Evening star., 1919-11-10
WESTERN TO PLAY
. CENTRAL ELEVEN
One of Two Remaining Big
Games in School Series
(; Scheduled Tomorrow.
BY II. e. BYRD.

BY III. e. BYRD.
Some of the best scholastic foot ball
OF the year and one of the hardest
fought games is likely to take place
tomorrow when Central and Western
meet in the formers stadium. This
will be the second of the games be-
tween the three strongest elevens in
the school series. the other having re-
suited in a tie between Western and
Tech. Both teams are said to be in
good condition and each is confident
of gaining the slight edge which
usually means victory.
Central followers believe their
team Will win on the wide sweeping
runs from kick formation. which no
team has beensahle to stop this sea-
son. After having been outclassed
in the first half by the Maryland
state freshmen last Wednesday, the
Blue and White in the second half
had things all its own way because ii
ran roughShod over the college year
hngs on end runs with the man carry
ing IN ;Sjcj<ing pos't;on
III central wins, the game between
It and Tech should decide the high
school championship. Ii Western is
the victor, Tech will stand a good
maj game with Central November Il,
week from next Friday
Just as good foot ball is likely to be
seen tomorrow. though. as will be
put up during the local scholastic sea-
son. Western and Central are well
coached and are made up of better
material than the ordinary high school
cIeVeh- Yves ern has one of the best
quarterbacks in the series in years
while Central also is better directed
than usual. Talk with the coach of
elther eleven and he will tell you that
IN all proba bility his team will lose
but the fact remains that there is not
likely to be much difference in the
,caliber of the play and that each team
rs almost certain to put up a sterling
exhibition
Just a word about ca phase of
Georgetowns victory over the Navy
which deserves more than passing
mention. 1t was the kind of game put
up by the Blue and Gray. In years
gone by Georgetown has not had the
best reputation in the world for clean
play. but at Annapolis last week there
could be only commendation for the
attitude of the Blue and Gray players
NO more gentlemanly appearing ag-
Eregatlon ever took the gridiron un-
Yer any colors than those who COM
peted under Georgetown's banner
Even on two occasions when Navy
players forgot themselves, roughed
Up two Georgetown men and drew
hurtful penalties, Georgetown men
did not forget themselves sufficiently
TO attempt to retaliate and showed a
self-control which was admirable. A
season or two of such games as
Georgetown put up against the Navy
Will eradicate from all minds the
memory of the incidents which have
kept Georgetown of: the schedule of
Two or three schools with which ii
formerly enjoyed pleasant relation
ships
1t would be difficult to pick better
captain for foot ball team than John
McQuade. who leads the Georgetown
eleven. Last week against the Navy
he was taking advantage of every
opportunity. demanding measurements
for distances whenever a first down
seemed questionable; he was encour-
aging his men at all times, even when
they were battered back until only
desperately stubborn defense in the
last few yards stood between them
and defeat, and when the test came
he was strong enough as an individ-
ual player to provide the power and
cleverness which carried the ball to
a position from which Maloney scored
the points which were sufficient to
{ win. 1t has been long time since
Georgetown has had a captain the
caliber of McQuade. and he forms al
most an ideal to which future cap
tainS may aspire.
Maryland State did more than was
expected against st. Johns though
many people in Annapolis seemed to
have an idea before the game that
the Cadets had fair chance to win
True it was that St. Johns had not
been defeated and had won practically
all its games by big scores, but it
had been meeting weak eievens. State
had been accustomed through five
grueling games to play harder and
more slashing foot ball than st.
Johns had been; self-preservation
had demanded that kind of play of
velopment of the two teams showed
in the condition of the players. st.
Johns had not developed the stamina
TO absorb the impact of hard bodily
contacts which had been developed
by the College Park eleven st. Johns
had pair of fine backs, but they
I4vere SO well covered that they could
Accomplish little.
test between it and the splendid
chance to be awarded the eastern in
tercolleSiate foot ball title 1t meets
Brown in Boston on Saturday and
should win, even without the brilliant
Robertson.
1t was tough luck" for Pennsyl
vania TO lose to Dartmouth by falling
10 xxx two of three goals from
in which failure to boot the goals
after the touchdown is the price of
defeat. For instance, the Washington
/, and Jefferson eleven went down be-
fore Pittsburgh because it did not
register the one point after its lone
touchdown and Pitt did.
Here is a postcard from Just a
Fan" this morning:
In figuring dope, how about Cen
tire College, unknown on the sched-
uleS OF midwestern teams until it
got in the headlines by beating one
of the poorest of conference teams
tIndiana) by a small score early this
year? Does it's defeat of West Vir-
i,inia prove weakness on the part of
The other teams which these schools
have met or something"
In answer to this, it might be said
that from where we sit it seems very
much as if Centre College has one
whale of q foot ball team.
Yale continued to play accurate
foot ball in defeating Brown. IL to 0.
The Dark Blue did not allow the
>25-yard line. ami brilliant running
ny Eempton and fine line plunging by
J:raden were the main factors in the
Bulldogs victory
Washington and Lees defeat of
Georgia Tech was the big surprise
of the games played in the south.
The Lexington eleven was not thought
to be strong enough to give the
Atlanta aggregation anything more
by Washington and Lee indicates
that a fine game is in prospect when
the Generals appear here a week from
next Saturday against Georgetown.
Unless Georgetown loses this week
TO Georgia Tech, the game November
20 may be the means of deciding the
{southern as we'll as the south Atlantic
championship.