The Washington herald., 1911-11-29

| With the Marine Band playing real
music, more than thousand spectators,
eager for the battle, and both Technical
and Central football teams on hand, the
game scheduled for Georgetown Field
yesterday that would have decided the
scholastic title of the District, was not
played. Central was on the field, ready
| for the fray, but the Manual Trainers
refused to consider starting the contest.
giving as their reason that the field
was in no condition on which to play a
football game.
The field was better fitted for canoe
race. or a swimming contest, as the Of
ficials, who were navigating about with
out a rudder, were continually getting
stuck in the mud. Water was two inches
deep, and a real football game was out
OF the question.
Principal Wilson, of Central, tried
every known method to have the Tech
nical officials agree to the playing of the
game, but all to no avail, as they did
not deem It best on account OF the wet
going. At 2:45, when the game was sup
posed to start, one was unable to see the
middle of the field from either end, and
to capture a punt, much less kick ii,
was out of the question.
The Central athletes were keyed up to
the fighting pitch, and had the game
been played the o Streeters would more
than likely have been returned the win
ners. but as the game will be played
Friday at 2:3O on Georgetown Field, they
will have the chance to demonstrate their
superiority
The Tech squad never left the bus, the
Technical coach doing all the talking for
his team. Coach Thomas, Principal VIII
son, and Athletic Adviser Maurer, OF
Central. were in favor of playing the
game, as was the officials. but Mr.. Dan
iels, Of Tech. could not see that far.
Field a Sea of Mud.
1t is true that the field was in the
worst condition it has been this sea-
son; pools of water were everywhere,
and to walk across the filed put the
walker liable TO drowning. as he went in
over his head On one occasion Principal
Wilson got stuck in the mud and it took
the combined efforts of Mr.. Thacher and
Phil King to get him out of the hole.
The students Of the two schools were
eager for the battle. and cheers were
ringing across the field at each other
during the entire hour and a half of the
conferences that were needed before 1t
was announced that the game would not
be played. Techs Whisky, coffee, tea.
and beer; we lick Central every year."
was answered by the following from the
o Streeters: Central is here, ready to
play; but Tech refuses, cause it's their
way" This brought a little gayety to
a scene that was hopelessly dead. With
Central on the field, ready to start the
game at a minutes notice. and the Man
ual Trainers still in the bus, several
long conferences were held, but there
was nothing doing, as the Tech crowd
refused to play the game under any cir
cumStanCes.
After it had been announced that the
game was called off, Principal Wilson,
of Central, had a conference with Capt.
Hamilton and Coach Thomas and started
a still hunt for Mr.. Daniels and the Tech
coach. He found the pair walking away,
but managed TO stop them. Then Prin-
cipal Wilson put up the statement to
the Tech people that he wanted to play
the game Friday afternoon, but the Tech
coach said that the ground would not be
in shape to play on. Capt. Oyster, presi-
dent of the board of education, put in his
OF, which, by this time was kind of mud
dy, and said that the game would be
have to be played Friday, and that Tech
would be ordered to put the team on the
field. This settled the matter, and II is
a sure bet that the Manual Trainers will
be on the field at 2:3O Friday afternoon.
There is no question about the Central
bunch being on hand, as they are anxious
tc play the game. Any person who failed
to receive his ticket yesterday after the
game was called off, can have the paste
boards by calling at the Office of the
Playground Association in the National
Bank Building in Fifteenth |
street northwest. The game will be
played, weather permitting, Friday aft !
ernoon on Georgetown Field, 2:SO p. m. |
Tickets dated yesterday are good for |
this contest.