The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Series Will Be Close;
Teams Evenly Matched
Central and Business Have Slight Advantage Over
Other Elevens, but There Are Eight More
Games to Be Played
BY "HIP~ DUGAN.

Although the high school series 10 not
yet on to good start we can now get Q
GOOD line on which team will obtain the
coveted prize of scholastic champions At
this early period Of the race IL can be seen
tnat no one team will have a walk away
OF II. Dut from expert observation Cen
tral and Business have shown the best
| ana Tech will have shown . quantity of
plays and sterling defense to compete
With these eIevens
The Central team brings the University
OF fennsylVania eleven to mind the Quak-
ers having earned the reputa tion of being
ne real in and out team Of the year.
Central has a line which will outweigh the
other schools. and with the coaching IL
has received the Central team was a
failure Friday.
Central win fight. but It will take a
fast team to wake the o Streeters I'D.
The Dark Blue showed in the game FRI
day. when Eastern was on the two-yard
line, Just what II can do when pushed
hard. as the Central line turned the East
ern men back four times. taking the bali
away from the Capitol Hill outfit and
punting out Of danger
King is without a doubt superior TO any
player in the High Schools and most of
Centrafs formations are started from his
position. MacDonough is of All High cali
Der, and has proven to be one of Centrars
mafnstays on the defense Oberlin the
big boy Of last ason's All High team.
has not yet rounded in form, but much
fs expected Of him in the next few days
Central has a great deal better team than
what 1t showed IN the Eastern game and
much more is expected Of them from their
coaches.
Business at last has a team that II can
be proud of. and Coach Farmer is get
ting good results out Of a wealth Of good
material The Commercial School has a
heavy line and fast charging back field.
and with their Western style of play
should give a good account Of themselves
In what Is looked TO be the closest race
In the history of scholastic football
Harris. at right half showed to be n
wonderfully fast back. and already has
been picked as the speed hoy of the series
Wise and Wood are both good ends, and
with the line working as well as IL did
against Western all the teams will have
to hustle TO beat the Stenographers.
Although Eastern played brilliant ball
against Central II has a tough road t.
travel, and lot of fighting spirit will
have to be shown to consider them in
the running. Eastern tackles outplayed
their opponents Friday. and the work of
Pope and Williams deserve creditable
mention.
In Fisher and BrockweII Coach McCaf-
iieS mas Hheiy loekinR pair OF defense
men. and with the addition OF CohilI to
their lineup after the advisory mark
Eastern upset the dope on the champion
ship race.
Old Fox Hecox will have TO show
lot OF unexpected things TO put the
Blacksmiths IN the running. but as the
team has not performed the only thing
to do Is to wait and see them work
Western. with one defeat marked against
tnern a fighting yx-ftI,
their Yale defense and shifts working
well should spring a surprise Howard
Will yet give a good aocount Of himself
From the present standing Central and
Business have slightly the margin on the
rest Of the teams. but there are still
eight good games to play. and most any,
thing can happen in high school football.