The Washington herald., 1917-11-27
Heralds Rating of Scholastic
Players Minus Central Team

To Central High School goes all
honors and glories OF the 1917
scholastic gridiron season.
Because OF the wonderful COM
bination which represented the
Mount Pleasant institution this sea-
son The Washington Herald will
select members for an all-high school
football team The Herald's selec-
tIon for an alI-high school football
team for the season OF 1917 is none
other than Coach Charlie Metzler's
Central High School team.
An all-star team always means
which would show power and
strength in all lines, in the branch
Of sport for which it is selected. but
IL any one can show in facts or fig
ures how the adding to or shift
ing around Of the various players in
scholastic ranks could in any way
zler's combination Il Is hard TO see.
There is a big doubt If 1t would in
any way be equal to this great ma
chine.
The an-high school team, named
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four other schools which were rep
resented in the series in which
Central showed such powers.
The main reason for the naming
OF the Central team with each of
its individual players on the Rll-high
school team is because of the won
derful powers and record made by
the club this season. Any 'point-a-
-
upon, although it must be admitted
that one or two Of the players of the
other teams might have been a help
TO MctZlcr in having his eleven run
up higher scores. But to improve
upon MctZler's team would be hard
and figures speak for themselves.
In eight games played the Cen
trail eleven Tailed $40 points to
ten scored upon them and in eight
games this is twenty-nine marks
ahead OF the point-a-minute speed
OF famous collegiate aEgreEations.
.Centrars undisputed championship
record which tends 20 place the
members OF it's team on The Herald
All-Star outfit follows:
Central. 81; Baltimore City Col
lege. o.
Central. -; Baltimore PoIytech-
mic, Z.
Central. 6; Episcopal. ;.
Central, As; Eastern. Q.
Central Al; Georgetown Preps, 0.
Central, 81: Technical. o.
Central, 12e; Eastern, 0.
Central. 20; Western, o.
Hats must be doffed to Coach
Charlie Metzler and Capt. Jay
Longs Blue and White outfit this
season by all followers and players
of the local scholastic series.
1t is hard to choose a man from the
other high schools that was as consis-
tant a ground gamer as Capt. Long,
but Bosley, OF Tech, would make a
good running mate to Jay and placed
in the full back position would gain
many yards through the line and be
able to skirt the fianks for good, sub
stanttal gains. Raedy, OF Business,
with a poor interference in front Of
him. made some sensational runs
around the tanks of the other school
teams and was a good kicker when IT
came to- punting from behind the line
Wight, Of Western, is picked over
Carpenter, OF Tech, as he was a bet
ter line plunger and was a deadly
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great open field runner and an adept
at slSirting the tanks. He ran low
and carried the ball well besides be-
ing able to shift from one side to the
other while in motion.
For the other half back position We
select Willie Thomas over Simpson.
Although Handicapped by his size, the
size of his opponent made no DIFF
ference to Bill, for the bigger they
came the better he enjoyed tackling
them. Thomas proved himself a YER
satile player as he was ell over the
field, backing up the line and then he
would dive IN and smear the inter
ference. On the offense he was a hard
man to tackle. He was very proficient
In catching the forward pass and
never failed to negotiate the neces-
sary distance after receiving the ball
For quarter back Newman, of East
ern, Is given the call over conlon. Of
Western, for he was more adept at
shooting the old pigskin and used
good headwork in running his light
team. Conlon on the other hand was
good at running back punts. was
hard driver Of his team and kept
them at work every minute Of the
fame conlon was always In prime