The Washington herald., 1912-10-16
HARD BATTLES
LOOKED FOR IN
SCHOOL SERIES
Teams Appear to Be Evenly Match
ed, Although Tech and Central
Are Coming Fast.
WESTERN A DARK HORSE
By .HlP' DUGAN.

~ DV~ANs
The scholastic series this year promises
to be one Of the closest in the history
of the sport. Five teams all that are
in the running. will fight II out for the
title.
Tech appears to have the best-looking
eleven at present. although there are
several men with conditions now work.
ing with the FIRST team. Coach Hecox
has started working the team in earnest,
giving out several trick plays. and on
what they have shown against Army and
Navy Props and the Maryland Aggies
they sure have a brilliant chance to on
set the other high schools in the hght for
the nag. Tech has always had . very
good defensive team, and from present
indications 1t looks as II Coach Hecox
II depending a great deal on stopping the
aggressiveness Of his four rivals.
Western Looks Good.
Over at Western they have the max.
ing OF q fast and aggressive team. and
with the Nelson" spirit drubbed into
them by the capable ability Of their
coach. Bfyan Morse. q team that will be
more than q contender 10 looked for
ward to. Most Of Westerns plays are
built around Buck Howard. and with
such q man as Buck carrying the ball.
they should gain against any Of the
teams in the series. The defeat handed
to Western by the Georgetown Preps
did the team good, and since then Q
great brace has Been taken. and a dark
horse is looked for in the boys across
the creek.
Out at the Railroad Y. N. c. A. grounds
Coach Farmer has been plugging along
with not much TO say. but with Q squad
that has the ability and 10 most Of all
good. weighty bunch. The Business line
will easily outweigh any in the high
school, and the trick formations for line
buciling are sure to tell for long gains.
Georgetown Props handed Business .
beating. 20 to o. but considering this is
their first scrimmage, they made q good
showing The green men IN the line
have shown much improvement since that
time. In Harris, Wise. and Capt. Shafer
Coach Farmer has a trio Of players that
will cause the other teams a lot Of
worry.
Although our last years champions
have not made such q good showing UP
to date. II IL almost a sure bet that
Coach Thomas will round out q team
that will make them all hustle before the
season 10 over. Central has always had
a fighting chance. and fair team should
be built around King. McDonough.
Stocks. ana BAKER.
Eastern 10 LlGht.
On looking over the Eastern team We
find 1t the same as It has been in the past
seasons, but with careful handling II
should develop into . contender. With
good squad OF light candidates Coach
McCafferty has overcome this handicap
by trick plays, forward passes, and
shifting formations. Although Capt.
Cohill has been set down by conditions.
hope has been kept up by the wealth OF
back field material on hand. Eastern has
. prize line man In Williams. picked last
season by most Of the experts for an all
high tackle. and with Fisher and Smith
they have three Of the best defense men
in the high school.
After looking all the teams over and
summing up the known ability and the
good green material, IL is going to be
some series. and from present indica-
tions II appears that no one team has
much Of a shade on the other.