The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
IMOHAWKS REFUSE TO
PLAY THE engineers
Committee Named to Decide Issue Be-
tween Champions and Soldiers.

Chances OF the Mohawk football eleven
and the Engineers of the Washington
Barracks meeting in a football game this
fall appear very slim. Manager Mcclure.
of the Indians" at meeting held at
this office last night. refused to recognize
the Engineers challenge because they
have not been active in the independent
game this season or last season.
Although Mcclure refused to recognize
the challenge of the Engineers, he agreed
to allow a committed of local newspaper
men to act on the challenge, and IL this
said committee could point out to him
why he should play the Soldiers that he
would Immediately grant them a date.
This committee, which is to be made
up of Stanley T. Milliken. sporting editor
of the Post; Louis Dougher, sporting edi-
tor of the Times, and H. c. Byrd, of the
Star. will hold a meeting today to decide
whether the Indians should battle the
Engineers.
At the meeting last night Manager Nc
Clure agreed to play Koogle's All Stars
on Sunday, and should the committee
vote in favor of the Soldiers he will post
pone this game until a later date and
take on the challengers:
McClure's views of the issue. in letter
received at this office yesterday. are as
follows:
Sporting Editor The Washington Herald: | have
taken notice OF the article in your paper wherein
the Engineers challenge the Mohawk team for the
championship OF the District. As much as dislike
newspaper controversy still in fairnea, to the cham
pion Mohawk club must make re1lv
There are several remarks in his Engineers man
ageTl letter which are really laughaHe. First we
don't have TO pay anyone; second. that don't
believe any one person opens closes the indie
pendent football The considers it CLOSED New
Years Day) third. the grand boost he gives our
opponents OF this season. and this. considering the
fnRt hat IL
have participated on teams which we have defeated
Allow me TO AK these questions:
Who are the Engineers we are supposed to meet
for the championship?
Who and whore have they PLAYED this year or in
fact last year?
DO they want Christmas money or just what
Is their scheme!
Their manager says: That lines OF athletics are
compulsory at the Barracks" Then some one must
have received a reprmand for they did not carry
out orders at the Barracks this year. They were
late returning from Plattsburg. China. Africa.
Squash Center and last but not least the Dor
kienan have oeen playing with the viGIants: Jack
son, Nance, Mungeon. and kieman with the South
ern A. G. These men as understand 1t are in the
Engineer Corps and members OF the team.
They don't constitute a company of engineers so
there must be few at the Barracks
from which they could have formed q team. The
Engineers had powerful team several years ago,
and Noah once Lad an ark. don't intend to play
teams that spring up overnight for the champion
ship. l might expect TO the old Columbia A. C.
come together and challenge in a few days.
Why notf True they not active team any
longer and neither the Engineers 1t is only q
matter of 5eing inactive longer than the other
We have faced spveral OF the aforementioned
Engineers different teams and will not meet
them again Engineers They surely not sup
posed to represent every team in Washington
The Alexandria County Athletic Association also
challenges u.s. Tbey have not yet played a regular
game of football this year. and. although would
like To meet them and every team in this vicinity.
| must still consider that the Mohawk players are
human beings and there is hpit to their physical
prupensities. This is impossible.
without games several Sundays and went
to the expense Of bringing Maryland teams here in
Engineers and the A. c. A. A teams earlier in the
year. hut met with the reply from both teams:
I'VE have team this year." etc. Is it fault
then that We have not played these teamsi
II the A. G. A. A. and the Engineers are really
looking for action why not book a game between
themselves? Neither have played a game a far as
know this year and they ought to put up pretty
match.
The local press. believe. consider US the active
football champions for 1916.
The following is our record for this year: Empire,
o-8; wilkins 90: vigilants. O-l2; Highlands.
o-A; Fort Howard. 0-@: Trojans o-l3; Southern.
0-B Total Mohawks, sl.
Let the public whom serEt. Keenan, would have
US believe are championng his cause see the Engi-
record for this year any year and sec what
decision they dTe.
All we ask is a square deal concerning the cham
pionship which have worked mighty hard to
earn. Don't let personalities jealousy creep into
the question but settle It a purely sportsman
like basis.
Hoping that we will be able to settle all future
arguments on the gridrun, beg to remain.
O. R. MCCLURE,
Manager Mohawk Club.