The Washington times., 1916-10-14
TECHNICAL LIKELY.
TO LOSE CAPTAIN.
FOR TITLE SERIES.
Injuries Seem to Have Camped
on Trail Of All Manual
Training Leaders.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Techs football followers firmly believe
hard luck has camped on the trail OF
the championship football eleven. De-
spite the fact that the eleven has won
are convinced that a ink II pursuing Its
football captains.
Latest reports from the Rhode Island
avenue school tend TO show that Jack
Easter. captain OF this years eleven,
will be lost for the remainder Of the
season on account OF an injured knee.
Easter was hurt some ten days ago
and the member has failed to respond.
Coach Farmer will keep him out OF to-
days game with the Poiys.
In order to carry out the tinx idea,
Tech points to the fact that last season
Capt. Eugene Ochsenreiter was laid out
with a bad knee. Jakey Roberts. wN
succeeded him as field captain, was OF
little use during the season on account
Of injuries.
The year before Percy Gibson was not
altogether able to stick on the job.
Techs followers 20 back even farther
to the days OF Country" Morris, Hope
Falconer. and Mac Mccarthy. all cap
tains who were unable for one reason
or another to lead their teams on the
field in the crucial games.
lie Roy Birch, faculty adviser at Teen.
who was yesterday elected president or
the faculty advisers. says he cannot ex-
plain why Tech football captains meet
followed Techs football fortunes close
ly. and In OF the opinion that the cap
tains come In for too many bad breaks.
Through the kindness OF Manager
Clark c. Griffith, of the Washington
baseball club. the American League
Park. Florida and Georgia avenues
northwest, will be used for the annual
football championship series, which
starts next Friday.
the use OF the park yesterday. This Ii
the first year that football has been
played In the park since the stands
burned six years ago. A departure viii
be noted in that the gridiron usually
laid out east and west. will be running
north and south.
The left field bleachers on the north
OF the gridiron and the jury box will
be used for seating the spectators. No
use OF the grand stand will be made.
diamond. The fact that the diamond Ia
raised above the level Of the outheld
would give too much drop at one goal
In running east and west one team
would have to play the sunfield at least
half the game. Under present condi-
lions the bieachers will amply take care
OF the crowds and there will be no side
line privileges. all spectators being
housed In the stands.
SCHOOlpOy Nouuy
Central goes up against the Episcopal
High School. With any break In the
luck the Central eleven can be expected
to make a far better showing than
Tech did last Saturday. The Episcopa-
lians are hard to defeat on their own
grounds. as has been demonstrated In
the past few years. The team Is heavy
this year. and will outweigh Central
The acquisition OF J. Long to the Cen
trail lineup will be a big help.
Tech IL journeying to Baltimore to
meet the Polys with small show OF VIC
tory. as the entire back field II on the
cripple list. Coach Farmer II disap-
pointed on the showing OF Tech recent
ly. but expects TO have his team In tip
top shape for the game with Eastern
Tuesday week.
Business is of to Ashland. Va. to
meet Randolph Macon Academy. This
is the first battle Of the season for the
Business eleven. Coach White has
whipped a formidable eleven in shape
for the seasons start. Business has
drawn the third game OF the present
series. meeting Central.
Eastern Is tackling the strong Army
and Navy Prep eleven today, and unless
all signs fail will he greatly outweighed.
Coach Newberry has a big team this
year, and one capable In every DEPART
ment
st. Albans, has made the Tome team.
Carey Is holding down left tackle In
fine style. Tome opens UP with Con-
Wav Hall today