The Washington times., 1912-10-03
THOMPSON'S LADS
ARE FAST ELEVEN
Mt. ST. Marys Which Meets Georgetown Saturday, Likely
To Be SPECIALIZATION League Park To Be
Used BY High School Teams
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Speed with attention to the running
game and the forward pass, is sure to
Be . feature Of the Mt. st. Mary's team
which Mike Thompson. former George
town graduate manager, successful
ball officials In the country, is bringing
To Washington on Saturday.
Thompson's success with the WASH
ington College team three years ago
established him as coach and Mt. 81.
Mary's, with better material, Is likely
TO put up a stiff fight at Georgetown
field. OF interest Is the fact that two
washington boys Are holding sis,S down the the
looked upon as good men for the TANKS.
Captain Flannery, Letter, McMannus.
Quinn, Sheridan and Robinson are to
positions have as yet to be determined.
Mike Thompson writes that he has
number of candidates for the team and
that he Is bringing down twenty-five
men, all of whom will probably be
On account of bad weather the Mt. st.
Mary's team has had but little heavy
work, although scrimmages are marx
expected to be able to somewhat equal
ize Georgetown's weight by exceptional
ly fast work.
all games for the interhigh school
football championship will be played
at. Union League Park, the high
school faculty advisers failing to
saGsi CLARK Gssfas oi tSe S'R
baseball club for the use Of the park.
Earlier In the year II was under
stood that Manager Griffith was will
the championship games. and It was
understood that Manager DALEY was
seeking the park to accommodate the
crowd for the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IN
fallen through. and the high schools
will be forced to, use Union League
Last spring arrangements weie
the Washington Playground Associa-
tion, for the. use Of Union League
Park. The high school championship
at the Railroad Y. M. G. 4. grounds.
The conditions under which the
games were played were far from
satisfactory, the playing field was In
for spectators were not OF the best.
competition for the high school
championship this year promises to
that schools will present teams this
year which look to be nearly on a
par as far as strength of material Is
sss sRS oa hs Of fat sa OF
the stars will make the teams more
even as far as playing strength is
From present indications neither Cen
tral nor Tech will have the strength
that marked their performances last
season. The Blue and white will miss
it's sterling backfield. Van Dyne. Ham
SG 2Ra MsTs EsqfT is 0elms ha
with the Manual Trainers this year.
and he will be sadly missed.
At Western the team appears to be
as strong as that which represented
the institution last season. while East
stronger under capable coaches. Taken
all in all, although 1t Is too early to
pick a winner. the teams look to be
more evenly matched than those OF
other years.
Business makes its initial appearance
against the Buchanan School at Firth
and Florida avenue tomorrow afternoon.
I'Ndor the CoaCrihg Of "Cuppy' Farmer
Business is coming along at a rapid gait
argument than usual for the high school
championship honor this season.
Who will be quarterback at George
town? This In a question which Is ag."
tatinP the mind OF those whose interest
IS centered In football at the Hilltop,
At present Calnan,. the worcester high
school boy, and Foley. who was mem
Der OF last years squad. are playing
nip and tuck for the honor with little
choice between them.
Two candidates for backfield honors
are looming up daily, and rumors on
Georgetown Field say that Murray and
Van Dyne are likely to get a good look
at one OF the backfield positions. In
yesterdays game between the second
team and the varsity, both Murray and
Van Dyne showed up more than well.