The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-24

, advisers of athletics in the high
schools have made provision that no
tie games will be played on. IL is the
general thought that such a ruling
will hold good. but when one thinks
Of the Princeton trophy. on which
Central and Tech both have two legs.
IL is hardly possible that the advisers
will let the trophy lay over until next
year before being awarded should one
of those teams win
II is prohe BILE that should Business
and Technical end the series tied for
the championship the faculty advisers
will make exception to the rule and
order the tie played of This was the
basis for the statement in my story
yesterday.
In looking over the individual play
ers on the different teams the most
promising of the lot is no other than
Bill Culligan, captain and field gen.
eral of the Business team Culligan
is without a peer as a broken-held
runner and is one of the headiest men
In the high schools today. II may be
true that he suffered a mental relapse
in the game with Tech, but the best
of them make mistakes and he easily
made this fault up later on through
the game.
Not far behind Culligan comes
Keech, of Business. and Sunder. OF
Tech, both full backs on their re-
spective teams. and taking all in all
they have displayed the best line
plunging this season
But for poor judgment on the part Of
Newman in the Central-Eastern game
there would be two tie games to date.
Instead of punting on the fourth down,
with the ball in their own territory,
Newman signaled for a long play. and
as a result gave Central good oppor-
tunity for the only touchdown of the
game. l myself was to blame in more
than one respect for the tie which eN-
lists between Tech and Business
through my inability to hold the ball
on the 3-yard line. Somehow i had
butter fingers and this slight case OF
greasy feelers cost my team one game.
and one which We would have liked
very much to win
So far in the two games played last
week, all the teams have been guilty
of failure to hold the ball. and it has
cost more than one poor fellow the
respect OF his teammates through this
fault.
II Central had two Ockstadts their
chances would BE greatly boosted. but
such is luck and. as you will agree with
me. no one man ever won a champion
ship in any branch of athletics. There
where and it is generally given by
such unknown. Coach Thomas thinks
that he has the required unknown in
Jake Mcdonald and from the half
backs showing the Central coach Is not
very far off in the dope
Western will get their initial start
Tuesday and though Coach kimble had
a game bunch it is hardly possible that
they will be able to stop them. The
other game of the wee!- is to be played
Saturday. this battle being between
Central and Business. and was sched-
uled to be played Friday. but owing
to the fact that the Hilltop field Will
be in use the postpone ment was made.
The last-named game. as I have said
before. is good chance for Tech to cop
the championship and I for one will be
there roofing for Central to turn the
trick. Business will go into the game
slight favorite through their tie Eame
with my team but more uncertain things
can happen than Central beating RuSi-
ness. Saturday may be the day for such
an occurrence.
Since the announcement that Central
would have a basketball team in the
Tnterscholastic League this year comes
rumor to the effect that as soon as the
school is moved to the new building
coach from a Northern prep school will
be placed in charge of all athletics and
as his assistants some OF the best coaches
for the work will be obtained.
Just who the Central authorities are
after cannot he found out but the ones
in charge of athletics now at the school
are not denying the fact about one head
coach to have charge of the entire
schools athletics. This is a good plan
on the part of the Central hackers and
should the thing go through as is eN-
pected Central will be in a better way in
athletics than any other school In the
city.
Central's putting a basketball team
in the field this yesT has made more
than one Of the local schools sit up and
take notice as the material on hand at
present Is as good as could be expected