The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-19
Little Choice at Hand for Winner Of First Game for nterscho,as.
tic Gridron Tite-Business Now Leads All as Scor-
ing Machine in Practice Games.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Pick your favorite for the high school
! series, which opens tomorrow at Visi-
liant Park, with Tech and Eastern
battling in the initial contest.
More than three weeks have been
spent in getting into shape for the
games which start and the records of
the teams are herewith given for the
benefit of those who want to know
what the players have been doing.
In point scoring and in defense
Business easily leads the other
schools in ante-season work. Coach
Paul Whites charges having scored
no less than 81 points to nothing for
opponents. While Wises, r. and B..
who are playing the halves for Bust
ness. with the aid Of Culligan and
keech. have rolled UP magnificent
total, the line composed Of Stern.- Pos
ties, Wassaman, Kelley. and the two
Quesada boys have kept the goal line
inviolable-
business has played three games,
defeating Petworth by II to o, hand
and later trimming Briarly Hall by
16 to o.
Western is next in point scoring.
having opened with a 6-to-0 defeat of
Alexandria High School. followed this
by 16 to 0 and then tieing Baltimore
City College by to 6. Cathedral,
which had beaten Eastern, was de-
feated by Is to s.
The Red and White players. like Bust
ness, have yet to meet defeat, having
scored Al points to 10 for opponents.
Their goal line has been crossed twice. |
Western has played four games in
preparation for the high school engage |
ments which opens with Business on
Friday.
Under Coach Seruch T. Kimble. East !
ern High School. in its two games. has |
shown enough pep and stamina to gain |
third place among the ante-season |
scorers. Defeated by Cathedral, or
rather Mt. st. Adams. as it is now
called, in the first engagement by u
to ?. Eastern came back and defeated |
Army and Navy Prep by IL to o.
Eastern has totaled 10 points to Il for
and believes it has an ex-
ceilent chance to win out over Tech to-
q nd Joe Goebel with Baldwin at quar-
ter. are proving sufficient for the
present.
Tech so far this season has scored
but two touchdowns against the opposi-
met than those engaged bv Western and
Business, the Manual Trainers have
two defeats and registered one
Army and Navy Prep was beaten by
: to 0. and the GEORGETOWN Reserves
were held to 19-tn-7 battle. Saturdays
defeat at the hands of Episcopal High.
which had held Central to 7-to-7 tie,
was A surprise for Tech. Tech has
scored IA points while the opponents
have rolled up 50.
The Georgetown Props held Central to
a scoreless tie at the beginning Of the
season. while the Blue and White war
riors went in against Episcopal. before
Tech met them, to 7-to-1 contest. IN
Saturday the Navy Plebes defeated Cen
trail by to O. While Central has failed |
to score more than one touchdown this
season. there is no deprcciating factor |
in tho work of Coach Thomas players.
Central. so far the winner Of not a
single victory. can be counted upon to
come forward to the championship |
battles with a rush which the others
are going to find hard TO stop.
The faculty advisers will get togeth-
err today to arrange the final details
of the game scheduled for tomorrow
at Vigilant Park. Paul Magoffin and
Cuthbert Farmer have signified their
intention of working in the series.
and Jack Cass has given out the in
timation that he will work in the
series The time OF the contests will
be announced. as will the delibera-
tons upon the number of persons to
be allowed in the Enclosure at the
field.
Sylvan King. captain of Central two
years ago. is playing fullback for
the Princeton Freshmen. Pril kauff-
man. another Washington boy, and at
present holding down right tackle for
the freshmen, was instrumental In