The Washington times., 1916-10-19
SCHOOLS WILL USE.
BASEBALL PARK IN.
FOOTBALL BATTLES.
Championship Series Scheduled
Through Courtesy Of Griffith
First Time in Six Years.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

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For the first time I'm six years the
Washington high schools will use Flor
ida avenue park for the football cham
Central take the field in the first battle
of the 1916 series IL ground conditions
Will allow the use of the field.
In turning over the field to the
made the stipulation that weather con-
ditions as well as ground conditions
must be such that the field would be
uninjured. For this reason Groundkeeper
Jim ODea was designated as the court
OF last resort. II O'Dea says the turf
is too soft for use the teams will have
to rest content until o'Dea gives his
consent to play.
Under former conditions the field ran
east and west. A departure will be noted
this season in that the field runs north
and south. The north goal Is directly
In front of the pavilion In left field.
while the playing field runs across left,
center. and right fields with the south
goal posts in front OF the right field
score board.
Q. ]. Gass. for many years referee Of
the series, will again handle the school
boys in their contests. Hunter Nc
CURE. who acted as linesman last year.
will be umpire. The faculty advisers
will probably select a linesman today.
The games will start at 3:l5 p. m.
greatly favored odds. Western is
weaker than usual this season. The
team will average less than 1i0 pounds.
and has but two Veterans from last
season. Captain Willis and McKelway
are the only players who went through
the 1915 season as regulars.
On Central's team are several new
oomers. Sam Gottiieb. strohecker:
Reavis. Roberts. Newman. Bidwell. and
Guy are playing their first high school
title game as regulars. Kaplan, Tabor.
Nash and Long, members of last years
eleven, have added considerable
strength to the Central team.
Today Business and the Army and
Navy Preparatory School are scheduled
TO meet on the Wisconsin avenue field.
weigh Business. Coach Newberry's
eleven has been playing consistently.
and recently defeated Eastern by p to
o. The Props have failed to handle the
bail as well as might be expected. and
were almost scored upon by Eastern
when the ball was fumbled at the start
Of the contest.
Saturday the Georgetown Freshmen
visited Tome University for game
with the Tome Institute eleven. Gill
man Country School, of Baltimore. was
down for game. but was unable to
fill the date. The Tome team got a 6
to 6 tie with Conway Hall last Satur-
day.
GonZaGa Will journey 10 Aiexandfla
tomorrow to tackle the high school
there. Gonzaga appears to be improv-
ing rapidly. and will be represented by
strong eleven in the near future
Johnny Landreau, former Georgetown
halfback. is the moving spirit In coach.
ing the Gonzaga eleven.
Neither Tech nor Eastern will have u
game this week. These schools will
meet next Tuesday in the second game
OF the title series.
Les Myers, one OF Techs backfield
stars, has reported to the squad and is
real help to the team. Myers made
good last season in his first year a,
the game. He Is expected to take p
regular place In the backfield. Tech
has made several shifts In the team
The eleven will probably take in tho
Western-Central game tomorrow.
Norman Roddy seefrn T. have been
generally overlooked a Catholic Univer
city. The ;youngster mad" bnseJdil 'no
star in basketball. lie Is swith the
Brooklanders. and has been used on end
with success.
II is not generally known that Bill
Cusack. the GEORGETOWN left end, is one
Of the veterans OF the eleven. Cusack II
local boy and received his early prep
ping right on the Hilltop. graduating
from the Georgetown Props to the var
sity team, where he has been FIX
ture for three seasons.
Tom Fisher, former Eastern High
this season. In one OF the game,
this year Fisher played left end and
Whelchel right end Late advices from
Annapolis give Whelchel the call fol
great showing against Pitt last Satur'
day.