
chosen by a unanimous vote. so it can
easily be seen how favorable the high
school directors look upon him as man
and as a referee.
Business opens up its foot ball season
for 1909 by playing the Maryland Agri-
| cultural College Saturday. Technical
heat the "Aggies'' by twelve points and