Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
BY n. c. BYRD.

The captain of the Lafayette College
eleven this year is a Washington boy.
Fl. l.. Benson, who played three years
ago what was probably one of the
greatest scholastic teams that has ever
represented a Washington high school. is
the lad who will lead the Easton squad
Benson is a graduate of the Technical
High School. He went 10 Lafayette in
1909 and has since been a member of the
foot ball team. Benson learned his first
foot ball under Coach Hecox at Tech.
While under Hecox he played exception
ally well and gave promise of developing
into a star when he attended college. He
has nquestionably made good.
In connection with the mentioning of
the fact that the former Tech player will
captain the Lafayette eleven this fall il
might be stated that the Manual Train
ing School has sent more men to colleges
who have made good foot ball teams
than any of the other local scholastic in
situations.
There is scarcely a school which has
not numbered at some time among its
foot ball heroes former Technical High
man. Not only have the northern insti-
tutiOns had men from Tech who have
starred for them. but each of the Wash
ington colleges have at some time had
the backbone of its eleven made up of
boys who got the essence of their foot
ball knowledge from Clarence HecoN.
The first scrimmage of the year was
held at Georgetown yesterday. The Blue
ana Gray elevens We're put through tif-
teen minutes Of real play, in which the
men picked as the varsity eleven had lit
tie trouble in gaining almost at will on
Itva..
plungins and end running We're the fea-
lures of the play. and the backs showed
up we'll in both departments.
1t is probable that Georgetown will
have the best set of broken field running
backs in the south. and the equal of a
great many in the north this season.
Dunn. Fury and Costello form trio
which cannot he equaled i'm this part OF
tn" country There are no other three
men who as successful ground
gamers as those mentioned. Each of the
trio rs hard man To stop once he gets
going, and ii does not take very much
TO get him started. either. The smallest
Kind of hole made by linemen If only
for a moment. is sufficient for one of
those men to slip through for coIsid
cradle gain.
Two Of the men who PLAYED in the
line for Central High eleven last year
have been shifted 10 play in the back
hefG. 1htN are MIG ana stokes. The
former made an enyiable reputation in
scholastic circles IasI season. and the
latter was chosen by several critics as
being the best center in the high
schools Both men were among the top
notchers in foot ball without doubt
What they Will do back of the line is
not certain. but 10 judge by reports it
would appear that they are making
good. and doing more than one would
expect Of lincmen to whom the posi-
With Eddie Harlan is charge of the
Johns Hopkins eleven this fail il is "A
surety that the Baltimore university
will use the Princeton style of play
exclusively. Harlan was one OF the
best haIfbackS who ever wore suit
at the Tiger institution, and that he
will have faith enough in the play
used at his alma mater To depend upon
the same style with the eleven he
coaches is certain.
That Hopkins will use the Princeton
method of play this fall means that the
style which will be seen on Homewood
Field will be directly opposite TO that
of last season In iH11 Yale man
was in Charge of the squad. and the
Yale system is entirely different from
that AZ Princeton. Just what efect the
change from the Yale to the Princeton
methods l1iil mean is Impossible 10 tell
The directing athletes at hopkins I'M
doubtedly figure that it. Will mean a
decided Improvement In the showing Of
their eleven.
1t seems 10 be the general attitude OF
everybody at the Maryland Agricultural
college that if the foot ball team wins
from St Johns the season Will be II
success even though not another game
is won. The Farmers have gone so long
nov without winning from the Annapolis
school that "a victory would go a long
ways toward healing old wounds Con-
tinued defeats for the last six years at
The hands of their greatest rival nave
just abou: made them feel that some
thing must happen IL "a victory Is not
secured mighty soon
That victory VII not come easy this
fall. though if ut all. The ST. John $
eleven last fall was the best minor coli
lege team i'm this section of the country.
1t had little trouble winning from teams
in Its class and made excellent showings