Evening star., 1921-09-25
BOOST FOOT BALL
FOR 15P0UNDERS
High School Coaches Want
Smaller Boys to Have
Own Title Series.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

4 \ played by District high
school elevens this fall if sanctioned
by the principals and faculty ath-
letic advisers of the several insti-
tutions. Abundant material is
available at four of the schools for
the organization of teams with a
weight limit of l35 pounds and the
coaches are anxious to give the
smaller boys an opportunity to
demonstrate their prowess on the
gridiron. Three schools now are
forming lightweight teams that will
be sent through independent sched-
ules and if league tournament is
sanctioned other aggregations will
enter the lists.
Tried as an experiment last year.
coaches at Western, Tech and Central
found that successful lightweight
teams could be developed. and the
was won by Western. was both In
teresting and instructive to the play
ers. In a way the lightweight eleven
in the high school takes the place of
the freshman eleven in the college,
for most of the smaller boys are
members of the new class. and II
affords the coach an opportunity to
the first team.
Guyon Favofs Light Elevens.
Such is the opinion of Charley
Guyon. the old Carlisle star, who is
tutoring the gridiron candidates at
Eastern High School. The former
pupil of Glenn Warner developed
such an excellent team at the Capt.
tol Hill institution last season that
the boys became wildly enthusiastic
over the game. AS q result the call
for candidates this fall brought out
many not qualified to make the hrst
team, but too promising to allow
them to remain idle. The 135-pound
eleven. Guyon assumed. was the best
solution of the problem.
So the Capitol Hill coach began the
organization of a lightweight team.
and the boys are taking to the game
in a manner that indicates the eleven
will be formidable opponent for
any other in its class. The Eastern
MANAGEMENT is casting about for en-
gagements with other scholastic COM
binations and will have quite a sched-
ule, even though no inter-high school
series materializes. 0uyon, however.
ID rather anxious te pit the team
against other high school outfits. for
all concerned
Tech Is certain to place light
weight team on the field. for Wilbur
Apple. the Manual Trainers physical
director. is an ardent advocate Of
competitive athietics for the small Or
boys. The Maroon and Gray may have
couple Of teams averaging less
ia weight than its 135pound comhi-
nation. as there are so many little
fellows anxious to play fost ball.
Central also is preparing a small
team. and Coggins. one-time Mary
land star. probably will assume the
coaching burden. SO that Head Coach
Metzler may give all his time to the
big Blue and White eleven.
Western Boys weuld Repeat.
There is enough material at Busi-
ness for such a team and Mike Kelly.
the old Holy Cross player. who is
instructing the Stenegraphers, thiAks
well of the idea George Green. West
ern foot ball mentor. Is another who
wants to see the youngsters in ac-
ton. and II a squad of sufficient size
can be recruited at the school on the
west side of Rock Creek, the Red and
White l35-pouhders will endeavor to
repeat their success OF last year.
Although bent upon furthering the
interests of the little fellows. coaches
are not neglecting the grooming of
cieVenS tElaS VIII represent lne SCHOOLS
in the annual championship Consider
able progress was made by ali squads
last week and one of tn hem-Ea stern
will be sent into a game Tuesday.
The Light Blue and White is to face
St. Johns on the Potomac Park grid
iron. Central will get its initial trial
Saturday. when it entertains Char
lotte Halls eleven in the lorida ave-
nue. stadium
The prep schools about the District
are hurrying their teams into shape.
Army and Navy. with a difficult
schedule ahead, has q husky squad
at work. while St. Johns has . host
of material. mostly green. but am
bilious. under training. At GonxaEa
half a hundred boys are practicing
under the eyes OF jack Sullivan. for
mer North Carolina state and Geose-
town player. The Georgetown Props
at Garrett PAX may have two teams
in action and Friends School contem-
plates the organization of an eleven.
In other years, the preparatory
schools have turned out excellent ag-
gfegations and this year should be no
exception.