The Washington times., 1914-10-05
SCHOOL FOOTBALL
At V|G|LANT PARK
Decision Made by Officials, Fol-
lowing Repairs to BIeachers
and GrandStand.
By BRYAN MORSE.

The interscholastic league football
games this year will be played at vigi-
liant Park. Fifteenth and H streets
| northeast. The series will open on Octo-
Der 10. Recent repairs to the grand
stand and bleachers at the park led the
authorities to make their decision. II
was thought that Georgetown Field
might be obtained, but difficulties stand
in the way of the schoolboys using that
gridiron, SO many teams practicing upon
1t throughout the season.
Representatives of the five high
schools are meeting today at the call
Of Chairman Emerson w. Matthews. OF
Western, to straghten out matters
which have been hanging fire for some
time relative to the series which starts
October 20.
2. Magoffin, Michigan. who refereed
last year; John A. Dugan, Gonzaga;
Jack Gass. Lehigh. who officiated in
the high school series from 1896 to 1912
Cuthbert Farmer, George Washington,
former Tech star; Richard Daniels
George Washington, j. j. MCGUIRE. a
former Harvard football player. Fritz
Crafts, George Washington, and present
coach of the Gallaudet team.
Applications have been received from
these men, IL is understood, and Secre-
tary Maurer will present the names at
.
from Georgetown on the use of the field
while +. S. Martin, of the Playground
Association. may have some proposition
to offer for a solution of the present
difficulty encountered in tiniding suita-
BILE grounds.
Washington high school teams are
finding a number of chances for games
from out-of-town schools. Briarly Hall,
at Poolesville. Md: Charlotte Hall.
L., Hat~ SnLn OF ,ofo
Woodberry Forest and Alexandria High
School. Baltimore Polytechnic, and Bal
timore City College are all anxious and
willing to take on any of the high
schools this year
Mt. st. Adams formerly Cathe-
SCHOOL,. the Georgetown Props, and the
Army and Navy Prep are all asking for
games with the school teams. and from
glowing reports will be contenders for
the scholastic title Of the city.
Tech is the only high school at pres
ent not handled By members of the
faculty Western. Central. and Busi-
ness will be handled by the coaches
who took the teams through the series
player. and for three years All-South
Atlantic tackle, will have Tech. last
years champions. In tow. At Eastern.
+. T. kimbell has replaced Coach Dog
gett. From all reports, hlmDell Is the
right man for the place. He has been
teaching athletics near New York for
the past two years. turning out eX-
ceptional teams, especially in basket
ball.
Park Talks, manager of Tech, has
booked his charges for Il game with
the Georgetown Freps during the week.
Western will get into the running with
Woodberry Forest on Saturday while
Eastern will tackle Cathedral.
Tech will have a veteran team this
year unless injuries or failures cut into
the present squad. In Supplee, Gibson.
Boryer, Steed. Easter. Mccarthy. and
Roberts, the Manual Trainers have
seven men capable Of bolstering up
what weakness the new men develop
Five of these youngsters were picked
for the All-High team last year,
Just why Central should be consider
ed a green team is one of the questions
bothering those who know what they
Blue and White. Mckinney, a strong
tackle. is reported back: Achstadt,
Richards Berry, and end. and Ather-
ton, center. from last years team. are
ready TO paly. Among the newcomers,
Hill and White, of the baseball team.
look good, while "Fahnny" Maher. Bin
ley, and Saxon are making the others
hustle Gene Broadeus and "Eggie
Foster can be counted upon to be well In
the running.