The Washington times., 1916-01-29
By BRYAN MORSE.

BY BRYAN MORSE.
Seven exceptionally clever athletes
will receive their diplomas in the
mid-year graduating classes OF the
high schools on Monday to be lost
to the various baseball, football, and
track teams. This is the first year
in the history of the schools that so
many top notch performers have
gone out in mid-year.
Football players in the different
schools will be more than glad that
Eugene Ochsenreiter and Jacob Rob-
erts, of Tech, will be unable to rip
and smash through the line to the
tune Of the "undertaker's YELL"
Techs famous dirge. Ochsenreiter
and Roberts have come to be looked
upon as two Of the best athletes ever
developed at Tech as they are just
as capable in baseball as in football.
Roberts is being detained as coach OF
the basketball team, and Is making
great headway with the squad. Over at
Central Walter Cox. mainstay In the
box for the baseball team during the
last three seasons, will go out as will
Alexander Macdonald. captain of last
years team. Macdonald is one of the
famous members of the clan Macdonald
which Is bound UP In Central athletic
history.
Macdonald shines in football as well
as baseball. but closed his athletic
career last June when he captained the
team through to a championship. Al
Business Bill Culligan ia lost. Culligar
was captain of the football team last
fall, has been a member of the baseball
team for two years. and in addition
was one of the star players in the inter,
schols etiC basketball team playing left
forward for Business. Eastern loses =
capable miller. basketball player. anc
football, and baseball athlete in Morri.
SON Barr, while Western sends out Pat
OBrten, a member of the football. ba Sc
ball and track teams for the past three
wears.
OF these players for any team. and the
schools losing out at this time will have
a hard time filling their places
GEORGETOWN Jumps into the ~ gym
for a return game with the Georse
Washington auint and. unless .all signs
fail. the Hilltoppers are going to have
their hands full getting away with the
long end of the score. The mere FAC
that George Collihower has had charge
Of the G.. w. l.. team for a practice oil
so has put different aspect on the out
look Of the Iiatchetitc players. Coli
flower cannot he expected to bring The
downtown players to perfection In day
or so. hut Improvement will be noted
especially as Powers may be put II
ri%ht forward.
The Hilltoppers got away with thu
long end Of a 20 to II score against
the Brooklyn Polytechnic team. from
Coach John OReily used practically al
the players on his squad taking M
chances with injuries to the regulars II
tOniEhtS engagement.
Business won its last start under Dr
liuuson at the Arcade Yesterday with
team composed of green players will
on" exception. st. Adams was the vic
ttln by % to IL score. and IL Bill Mac
Dorald tho Business center had beeI
covered properly St. .Albans might hay,
hcen returned winner. The contes
was close throuChout. Captain Glessne
was out of the lineup. a $ was Bill Cul
lisan and Karl Wassmann. and Business
was pushed to the limit for win. chic
honors going to Macdonald.
Eastern showed a vastly improves
Qutnt in meeting the Army and Nav!
quint. and went through the first hal
holding the Connecticut avenue lads oil
even terms. ]. Miller was held ou
of the game for Army and Navy, an,
the score was cut down considerably
Eastern players were all over the floor
and shot and passed in much bette
style than has been the custom.
Creditably for Army and Navy, Will
Cibney and Gilalartin contributed som
rne floor work in guarding. Nicolas
son and Baldwin. the Eastern for
wards. more than held up their enc
Familiarity with larger floor woul
have given Eastern a better chance.
Western was forced to call off il
game with Episcopal High at Alexar
dria today. A combination of circun
stances found Western unable to plaC
tried TO arrange a game here, the DEF
fell through, and at the last minut
Western announced its inability to meC
The engagement. Peck. Peine, and Sci
while Smith has been unable to pei
form up to his usual standard. Finj
eXaminations have kept the regulars OF
OF practice.
Techs basketers defeated tn
Alumni team while the reserve
handed the Hyattsyille High schoC
first game was 40 TO %, while tn
reserves Swon by A to IS.
With Miller and Knudsen in foI
wards positions. Williamson in Ger
ter, and Gibney and Gilmartin in til
guards positions Coach Clancy, of .
y. r, believes he has winning CON
hinatiOn The Connecticut svenu
lads have bceu, unable to place tn
combination in the field this scasol
knhdsen had the grip and was force
out Of the lineup. Yesterday MillC
was held on the sidelines while Wi
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