The Washington times., 1914-11-23
BY BRYAN MORSE.


The 1914 high school championship
football series just closed, with Iech
repeating its triumph of last season
in winning the Princeton Cup. was
marked BY considerable Improvement In
oftense over that noted last year, with
a corresponding failure Of the majority
Of teams to keep up the standard set In
defense and rudimcnts.
Until the last few games of the series
of ten, none of the elevens showed
ability TO tackle consistently. while the
tackling last year was EXCEPTIONAL!
good, this year the players often failed
miserably and because Of well-timed
plays with fast moving compact in
reference, were unable to down the
runner. Just as the offense suffered
in comparison to the defense last sea-
son. the opposite is noted this year.
Taken by and large, the standard
of play demonstrated that at least
three of the teams were exceptionally
we'll drilled on offense while three OF
these. Business and Tech, and Central
showed good defense There were few
of the long gains on end runs SO IA
mjliar TO high school followers several
years ago.
II is further noted that the contests
lack the spirit of former years While
il Is true nat the to ms as whole
were physically fit in every contest. the
players emerged from what should nave
been hard games. with but little loss
o energy. In other words none or the
players were much more than putting
when the final whistle blew after forty
minutes Of play. This would indicate
that the participants were saving
the nIselves In a measure and failing to
make the best Of il when the opportun-
ity offered for harder work.
The final battle OF the season upon
which the championship hinged was
productive of some exceptionally good
yeneralship and brings nothing but
commendation for the quarterbacks.
These trains were generally displayed
throughout the series by the other
generals.
At the same time there were few
mistakes in judgment. less confusions
and more uniform team work than has
been displayed in many a year. Both
Tech and Business. as well az Eastern.
played as units all the while. Business
especially giving an account OF itself
that showed the highest efficiency OBJ
tsInable with the nateria! at hand.
Tech. blessed with an abundance of
material developed by former coach
harry Ellis and turned over to Wayne
Hart, was able To win the champion
ship after a hard battle from Busi-
ness. The work of both teams in this
game was far above the standard OF the
usual run Of high schol teams in this
city. Tech should have won on ex-
ps-.enCe alone, but was given nnc
Scare by Business.
This game was indicative Of the in-
CFcasing development Of the teams
with each succeeding game and sets
IL L.,
years TO come.
With an abundance Of material. eight
veterans reporting from last Season,
Tech started right to work under Coach
Hart. with the idea of repeating title
win. Central was defeated { 70 ,, East
ern went down TO l3 TO Q. Western sue
cumbing by 43 to 0, and Business finally
relnquishing the claim after a l2-to-1
defeat.
In rudirncntary football-tacHlinG.
Interference, blocking, CatchinE the ior-
ward pass. ana In general stiffness
Tech put out what Is thought 70 be the
best football team oil recent years.
In ante-season battles business won
rght aIong. IL was thought that the
Stenosraphcrs had picked ensv ones
until Western went down. % to q, In the
opening battle in III" title series Cen
tral got a iC>ny win over business by
to 9. and Eastern Was trimmed 10 10 a.
Ior a l3-to-T win.
Business displayed an even better
drilled team on offense than Teen. out
railed someWh hat on defense because OF
the light weight OF its rush line, which
as inclined TO play high. The team.
however. is rated az the best that ever
came out Of Business and one OF the
best seen in the h gh schools
The loss Of Frank Greer put cri.np
IL the aspirations OF Eastern. coupled
With the fact that many veterans were
out via the funk rule. Eastern sets
nigh standard Of play and maintained
its stride all the way through. Losing
TO Tech in the opening battle Of tn"
year by y TO Q. coming back with
s-to-0 defeat OF Western. dropping II
tot game 20 BUS ness. Coach Kimblc'a
team closed its season with 7-Co-c win
over Central. the ;hiTd In tho history
Of the schools.
Both Central and Western were tall
u-cg this season. Central vas c!ippleo
gv the fact that several Boys in the
school OF known cal!DCr and speed, the
requisite for offeuse. We're kept of the
squad Had these players been al
owed 20 COMPETE there is little doubt
out that the necessary onense would
have been developed. The team was
good on defense.
Failures in scholastic marks robbed
Western Of no less thau six veterans At
the start OF the season. The team
limped through its fret two engage
ments, went in against Tech with 4
green team, and finally showed prom
ise in the Central battle. "a to 0
score, and Westerns only achievement
an the entire series.
H
At the outse; let IT 6e understood
that the selection of an An-High SCHOOL
team is the expression Of opinion. IN
diyidual and collective. There is n
attempt at digparagement IN leaving
player off q selection: neither is there
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