The Washington herald., 1912-12-22
HORTER, GRIDIRON
STAR, WILL NOT
PLAY AT HILLTOP
Olympic Athlete, Who Enters Uni
versity of Georgetown in Janu-
'ary, Gives Up Game.
VIGILANTS IN FINAL CONTEST
By c. W. SWAN.


Edward NJ. Horter. the Central Man
ual Training School athlete of PhiIadel-
phia, who viii enter Georgetown Uni
versity after the holidays. is rated as
the most promising half back in the
Quaker City, and that he has decided
TO give Up football is quit a blow to
the Hilltop eleven.
Horter was member of the Amer
lean Olympic Team. which went to
London in 1908. and did some good
work. His sensational run on Frank
lin Field when he broke the inter
scholastic quarter-mile record in 1911,
brought him again in the limeiight.
and he received offers from several
OF the big colleges.
Eddie has played a hall back posi-
ton Tor the past four years. and is
counted as The star OF Philadelphia
carrying the ball When he decided
to enter Georgetown. Fortcr stated
that he would not play football. but
would devote all his time TO the track
team IIortcr Is a ra'tlirg good quar-
ter-miier. bur better man in the
dashcs. and will more than likely be
pointed for the century events at the
coming meets.
The game to-day AZ Union League
Park. when the VIgIants meet the An
Stars, will wind up the 1872 season Of tire
| independent champions OF the South, and
Coach Wayne Hart. of the VigfIants, has
reason to be proud OF his charges.
Capt. Palmer. Of the Stars. will have
ShaGs Rawlings, Costello. Mcbride. Sui
( livan. Howell. DoIemar. DeGnan. Mon
Seon. Reed. storey. Hager. KImban. and
Black in the game. which will start
promptly at 3 O'Clock. Hip" DuSan has
been selected as the official referee
Although Catholic University's basket
ball team put up hard night yesterday
against the Naval Academy quint at An
napois. the Middies landed the game by
a 5S to % score.
The BroOklanders held the Middies fair
ly close in the first stanza. the half end
ing with the score standing > to IS, but
in the second frame the speed Of the Mid
shipmen began TO tell. and the Red and
Black quint was forced to lower its
colors to better team.
Mcdonnell and HOran played great bas-
ket-ball for the local quint. each caging
the ball five times. while Mac tossed
three goals from foul
The BrOoklanders will have to be reck-
ened with when the time comes TO choose
the South Atlantic championship team.
Mcdonnell and Horan will make the
other forwards hustle for their positions
and there is not a better pair In this sec
tion Of the country. Mcdonnell is per-
haps the fastest and most aggressive OF
the two. but Horan has the weight and
eNprr'ncr. and this balances Macs"
speed. Taken together, Mcdonnell and
Horan will make them all hustle to keep
warm.
The High School basketball teams this
year should II" FAR better than in the
lSll-G season. The Business. Western,
and Cathedral quints will be- moro ex-
perieuced. while the Army and Navy
Preps and Eastern will have the advan-
tage OF more practice.
At the present time. Cathedral and
Business have UUtClassed the other
quintS. although nothing Is known re
garding the strength Of the Army and
Navy Youngsters. as they have not been
seen in action in a league game
Business has the best material in the
high schools. DonOhuc and Hinwood
make an ideal pair OF forwards while
Wilson is as good a center as you will
find on a sChoOlby team anywhere. Capt.
Harry Harris is a star guard. and with
Bernie Boernstein as a running mate.
will just about hold his own with the
best Of them.
II is plain to be seen from this thsr
the StCnOgrapheTs have q evenly bal
aHCed quint, one which will give Cathe-
draI and the Army and Navy Props a
little trouble before the season is over.