The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
RULES ARE
TOUGH ON
ELEVENS
Eligibility Code of High
Schools Big Handicap on
Grid Field
BY ROSS L. coNKLIN.

.
Placidity will not reign supreme
IN the Central Stadium today.
And the reason for that is this:
Business meets Western in the
second game of the interscho-
lastic football series, with both
teams having excellent chances of
eventually winning something
more tangible than champion
ship.
Danny Ahearn, placid leader
of Western, and Woodwork,
equally placid, leader Of Business,
will be the only things placid
when that game gets under way.
Albeit, their. own personal pla-
cidity may be rudely shaken up
when the twenty-five warriors
startawarring.
Western had shining prospects
when the graduations of last year
left the first string almost I'M
touched. Then whole horde Of
flies hoped into the ointment.
Several Of the men counted on as
sure things this year left school
before the close Of the year and
went gamboling with survey party
The net result is that the CHANDELIERS
will not be eligible until after the
second game. But there is a con.
ISOLATION even in this. for Western
does not face either Tech or
Central until after these players
are back in the fold.
Ahearn gave out a tentative line
up for the Red and White. 1t Isl:
Mitchell, left end; G. Hageage, left
tackle; Hawkes., left guard; Coombs,
center; Heagy, right guard; Ward,
right tackle; Stephens, right end;
Hearne, quarterback; c. Hageage,
left halfback; David, right half.
back, and Lamar, captain. fullback.
There is much in the lineup
that compels attention. Lamar,
David, the two Hageages, and
Hearne, can, and will, play foot.
ball. The others are not to be
overlooked, since football is q
rough and tumble game.
Business can see nothing but
victory today. The Stenogs have
drunk their full of defeat. They
are just about at that point when
some unsuspecting team is going
to get swift kick in the place
where all good swift kicks 20.
Rising up in their wrath Business
demands to be heard.
On what has been shown Wood
worth has gathered an organization
which is fully capable of avenging
insulted honors.
In their last game Business had
Frtdinger, Cameron, Herring,
Munson, Klank, Grosberg. Durso,
Silverstone, Block and YeatYnan
atArting the game. There is no
reason to believe that the team
viii be altered for Western.
With both business and West.
ern pretty much handicapped by
eligibility rules, anything might
happen. Western had only fif.
teen men on the squad who can
play high school games. Sub.
stttuttons are necessary, and after
the sub list has been exhausted
the water boys, friendly spec.
S0SNt0D oAAO uI1JUS III OyIIClal or
two might be drafted into the
lineup.
With the Central-Tech battle
coming on Friday interest in today's
game is Astounding. Tech AMI
Central are everybody's enemy and
development of a team that can
lick either is certain to be duly
noted: Such things are noteworthy
indeed.
Tech broke into Central's long
line of championships last fall when
a veteran aggregation of footballe~ r.
went into the Blue and White
home grounds and emerged with
a victory. But It so happens that
the Tech team Of last year was
graduated, almost to man. The
man is Gordon Kessler, captain.
and quarterback.
The same boot fits Central's foot
Mike Gordon, captain, and star OF
the Mt. Pleasant school team, has
two or three vets with him, but
for the most part Coach Mike Kelly
has been forced to draw up nav
lines. Gordon threatens to become
the bright star of high school foot.
ball this year. He is fast; elusive,
and chunky The three qualities
will endear him to his alma mater
In the course OF the season.