Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-19

The first game in the series for the
high school championship will be played
tomorrow. Georgetown Field will be the
scene of the struggle, and Western and
Central will be the contending teams
While the opening game is not expected
to afford much interest in a way, it
nevertheless is causing much speculation
among adherents Of the various scho as
tic institutions.
Almost everywhere it seems foregone
conclusion that Central is destined to
win the opening game by a good margin
and also the series. and the opinion is
justified on the face of what has been
done by the teams. The Blue and White
has made by far the better showing in
its practice games. Central and Western
have not as yet played against the same
team, but the comparison in the games
played is good. Against NJ. A. c. Cen
trail has played two games. losing the
first by two touchdownS and winning the
second by two touchdowns and safety.
Tech defeated the Episcopal High ; to O.
while Central, with two scrubs in the
backfield, trimmed the Alexandrians 81
to o. Business lost to that team yester
day. Eastern has won from the Gonzaga
School and st. James School of Hagers-
town.
Tech has lost to the Gallaudet reserves
to the Army and Navy Prep School and
to the Maryland Aggies. Western has
yet to win a game, it having gone down
before the Georgetown Props, Woodber-
ry Forest and Tome Institute. On the re-
suits of the practice games it seems all
Central
So far as the game tomorrow between
Western and Central is concerned, the
latter will have all the advantage. Its
huN k fn1d {o haoN-ior a 10
also its line. Westerns backfield will
average 1877 pounds, which is at least
twenty-five pounds less than Will Cen
trails. Central's line is also heavier
than the West EnderS, and is composed
of more experienced men. Central has In
general much more experienced team
than has Western. and this In itself will
prove of much advantage to the Blue
and White aggregation. even though the
superior weight and speed were not to be
considered. On the whole there is not
much chance to consider anything other
than that Central will win. Western,
though. has always proved a hard team
to beat. even when apparently OutclaSsS.
that when the two elevens face each
other there will not be as big a score
rolled up as is generally expected by
those who know the conditions surround
ing the teams.
play in the opening game tomorrow are
absolutely correct in one instance and
Appropriated in the other The weights
of the Western players are exact, while
those of the Central men have been APP
proximated. In the instances in which
the heights have not been definitely Sc
cured the benefit of the doubt has been
given to the team. in that it Is prob
ably little heavier than is shown.
The fact that kraentzlin will be out OF
hea o nna Nxri1 effect
| for the worse on the Western team
| Kraentzlin. while shifted from center to
quarterback, has shown an aptitude fol
the position. L.arktn, who will probably
play the position tomorrow, has had
much less foot ball experience than has
| kraentzlin. he having never been a reg
ular on the team. Larkin has been show
ing up better than was really expected
and will probably do creditable work
The moral effect OF having a captain of a
| team out of the game. though. generally
has something to do with the result.
| II Princeton were to strike rain when i
| comes to Annapolis Saturday to NEE
the Navy 1t is probable that it will have
| it's hands full winning from the mid
| shipmen. Yesterday on a muddy field a
Princeton the backs could do PRACTICAL,
| nothing, not even being able to get start
| ed properly. Princeton's backfeld Is no
so very heavy and against the Navy
heavy line would probably be able to d,
little. Such conditions would also fayo
the Navy. as its backfield is made up O
heavy men. who are great line plungers
| team yesterday on the latter's field
Lightness and inexperience were in tn
main responsible for the defeat sustaine,
by the Stenographers.
II Central decides not to play one D
1 fwn 0f ifs men fonOrT0Vv will nr0h