The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-04
SCH0OLD0Y GAMES
PROVE ATTRACTIVE
Central Plays Baltimore, A. N.
P. Meeting Georgetown
Props.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Georgetown Props viii battle with the
Army and Navy Preps today for the
preparatory school championship as a
prelude to the George washinEton-
ursinus game on the Hilltop. While
these schools are lighting out their
little differences Central will be en-
sasing Mike Thompson's Baltimore
City College eleven In Baltimore in the
feature game for the intercity title.
Central stands fair chance OF tri-
umphing over the Baltimore lads, as
they have met and defeated the Balti-
more Polys. titlehoiders OF the Monu-
mental City. Coach Metzler is expect
Ing TO use the same team that defeated
Business on Tuesday. The City College
team has not met defeat this season.
Business having played the Maryland
state second eleven yesterday to a u
to 0 score, will rest up. as will Eastern.
Business comes back Tuesday for the
NTH game In the championship series
here with Eastern, while the famous
Tech-Central contest will be waged on
Friday next.
At the meeting Of the high school
faculty advisers held yesterday after
the Western Technical game. It was
seen service in the national guard TO be
eligible to compete In the football series
provided they are eligible In scholar
ship standing.
There Is a rule In the high school sth-
in football after October is. As service
| with the guard IL compulsory II was de-
cided to make eligible any athletes who
have Just returned from the border.
Johnny Saxon, captain Of the Central
Maryland guards, will, therefore. be
eligible to compete with his team.
Western gains a notable addition to
the football toam In Eugene stevens,
who was on the second eleven last fall.
For the second time In the history
| OF scholastic football and for the nrst
thine In eleven years Western defeated
Tech In football. The score was IL to
8 and appears 10 be a true measure OF
The vs strength s,hrS Of the e'evsn' as they
In 1905 when Robert Phelan was cap
| tain OF Western, Tech was handed a
i2-to-o defeat. Western won the cham
was typical high school contest with
a little team struggling against a beefy
aggregation which seemed unable 10
realize what was going on. Tech. on the
, first play of the game, rushed forward
| through the line and scored a touch
down, Bosley running behind fine inter-
| ference.
| Western braced considerably there
after and was able to stop Techs eff
forts at scoring. As the game went on
the Westerns grew. getting stronger
and stronger and more confident. Al
u the start OF the second half the young
4 sters from across the creek scored on a
neat forward pass. O'Brien TO Hume,
land couple OF line plunges, Wight
going over.
On even terms Westerns defense
proved a revelation. The eleven played
whiriwind football against their heavier
opponents and succeeded on blocking
Techs every effort. Skirt tackle play;
were neatly spilled and the small West
ern linemen completely backed up theil
opponents. In the final quarter o'Brier
loosed up the Western play with the re-
suit that fiveout OF six plays went fol
fofty-flve yards and a touchdown. Tecf
was beaten to q stsndstiil in the fina
quarter and was forced to see the game
go glimmering when John Davidson
forward passed to Simpson for nna
score.
Western made nine first downs Il
Tee his eight. five OF them being on for
ward passes. Wight averaged thirty
seven yards In seven punts. while Sny
der averaged thirty In six punts
lo'Br.en ran back punts. for an averag,
of twelve yards while Snwder got bacl
Out of eight forward passes attempted
Western negotiated SIX. The tota
yards scored for Western on forwart
passes was eighty-tvo. Tech tried nv
forward. only one OF which wen
through for a gain OF four yards. on,
OF Techs forward passes was inter
cepted.