Evening star., 1921-09-18
SCHOOLS WILL HAVE
LARGE GRID SQUADS
Three Have Abundant Ma
teriaI-192O Coaches
Are Retained.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

W. Udil S4udQS stioASei
numerically than in many
seasons are expected to re-
port to the coaches of the FIVE Dis
trict high schools tomorrow on the
opening of the scholastic year.
Stable squads that turned out
for preliminary conditioning at
Western. Tech, Central and Eastern
indicate that those Schools with
the addition of candidates report
ing. for the first time tomorrow,
will have much material available
TOR their elevens. Business, which
has done no work so far, probably
will have more boys trying for the
team than has been the case at
that institution for years.
An improvement in quality as we'll as
quantity also is likely. While each of
the schools lost several veterans through
graduation. there are enough remaining
to give each coach a more than fair
nucleus about which to construct an
eleven for the championship campaign.
Tech and Central are especially well off
SO far as experienced players are con-
cerned, and Eastern will not suffer from
lack OF well drilled gridders seasoned by
previous years of play.
Tech Boys Look Fit.
The Manual Trainers, about thirty of
whom went through six days of siren
uous conditioning last week in camp at
west river. near Annapolis, Md. prob
squads for a time. The boys returned
to Washington yesterday and looked fit
for immediate rough drilling. Tech, by
the way. is well fortified in players. de-
spite the loss of such stars of the 1920
eleven as Capt. Pugh, Hough. Heine
and Burger.
Several Central huskies have been do
ing bit of training for some time and
should make others on the Blue and
White squad step at lively clip this
will report tomorrow. besides more new
candidates than can be Immediately
equipped. Central will have to get down
to work in hurry. for 1t is to play
through a hard schedule and will need
much foot ball knowledge to cope with
the majority of its opponents
Prospects for a good team at East
ern are brighter than in several sea-
sons. The majority of last years
f1ashy eleven will be at hand and the
good showing made in 1920 aroused
SO much interest in the game among
the Capitol Hill boys that practically
every one of them will turn out for
the squad. A number of the veterans
have been practicing for a week and
are prepared to greatly assist the
newcomers.
Western Must Rebuild.
Western. harder hit by loss of stars
through graduations than any of the
other schools. has gone about its
task of rebuilding with grim deter
minatfon. About FIFTEEN of last years s
regulars and substitutes spent last
their time. The Red and White ia
confronted by the difficulty of develop
ing playerS capable of filling the
shoes of such luminaries as Burke,
Conrad and Dawson. but is not in the
least discouraged.
poets 10 lead sturdy squad onto the
1920 linemen will again try for places
on the eleven, and some good back
field material was carried over. Sew
eral well develoned athletes are d"e
to arrive from Columbia Junior High
School and the graded schools are
to Business this year.
Fortunately, there will be no
change in foot ball coaches this sea-
con. APPLE. a fixture at Tech for
the Manual Trainers. Metzler will
direct the drilling of the Centralites
and Kelly of the Stenographers.
Guyon of Eastern and Green Of West
ern, who contemplated shifting their
activities. will again coach here
These men proved especially capable
last year and their retention presages
much interesting foot ball among the
scholastics.