The Washington times., 1916-10-12
GASS AND MCGUIRE.
WILL OFF|C|ATE IN
HIGH SCHOOL GAMES
Referee and Umpire Selected BY
Advisers-FieId Judge SeIec-
ton Deferred.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Q. ]. Gass. of Lehigh, for many years
referee of the high school championship
football series. has been selected to hon
die the games this season. Hunter Nc
OBLIGATED last fall. has been picked as
umpire. following the first annual meet
ing Of the board OF faculty athletic ad-
visers at Technical High school.
deferred until . later date. John A.
Dugan and John ID. Hegarty were men
toned as passible selections. The busi-
ness of the series was held of until to-
morrow, afternoon. when 1t will be
learned what disposition Manager Crit
nth has made of the use of the baseball
park for the annual series.
Manager Griffith Is expected home
from Brooklyn today and will be asked
what decision has been reached as to
the use OF the Florida avenue grounds.
Griff halfway promised to let the
schools have the park this fall.
The first game of the series is that
between Central and Western on oc-
tober 20.
Business s scheduled TO meet the
Randolph Macon Academy team at
Ashland, Va. Saturday: business has
against scholastic teams, but has yet
to appear in a game.
Central is journeying down to Alex
andria to meet the Episcopal High
School eleven which trounced Tech Oy
SO to on Saturday. The Tech crew
viii go over to Baltimore to battle with
the Baltimore Polys. Central downed
Mike Thompson's eleven last week by
to o. The Central lads were greatly
outweighed. and put up a great fight
Eastern is scheduled to appear
against the Army and Navy Props
Saturday, and Is due for a beating.
The. Props are pounds heavier than
" u II aNT
that Eastern has the lightest team
Billy Martin, former all-around ath-
lete at Georgetown University. and
coach Of the basketball team last win
ter at the Props. has been engaged to
coach the Hilltop youngsters on the
gridiron this season. Martin has a
number Of veterans from last season.
The Props were called out last Fri
day and put through a course OF
for a scrimmage against the Props
The westerners have an unusually light
squad this season.
Central IL expecting Capt. Johnny
Saxon and Bud" Dawson to report al
most any time now. Both players have
been with the Maryland guards all
summer.
Jack o'Brien, Westerns quarter OF
last season, reported for the team yes
terday, having removed scholarship
conditions. O'Brien will help Western
considerably, as he Is one OF three
players with the squad who played last
season.
Central played its first game In the
new stadium yesterday in meeting the
donzaga team. Gonzaga failed to gel
a first down, while Central scored three
touchdowns. Clifford, Gottlieb, anC
Kaplan scored for Central. Tho Blue
and white team Is shaping up rapidly
under Coach Metzler, and Is developing
formidable attack.
Baldwin and Newman. OF Eastern
are showing good form and may b'
found in the Eastern backfield this fall
Nugent Is the heaviest player on tn,
Eastern squad. tipping the scales a.
l6O pounds. Freidlinger played excep
tionally we'll against Carroll last Satur
day, and Is almost sure OF landing q
berth.
Georgetown Props have several new
corners among the members OF the squat
this season. Smith, Daily, Little, Plem
ing, Tierney, and Harry are showinG
IN we'll. Veterans of last year are Rae
Mcclure, Henry, Thompson. Cook
Kelly, Gaffney. Storen, Flynn, Dwyer
Walsh. Cavanaugh. and Terrett.
Preliminary plans for the annual higl
school basketball series were talked
over at yesterdays faculty advisers
meeting. II is not unlikely that the Y
NJ. c. A. gymnasium will be used FOL
the games this winter.