Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
BY n. C. BYRD.

Some upsets in the general run of high
| school foot ball series may be looked for
| this season If the opening is any criterion
as to what will happen later. For the
| first time in the history of local school
! athletics the eleven from Business got
away with a victory over the Western
High team. That would seem to presage
some material changes from what has
been done in the past.
Yesterdays victory secured by Bust
| ness is only in line with Che predictions
which have been made from time to
| time in the past by those familiar with
| affairs in the school that with a little
] interest taken in the several branches of
| sport the Stenographers could find ma
terial enough and develop it which
| would cause teams to be turned out to
| compete on an equal basis with the
other institutions. Yesterday the team
for the first time made good at the start
of the season. made good to the extent
that 1T is now being prophesed by those
who saw the contest that Business will
De 2 contender in the series.
whether or not Business will be able
10 iand at the top or i'll second place in
the school series is a question the answer
to which cannot be determined until
Is certain that the victory of yesterday
Will be sufficient stimulus to cause a gen.
eral inspiration in all branches of ath-
H ielGs "a. at the school. There is little
doubt that the latent power is there from
winch to turn out successful athletic
teams, and all that is needed, as has
OFTEN been pointed out. is for somebody
70 take interest enough to get things
going.
The schools as a whole are probably
more equally matched than ever in the
history of high school foot ball. The
central eleven seems to be stronger than
any or the others by a fair margin, but
II is not probable that it will have as
VIDE a margin on the other teams as II
did last fall for the simple reason that if
mas not the great amount Of material 1t
mas SHOWN much superiority by reason
OF comparative scores, but it is seldom
mat school team works up to its real
standard in the championship games
that is why there are so many upsets In
organizations.
1t is probable that there will be more
surprises before the end of the sea-
son. The apparently stronger teams
may possibly find themselves up
against 1T in some Of the contests thew
now now hSure as easy. 1t is not probable
that Western figured for an instant
that 1t would lose to Business yester-
day. and yet 1T did by big margin.
Opinion seems to be divided as re-
CARDS the proves of the Business
eleven. 1t is claimed by some that the
real strength of the teams is sufficient
to guarantee a close game with both
Tech and Central. while others make
bold to state that the Stenographers
Will not have chance in the big series
as far as first honors are concerned.
1t is said that Business outplayed and
outgeneraled Western yesterday from
start to finish. The team was much
heavier than the West Enders, and
from general reports one would be led
to believe that it is as heavy as any
that will face it in the entire series.
Westerns line is probably heavier
than it was last year, but the backfeld
is lighter and more inexperienced.
Fuller. who ran last year on the midget
relay team at Western. is playing left
halfback on the eleven at present. OF
course that is not the status of the rest
Of the backs as far as weight and ex-
perience is concerned, but at least one of
the others is probably not as heavy as
Fuller.
The game Catholic University PLAYED
against Villanova last week will ius,