The Washington times., 1915-10-13
TITLE cOUTENDERS
GET ACTION TODAY
WITH LOCAL. TEAMS
Tech Takes on Georgetown
Props, While Central Eleven
Plays Gonzaga. -
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Two high school champion con.
tenders will get action In football
games today. Tech is meeting the
Georgetown Prep eleven on George
town Field, while Central is meeting
the Gonzaga eleven at Fifth street
and Florida avenue. Techs engage
ment with the Props will bs in the
nature of try-out for the George
town youngsters who are entering
their first game Of the season.
The Tech team has played the
Episcopal High School eleven, has
met Gallaudet in many practices,
and is about ready to begin the
series for the title right now. Cen
trail is ready to hand Gonzaga a
beating a. the o street eleven has
been soundly trounced by two big
teams in its first starts.
The Georgetown Prep team will go
into today's contest minus the services
Of three regulars. Roe. who plays full
back. Is laid UP with charley horse. as
Is stohlman. right half. Monohan.
quarterback. Is also out Of tho Ean,S
with q bruised shoulder.
The Preps will line up as follows:
| Corbett. right end: Henry, right tackle:
Murphy. right guard: Cooney. center.
Mahoney, left guard: Thompson. left
terback: Dwyer, right half: Bawf. left
half. and Webster. fullback.
Tom Curry. former Georgetown guard.
will referee the game. and Finnigan
will umpire. The quarters will be lin
tied to eight and ten minutes.
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THIS battle will be the nrst~ Of the
interschooi contests In this city. Sat
urday st. Adams and Western will mix
1t up In the second scholastic battle
aomng the local schools. st. AlbAn q
has a number OF contests booked with
and the A. N. Props being the only To-
cal schools met this year.
Chalk up a 33-to-0 victory for Bust.
ness over the Alexandria High School
eleven. Business has jnnmped . rish'
and is far In the lead on the othei
schools. Against Briarly Hall Saturday
! Business scored 10 points. and yester'
/ days game with the Alexandria team
runs the stenosraphers' total to 81.
I
today for the purpose Of closing up th'
! details Of the scholastic championshiI
| series which starts at Georgetown Ffelt
on Tuesday next. John O'Reilly ant
Paul Magoffin have been selected a.
two OF the officials while the third II
still In doubt. Cuthbert Farmer anc
General" Calnan. Georgetown's quar-
terback OF last year. are out for tn,
head line position.
Western has lost a good lineman II
John Davidson. who Is suffering from
a broken arm. Davidson broke his arm
cranking a machine last Saturday. an,
will be out of the game FOR the remain
der of the season. 1t was a Ford.
Central is making preparations for tn
game with Episcopal High School a
Alexandria on Saturday. The Centra
team Is lighter than usual this year
and is coming forward rapidly. Epis
copal will outweigh the Central lads
who expect to make up In speed wha
they lack In beef. Seldom. Ochstadt
and Macdonald, with Molly Roberts
make up the Central back field.
With Western able to score a singl
touchdown against Alexandria, and Bus
mess romping of with a a3 to 0 score
and many substitutes being used by tn
Orange and Blue team. II begins to lool
as though the Westerners were due 70
n setback this year. Westerns bacI
field has been unable to keep from FUN
bling SO far. and lost many opportuni
ties in both the Alexandria and Epis
copal games.