The Washington times., 1915-11-08
Track, Basketball, and Other
Sports to Find Playground
Completed In Near Future.
BROTHERS PILOT TEAMS
Roberts Boys, Quarterbacks Of
Central and Tech, Oppose
Tomorrow in Title Game.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Western High School will have an
outdoor track in the near future
which will fill a long left want At
the Georgetown school as work has
been started on the lot in the rear
ef the building. The lot will be
converted into playground which is
expected to prove q boon for the
physical development Of the West
ern youngsters as we'll as providing
a chance for outdoor work in basket
ball, field and track work, and other
athletic activities.
The plot of ground is not large
enough for baseball or football
field, but when graded and surfaced
will give ample room for two basket
ball courts, a jumping oit for pole
vaulters and high jumpers, and will
accommodate handball players and a
practice tennis court.
The field will be encirtled by a
twelve-foot cinder track banked at
the corners which will be 220 yards
long. An eighteen-foot track on the
east side will be long enough to get
in a seventy-five yard straightaway
for sprinters. =.
Wcstcrners are enthusiastic over the
prospects OF their new Held. and Will
take advantage OF the opportunity for
outdoor sports during the whole VIM
ter. In the past both boy and girls
at Western have spent practically the
whole winter out Of doors, and unless
the weather Is unusually severe the
same procedure will be followed this
year.
The football secrets of both Central
and Tech. tomorrow's contestants In
the annual high school title struggle.
are carefully guarded by brothers. The
pilot OF the Tech eleven is Jakcy Rob
erts, who Is quarterback. Brother Nor
ris Roberts is Ccntrars quarterback.
and knows Just what he VIII direct
against Tech In tomorrow's game.
The situation IL believed to be un-
parallcled In football circles. Jake is
the Tech mainstay in running the team.
and Morris Is the same coz In the Cen
tr8l machine. Both are seniors in their
respective schools. and both are rated
among the best players in the high
schools.
They have met before In competition.
Last year they played on Tech and
Central. and while Morris played quar-
terback. Jake was an end for Tech. This
year both boys play quarterback. 1t fell
to Jakc's lot to trim his brother last
fall in football. In tho spring Jake
was elected captain Of the Tech base
ball team. He played center field.
Not to he outdone Morris made the
Central team as center fielder. and the
youngsters fought IL out again, Morris
having the honor of twice starting
trouble In the Tcch-Ccntral game which
resulted In Central triumph and
championship.
As both Central and Tech have two
legs on the Princeton CUP cmblematic
of the District high school title tomor-
rows game will be well worth waych-
ing. Central is undaunted by the defeat
Of week ago. when Business won out.
The Central eleven has been coming
along rapidly and believes II can put a
crimr In Techs ambitions. Gene Och
FenrCiter may not start for Tech, as his
knee is still out II commission.
st. Altans victory over the Gilman
Country School on Saturday "as clean
cut in every way. As AlcXandri in will
he met Saturday. the plnrcrs win be
IN preparation for the big game. st.
Albans is looking forward to the meet
Ing with the Army and Navy Prep
eleven, November 20. A win for either
among the preparatory school elevens
az tho Army and Navy Prep boys dis
rUsed Of the GEORGETOWN Props In a
handy manner.
Red" Sweeney, OF Eastern. is coming
In for n deal Of favorable Criti ism for
his play in the contests this season
Tho roungster 's ono OF tn" smallest
players IN the schools md har dcliv-
ercd tho goods with a decisive punch.
Central md Tech are expected To
mCk" application IN tn" ln'crschol'stic
basketball I.cacu" during M" week
Central has organized n section league
and tho Epiphany gym is being used
oil,