Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-05
GETS FLYING START
At new FOOT BALL
Business High Team Out for
Early Practice With
Strong Lineup.

The coach and captain of the Business
High foot ball team introduced novelty
and at the same time got flying start
over the other high schools during the
past week by having the foot ball candi-
dates for next season report and Ie4n
the new rules governing the Srldiron
game If enthusiasm and hard work
count for anything, the Stenographers'
outlook in foot ball for the coming sea-
son is unusually bright and promising.
The school is also we'll fortified with
experienced material. as all of the play
ers who represented Business on the
gridiron last fall will be back. in school
next year. with the exception of Schmidt.
who held down the center station during
the series last fall. The school will build
up team on an excellent nucleus. con-
sisting OF the following players. who have
made good for tie Rhode Island avenue
school in the high school foot ball scrim-
images, namely. Rathbone, Luiiy. capt.
Richards. Harr and Bridget. This quin-
tet of players are the real live veterans
of the eleven and with them back in
the game the school is bound to see some
aggressive playing. Aside from these
men, a quantity of new matcri al has been
uncovered Nash. new recruit, VIII re-
place Schmidt i'll center. ~ is big SIX
footer and weighs in the neighoorhood of
10 pounds Schaefer and Saudter, two
more novices. look like promising line men
if size counts for anything. The followers
of the Business eleven are rejoicing over
the fact that Scott, captain of the bas-
ket bali five and left fielder on the base
ball nine will again don his foot ball toys
next fall. He was kept from participant
ing last fall, it can we'll be remembered,
owing 30 parental objection.
The eleven will have two good men
frcm which to pick a heady quarterback
with exceptional. ability in Hughes, who
held this position last season, and Dodge,
second baseman of the base ball team,
who is runored to be d fast man in this
position. Naughton, the speedy out
fielder of the Business base ball team. will
try for one of the end positions, and his
many friends are predicting he will make
good from the start, as he is very quick
in action as we'll as in mind. Another
base ball star will be strong candidate
for one Of the backfeld positions next
fall. and he is Mccarthy, the all-High
first baseman. He Will, III all PROBABILITY,
land the job of fuilback
The candidates have been Indulgins III
elementary foot ball practice on the
Railroad Y NJ. c. A. grounds, consisting
nations of many kinds. The boys found
it extremely difficult TO do away with
the old rule of laying hands on player
carr wing the ball, i'll order 10 assist MN
in going round END or through the illie'
but this will come from pracuce- me
foot bali management Is also counting
on the new material which Is expected 10
enter school next september. DAVIS.
who was captain of the eleven last fail.
but vino was unable to play In any OF
the high school games, VIII graduate
this month.
The candidates will continue practice
the first thing this fall and, judging
from the way the boys are gong about
their work, il would not be a; all sur
prising to see the StencSraphers as one
OF the strong candidates for the foot
ball championship this coming fall