The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
TECH PICKED
AS CHAMPIONS
Gene Ochsenreiter Claims the
Manual Trainers VIII Cop
Top Honors.
SUPPLEE IS COUNTED ON
Struekher Making Good Impression at
:. Central = Track Men to Report. !,
Baltimore Schools Play Soccer.

who is going TO win the High School
football championship this year?" was
asked Gene Ochsenreiter. His answer was
short but sweet: Tech is the only team
that has a chance 10 win. We have q
heavy team and the players, though
heavy are fast and with the expert
coaching from Wayne Hart 1 don't think
the other scholastic teams will have a
chance 10 do much with US
Business, in my estimation, will be
the only school that will trouble us.
and they may not come up TO expecta-
tions, although they have practically two
schools to pick from. AS they have not
room enough TO accommodate all OF their
pupils they have school in the afternoon,
and that will hurt their chances, as the
men will not be able to get out in time
to do much practicing.
I'VE have a number OF pupils enrolled
this year, but owing to the first year
rule will not be able to play. II they
were allowed to participate in the High
School contests i believe IL would be a
walk away for the Maroon and Gray.
I don't consider Western, Eastern or
Central as formidable contenders, as they
have lost most of their good men Of
last year and We have practically the
same combination which won the honors
in 1913. For this reason I see nothing
to it but Tech
Central High has enrolled a pupil If
allowed to play this fall would create
quite a sensation in scholastic ranks.
Struckher is the youngster, and he halls
from Roanoke. Va. Last year he played
guard on the Roanoke High School team
and made an excellent impression. on
the coaches. He is a tall rangy chap
weighing in the neighborhoOd of 10
pounds and looks to be made of good
high school material
So far he has showed up we'll in prac-
tice and is one OF those fellows that
never quits until the curtain has been
rung down. While not being able to
play this year Struckher is out with the
squad every day bending effort to help
his team win the coveted honors.
Coaches Morse and Church have had
the Western High squad every day the
past week working hard to get the REQ
and White lads into condition to make q
good showing in the coming High School
series.
Western is using the Bathing Beach
Grounds as a place to train, and this
affords them a good chance to get into
condition as the boys have every possible
advantage at hand with which to help
out They have the use of the showers
and a larger field than was afforded them
last year when they practiced on the
back lot Of the old building that burned
down.
Supplee the big tackle of the McEin-
ley High School team, is counted on to
do lot OF work in the scholastic series
this year. The big fellow has been
leading the back to nature life this
summer and reported to Coach Hart in
the best of condition.
Track festivities will begin shortly at
all OF the schools and it will again be
fight for first honors between Central
and Western.
These two schools have held first
bOnors in this line of sport for numer-
Gus years. and IL is about time for one
of the other institutions Of learning to
take the honor away from them. Tech
and Business seem to have a good chance
10 take the title away from them this
year. but it will be a hard proposition.
Bradley Gish will again have charge Of
the Manual Trainers and candidates will
be called out shortly for the purpose of
teaching them the first rudiments of the
running game. Gish is the man to do
this as he is an old hand at the busi-
ness.
Eastern will, in all probability. have a
track team this year, and il will be a
the Capital Hill lads are noted for the
plucky way at which they stick to a
thing when once started.
Would it not be a good thing il the
local high schools started fostering the
soccer game? Baltimore high schools in
troduCed the game and it has taken a
firm hold in the scholastic circles in the
Maryland city.
1t was learned from good authority yes
terday that DR.. W. 3. Hudson. who for
the past Seven years has had the Busi-
ness basketball team in charge. will not
handle the basket tossers this season.
His business has increased so that he
will not have time to coach the quint
this year.
This is a hard blow to Business as
they are more than anxious to annex
the championship again this year as it
will mean the permanent possession of
the trophy won by them last season,
and DR.. Hudson has, in most cases. turn
ed out a winner.
Paul White, coach of the football team,
will in all probability, be the one to
take charge of the basket tossers this
year. He should make a good man to
handle the squad as he is familiar with