The Washington times., 1916-10-25
CHANGES IN DATES
AFFECTING SCHOOLS
Georgetown Props, Army and
Navy, and Others Suffer
From Shifted Schedule.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Changes In the high school football
schedule which brought Central and
Western together for a 2o-to-0 victory
for the Blue and White. has materially
affected the schedules OF other schools
not I'm the league.
Business, Central. Western. and Tech
had scheduled contests for this week.
The Central Western game of yesterday
left the westerners fairly we'll crippled.
and Georgetown Props will be asked to
shift the Saturday contest to Monday.
As Business meets Central on Tues
day, neither team will play this week.
Technical had scheduled a game with
the Army and Navy Props, and had n
tentative date with Woodbury. Forrest.
As Tech meets Eastern Friday In the
second game of the scholastic series.
the Manual Trainers will hardly attempt
to meet the A. n. p. date.
Woodberry Forrest is endeavoring to
get "A game for Saturday, and has writ
ten several Washington schools to this
effect. The change In the high school
championship dates has played havoc
with the high school schedules, and 1t is
not unlikely that the schools will play
only the title games from now on.
Central grabbed off a 20 TO o win over
Western in the opening game Of the
title series at American League Park
yesterday. The Westerners were pounds
lighter than Central and got all the
worst of the breaks. With the excep-
ton of a 55-yard run by Sam Gottlieb.
OF Central. the Blue and White was
outrushed two to one by Western. Cen
varIs In nj -ttoa tV,o
for nine first downs, while Western got
100 yards in rushing for twelve first
downs. The Westerners used poor
Judgment in forward passing. for after
a steady march of 60 yards through
the Central team to the 10-yard
line a forward pass was attempted
which Strohecker grabbed for n 7j-yard
run. He was hauled down from behind
by Wight.
Central's first touchdown was re-
suit of a break in the luck. Electing to
receive the kickoff o Brien ran back
10 yards only to drop the ball. On the
very first lineup both sides appeared to
they stopped when referee Gass and
umpire Mcclure signaled. Long heaved
a forward pass to Kaplan, and the
touchdown was scored. Central refused
n penalty, and the score stood.
Receiving again Western marched
down the field for 50 yards. An at
tempted forward pass, Davidson to
Hume, went into Strohecker's arms.
and he raced for 70. Long then went
over.
Central was materially braced in the
second half with substitutions. West
ern was unable to stand the pace and
succumbed to the well directed plays
directed off tackle. Central failed 10
gain consistently and the individuals
were thrown repeatedly for losses.
Gottlicb, Strohecker, Long. and Kap-
Ian played consistently we'll for Cen
trail. Gottlieb got away for slash
ing fifty-five-yard run, which was later
converted into Centrals only earned
touchdown of the afternoon.
Conditions at American League Park
are ideal for the title games this sea-
son. The turf Is In fine shape, and
all of the players expressed satisfac-
ton in the way the game was handled
The sidelines were kept clear at all
times, so that play could be observed
from every seat In the yark.
1t was Central's first win since be-
coming the largest school In the city
and there IL undsguised satisfaction
expressed today at the outcome. West.
ern outgamed and outrushed the Gem
trail team, and though receiving the
worst possible breaks in the luck did
as well as a green team could be ex.
pected to do.
Following is the summary OF the