Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-20
HIGH SCHOOL TITLE
MAY Be At STAKE
Tech-Busmess Game Friday
Seems to Be Most I'M
portant of Series.
CENTRAL HIGH WINNER
a; OVER EASTERN ELEVEN
Fails to Show Expected Strength in
Opener, Though-Dewhurst
Reports at 6. U.
BY n. C. BYRD.

Business and Technical elevens meet.
Certain it is that one of the best scho-
lastic foot ball games that has ever
been played in Washington will take
place. The class OF foot ball which is
likely to be shown-certain to be if
both elevens play to their true form
will be far above the average, for Tech
and Business are strong potentially,
well coached and capable in every re-
spect.
Tech is said to have the most pow
erfu1 eleven that has represented it
since 1907, anu that is just what it will
have to have if it wins from Business,
because there is no getting away from
the fact that the Stenographers are
fairly heavy. well drilled and possessed
of several players much above the or
binary. Also Business has a good COM
bination of plays. fake and strong, and
Is much better coached than the aver
age eleven. Wise, Dowrick and Guilt
gan carry the ball we'll, and Culligan
runs his team with much greater in
tellgence than the ordinary scholastic
quarterback
Manual Trainers also are strong
That they were able to defeat the Bal
ttnore Polytechnic Institute is suffi-
Client evidence as to that A former
Iechncal player-one OF the greatest
Tech ever had-made the statement re-
= Gently that it now has "the strongest
onense for high school team l have,
ever SEEN. Tech also has the. star
OF local scholastic foot ball in Ochsen-
reitcr. II was the ground gaining pro-
pensltles of this youngster which last
year proved the undoing of Business
IN the big game between the two
schools, and the Manual Trainers are
banking on him as their mainstay
again.
II Business defeats Tech it will be the
FIRST time in the history of local scho-
iastic foot ball that it has accomplished
the feat. Business is working might
and main with that end in view, and
notwithstanding that Tech is excep-
ttonally strong. too, the Stenographers
seem to have confidence in themselves
and believe they are capable enough
to win.
The game will be more attractive
from the spectators standpoint than
any to be played during the whole sea-
son, in all probability. Sensational fea-
lures are likely to develop in the Of
fensive of each eleven, and there are
on both teams players with sufficient
ability to run in broken field to make
their way for big gain at any time.
There is a proposition under way to
send the championship high school
eleven of the District to Boston this
Year for a game with the best scho-
tastic aggregation of that city. Plans
have not matured as yet, but the trip
has been held out to several of the
players as one of the rewards for win
ming the championship. Yesterday
member of one of the high school
teams said: 1T is not generally known,
but it is practically certain that the
team which wins the championship of
the high schools this year will go to
Boston to meet the best high school
eleven there. The plan was started
some time ago. and I believe that mat
ter has been practically settled, al
though it has not been made public"
Central was the victor in the opening
game OF the scholastic series yester-
day. defeating Eastern by score of
to O. The Blue and White hardly
played as good foot ball as was ex-
pected. and will have to improve con-
siderably if it is to figure on even
terms against Technical and Business.
Centrals offense was not strong as
was looked for, though it showed flashes
OF speed and power.
The main fault of both teams was
fumbling. The players seemed unable
70 hold the ball, and they dropped II
at times when it appeared that a score
might result. Particularly was this true
OF Eastern, and it's failure to hold the
ball when it threatened Centrars goal
on the one occasion it got within
position from which it might have
scored probably cost it an opportunity
to win A mistake by Eastern, when
II failed to punt on fourth down in it's
own territory and thereby lost the bail
to Central, gave the Blue and White its
chance to punt the ball across. Which
It did. Had not Central made good in
that instance IL most likely would have
had to content itself with a tie score.
Either of the teams will have to show
better form to figure prominently
against Tech and Business. Manual
Trainers and Stenographers right now
are the most capable elevens in the
series.
Barr, who won something of repufa-
ton for himself by winning rather uD-
expectedly one of the events in the an
nual track meet last spring. was the
best player Eastern had. He starred
for the Light Blue and White and on
several occasions gained good dis
tances by reason Of Individual capa-
bility. Long and Mcdonald played well
for Central.
The team which looms up as the dark
horse" of the series is Western. The
Red and White has a better eleven than
anybody thinks. is heavier than usual
and has the attributes that make for
success. Nothing shows Westerns
capabilities more than its defeat of the
St Adams eleven last Saturday. St
Adams is stronger than ii was a year
ago. but the Red and White won from
II By the margin of touchdown. The
touchdown was made in the closing mo-
ments OF play. but II was made, just the
same.
Georgetown's practice was consider
ably curtailed yesterday because of the
lafeness of the scholastic game An
effort will be made in the future to
have the contests started earlier. The
Hilitoppers had time to engage only
in light workout but the team will
proba bly, go through the PAGES today
IN an effort to get in shape to stand
1he grueling struggle IL must face at
West Point Saturday.
Jim Dewhurst. former University of
Pennsylvania freshman star reported
for practice yesterday. Dewhurst NAV
be used at fullback or end as he per
formed in both positions while a mem
per of the first year eleven at Penn.
There has been some talk among the
Georgetown authorities as to whether
or not Dewhurst should be declared
eligible to become a member of the
regular eleven this season, but II il
hard to see how he can be prevented
from taking such a place il he can earn
it Dewhurst has never played college
foot ball. has never been a member of
= any college eleven. and there Is no rule
at Georgetown TO bar man under
such conditions If Dewhurst had been
Sn the Penn varsity squad II would
gave been entirely different, and, under
+ Ceorgetown's rule. could not have play
81. but. as the situation is, there is not
Ne slightest reason why he ought not
be allowed to make good il he can.
Business High and the Maryland
s-A4r3co6uxaECoIleS Reserves met IN
= game at College Park yesterday, the