The Washington times., 1916-06-05
ST. ALbANS COACH
H0NORED BY BOYS
Announcement
Receives Huge Silver Pitcher as
Gift From Student Body on
Closing Career Here.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

George F. Green. for the past six
years coach Of the st. Adams School
athletic teams, severed connections with
the institution today at the annual grad
uation. The popular coach left with the
congratulations and best wishes of the
entire student body. and was called for
ward at commencement exercises this
morning apd presented with handsome
silver pitcher. a gift from the boys he
has been associated with during the past
years.
The st. Albans coach was the recipient
Of several favors from the boys. with
whom he Is unusually popular. A silver
cup. the gift Of Thomas Laughlin and
Charles Moses, is highly cherished by
the st. Adams man. Other appropriate
gifts and remembrances were made by
individuals.
Six years ago George Green came to
Washington, unknown save for his work
in the Middle West. In the space Of q
year Cathedral, as the school was then
known. sprang into prominence by rea.
son Of the general excellence Of all
athletic teams.
Cathedral won the interscholastic bas-
ketball title and followed this with vic
tories in baseball. football. and track
Several baseball teams went through the
seasons with but one or two losses. Two
football teams hung up scholastic rec
ords in high total point scores for q
single game and for the season.
During the past year the track team
had an unprecedented success. sweep
of games in which 1t took part. Mr.
Green leaves st. Albans for his sum
mer camp in Minnesota and Will re-
turn in the fall as athletic director
posit, Nd.
The appointment of Frank Gargar
and "Ooch" Moriarty as coach and
assistant coach OF the Fordham foot.
ball team Is a compliment to football
in this section of the country. Mori'
arty was one of the best linemen ir
this section of the country during hi,
stay at GEORGETOWN. Gargan came
here from Fordham. and assisted 6
year, getting the finishing touches
to brilliant football career.
The high school baseball schedul,
will probably be finished out thi,
week. Eastern and Central are now
and Tech tied up for second place
The defeat of Western on Saturda.
by the Business nine practically pu
the Georgetown boys out of the run
The faculty advisers will probabl.
get together today to arrange fina
details Of the series. There are ST,
more games on the books.
Wayne Hart, former Georgetown
player, who has signed up to coacl
the Clemson College team next fall
is said to have persuaded several for
mer high school stars to go down t
the Southern college in the fall
Friends Select School athletes receive
awards in basketball and tennis a
school assembly recently.
In basketball Jacobsen. Harrison
Brown. King. Bullard. and Boynton re
ceived the letter.
Tennis awards were made to KIM
Brown, Miller. Boynton and Harrison.
Western Will award school letters
basketball and track at assembly tc
morrow morning. Letters will be award
ed to Raymond Peck. Lester Pein
Richard Sergeant, John Whelche
Stuart Smith. Harry Chamberlain an
Russell Whyte manager of the chan
pionship basketball team.
Lawrence Grayson and Tom Eaga
will get letters for track The award
will be made at assembly exercises.