Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-02

Armstrong Manual Training School
landed scholastic championship foot
Dali honors after vainly striving for
TOUR successive years. Starting the
season with none too impressive
material, the Tech team, under the
coaching of Aiken, formerly star guard
on Hampton Institutes team. and
faculty Coach Cedric Francis steadily
improved. and in its crucial game with
NJ street High School came forth in
'lctory. M Streets eleven was not far
below the standard set in other wears.
out lacked in some of the fine points
OF the game that have heretofore been
SO noticeable in the play of the war
rlors OF the Red and Black"
Armstrong scored victories over
Manassas, Storer College, Baltimore
High School, NJ Street and Commercial
algh school of this city, and lost only
10 howard Academy, while NJ Street
Hlgh won all of it's games except the
Two with Armstrong and Howard
ACADEMY Commercial High School en-
tered root ball competition for the first
time In four years, and with a lot of
1oot Dali beginners on the team played
three games. losing them but showing
grit and determination that presages
much for the team of next year. Arm
scholastic champion of this section of
the country, for the team was defeated
only by Howard Academy, which team,
by reason of the fact that no age limit
Is set upon its players. cannot claim
scholastic title, since scholastic CLASH
hcation requires contestants to be
under twenty one years of age.
Play Clean Game.
Little can be said of the style of play.
All three high school teams played
clean. hard and fast foot ball. The
kicking was good and punts were
handled in good fashion. The general
condition of the players was satisfac-
tory. only minor injuries resulting to a
few players, although a majority of
games played were against teams COM
prised of older. heavier players. The
strict enforcement of rules governing
scholarship last year caused closer
application to studies on the part of
players, with the result that few play
ers We're disqualified before the main
games of the season.
The work of the officials in charge
of the games was first class. Savoy,
Robinson, Bell and Beckett ran the
games Off in commendable style, and
to their efficient and effective work is
largely due the success of the man
agement of the games.
Inc writer ~ : niIIleu pay eis' W ho.
in his judgmei It, merit the honor Of
selection as sear players. 1t has been
necessary to 'ift some of the players
to positions IN which it is thought
their best ,frorts could be seen, al
though for reasons assigned by their
coaches it was advantageous to the
team to fit these players in places
where their natural ability would not
be best shown. 1t also happens that
in the deciding game of the season
two of the star players of the season
were matched against each other, and
the offensive work of each, SO evident
previously in the season, was to a de-
gree blurred to the eye of the casual
observer
Endmen Are Clever.
On the ends we have selected Sam
uels and Duckett. Both of these play
ers were indispensable to their teams
en-, was hard tackle. stubborn
and whose only weakness was attacks
of nervousness in critical moments
when on the offensive. Duckett was
just as sure tackle and was a better
ground-gainer for the Tech agSrega-
ton. He showed nerve enough in this
years play to make his sprinting
ability telling asset.
The strongest line player was Brooks
of NJ Street. His rugged strength and
hard running made him a difficult man
to tackle, while defensively and Of
fensively his line play was without
an infusion of snap and ginger to make
him do his best. Armstrong has been
allowed both guard positions. Hill
proved more aggressive player than
his captain, which was probably due to
the severe muscle strains Brent re-