The Washington times., 1912-12-02
SCHOOL ELEvENS
PREPARE FOR NEXT
FOOTBALL SEASON
Captains Already Sounding
Material for 1918
Teams.
CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD
LOSES ITS BEST MEN
Sylvan King to Attend Princeton,
Where He Will Follow
Famous Uncle.
BY BRYAN MORSE.


Central has hardly been awarded the
championship. football suits have Just
been turned in. and managers Of the
various teams have not yet been able
to figure out excuses for why the head
guards are missing. before the pros
poets for next year are gone over by
tie high school football teams.
It 10 always next year. with the
high schools. which rise out Of the
ashes OF failure In this years cam.
sas psisn only & to say =, watch :, Us Us. next next
sltutes on the various schoolboy ele:
vcns are thoroughly looked over and
classified with q possible view to being
used next year while coaches and fol-
can count on. barring failure to re-
turn or dreaded fiunks.
Owing to the fact that no first SEM
ester students were allowed to partici.
pate in this years interhish school bat.
N the ranks next year. Several of the
teams have wholesale cleaning-out
due to graduation. Eastern and Cen
traI suffering most in this respect.
best man and the acknowledge star Of
the high school players in King, its cap
tain. Easily the best defensive back In
the high schools. the Central leader Is
Aot tulSSkou OuNCTbNys "uVi =
he will attempt to uphold the reputation
made by his famous uncle. Phil King.
IN the early. SOS. With King. the vet
ersn n Cberlin 10 leaving. Stokes.
ough, the ends: Jones. the giant guard.
and I. Bowman. who will be taken of
by graduation.
Good Men at Central.
Tho Blue and White has developed
tcveral good men this year. among whom
the captain.elect. Zappone. Reeves. yab-
COCK. and the younger Bowman remain.
Several Of the second team men. with
HAPPY Mesk. will be worked in as
regulars BY Coach John Thomas. Gem
trel prospects do not appear to be az
Drtsht a. those Of at least two other
Esstern's veteran team ~,u h. -.v.
aagsd by graduation. It's star captain,
Cehill, and his running mate, Smith,
with Armstrong. the fIllback, will be
Susreer ssh away; TS,. a; n WIN We,i. the veteran
easainst the PROPOSITION which confronted
. capable backHeld in the fall ii'et'ins Of isls
pa II the line. the guards. Brockwell and
staksea skee VIII VIII n be out. out while shinn. who
Eastern played. will be found missing.
hughes. another sub, Is also going the
Nay OF former Eastern stars. Pope and
.S.SSp1 Miiilams Will be back for the
ter. and Fisher. the best Of the high
again. NV
Farmer Out Of It.
Rumor has It that Farmer will no,
be at the head Of the destiny of the
Business High School team next year
Farmers grand work with Business this
season surely entities him to another
chance. but It Is reported that White,
one Of the teachers. and brother OF
the White who played at George Wash.
Ington. and formerly helped coach Bust.
team. ~ >~
Business has a number of men re.
turning who bid fair to cause q genu.
ss ss son nsst sss yssr sbc,sr Hunt the
and Barrett will be lost, although ShafeI
may return. Several men of first rate
ability have been groomed along fol
future use. and Farmer said that King
EATON. Darr. ODay. Pedloe. and How.
For the backfieid, Wise Harr,. and
seltman will again be found, while
HeSiy Will probably be used at quar-.
ship record Of the men playing hi,
year is such that they are sure OF be.
ing able to compete next season.
VeCn iObeb u NUMBER OF ROOd men al.
though report has II that Coach He
cox has a number Of men under cover
Captain Eckendorf. Mckinney, Davis
Hardie. Kohr. Gilbert, Doieman ant
Roberts will not be able to play mex
year. Noel white. Och.enreiter, Stced
Gibson and Prosise. with Supplee, vii
be back for use an the. team and should
prove invaluable in building up a new
eleven.
Hope To Grow.
Westerns only hope is that the mid
gets will grow up to the size Of reguln
high school players. or the team which
last faced Central all with the excep
ton Of Bureaugard and Rivers will re
turn. There Is strong likelihood tina
Bethel will come back. while Captain
elect Brady will have every one OF tn
youngsters Rt work early In the fal
with the idea Of wiping out the defeat
sustained this year
Pepper. Fuller. La Toilette, Whelchel
in the backfeld with Brewer. who wa
ineligible for the team this year, shOul
make a fast backfeld, while Brady
Rohrer. Roger. Jones, McKelway. Glib
lin, Grayson, and several others wi
hM In the line positions. Altogethe
Western will retain some fifteen play
ers for next season.