The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-26
DUGAN HOLDS
DISTRICT TITLE
Local Boy dictates in Twen-
ty-eight Football Games
During Past Season.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
The Annual Fifth Regiment-Hopkins
Meet to Be Held February Is
in Baltimore.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
By Charles W. Swan,

John A. Dugan, better known among
the followers of high school and
independent football as Hip" holds the
District record for officiating in football
games during the 1919 season. Hip"
worked in twenty-eight games, giving
him the title
Hip refereed his first game in 1905,
the VigiIants and L. S. S. Dolphin elevens
fighting out at Fifth and l. Streets
Southeast, and he oficlated as a paid
official for the first time later in the same
year In a game between the Mayfiower
eleven and the team from the seaman
gunners class OF 1903.
Playing a half back with the Olympias
in 1901, Hip got his start in football.
and the next season was elected captain
of the Warwicks, the independent cham
pions of the District at that time. In
1908 Hip" was elected manager OF the
Warwicks, and he lead the Maroon and
Gray team until 1908, when the club dis
banded.
Hip" was injured while playing a half
back for the Warwicks in 1906, and has
played but few games since, his last ap-
pearance in a uniform being at Tuxedo,
Nd, In 1896, when he held down a back
! field position. He was hurt again in this
game, and has never played a game of
football to this day.
Hip" Is one Of the best-known grid
iron followers in the District. Attending
every game played within easy reach Of
the District. Hip can be counted upon
TO always give a good line on the eIevens
He has coached several teams, including
the Nationals. I40-pound independent
champions Of the District, and is an au-
thority on the winter game.
In 1911 Hip" witnessed fifty-two games,
while during the past season forty-eight
battles were seen by Dugan. He was
the official referee Of all games played
by the Vigilants at Union League Park
and also worked in i've games 4: the
National Cathedral School for boys, Civ
ing entire satisfaction.
Hip" is one Of the cleanest sportsmen
in the District, always for fair play, and
there Is not a man in this section who
can say that Dusan either robbed or
favored himNin any branch Of sport.
Following is list OF the games Dugan
off1ciated in during the past season:
St Peters. Is; WaTeriey. G. Referee McDouEher:
Umpire. DugAn.
bushes H. 3. s. Nohsvks. o Referee. Dusan
umpire Boo.
Mercury. =: St. Peters o. Referee. Dugun; UNI
pire, Houston.
GeOTgst0Wn Prrps. %; Business. O. Referee. Du-
gan umpire, Walsh
WaEerley, Z; ST. Peters O. Referee Oman. Inn
pire. GrSce.
Vigilants q; Fort Washington. O. Referee, Dusan;
umpire, LeTen.
A. & " Preps Is Eastern = RPfq-.e 1r,-,o.
umpire EdmouSton.
Woodbury. Forrest. 4s: Cathedral. O. Referee. pu-
gan: umpire, Foley.
Nigilants, q: St Andrews o Rsferpe D,-,n g.
umpire. Ketchm.
Cathedral. L: Western. :. Referee. Dusan: UNI
riIe. Mcdonnell.
Nationals, 2; St. Peters. O. Referee. DuEan; UNI
pire. Crouch
viEiIants. IL; Mercedes. 7. Referee. Dusan: UNI
rirC. Costello.
Nationals. 70; Trinity. IS Referee. Dusan; umpire,
Martin.
vigilants %: EdEooumbe Club O. Referee. Dusan +;
umpire Uhrel.
Durham Latin. .; Cathedral. O. Referee. Dusun; ;
umpire McCAdery.
Nisilants. 6: OLYMPIA O. Referec. Oman. nnDir.
Morris
Episcopal. p; Cathedral, ) Referee. Derby; UNI
pire. Dusan.
Nationals. %; Meridiaus O. Rgtrree nrg,,. I'm,
Tire. Banks
Business. Is; Bliss. o. Referee. Dual: umpire,
DuEan.
A. & y: Prers. 6; Cathedral. o. Referee. Dugan;
Nationals. %: Maryland. G. Referee. Duran; UNI
rire. Hart.
visilants, Il; CardinalS L. Referee. Clifford; UNI
rire. Dugan.
Vigisnts. 81: An-scbOlastic. 0. Referee. DuSan;
umpire. Shurtlef.
Nationals. 2; Mount Pleasant O. Referee. Duszn;
umpire. DeGnan.
.HiGilants. 10: An-Amy. 6. Referee. Dugan; um-
piTe, Houston
Nationals. Is: Spartaus O. Referee, DuSan; nm
pire, Heunessy.
Nisilants, 70: AIl-Collesinus. & Referee. Dusan;
umpire. Rhineschild
Allstars. Il: Vigilants. l.. Referee. Dusan; UNI
pire, Priest.
Manager Carter. of the Johns Hopkins
University track team, announced yester-
day that the annual Fifth Regiment Hop
kins indoor meet would be held this year
on the evening Of February 10, at the
Fifth Regiment Armory, in Baltimore
The committee to arrange the details has
not yet been appointed, but representa-
tiyes of the two institutions have agreed
upon the date and during the holidays
Manager Carter will send out notices
giving the date OF the meet. Plans will
be made to have larger entry list than
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