The Washington herald., 1910-12-04
VI Street and Armstrong Tech DI-
vide HonOrs, While Business Has
One Representative Picked by
Capable 0bseryer-AnnuaI Inter-
school Battle Ends I'm Tie.
ALL-C0LORED HIGH
SCHOOL ELEVEN.

The review OF the football season OF
the colored high and secondary schools
present chapter not unlike the seasons
record of the Yale-Harvard story. After
a successful group OF victories of the
strongest secondary teams in this section
of the country. some of which PLAYED 10
standstill and defeated n Street High
School. the dreaded Technical Tigers.
gloating over a prospective feast were
lucky 10 register tie game of six points
each with their greatest rival, the N
street High, on Thanksgiving Day Arm
strong's record includes a defeat of
Howard Academy BY 10 10 0. victories
over Manassas Institute and the Lincoln
Athletics By the same score OF 10 TO o.
and two tie games with NJ Street and
Storer, while NJ Street won from Howard
Academy. 5 10 8, tied Alexandria and
Armstrong, and lost TO Storer by p TO @.
Howard Academy. though supplied with
full squad of likely material. met de-
feat al the hands OF two local high
schools for the first time in history.
Baltimore High School did not put forth
team this year owing to a disastrous
failure IN management the preceding
season. OF the out-of-town teams played.
the Lincoln Athletic team of Alexandria.
and the Storer College. Of Harpers Ferry.
showed striking Improvement. Each
year. Storer. a small college is creeping
nearer collegiate standing athletically
Financially, Armstrong and II Street
High struck a high-Water mark which
presages a healthy basketball and track
season. Coaches Clifford and Douglass.
of Armstrong and NJ Street come In for
a deserving praise. The teams have been
well conditioned, not an injury of note
having taken place, and the spirit Of good
sportsmanship has been dominant
throughout the season. with the possible
exception OF the final game. when one
player in a fit of temper got In bad
Conditions that can be improved upon
are herein noted. An athletic field is
prime necessity for training and match
games. Eligibility rules are 10 be drawn
closer by the high schools games com
mlttee CT the p. 5. A J.. this winter. and
schedules for next years games will be
arranged instead of the past method OF
planning for games a week prior 10 dates
set School spirit or loyalty grows along
with the school athletic teams and de-
velops in the individual the pride or
school relationship, which 10 a big de-
gree effects self-improvement and wide
community service later The school fac
uity cannot give too much support 10
activities of the school life not confined
20 session rooms.
Each year the pupils Of the schools
await with interest opinions as 10 play
ers who deserve a place on the all-high
eleven. A capable football observer picks
the following players who. in his csti-
nation, would form the strongest eleven.
A baekfield trio composed of Talbert,
Kenny, and c. cambridge. with Simple
as quarter back and captain OF the team.
would be formidable. r. cambridge and
Moody are capable extremity men. Mann.
Beckwith, Williams. Randall. and Jenifer,
when in form. loom ND impressively