The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
WESTERNS SCHANCES
ARE SLENDER NOW
Principals to Decide Eligi'
bility of Howard.
THREE OPPOSED, Is CLAIM
High School Baseball ChampionshiD
Likely to BE Settled When Central
and Technical Clash Tomorrow.
Principal Wilson Declares Rules
Have Been Violated.

The eligibility OK young doWalO, VICE.
tern High Schools shortstop, will be de-
termined at a meeting Of the five Wash
ington high school principals this after
noon.
Last Friday Central High was defeat
ed by Western, and Immediately after the
game the o streeters entered protest
claiming that Howard was not bona
fide student The athletic advisers OF
the high schools held meeting and de-
cided to refer the matter to the princi-
pals. If the latter decide that Howard
is a bona fide student, the incident
will be declared closed. II the prin-
cipals decide otherwise, the athletic ad-
visers are determined to throw out all
the games Western has won, leaving
Central and Technical to tight It out for
the championship.
Central should have protested Howard
before the game. but failed to do so.
claiming their information was not gain
ed until afterward. when Clarence He
COX. the machine shop teacher at Tech
nical High. told Principal Wilson OF Cen
trail that Howard was working In a
drug store during the time he was sup
posed to be attending classes at Western.
1t was this information which caused
Central to protest the game.
Miss westcott o. KID Boy.
According to the Central High School
coach, the athletic adviser Of the Cen
trail team inquired Of Prof. Matthews Of
Western If Howard was eligible to play
and was informed that the boy was all
right, showing a list o. KID by Principal
Westcott This conversation took place
before the game, and was the only pro-
test by Central until later information
reached the school from Hecox.
Principal Wilson. of Central. when in
terviewed. had the following to say in
regard to the matter: Il know we will
be called cutters and other hard names,
but I believe Western has violated our
athletic association rules, and that young
Howard was not eligible to play In any
Of the high school games. What Is the
use Of having rules If they are not lived
up tor
Principal Small, Of Eastern, said he
had only heard CentraTs side of the
case. and did not care to express an
opinion. He added that he thought Cen
trail should have formally protested the
boy before the game.
Athletic Adviser Crandall. OF Business.
stated that. In his mind. Western was
at fault. and for the good Of high
school athletics all the games in which
Howard played should be thrown out.
CrandaIl did not know how Principal
Davis would vote in the matter, but be-
lieved he would stand by Central It IS
not known how Prof. Myers. Of Tech
nical. will vote, but az the evidence
which Central will produce against the
Western boy was furnished by a member
Of his own faculty, 1t Is reasonable to
suppose that Mr.. Myers will vote the
same way as Central and Business.
Looks bad for weatern
On the whole, it looks bad for West
ern. The principals are sure to decide
that Howard is not a bona flde student,
and then the faculty advisers will throw
out Westerns well-earned victories over
Technical. Business, and Central, cost
ing the Georgetown boys the champion
ship.
This protest by Central is causing no
end Of talk around town, and the out
come Of to-day's meeting will be looked
for with considerable interest.
II Howard is declared ineligible and
Westerns victories are thrown out, Cen
trail and Technical will play Wednesday
for the championship. as both OF these
teams have beaten all the others, with
the exception of Western.
Athletic Adviser Robert Maurer, of
Central High School, said to the writer
last night: In order to make Centra1's
side of the controversy clear. I wish to
state that Central has never made any
formal protest against Howard. We sim
ply raised the question as to whether
Howard was regularly enrolled as pupil
at Western. Centrars right to demand
this was backed up by the athletic ad-
visers of Eastern, Business. and Tech
nical. II the principals at their meeting
decide that Howard was regularly enroll
ed, the matter will end; II not, We will
know how to act"
Mr.. Maurer admits that but for tip
by Hecox, to the effect that Howard
worked in a drug store when he was sup
posed to be abseut from school on ac-
count of sickness, Central would not have
demanded this investigation.