Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-24
FIRST LINE ON
CENTRAL ELEVEN
Will Be Secured in Contest To-
morrow Between Blue and
White and Eastern.
CARLISLE SURE TO
START BEST LINEUP
Indians Will Not Take Any
Chances With Blue and
Gray Aggregation.
BY n. C. BYRD.


ern eleven. Central and Eastern are the
only two teams on which a direct COM
parlson has not been obtained, and 1t is
held In many quarters that the result
OF the contest is likely to decide the
championship.
Central Is the most favored eleven for
the highest honors in scholastic foot ball.
The Blue and White school has a COM
6ination of players much heavier than
that which represents any other scholastic
institution in the city, and that in itself
will prove a very difficult handicap to
overcome.
1t is very probable that Central will
win from Eastern tomorrow despite the
fact that the Light Blue and White ag-
gregation has been highly touted The
Capitol Hill lads do not weigh anywhere
near what Central dooes as an aggregate
nor In any Of the individual positions and
experience and much less weight it Is
not likely that Eastern will be able to
get away with a victory over Central.
although it may put up q much stronger
game than Is generally expected.
Eastern has been highly touted, but 1t
must be remembered that it's advantages
for developing high-class foot ball
team are not near as great as are those
as much as has been predicted for it at
times in the game tomorrow it should
occasion no great surprise to the fol-
lowers of scholastic foot ball nor dis
appointment to the Eastern lads. East
ern for the last two years has put out
teams which have been a credit to the
school. 1t has developed light, fast COM
binations which have given creditable
accounts of themselves in every contest
in which they have taken part
The game is likely to result in a VIC
tory for Central by a fair margin. judg-
ing by what 1t has accomplished far.
But there Is one thing certain-that IL by
some stroke of fortune Eastern were to
| thAra ho xH~k
1t would stand a mighty good chance to
finish in front of the championship race.
Georgetown is ready for the Indians.
prevails on the hilltop In regard to the
coming fray with the Redskins. There
seems little doubt in. the minds of those
connected with the Blue and Gray eleven
tina. the he, victory es win rest , with their
1t Is probable that there has never
been an instance in which the Blue and
Gray contingent was as confident OF
getting away with the winning end of the
score as 1t is this time. Every man who
has been connected with the eleven at
any period during it's training this year
has placed himself on record as saying
that Georgetown Is going to win.
One of the Blue and Gray coaches last
night made the statement that he had
studied the Indians style, and that his
team has been well drilled in just those
methods and that he expected to win
| from the Redskins at their own game.
| He said that Warner has a classy eleven,
| but that 1t can meet defeat without the
| least doubt. and he figured that the time
had just about come.
Central. The former tackle has been
showing fairly good form in. the position,
too. according to general report.
orI
on the Central High eleven. is perhaps
the heaviest man in the school series.
He tips the scales at 2loh pounds.
Virginia has begun to take determined
stand in the interest of it's foot ball
team. The Orange and Blue has begun
to hold mass meetings. in an effort to
arouse some of the old-time enthusiasm
which carried the teams through many
| victorious campaign.
At meeting held last night speeches
were made by former members OF the
eleven and by the president or the uni.
versity. All were appeals to the student
| body to back the eleven and also the
| team itself to brace and get in shape to
win tine most important contest Of the
year-that with Georgetown.
! Georgetown had it's last real work yes
terday before meeting the Indians Satur-
| day The Blue and Gray eleven was put
through a hard scrimmage, which lasted
| the better part of the hour. The men
were given plenty of opportunity to dag
nose the plays which are to be used oy
the Indians. and the were drilled for. a
long time in methods of breaking the In
reference which the Redskins will have
Special attention has been given the
linemen all the week, and they are In
fit condition to play the game OF theil
lives, according to statements given out
by those in charge. There is little doubt
that they will play for all that is in them
and should be able to accomplish grea,
Ideal more in stopping the Red Mems plays
| than they did last fall, when not in con-
dition.
The Maryland Aggies' eleven spent two
hours yesterday practicing In driving
transform. The Farmers spent almost
the entire period in scrimmages. 1t was
the longest workout OF the year. and the
! team when 1t went in was just about
ready to quit. Considering the fact that
the places Of two regulars were taken by
two substitutes. the eleven went fairly
we'll. There was hardly q time when II
did not get into the play with spirit
superior to anything shown this year
tons under which the work was done
The eleven which will start against ST
Johns was allowed to keep the ball dur
ing the entire period Of scrimmage in or
der that II might run smoothly on the Of
Tense. The new men learned the plays
fairly well and appeared to grasp the
several situations with some accuracy.
1t is no. known just who will start
the game against ST. Johns. The line ur
of the team Is undecided except for the
backfield positions and three of the line
places. The two men who have been
lost may or may not cause the team tC
be weakened to considerable extent
according to whether or not the men
who are taking their places are able tc
diagnose the plays while on the defense
and keep the play on the offense intact.
This idea that Carlisle may not start
} It's best team against Georgetown IL
more or less ridiculous. If the men are
I'm At condition to play it is certain thai
they will go into the contest. Warner
} will not take any chances with the
Georgetown team. which Is admittedly
strong The Blue and Gray combination IL
sufficiently powerful not to admit Of any
byplay even on the part OF an eleven OF
the caliber of that Of the Indians. II
may be that If the Indians make the
game safe in the first half. which is not
unlikely. they will use several of their
weaker substitutes with the object In
, view of saving the regulars for the big
, information game with the University
Of Toronto which follows the George
. town game and comes on Monday. only
one day intervening,
; Carlisle will start its best clever
against Georgetown. provided the mer
are At there IL M doubt about that.