Evening star., 1916-10-14
BY q. c. BYRD.

Four of the five high school elevens
are to play games toay. Three of the
contests are to take place on foreign
fields. Business is at Front Royal. Va.
where it is to meet the Randolph Macon
Academy. Technical High has gone TO
Baltimore to match its strength against
the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and
Central High is meeting the Episcopal
High School at Alexandria, Eastern
plays the Army and Navy Props at the
latter's field Western. the other big
local scholastic institution, will scrim-
mage in a purely practice affair against
the Georgetown Preps
The game between Business and the
Randolph Macon Academy should he we'll
played. This is the first regular contest
IN winch the StenographerS have taken
part and it will serve. in measure. -
give an idea of what may be expected
OF them later in the year. Technical
goes against clever little aggregation
when 1t faces the Baltimore PolYs. and
IL Will have to play good foot ball to
get away with a victory. The meeting
of the Episcopal Youngsters and Cen
trai should develop into quite a contest,
as there always has been considerable
rivalry between the two institutions.
All the high schools are priminC for
the opening of the scholastic series next
week. Only two teams are to play
within the next seven days. but all are
trying their best to get on edge before
the beginning of the schedule. so that
the hardest part of the practice work
VIII be over. The opening contest is to
be between Central and Western Friday.
with victory for Central considered
probable.
The schools this year have solved the
problem of where to play the games.
,fNtt
tanned. All the games are to AXE place
there, it having been agreed 10 lay off
the Sridiron in such a position that
there will be very little play on the
diamond. thus protecting ii from INJURY.
y contest to be played today of which
there has been little mention. but which
should develop into a brilliant battle Is
that between Washington and Lee and
Rutgers. at New Brunswick. The pow
Ier of the Rutgers outfit is we'll known.
and it is certain that Washington and
Lee has not weak club by any means.
The game should he one Of the best
played of those scheduled today, not
withstanding the conjectured worth of
the struggles between Tufts and
Princeton and between Pennsylvania
ana SWarthmore. The defeat of Wash
ington and Lee by the Army last week
indicates that Rutgers should he ia :
vored. but reports come from Lexington
that the team there is much stronger
than at any previous time this season.
Changes in its lineup and improvements
due to the eradication of faults devel-
oped by the Army game have made
Washington and Lee much more Tor
midable than il was week ago ac-
cording to those in charge.
Two local colleges are playing games on
their home fields today. Georgetown and
Catholic University meet Eastern College
and Randolph Ma con. respectively.
George Washington and Gaiaudet have
contests OF other fields. the former being
scheduled TO meet Gettysburg College at
Gettysburg and Gailaudet to play Nirsini.
Military Institute at Lexington, Va. If
either George Washington or Gailaudet
obtains victory it Will be something of a
surprise. as the teams they are to play
are representative of the strongest sec
ondary institutions in their sections.
The showing of the Navy team toda Y
against the University of Pittsburgh will
give the followers Of the Midshpmeu a
line or what they may expect of their
charges November %. when they meet
the Army. Navy started its season with
out showing much strength. being held to
a n-to-0 tie by Dickinson. Right ou top
| of that. however. II trounced Georgetown.
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