The Washington times., 1911-11-26
SCHOOL PLAY.OFF
HAS APPROVAL OF
ALL WASHINGTON
Benefit Game to Be Attend
ed by Local Officials
and Diplomats.

Tuesdays football game between
Technical and Central, the two local
high schools that are tied for first
position in the scholas site series, prom
ises to be one of the most successful
events of its kind ever seen in WASH
ington. From an athletic view and
from the standpoint of civic pride.
this statement Is true. because the
competing elevens represent the most
capable football material in Washing
ton and because the entire sporting
and charitably inclined public is boost
ing the project in a manner that far
exceeds the fondest hopes Of its
hackers.
Since the announcement was made
that the proceeds from the game
should be given to the Fairgrounds
Association and Boy Scouts, all Wash
ington has encouraged the proposition.
accommodate the crowd that will at
tend, seating and policing arrangements
having been attended to by a commit
tee appointed especially for that pur-
pose. At the recent Georgetown-Vir-
ginia game, the crowd became some
what congested on account of there
being but one entrance to the grounds.
but better and faster arrangements to
handle the public will be in vogue
next Tuesday.
Diplomatic and official Washington
have stamped the affair with their ap-
proval. Tickets are rapidly being dis
posed Of among higher Government Of
ficials, and many Senators and Repre-
sentatives that are now gathering for
the opening of Congress have pur-
chased boxes. Assurance has been re-
ceived that the White House will be
f~@ nnI 49, xusl1 hA
rated for the President or whoever at
tends from the Executive Mansion.
The Secretary of the Navy has or
dered out the Marine Band of forty
tween periods: and at intervals during
the progress of the game.
Returns from the 5000 tickets which
have been put on sale are coming in
have been sent to substations at each
of the five high schools, where school
students only can purchase admittance
for 25 cents.
and A. G. spalding & Co, GLIB Four
teenth street. sporting goods stores. have
charge of the general sale of the tickets.
While the result Of the benefit game
board of athletic advisers and win not
count in the series, the game will really
decide the championship. In giving his
sanction to the schools playing OFF the
Tie, DT. DdNluSOIl, Ol
Schools, required that all of the rules
which regulate athletics in Washington
| schools be observed in play-off. Ac-
cordingly, the same umpire, referee
linesmen and field judge will officiate
next Tuesday, and In no way will the
school rules be deviated from.
A partial list of the patrons of Tues
days game follows:
President William H. Taft, Mr.. and
Mrs. Colin III. Livingstone, DIR. and
Mrs. Grant S. Barnhart, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles J. Bell, DR.. William NJ. David.
son, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Birney, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur C. Moses, Hon. ard
Mrs James Bryce, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r
Gordon Cumming, Hon. and Mrs
Charles Nagel, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
w. Noyes, Hon. and Mrs. Robert Shaw
Oliver, Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Hem
mick. Mr.: and Mrs, Arthur J. Parsons
Mr.. and Mrs. William A Slater
Arthur l. Bliss. Mr.. and Mrs. HenneI
Jennings, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester A. Barr
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell
Gen. and Mrs. ]. Franklin Bell, Mr.
and Mrs. William J. Boardman, Mr.
and Mrs. Edison Bradley. Mr.. and Mrs
| Alexander Britton, Mr.. and Mrs. Chapii
Brown, Admiral and Mrs George Dew
ey. Hon. and Mrs. John B. Henderson
Hon. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Walcott Tuckermann, Mr.. anC
| Mrs. A. 5. Worthington.