The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-11-19
An-Hfgh School Football EleUen of 1910

While the quality OF scholastic foot
ball here this fall has been lIgh, the
all high scOOl eleven can hardly be
considered as formidable as the
picked teams Of several seasons past
There have been several players who
have been prominent in every game
n which they appeared, but the lack
Of satisfactory candidates for every
position has made IL necessary TO do
considerable shifting IN order that a
representative lineup might be pre-
scented.
Ordinations last June told heavily
on the football ranks, but the crop
Just commencing to come promises TO
develop into truly great material be
fore the players take of their high
school toys Tor the last time.
Because Of Upsets and uncertainties,
the season, which closed yesterday, has
been decidedly successful For the first
time in nearly a decade, Central made
clean sweep Of the series. and cap
tuTed the championship without being
scored upon, thereby equaIing the rec
ord made BY Western in 1896. Next Z
Central running away with the title,
the biggest achievement Of the season
was at Eastern For years the Capitol
more than Chopping blocks for the
heavier opponents, but with the advent
OF Charley DonneIIy as coach, all this
was changed and, as a result, Central
was the only team to Win from Eastern
Eastern's Great Feat.
Western and Business both went down
before Eastern. and DonneIly's plucky
charges wound up their season yester-
day by outplaying IN every quarter
their heavier opponents from Tech.
The loss Il many veterans told on
Tech and or the first time in many
seasons she was forced 10 lower her
cOlOrs- The best work done by Hecox'
team was in the Central game. when il
was beaten by a lone score in q most
bttterly-fought contest
Business was weaker than last year,
! in spite of the fact that most of the
old team was back and should have
been better by the seasons experience.
Inc lack OF discipline resulted in the
withdrawal Of Coach Peet in midseaSOn,
and after that Business was helpless.
Western started out without a coach
or trainer, and after a member Of the
poorly conditioned team had been in
jured. the team disbanded-
CentraIs team was not tie greatest
combination that ever won TIE high
school title, but it was a weil-b alanced,
eleven, and was unduestionabIy the best
OF the year.
An AH-Star Team.
Attempting to select an all-star team
from squad Of about seventy-fve can
didates IS no small task, and no matter
what arrangement is made, there viii
be criticism from friends Of one or more
! players who they would have on the
mythical eleven The selections printed
herewith have been made only after
every player in the whole series has
been taken into consideration after a
{ season Of close watching. In the opfn-
I ion Of the writer the eleven chosen
could beat any other formed from The
! scholastic field in the District
A sUrfeit Of good backs and a dearth
I or really high-class linemen has been
noticeable all year, and in order 10 Dol
Ster ID the team to the very limit Il
would be necessary to shift.
Hamilton, Reuter-, and Morris compose
a TITO that would be hard to StOO
Hamilton and Morris are a pair of hard
/ line plungers. and both are fast enough
I 70 be used effectively for wide end runs
while the dsetneSs of Reuter- makes hin
! dangerous at every stage~as was shown
/ IN the Tech game when he twice got
! free and won.
/ The question OF whether Gill OF Parker
| should be honored by being placed or
tne al-star team remained unansT cred