The Washington herald., 1912-11-05
Capt Cohill Will Play
Against Business day
Principals Decide that Eastern Leader b EligbN Un.
der Present Eligibility Code -StenogTaphep
Ready for the Battle.
~ G. w. SWAN.

Paul Cohtn. captain Of the Eastern
High School NtQotball team. viii play left
half back this afternoon In the game
against Business at Union League
Park
The principals Of the snve high schools
met yesterday afternoon ana decided that
the Eastern-Business game. postponed
from last Friday and scheduled for to-
day. would. be played with the present
eligibility rules in force. This means that
Cohill will be in the game. n he passed
in the advisory.
An agreement was made. 1t is said.
last Friday in which the Eastern-Busi-
ness game would be played to-day, with
the old code in effect. This would oar
Cohin Now that the principals have
decided otherwise. the Light Blue ana
White leader will be in the game.
When Coach Farmer, Of the Business
team, heard Of the verdict Of the prin-
cipals, he said: II am glad Cohill Is going
to play, for want the boys to beat
the best team Eastern can put on the
field. and they can do It
This shows that "Cuppy" is confident
Of victory. and while he says Eastern
will be a tough proposition ne sui
claims . victory.
Over at Eastern Coach Mccartney is
counting on q win over the Stenogra-
pliers, and one thing 10 certain-a good
football game will be staged to-day At
Union League Park.
Eastern may go into the game this
afternoon minus one OF its regular
backs az it Is understood that Haw-
ley Smith, the leet-footed left half back,
has been protested by q member Of the
board of faculty advisors
1t Is claimed that Smith played. an
end against Technical in the fall OF
1903 and that he has played every year
since then. This would make his fifth
year in high school football, If Is
true. and he would not be eligible to
play. Whether or not this is true Is not
known.
Smith is one of the fastest men in the
high school ranks. and should he be
declared ineligible at this late date, 1t
will cripple the Light Blue and White
team to no small degree. Smith was
Eastern's chief ground gamer in the
Central game. and while Cohill may
prove to be the Capital Hill star thisj
afternoon, Smith will be right behind
him, II he plays.
Zappone. former end of the Central
eleven may be used in the backheld |
against Tech next Friday. '.Murph"
King. Reeves and Fowler appear sure
OF their Jobs at present, with the other |
half back position in doubt. OF the many |
candidates, Zappone and Cox appear tol
he the best, and 1t would rot be surpris-
ing to See the pole vaulter start the |
game in the backfield position.
Stokes Is fixture at center, with !,
Jones in one Of the guards. Oberlin and |
Richards will more than likely start in |
the tackles. with McDonough and Carey
on the ends. One place on the line is in !
doubt.
Tech is also almost ready for the
game. The Manual Trainers coach has /
been working hard with the green men, !
and expects to put a pretty fair team
on the field Friday.
Two good Independent football games
are promised for next Sunday. the vigi-
lants playing the Olympia Club, Of
Delaware. and the Mercurys meeting
the fast Annapolis Collegians at Inde-
rendence Park
game which will just about decided
the championship Of the District will be
staged at Union League Park December
!. when the Vigilants meet the post team
OF the Engineers This game will be
about the best OF the year in local cir
cles. Another good game is promised /
when the Mercurys and Vigilants clash.
The winged-foot aggregation has been
WI hihS hdiu VI ana COacn Smith
promises to have his team in shape for
the Vigilants in about three weeks, il a
game can be arranged with the present |
holders Of the District title
The following explains itself:
Alexandra, Va, Nov. 4 49,
Herald: Ny attention has been called
to the article in this mornings Herald signed by
Manager Oiyer Of the vigilsnt football team. in
which he claims the championship Of Virginia,
Maryland, and the District Of Columbia" and. a.
manager d the Cardinal Athletic Club. of Alex
andria, Va. I venture to take exception to this
claim and to ask On what 1t IL based L.
l have been manager of the Cardinal AthIetic
Club for the past three years. and during this
Time my team has defeated every team IN the
District, with the exception of the visilants the
latter team never seeming to have any open dates |
whenever 1 have approached them on the subject
The only defeat charged to my team was that
Of 1910. when We were beaten By the seamen Gun
ners.
After several attempts. have finally been able
10 arrange game between my team and the
vigilants for Sunday, November r. At Union
League Park. and am perfectly willing to with
1raw this protest in case the Cardinals are de
leated, but until they have been defeated it seems
70 me- that the Vigants are taking . great deal
Upon themselves in laying claim to the champion-
hip Of the Old Dominion State
Respectfully, Ii
HARVEY GRuMP, II
Manager CARDINAL Athletic Club. |
VIGILANTS MEET OLYMPIAS.