Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-22
CENTRAL AND TECHNICAL ARE
FAVORED IN SCHOOL SERIES
Have Shown Greater Powers; Are Stronger,
Heavier and More Experienced Elevens-
GamesStart T oday-Other Gossip.

at present in no way compares Win the
Vanderbilt team Vanderbilt has been
running up scores of more than lob 10 u
against opposing colleges. and last Sat
urday beat Georgia As to 0. That means
that it is one of the strongest eleVenS IN
this section. and it is probably one OF the
most powerful combinations in the coun-
try. excepting some OF the elevens rep
resenting the largest universities.
Unless Virginia improves by about 10
per cent it will not stand much chance to
make a creditable showing against VAN
derbilt, let alone win.
The decision reached among those in
charge of high school athletics not TO
have a head linesman is hard to under
stand That official is provided for in the
rules and by good rights cannot be dis
pensed with by arbitrary action. OF
course. no reflection is meant on the abil-
ity of the very capable men who nave
been secured to do the officiating, put
what the rules provide for should be ac-
cepted and instituted without question
1t is probable that the two officials can
easily handle the games, but II is i'm
possible for the umpire to call an Off
side on the line of scrimmage, unless the
linesmen charge directly across into the
opposing team and the ball is then snap
ped.
The head linesman is the only official
who can tell whether or not the linemen
are assuming a position on or offside
and he is the only man in position to call
such a play. Unless the head linesman
is allowed to call such plays the men on
the line of scrimrnage can play offside a
foot or more and no one would be able to
tell the difference. 1t is also reported
that the head linesman will not be allow
ed to call penalties. Just why this is no
one seems to know. The rules provide
that he may call fouls of different kinds.
and if that be true. then there is little
reason why he should not be allowed to
do so in the high school contests
The different school coaches are not
much in favor of the idea and before
the game to be played today there is apt
to be much discussion regarding the mat
ter.
While there appears to be some discus
sion regarding the st. John s. Mary land
Agricultural College game, it may be
stated that the matter of the date has
been definitely settled between the facul-
les of the two institutions. it having been
taken out of the students hands alto
gether.
The game was originally scheduled to
take place Saturday, October 20 but GER
tain matters arose which precluded any
possibility of the Maryland Agricultural
College team leaving College Park on that
date. 1t was simply postpone the game
or else cancel it. and after the matter
was laid before Prof. Cecil, faculty d.
rector of Athletics at st. Johns. by Prof.
Richardson, faculty director at NJ. A. C..
the former very courteously stated that
the date should be changed.
Washington College. one of the aspi.
rants for the state championship OF
Maryland will be here Saturday as an
opponent of the Catholic University. The
Washington College eleven has not yet
lost game.
When the Indians come here Saturday
they will find 9 stronger and better con-
ditioned team than that which George
town placed against them last year.
Georgetown had practically not played a
single contest at the time it met the
Carlisle eleven in 1911, but this season 1t
will have the satisfaction of realizing
that it will be at it's best. There is no
doubt that the Blue and Gray aggrega-
ton will he in it's best condition when
it goes against the Indians, and il 1t
loses it will have the satisfaction of
knowing that it lost legitimately and
that it was not defeated decisively be-
cause it was not in the right kind of
condition.
The Western Maryland College eleven
appears to be weaker this season than
in a number Of years. The upstate ag-
gregation has not been making the rec
ord against the larger institutions this
season it did last. and it would not be
surprising to it lose more of the
games it is scheduled to play against the
sma Her schools.
Western Maryland will play here No
vember &c. when it meets the Catholic
University.
The University of Pittsburgh must be
weaker this year than last. Last year
Carlisle, with practica ly the same elev-
Ell, was able to beat the Smoky city e'ev-
en- by a score of II to D. While this season
it won by Al to s. 1t must not be thought
that Pittsburgh is weak. though. because
it is seldom that that eleven is not
strong. The score only tends to indicate
the wonderful offensive power of the
Indian machine.