The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.


Lee Martin. former crack half back AT
Eastern, Is out for place on the
Georgetown team. Martin has already
made fine impression on Coach Nelson.
Curley Byrd will again handle the
Western gridiron candidates, Byrd ex-
poets to develop q winner this season.
Emmett Mccarthy. Techs big tackle, is
making good at Wesleyan. Mac is
sure to play against Yale next week.
Central will have the heaviest team OF
any Of the high schools this season,
Coach Thomas is making rapid strides
already.
Coach Heeox, of Tech, Is not saying
much these days. but has squad OF
forty husl1ies at work each afternoon
Hecox has but four veterans left OF his
1903 championship team. and viii have 10
do some tall hustIing to turn out a win
ner
Frank Qnky) Davis, Business Highs
former all-around star athlete. will enter
Georgetown Law School next week The
Hilltoppers will find Davis a welcome ad-
dition 10 their track team this winter.
Macon. Techs full back during the past
three years, IS down at " r. l.. and is
out for tire football team, with even
chance Of landing one Of the back field
jobs.
Business High plays It's first football
game next Saturday, when the stenogra-
piers line up against the crack Episcopal
High School OF Alexandria.
From all appearances Eastern will
have a very light eleven this fan. but
Coach Charley Donnelly hopes to offset
thu deficiency by speed. Eastern should
be benefited by the new rules this season.
season.
Coach HecOx is trying GIN out in the
back field as running mate 10 "Coun-
try Morris. and judging by the speed
and head work the little fellow has been
showing IN practice. ne viii most likely
be seen in that position the coming sea
son.
Walter Rathbone Is putting up a fine
game at full back for Business during
practice Although a novice at the back
field position. Rathbone should make
good with ease, ass he is considered 20
be the fastest man in the high schools
Leon Shore. who put up such a good
game al full back for the Stenograpbers
last fan. win be out in a football suit
some time this week and should greatly
strengthen the back field.
Cuppy Farmer. last years quarter
back Of Technical High Schools cham
pionship eleven IS now holding down the
same job on the George Washington
team. Tech surely turns out some mighty
good pigskin chasers. which tends to re-
feet credit on Coach Hecox
Manager Lulley, of the Business High
School eleven. is attempting to arrange
game with the Gallaudet team on
Wednesday
Smith, former end on Western two
years ago, is out trying for the same lob
on George Washington's husky eleven.
Ohenehain, another former Western
High School football artist, is out daily
with the Georgetown squad.
Tew, Of Tech, has not been out with
the squad for the past two weeks. but
will be out the later part of the week.
Capt Hamilton, of Central, will arrive
in the District around the 1st of October
and will resume his old position at right
half
Kelly, who is out for one Of the back
field positions al Central, is a punter of
note, and is booting the feather for kicks
averaging forty yards every day in prac
tlce
Van Dyne. a new addition to the o
street squad. is now filing the fun back
position on the eleven, and Coach Thomas
is very much pleased with the big fell
lows work.
Tech win line up against the strong
Maryland Agriculture aggregation on
Tuesday and the followers OF the Maroon
and Gray are counting on he I'd earned
victory over their heavy rivals
Business football hopes will receive
great boost next week when Capt. Rich
ards and Manager Lulley join the squad.
Both men have been kept out OF the
game so far this season on account of
sickness.