Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-15

IN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Central and Tech, However, Have
Heavier Elevens Than the
Red and White.
BY n. C. BYRD.
The Western High School eleven made
\ such a showing in its game yesterday
with the Baltimore City College as to
indicate that it will prove a more i'm
portant factor in the scholastic series,
which begins next week. than had
\ generally been anticipated. The Bal
timore City College is nearly always
\ represented by a stronger eleven than
i those which the Washington high
!: schools turn out and that Western was
\ able to play a tie contest with that
\ institution is speaking well for the
\ chances of the Red and White.
Western will have fairly heavy line,
though its backfield is light. The boys
behind the line of the school, though,
are fast-much faster than the ave-
rage school backfeld-and it will take
some hard work on the part of the
other elevens to stop them. Tech and
Central will outweigh Western. but
Western in turn will probably be heav-
Ter than Business and Eastern West
ern will have a faster combination
4 probably than either Central or Tech,
ana TINS Will in measure overcome
the difference in weight of the play
ers.
Western is pretty likely to make
better showing than anybody anticipates.
\ perienced eleven the school played some
\ good games and proved big factor in
the series. though it did not win the
e ena tao1 The III team now is hea awe
being the case, 1t may reasonably he
] expected that better work will be done.
or course. 1t is not up to the Western
players to get the idea that they are go
ing to have things easy, because they
will be decidedly fortunate to get away
with either of the games they play
been heard from Central, but it is fact
that that team is very capable, and
J whole lot more powerful than year
! ago.
Business High is going to feel the loss
of Joe Wise greatly this season. The big
\ tackle has been of so much strength to
\ the Stenographers that they are not
\ cessfully. His exceptional size and
ability would be of great worth to the
\ orange and Blue. and it cannot but
be admitted that the chances of the
\ eleven In the championship series have
\ been greatly lessened by the injury
\ which put Wise out of the game.
\ CoaGh White has developed a very
y capable bunch of youngsters, the back
\ held being faster than usual The line
\ is hght, but seems to be more agrees
sive than Business forwards in the
U "a 90,
rles of shift plays that may be ex-
\ tremely puzzling to the other schools If
they are well worked
\ great deal of strength this season, the
loss of Thornett and Greer, the two
malnstays of last year, being a blow
from which the eleven Is not apt to
recover soon. Both these players were
brilliant performers. the former being
the greatest factor on the offense, and
the latter being two-thirds of the
eleven's entire defense.
Eastern must face Technical in the
nrst game, which is disadvantage for
It. The Manual Trainers have a much
/ heavier aggregation than that which
Will represent the Capitol Hill school
, ana should win Techs team will also
be much more experienced.
If the Western eleven should come
through and win the high school
, championship, much credit would have
to be given Bryan Morse, who is in
charge of athletics at that school Even
if the Red and White simply proves a
formidable factor in its games and
makes a good showing against the
other teams. more credit than usual
will be due Morse. He has been COM
PEELED to work his men under very dis
advantageous conditions and more
5 than one valuable player has been lost
If Morse holds the Western bunch to-
gether, and accomplishes something
worth while he will have done
than the commonplace. Western has
5 a very light backfield, but Whelchel
and Fuller, the running backs, are
much faster than the average, and are
, do not gain a lot of ground against the
3 other school aggregations it will be a
great surprise
: A dispatch from Lexington, Va.
= states that the Washington and Lee
! eleven is making great preparations
for smashing the Georgetown line Sat
urday in the game in which the two
teams are to meet. 1t would hardly
appear that the dispatch bears the es-
, sence of the truth of conditions. be-
and Lee will build its offense along
! such lines, especially if it has seen
= Georgetown in action. The Blue and
, GRAY forwards are too powerful to
the Georgetown goal. It ought to be
easier for Washington and Lee to get
there some other way than through the
hig line that Georgetown has. The Blue
and Gray forwards sustained a very
heayy attack from Navy backs, and
i. sustained it we'll, and Washington and
lee probably will not be as powerful
Hne-plunging eleven as the Sailors
Hugh Golden. who has been splaying
| star game in the backfield for
, Georgetown, was hurt in the scrim-
, mage practice last night, though the
: r. i,1ry probably is not bad enough to
naen him out of the contest with
and y Lee e. Golden dst Las
= eround gamers for the Blue and Gray
and his loss would be a decided set
t back.
While Georgetown has good team.
l. one better than last year. as a mat
9 Ter of fact, it will be against very
d csnaple aggregation of foot ball play
0 ers when it strikes the Virginians.
r There is one advantage, though, for
: ceorgetown-the fact that 1t has
nIayed in games in which it's strength
= has has been tested to the the utmost; The
g mt forth every effort in games with