Evening star., 1914-10-09

FOUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS
GET FIRST TEST TOMORROW
Western, Central, Eastern and Tech Are
Scheduled to Play Strong Opponents.
GEORGETOWN Meets Virginia Meds

| stands better show Of beating them
than in some time. 1t is said that
| Western Maryland is exceptionally
well fortified behind the line. its backs
being Of much higher caliber than
those of 1913. Its line is not much
! stronger, according to reports. The
/ Farmers have a line that Is as good as
| their average. but their back6eld IL
much weaker than that of a year ago.
| The failure of Ruff. the star Of last
year. to return, was great blow, as it
is practically impossible to replace
MIN; The Farmers. despite their weak
oackneld. expect a pretty even game.
with the odds favoring the team that
gets the breaks.
Georgetown ought to have a pretty
| easy time defeating the Virginia Medi-
cal toilege. The Blue and Gray is in
and to judge by the poor showing of
| the latter in its game with the Univer-
sity OF North Carolina last week. the
former sir ar " ought to get the victory by
There will probably be no regular
iine-up for the Blue and Gray team, tho
coaches planning to start one eleven
and then all in with other men as they
expected to prove the worth Of some of
the men about whom there Is some
doubt at present. and upon it in
great measure will depend the future
gard to a regular Job.
Just previous to the game between
the Blue and Gray and the Virginia
Meds. the Technical High and Blue
and Gray scrubs are to play.
None of the representative elevens
| in the south Atlantic section is to play
real hard contest. The North Caro-
lima Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege is to meet the Maryville College.
Washington and Lee vii have as its
opponent Roanoke College. while the
University Of Virginia is to try out
| several Of its men against the Rich
mond College OUTFIT. The North Caro-
trouble disposing of the Maryville
team, as the latter is hardly to be con-
sidered in the same class. washington
and Lee is probably powerful enough
downs against Roanoke College, while
the Richmond eleven ought to be
beaten by Virginia by big score.
morrow. It will likely stage practice
contest Of some kind, though. in order
to keep the men in good shape. While
the Gallaudet varsity eleven is idle.
f Briariy Hall team. The Kendall Green
ers' second string aggregation is ex-
pecting to score victory over their
less experienced opponents.
Two new managers for athletic teams
have been chosen at Catholic Univer-
sity Joe Derby is to take charge of
the basket ball interests and Tom
Glankler is to head the track and field
squad.
1t is rather strange, but it is not gen.
orally known that Charley Moran. for
long time connected with local athelst-
les. former base ball player at
Georgetown and member Of big
league club for some time. is in charge
Of athletics at Catholic University.
Moran took charge Ct the athletic In
when school opened this fall and will
continue as athletic director. Besides
his general duties, Moran will coach
the base ball team.
should be successful. There is every
reason to believe that he ought to
opad. and his supervision of affairs
should be excellent. Moran. as has
been intimated. has had wide expert
ence in affairs athletic and knows a
great deal about how they ought to be
conducted in order to obtain the best
results.