The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
FAVOR WESTERN
TO WIN TITLE
Red and White Likely to
Prove Victor Over Techs
Heavy Team.
SCHOLASTIC CHATTER
Brewers Punting Will Help the West
Enders-Mackall Conner.
Tie Is Possible.
By .BUcK" HOWARD,

Captain OF MeSteru 5 ISl1 t4lefen.
The western-Eastern game last Friday
put the present fnterscholastic football
series exactly half over and during this
period some dope has been upset The
most surprising event OF the season thus
far Is the excellent showing of the west
ern and Eastern teams, which were not
figured in the race for supremacy at the
beginning of the campaign. Eastern mas
presented a, speedy eleven, which is to be
feared, regardIess of the defeat at the
hands of the West Enders last Frfoay,
and promises to give Tech an aW1ui
fight in the final game of the series On
the other hand, Western is now IN the
race for the title, having won two games
out Of the same number played anu iroin ,iN,In
the form displayed by the plncky httle
Red and White eleven in its games 10
date, bids fair to win the coveted cup.
Technical has failed to show the class
expected of it at the start but even at
that the Manual Trainers have gotten
away with the first half OF their scheoule
and the interest in the series has prac-
ticaIly narrowed down to the fech-
western game, to be played Friday.
The Tech-western game this fall will
take the place of the annual Teen Cen
trail game, which is generally test Tor
high school honors.
TO date Western is expected TO onset
Techs advantage in weight by their
speed, and is the slight favorite owing
to the ability of Brewers punting. IN
which department Western is the strong
est in the series. But another point Is
TO be considered, and that is that West
ern Is in the pink of condition and can
be improved upon very little, while Tech
has plenty OF room for further develop
ment having the huskiest bunch OF line
men in the series who have failed to show
the punch necessary for their back field
to gain with consistency. How much
will they improve?
Business has made a shift in their line
up for the Central game Tuesday. Capt
Harry Harris is now playing quarter
back, with B. Wise Culligan and Lloyd
constituting the remainder of the back
field. This change is expected to prove
an advantage to Coach White, inasmuch
as il will put Harris at the helm. and
better -judgment is apt to be displayed
by the Orange and Blue captain.
In Mackau, Western has developed one
Of the best ends in the high school ranks.
The work of this youngster-for that is
all he is-has been nothing short of
marvellous, having shown exceptional
ability in running down under punts and
soTtment Of good fanks in this series as
way below the standard, Mackalr's per-
formance has been a revelation to the
followers of scholastic football, and this
lad Is going at a fast clip to secure a
position on the all-star eleven.
Several good backfield men have been
developed this year, and especially is this
true in the case Of Thornett, of Eastern
Brewer of Western, and Acorn. Of Cen
tral. Ali three of these men have out
classed Ochenreiter, of Tech, and Harris,
of Business, who were the stars Of last
years elevens. and each has figured
prominently in the showing Of their re-
spective teams
Gibson, Of Tech. has been putting up
a good article of football in full back
for his team, and while little credit has
been given him. his work has helped
the Manual Trainers to no little degree
and credit should be given where credit
is due. Keep an eye on this man in
the remaining games.
GIbIin, of Western, accomplished more
against Greer, in center for Eastern,
than any other man in the series AL
though he did not outpIay the Eastern
whirlwind, he managed to smear a num-
Der OF plays, and, aside from this Giblin
tumble on Eastern's 30-yard line which
made a touchdown possible for Western.
When it is due to this score which won
the game for the Red and White eleven,
Giblin's work was a feature.
Central has been the victim of very
similar occurrence, inasmuch as they
were beaten by Western and Tech by
a single field goal. This, however, speaks
good for their defense, and it may be
said that with only a fair punter their
game with Tech would have been q
draw. CentraFs inability to boot the
oval has been terrible handicap to the
0-streeters, and II goes to show that
punting is a big asset to any team.
1t would not be surprising for the
present gridiron series to end in three
cornered tie. In the event that Western
Is not fortunate enough to hand Tech 6
trimming, Eastern is still in the ring
and for them to beat the Blacksmiths
a tie would result The upholders of the
Western colors fail to see any such out
come and will fight to the end in Fri.
days battle to cop the honors for West.
ern for the first time since 1906.
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