The Washington times., 1916-10-16
ST. ALBANS TAKES
UP SOCCER INSTEAD
Of GR|D|RON GAME
Football Abolished on Account
Of Light Squad and Late
Start at School.
By BRYAN MORSE.

For the second tine In the history Of
athletics at st. Adams School. football
will be laid on the shelf and soccer sub
stituted for the youngsters. The I'M
usually light squad and a later start
than usual at the school made the au-
thorities decide to abolish football for
the year. Coach Tom Hudson is busily
engaged with some thirty-odd young
sters, and will probably line-up against
the Georgetown Playground team some
time during the week. Soccer is proving
unusually popular at the school. accord
ing to reports. and a strong team Will
be put on the field.
football for one season and came back
the next year with one OF the strongest
teams In scholastic ranks. Coach George
Green was then in charge Of the st.
Adams athletes. 1t is thought that the
school will be represented in all Of the
other various branches of sport.
For several years soccer has peen
a part OF the regular. training at 81;
Adams. The school has been, noted
for the development of first rate ath-
letes under George Green. Those who
have been unable to play football
the result that 1t is fairly well gound-
ed at the institution.
st; Adams has the satisfaction Of
noting that Ray Wallace. last years
Penn phSsa and dor
Brooke Brewers sensational work
at Navy with the Maryland State
eleven was the feature Of the mid
week game.
The high school football series will
be started on Friday when Western
and Central take the held at the
Western has se1 he sr esset sort Of
eleven this year. But two players who
were regulars on last years eleven
ss playing this year IN IN. ADDITION the
sent out OF the Georgetown institution
ms good many years.
Centrars fine performances against
the the RGys w sns ssG ps and
copai High School ON Saturday makes
1t the odds-on favorite to win the game.
Tech surprised its most ardent fol-
lowers In trimming the Baltimore Polys
decisiyely. Defeated by 80 to a week
something. The Baltimore Poly were
outclassed In every department. accord
easy game next week, Tuesday, when
Eastern Is met in the title series.
In defeating Randolph-Macon Acad-
envy Saturday, Business showed all its
old-time scoring power. The Stenog-
raphers have a grand chance to come
through this year. Business Is the last
of the high schools to get into the title
chance to look over all Of the others be-
fore his team starts. Central will be
the first opponent of Business Friday
week.
Two schools have started basketball
practice. Friends and Weptern, usually
the first In the field, have gotten their
squads out for outdoor work. Western
has maintained a squad OF more than
forty boys
An interesting tennis tournament !,
starting today on the Princeton Tennis
Club courts. Central is staging the an
nual fall tournament in doubles, which
will determine the representatives on
the team next spring. Louis I. Doyle Il
coaching the Central tennis team this
Last year Central made clean sweeI
of all the scholastic tennis teams In
this section, falling to lose a match dur
ing the spring.
The Army and Navy Props have got.
ten away to fine start. Business will
be met on Thursday. and unless all
against a tough proposition. In Gil.
martin the Props have one of the
stronges scholastic tackles In the sec.
ton. Gilmartin starred In football last
year and i had great IT. Basketball rec
ington football team in the early days
of practice, but did not enter the insti-
tuition. returning to A. N. p. when the
school opened.
The acquisition OF Jasper Long al
Central insures the team a strong for
ward passer. Coach Metzler also has a
good line bucker In Long, who probably
will be used at halfback. qottlieb, who
pitched on the baseball team last year
has been playing football. This Is Colt
lieb's hrst year at the game, and he
seems TO be making good.