The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-03

Eastern High Schools football team
was the guest OF the faculty and alumni
az a spread held in the Capitol Hill
school last night.
After the dinner il was announced that
Weaver the stocky full back, had been
elected captain for 1911. The choice was
q popular one, and ne Is counted upon 10
maintain the reputation Eastern estab-
Nshed this season.
The Eastern football team has finished
one OF the most successful seasons IN
the history OF the school. The team suf-
fered only oae defeat. that by Central,
IN the opening game.
Charley Donnepy the old Holy Cross
star, coached the eleven, and 70 his un-
firing efforts success was due. In appre-
citation OF this the members Of the squad
gave him a handsome watch fob
The men at the table were ex-capt.
Parker. Capt ELECT Weaver. McCaffery.
Defandorf. Wright. Williams. Pope. VII
son. Whitman. Sanderson. Smith, Chase
Evans. Baker. McGlfin. Wells. Crisp.
Unger, Hughes, Rapaport, Mccoy. Fitz-
hugh. Duval. Cohill, Swartz, j, Donnelly.
ana c. DonneIly, who coached the team
TINS year anu 10 Wt1plu All N4ie q cult was
given in the after-dinner speeches that
were made by Mr.. Wallis. Coach DON
nelly, ex-Capt Parker, Defandorf. Evans
Capt.-elect Weaver, McCaffery, Simpson,
Mr. Field. and DR.. Small.
school HOnors Team.
After the spread the boys adjourned TO
the assembly hall where they were greet
ed by the whole school, who gave them
rousing good cheer. The girls were
massed to the left Of the boys. and the
parents and visitors were behind the
warriors, while they themselves were In
the front rows at the right OF the hall
Or. Small called order and announced
Mr.. Wallis. the athletic adviser. as the
first speaker. He spoke on teams past
and present that have represented the
CAPITOL Hill institution.
Next on the programme came a parody
by the whole school about the team. The
song went TO the tune OF 1T Looks Like
a Big Night Tonight"
Coach DOnnelly was next TO speak, and
talked on school sports. and also pointed
out that Eastern's success was due 10 the
faithful manner In which the team
trained.
A parody by the school was next on
the programme, taken from the song,
Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet"
Ex-Capt Parker then spoke. and when
he took the platform he was cheered to
the echo. He gave the credit OF the fine
showing OF the team to the coaching
given them by DonnelIy.
Manager DefandoTf then took the stand
and gave the record OF the past season.
The record follows: Gallaudet G, East
ern 0: Rockville 0. Eastern %: st. James
0. Eastern 81: Gonzaga 0. Eastern 70; Gen.
trial 20, Eastern o; Western 0. Eastern 5:
Business 0, Eastern s; Technical 0, East
ern o; Cathedral School 3. Eastern 5.
A parody followed, taken from Come
Along. My Mandy" Evans, who was an
nounced as a loyal substitute. took the
stand and said the reason he thought
such a fine showing was made was due
10 having the best quarter back. the best
coach, and that the faculty took an In
terest IN the team, something that they
have not done in years.
Weaver. the captain-elect. spoke next,
and talked on behalf OF the team He
thanked the members for electing him
captain and retired greatly embarrassed.
McCaffery gave the credit for the great
showing Of the team 10 the coaching OF
Donnelly and stated that they would
carry of the championship next year.
Cheer Leader Simpson Talks.
Simpson, who led the cheers at the
interhigh school contests. then took the
stand. and he was given a rousing cheer.
He spoke on the great coaching that
Donnelly gave the team and said had
1t not been that the Central game was
played early the team would have given
them harder rub.
A song followed. by the girls OF the
school, TO the tune of ANY Little Girl
Is a Nice Little Girl"
The feature speech OF the evening came
next, when Mr. Field, father Of Jack
Field. who played half back on the Yale
team, took the stand and was cheeged by
the whole school. He boosted the game
along and said that II taught the boys
good lesson. He said that a man who
went into life with the spirit that the
Eastern boys showed in their games was
bound 10 succeed, but the only fault that
he could find with the game was that
the girls could not participate. In the
Northwest part Of this country. he went
on to say, when you pass a schoolhouse
you can always see the girls out in front
playing basketball and the boys are root
ing. 1t may seem funny 10 some people
TO see a girl in basketball boomers,
but is not as bad as seeing them in a
hobble skirt. This made a decided hit
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