The Washington times., 1916-11-08
MAYOPENBASEBALL'
PARK FOR FOOTBALL.
GAMESNEXTSEAS0N
Officials Of Washington Club
Would Open Grounds for Big
Games in 1917.
Nv BRYAN MORSE.

Tho decision OF the Whsnihstoh oe'o
ball Club to open the park for FOOT
ball games here this season. Maryland
State meeting Catholic University ON
aon Saturday, is expected to mean that
Saturday. Is expected to mean that
next year several big games VIII Do
played.
In consenting to let the high schools
use the park this season President
Minor stated that he was opposed 10
allowing the use of the park unless IL
was opened up for public use. Late
preparations made It impossible to book
big college games this year, but II is
intimated that several large contests
viii be offered next season II Is de-
cided TO use the Enclosure for footpaii.
There Ii some talk OF making arrange
ments to book the University OF viz
colleges next fall. washington and Lee
has q game scheduled with the Rutgers
eleven for next season.. ana 10 WnIns
to transfer the game from Rchmond
TO Washington IL suitable arrangements
can be made.
Officials Are willing.
The Washington Club officials are
not averse to letting the park out
for football games IL there. Is suf-
f1cient demand. Two seasons ago
when It was thought that the Army
Navy game could be brought here.
President Minor made ARRANGEMENTS
TO increase the seating capacity to
more than 10000.
Five Championship high school
fs hs s Sssn paysd RI .n' Msr
land State and Catholic University
will play on the gridiron there and
IT Is not unlikely that other games
Will be arranged.
Would Welcome Game.
Coach Walter b. Elcock and px.
Pollard. of Washington and Lee. said
they would like to see Washington
and Lee play here next fall IL ar
rangements could be made. A feature
Eame with Virginia and George
sSS s. , Or xs sraS a Ws frcm
local patrons of the game.
II Tufts. Dartmouth, Pennsylvanie
or Washington and Jefferson could
Of Of tSs t strong nsfs south Atlantis eievens
the contest might be a good one nm
ancially. Since the Georgetown-Vtr,
ginia contests have been discontinued
Washington has had no feature FOOT
ball game to take its place.
Followers OF the football games at
American League Park this season firm-
y
in the matter of constant fumbling:
Old-timers who have seen the annual
high school championship series for the
past ten years declare there were never
80 many butter fingers as this season.
Yesterdays Business-Eastern battle
was replete- with fumbles. Business
erred five times ano Eastern seven. In
the Western Technical game last Friday
there were no less than eleven fumbles
recorded for the teams.
When Business and Central met q week
ago, Central was scored upon In the
very nrst few minutes or play when
sixty-seven yards for touchdown.
There were no less than six fumbles re-
corded In that battle. Eastern and Tech
got along with comparatively few FUN
bles, seven making an appearance.
In the very opening game OF the sea-
SON Central and Western were guilty OF
a deal OF fumbling. The Central team
scored IN less than a minute. when
ball on the KICKOFF. fumbled. and Cen
trail forward passed to Kapian for
Thereafter both teams continued to
drop the ball. Strange enough there has
been comparatively little fumbling In
the second half Both teams in compe-
tition IN the nve games played have
been long In getting the feel OF the ball.
but onos in good action have held on
Fumbled punts. fumbles on kickoff.
fumbles on end runs, line plunges, and
fumbles on forward passes have been
the Earring notes Of the scholastic foot
Teams Well Matched.
Despite the disparity in weight the
teams have been fairly evenly matched
in play. Tackling has been of the usual
hiEh school order. None of the teams
have displayed as fierce q brand Of foot.
bali n has been desired.
Bastsrn and W TSt wI have been great at:
averaged but 16 pounds and Easter
something over 40. Tech and Business
are pounds heavier than Central. West.
ere cs:n r. TS dash and speed had SERVED
Il In stead In defeating Business anC
Western. Tech has failed with its un
usually heavy team to demqnstrate tn,
and Red elevens Of the past
There have been fewer good punter
this season than in year past: Last sea
sns Peck ef %aT
far and away better than any OF tn,
kickers put out this season. Peck
punting was the best seen In high schoo
ard which has not been approximate,
this season.
. Offense Is Better.
marked Improvement Even Easter
and Western with light teams have bee
able to gain fairly consistently Wit
open formations and forward passes
In other years the defense has been on
OF proportion to the defense, but TIL
cannot be maintained this season -
Consistently short gains have bee
recorded in the play of every team
and none OF the elevens has show
n frightened defense which could WIZ
stand the forward pass or rushing on
siaught on the brink of the goal line
AS a proof of this three out or IN
five defeated teams in the series so ia
have been able to score,
Scores of the elevens competing 10
the title are as follows in the first hal
OF the series
Central, 20; Western, o.
Technical Z; Eastern, 9.
Central. 10; Business, 8.
Western. ~; Technical, 8.
Business, 10; Eastern. 0.