Evening star., 1919-09-23
SCHOLASTIC SERIES
MAY Be ABOLISHED
Resolution to End High School
Athletic League Up Today
at Committee Meeting.
BY H. c. BYRD.

II resolution to be presented by a
member Of the high school faculty COM
nittee on athletics goes through at the
committee meeting today at noon there
will be no high school championship
series this year in foot ball, base ball or
basket ball and no track meet in the
spring. The resolution, without the
least reservation. proposes the abolish
ment of the high school league for the
Year 1919-1920, and has the o. X. of the
principal of the school
In nutshell, the resolution charges
that the rules governing athletics in the
schools have not been adhered to. and
Yesterday the man who is to present the
resolution stated empha tically that his
move had the approval of the principal
OF the school, and that he was ready tc
back the resolution to the limit. The
resolution to be presented is:
whereas by reason of the several
violations of the rules of eligibility code
OF 1913, and also the revision of 1918,
and also the revision of April IA. 1919.
by three of the schools; and whereas
the schools individually have failed to
construe the code in the same way, be it
Resolved. That the interhigh school
league be abolished for the year 1919
1920"
If other athletic advisers back the
resolution and the principals are behind
the men in charge of sports. it means
that there will be no high school
athletics as high school athletics have
been known here for many years. For
some time several high school physical
arations to arrange independent sched-
ules, bearing out seeming belief that
some such measure as the resolution
herein mentioned be effected.
For some time it has been an open Sc
cret among those in close touch with
hirh Srhnn1 athletics a had cit
ton was developing. 1t was necessary
for a principal of one Of the schools to
appear at a meeting of the faculty ad-
visers in the early summer and stave of
an action similar to that in contempla-
ton today by promising to correct GER
tain alleged unwarranted conditions.
There is not the least doubt that 1t 10 the
aim of some Of the schools to carry out
to the letter the intention expressed in
the resolution to be brought up, and
there is not the least doubt. either. that
this will do away with much OF the in
teresting competition in high school
sports.
Most Of the high schools had their
foot bail squads out yesterday for first
workouts, though very little was done.
i was so late after suits were given out
that the men had little opportunity for
the day reported at Central. about sixty
men receiving suits. However, only
about half that number reported on the
field.
Georgetown and Maryland State. the
Only collegiate squads practicinE here
Is yet. found the going pretty hot yes
terday for what were scheduled to be
their first real workouts. Little was at
tempted other than to absorb the rudi-
n;ents Of three or four plays
With the formal opening Of Maryland
State, so many men in the freshman
class applied for suits it was impossible
to accommodate them all. Outfits were
handed out to ffty-hve men and the
others were told to report Wednesday.
by which time mere equipment probably
could be obtained. The freshman squad
1as turned over to Lynran Oberlin. who
will coach 1t this season. Oberlin was
captain at State in 1915. Freshmen are
eligible for the varsity at State, and
probably four or five men will be carried
along with the squad Of regulars.
,Gallaudet 10 to get its foot ball squad
On the field tomorrow. The Kendall
CreAners are hopir to turn out strong
combination. though they realize they
are going 70 be up against hard sea-
son The absence Of Deer. who is no. to
return, will mean considerable loss in
offensive aid defensive strength.