The Washington times., 1909-10-20
Principal Small, of Eastern,
Says Present Plan Will
Be Changed.
HANDLING OF CROWD
IS NEARLY PERFECT
High School Authorities Set This
Precedent in Opening
Game.
By MELVILLE
Technical so; Eastern, 3.

Technical so; Eastern, 3.
Following the exclusive announcement
in these columns several days ago that
a weight rule would be enforced in the
High school League next fall, comes
positive assurance Of this fact from Dr.
small, principal at Eastern High.
Probably the clearest evidence of the.
necessity Of this change was exhibited
yesterday whom the tiny Eastern OUTFIT
spread out across the field 80 relieve the
kick-OT from Technical II reminded
one OF varsit. against prep school and
although the L-ech eleven was pUrposely
as gentle as possible and kicked TO keep
from scrin1ma sing with the lighter
rivals, almost every idea of competition
was oblitersted BIS The contest. Teen
simply walked over its opponents
IL was the grave possibility of acct
dents that was most distinct IN this
contest and prompted the assertion from
Principal small that never again would
there be such Inequality in weight IN a
high school football game. Tine danger
due 10 disproportionate weights has de-
leloped the demand for new limitation,
said DR. Small, pointing TO the scTim-
maze Pile OH the deid, and had il not
beer that the Princeton trophy cup IS
involved there would have been
change thus season.
The redeeminE feature Of the game
yesterday was the leniency with which
The Tech men uIaved. There was no
open attempt at undue roughness, and
throughout the same the heavier team
rcsorted TO kicking as often as possible
40 avoid scrimugFe and risk Of injuring
heir much ligh-rr opponents. II was
probs bly, the first time in many years
that such thougGtfuness had been
shown and both the players and tie
Handlers at Technical are TO b. com
uIimented for their faiTmiEdedness ana
c10d craftsmanship
The game was a walk-over. Tech
would punt the hau. and almost IN
,ariably the wen coached Tech enos
would recover il. In fact Tech goJ
more of lis own punts than Eastern
did As q football game The exhibition
was a Joke but strong argument IN
support Of the adoption OF the proposed
weight rule, If such rule can he form
Ulated 10 appeaSe the teams
Techs fondeet hope, that of not be-
son. was smashed TO smithert ems when
Dom cropped back ana booted the pau
over TO- the three POINTS credited 10
Eastern
Georgetown and George Washington
authorities might have prohted by =
study OF ne mau2eT i'm which the ni&il
school authorities Doliced the feld and
kept the crowd In its proper place Never
before has this problem been as e5Iicl-
entity handled. From flrst TO last thefe
was never any interruption in play or
even the necessity for calling out u
HciaI Dispenser o Day ior al the Outstt
the spectators were directed TO the
stands and told Ia remain there. Those
with side line privileges were placed ne
bind q rope stretched at east nItCeh
yards from the side line proper INC
ulayers being the only ones ailoN 60
right ont on the lines. At each of the
last two games which GeorGe Washing
ton has PLAYED q crowd OF men ana
Hoys has been allowed TO perch along
the side lire uos!2St me 2Faiitl 1Is.lio
and proved no little obstruction 20 tEe
view Of those who occupied the STANDS.
On the ether side OF the held those with
side line passes We re allowed the free
dom OF the Side Haze proper This OBJ
StrUcted che view OF tHoSe VINO Ntood
and there were 4 deal more present than
ut either Of the George Washington
contests showed there is sufficient room
fn the stands for al VINO p3trOnIZe the
be on the side lines can see just as well
behind the rope and at the same time
he less bothersonle and confusing 10
the officials.
Although Tech did not put its very
hest team in the field yesterday the
showing it made was enough to con
vince those that had not already been
convinced that it would again carry
of the mpiouEhip. With several po-
sitions occupied ny substitutes, IL was
difficult 20 judge whether the team this
gcar is as strong as the one which
landed the bunting last season but
from al appearance there is very little
10 choose between them
rather heated discussion Of the
eligibility rule declaring deficient stu
dents from competing iu athletics was
held ou the side lines yesterday he
tween two high school authorities and
= drVOut and sensible football euthUsi-
asst Who has patTOuiZed the school
games for eight years. A rule employ
cd 10y several Of the leading Western
universities was cited log the ldyman.
Tic said in these institutions an attn
fetc. provided 50 was known that he
was there for the sake Of studying. was
allowed m compete despite failures iu
studies, The faculty body arguing that
mental Tspiditv is 90 be acquired from
athletic activity.
Perfectly willing 70 be convinced
along this line, one Of the high school
authorities cited the scholastic organ
fZation as contrary argument He said
fu the past six years there has never