Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-26
SCHOOL SERIES
WILL END TODAY
Game Between Technical and
Business Will Mark Finish
of Schedule.
v. 81. HARDLY EXPECTS
TO DEFEAT GEORGETOWN
Not After It Has Lost to
Teams Trounced DecisiveIy
by the Blue and Gray.
BY II. C. BYRD.

The high school series will end today.
ness will mark the close of the schedule.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
championship has been won and the game
today will only determine whether or not
Technical will have undisputed possession
Of second place. it is probable that the
contest will be one of the most fiercely
played of the series. Business would prob
ably rather win from Technical than from
Central.
Business is coached by Farmer. for
mer pupil fthe Technical coach, and to
accomplish a victory over the coach who
has taught one the game is one OF the
greatest desires Of every man in charge
of squad.
1t is not likely that Business will be able
to win from the Manual Trainers. The
Technical defense has proved very stub
born this season, and even Central Whlcn
has run up big scores against every other
eleven, was able to win from 1t by the
bare margin Of single touchdown. II
is not probable that the Stenographers
will be able to accomplish anything much
against it.
1t would appear to be a question of
how many points Tech can score. Its
offense has not proved very capable this
fan. and it has failed to tally a touch
down against a much lighter aggrega-
ton. The Business defense has not
proved exceptionally strong, though. so
far. and it may be that the Manual
Trainers will accomplish more against it
than 1t did in the Central and Eastern
games.
The game scheduled between Mount ST.
Mary's and Catholic University will be
one in which there is liable to be more
rivalry and spirit than good foot ball.
Neither of the two elevens has SHOWN
enough to warrant the prediction that a
creditable contest will be put up-that is,
from a standpoint of real foot ball. The
game will probably be worth seeing for
the simple reason that almost any foot
ball game when played between teams
which are lOng-standing rivals is well
worth the price of admission.
Catholic University has made cred
liable showing in just two of the games
in which it has played. those against Viii
lanova and Delaware colleges. Circum-
stances have curtailed the work of the
eleven to the extent that it has failed to
accomplish what was expected at the be-
ginning of the year. The Mount st.
Mary's eleven has also played poor foot
ball at various times and has hardly
measured up to the standard looked for.
There appears to be some lack of
knowledge as to why the Maryland Agri-
cultural Washington College game did not
take pace. Inc IdctS Oh the case are
simply as follows: All the contests which
have taken place at NJ A. c. between
Washington College and M. A. c. for the
last ten years have been played in the
morning or Friday afternoon 1t was
generally supposed by the Aggies that
the game would be played this year at
the same time and arrangements were
made accordingly. Washington College
was notified that the contest would take
place at IL o'clock Saturday morning. 1t
nj Of hot
time. breaking the precedent that had
stood for long term of years. 1t was
impossible for the arrangements to be
changed. and Washington College vas
the team would be on the field for the
game at the time set. that the officials
would be present and that unless it
showed up for the contest a forfeit would
occur. That was just what happened.
The officials were on hand at the time
specified, they waited few minutes and
then declared the game forfeited to NJ.
A. c., to o.
No matter what may be said and fore
casted. 1t is not likely that the Virginia
ytechnic Institute is really expecting
to win from Georgetown. 1t is hardly
within reason to expect team which has
lost by a decisive score to an eleven
which was defeated by a one-sided result
by Georgetown to win from Georgetown.
That is what happened to the Virginia
Polys eleven.
That is not saying, though, that the
Blacksburg eleven will not win. 1t may
do so. though 1T should not. If Bocock
brings an eleven here and defeats George
town he will have accomplished some
thing not in the least expected. 1t seems
| the next thing to impossible to bring the
V. F. l. eleven here in such shape that
| it will win from the experienced bunch
which represents Georgetown.
| Georgetown, if it is in the shape it was
last fall at Thanksgiving, will win from
the V. p. I. team as decisively as it has
from two of the other elevens in this Sec
! ton.
| The Vigilants will play an allstar nine
of high school players Thursday morning
1t was thought that Gallaudet would be
the opponent Of the semj-pro organiza-
ton, but it being holiday at that school
| it was decided to allow the eleven tG
compete.
| A game was pending with the Maryland
Aggies eleven. but it was not brought tC
a point where 1T was actually scheduled
| for the simple reason that the antagonisn
which has always been evident at the
College Park school against allowing the
team to compete against club organiza.
lions could not very we'll be overcome, es.
/ <hn ~ryhin I,