Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
TECH SHOULD WIN
SCHOLASTIC TITLE
Manual Trainers Get Long End
of Score In Decisive Game
With Central.
NJ. A. C. TEAM TAKES. LEAD
IN MARYLAND SCHOOLS
Farmers Defeat St. Johns After
Only Two Days Rest Since
Hopkins Contest.
BY II. c. BYRD.

that the former will win the high school
foot ball championship Tho victory of
the Manual Trainers. no matter what the
scores of the remaining games may be,
places them in a position where they
must be considered as the probable title
holders.
ern, and the first mentioned of these
two was undoubtedly the hardest nut the
Manual Trainers had to crack. That has
been accomplished. and it now remains
for them to win from Business and
Western. which ought not to be very
difficult, considering the greater expert
ence Of the Tech men and their superior
weight. Business will afford the most
stubborn opposition. judging by the result
of it's contest with Western, and Bust
ness will be considerably outweighed by
Wayne Harris eleven.
There never was any doubt about
of players in the series. The main
question with 1t was whether or not
its men would be playing as we'll to-
gether after not having been in the
practice contests as had those of Cen
trail. The Blue and White men had
been together all season and there was
a certainty of cohesiveness in their
work, but with the Maroon and Gray
1t was different. But Coach Hart over
came that disadvantage, and Techni-
cisive contest of the series.
If Tech with several players back
in the lineup for only few days be-
fore meeting Central could win, there
not get the victory over the lighter
elevens of Business and Western. OF
course, there is that possibility of up
sets in scholastic athletics of any kind
class of play, and either Business or
Western may turn about completely the
view compelled by Technicafs victory
over Central Tech does not play again
play will be more compact. its de-
tense stronger and those men who
were out of the game for some reason
should be ready to play even better
foot ball individually and as whole.
Right now it looks very much as II
Tech at the end of the season will be
able to place in its assembly hall
banner bearing this inscription. Cham
pionship, 1914"
After all is said and done. the one
big factor in the success of Tech is the
work of Steed at quarterback. 1t is
certain that he proved the biggest as
set Of the Manual Trainers. because
even last year he was the ''headiest"
quarterback shown in the whole series.
Not team had man to run 1t nearly
as capable of getting the best out OF
it as Steed, and with him In the game
now Tech is a much more formidable
combination. Steed will not do great
deal in advancing the ball, he will not
apparently be a shining light to the
spectators, but for good. all-around
that Coach Hart would sooner dispense
with the services of either OF his other
players.
liant foot ball for Technical yesterday.
as did Capt. Gibson. These three men
did nearly all the ground gaining for
the Manual Trainers. and their work
on the defense was excellent. There
appear to be no more finished PLAYERS
in the entire series than these three
Youngsters and they are likely to
prove even more efficient when they
have had the opportunity to get into
more scrimmages and rough play. from
which they were kept for nearly a
month during the practice season.
Supplee is probably the heaviest and
largest youngster playing on any OF
the school elevens. He is remarkably
fensive factor. especially against any
Of the local high school combinations,
is star. Ochsenreiter Is one of the
most finished men on any of the
elevens His work stands out in near
ly every contest in which he takes
part, especially as ground gamer.
Gibson is one Of the strongest young
sters physically In the high schools.
Although OF no more than the average
size, he possesses far greater strength
we'll how to use it.
It was up to Wayne Hart, former
star at George Washington and George
IN hri ha I'd tn q
real useful point of development in
the offensive play of one of the local
high schools. There have been few
times that this play has worked for
ception. and it was long. painstaking
effort on the part of Hart that accom-
pltshed the purpose
line for Central yesterday, both boys
doing some brilliant defensive work at
times They "smeared" play after play
directed at their positions And, in fact,
the whole Central line did well, and, had
the defensive backs of the Blue and
White aggregation done as they should,
the forward pass used by the Manual
Trainers would not have been SO sue
cessful.
Ike Mcdonald Of Central is one of the
hardest driving backs in the high schools.
Mcdonald is not very adept at picking
holes: he goes exactly where the play
Is supposed to hit, and after all that IL
the best kind Of back Many backs
really capable of carrying the ball we'll
lessen their efficiency 20 per cent by try
ing to dodge behind their own line Of
scrimmage. Mcdonald is also a splendid
defensive performer. Used behind the
backfield he does well. but on end he
would prove a star.
Central played a splendid eame against
a moro experienced aggregation Of play.
ers, and 1t Is to be regretted that a
hard-earned opportunity to make q
touchdown was dispelled by a big PEN
atty that followed an illegal substitution.
The Blue and White was expected to
win by its supporters. and many of those
who have been closely following scholas-
tic foot ball considered it the stronger
combination. In view Of the fact that
several Of Techs best men had NOT been
playing regularly: but, even so. there is
no fault to be found with the spirited
light put up by the street team.
Tech has the best chanos for the
school title. but Il must not take it for
granted that the honor Is already won.
The players must give their best to the
game In the future. as they have done
30 far. else they are fable to meet
with disaster where they least expect
it. But Wayne Hart. able coach Of the
team, will probably see to it that the
youngsters do not suffer much from
enlarged craniums. SO frequent when
they have accomplished a praiseworthy
object.
The accomplishment Of the Maryland
Agrieu?eural College eleven Within the
last Soy3Y days In 0fA that n nat S,fta0