The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
Will NOT
PLAY THE MOHAWkS
Committee Decides Soldiers Have No
Right to Meet Indians for
District Title.

The Engineers football team will not
play the Mohawk Athletic Club eleven
this fall for the 1916 championship.
| The committee of sporting editors OF
the local papers who were named by
Manager Mcclure, Of the Indians" and
Manager keenan,. Of the Engineers, to set
tie the question of whether the Engineers
Tad a right to play the Mohawks or
claim the championship Of the District
decided at a meeting held last night that
the Bridge Builders were not entitled
to the game.
This committee not only conceded the
fact that the Engineers were not entitled
to play the Indians but they granted
the Mohawks the independent football
championship OF the District because in
their opinion, their record Of victories
speaks for itself.
Because the Engineers were not active
in the local independent football world,
since the fall of 1914 this committee found
that their claim to the District title
must be waived and absolutely out OF
reason.
Manager McClure's reasons for not
wanting to play the Engineers, which
was printed in this paper yesterday
were upheld by this committee and dur
ing the entire proceedings the Engineers
scored but one point. this being that a
champion should meet all comers. Even
with the scoring of this point, it wa
shown that the Indians would be stak-
ing all the glory that they have OBJ
tanned this season In one game against
a team that has not competed in local
independent football since 1914
The decision Of the committee is as fol-
lows:
Mr.. John A. Dusan. Sporting Editor. Ths Washing
ton Herald:
rersy between the Mohawk and Engineer football
teams - TO whether not = eame should be played
with these two eleyens opposing for the champion
ship Of the District Of Columbia, We, the under
ington Times and s. T. MiIfken, sporting editor of
the Washington Post, have decided that the No
hawks have sole claim to the District Of Columbia
football championship for 1916
We understand the situation thoroughly and have
based our opinion on the fact that the Engineers
have not played = local team since they won the
championship from the Vigilants in 1914.
Having heard the claims Of managers Of both of
the elevens we can only concede the Engineers one
point Of the three presented, viz: That the cham
pions should meet all eDmers. But this Il weakened
through the fact that the Mohawks challenged the
Engineers early in this year and were refused Q
game.
According 10 Mr.. Story, Of the Engineer, that
team not nta5, many of his players being away
opinion, Is no fault Of the Mohawk Athletic Club
| eleven, which was ready to play at that time Nov
that the Engineers have q football club worthy 70
represent them cannot the reason why such
. game should be played. The Mohawls after q
successful season, would gain practically nothing By
defeating the Engineers and stand to lose all.
We were unable to get into communication with
Mr.. 81. C. Byrd . member Of the sporting stan Of
the Evening Star, last night, he being the third
party mentioned by you to render an opinion upon
the matter. However, deemed u advisable 20
notify you at once and request that you in turn
give the nanagen Of each team our opinion regard
ing the matter. Respectfully yours,
s. +. MIkLIKEN
Sporting Editor Post.
LOUIS A. BOUCHER,
Sporting Editqs. Tmes