The Washington times., 1929-11-16
LYNN FINDS
SPOT IS
TOUGH

When Business High SchoOl
provides Lynn Woodworth with
the facilities and support that
every athletic director has q righ,
to expect, the lowly Stenographers
win probably emerge from then
present obScurity.
Today Woodworth, who prefers
plugging on to SQuawking, Is the
most oVer-worked figure in Dis
trict Public High Schools. And
the fact that he accepts his re,
versalS and added duties uncom
plAiningly argues all. the more
strongly In his favor.
Business has just closed one OF
the most disastrous interhigh foot
bah schedules In its history.
Hopeless material, lack Of . suit.
able practice field and every other
conceivable handicap blocked
Woodworth'S path at the start o!
the year.
Added to these troubles was
another blow in the form Of
ineIigibiIity. Under the strict
grading system now In vogue
1T Business the Orange and
Blue coach lost what expert
enced talent he had during
the earlier stages Of the race.
Unable to work in these men
with his regular squad, he was
forced to make the best Of a
sorry situation and with diSas-
trous results.
Il In their series games closing
yesterday the Stenographers not
only were defeated four times but
failed to register once. Whereas
the opposition Tailed 169 points
the Orange and Blue failed to even
seriously threaten the enemy'S
goal.
Even though he gained several
regulars through the second scho-
laStic advisory Woodworth was url-
able to get these players in tune
sufficiently to make the showing
that they might have otherwise
accounted for.
Football, however, is only
one of the StenOg COach's
worries. Between physical
training classes he must also
struggle along with . basket
BAR team and Is likewise
forced to piece together 4
baseball team for the inter
high series.
In basketball alone he has q
$3.50 chance Of getting . break
and it is not often that he falIS
to place q capable representative
on the court. Having q home
floor for practices, he generally
turns out q clever combination
despite the smaller material from
which he must make his pick.
It will be remembered that only
last winter q much smaller Bust
ness quintet twice nosed out Cen
tral, ronped away with Eastern
In one game and came within one
point Of tying the championship
Tech five on two occasions.
Given the time. material and
financial backing there is little
question but what Woodworth
would give an even better account
Of himself In all sports.
Also, IL might be added,
some assistance In coaching
these various activities would
probably be welcomed by the
Business athletic head, who
has had little or NO help since
taking up his present posi-
;. tiOn.
Under the code practiced by
the other four schools it seems
unbelievable. that as much should
be expected of one man as
Business demands of Woodworth.
Popular throughout the District
for his square dealing and thor
Ough knowledge Of athletics, Wood
worth apparently Is appreciated
everywhere save in his own back
yard, Which gives rise to an all
important question why doesn't
Fhe Ninth Street school get behind
athletics and start them In the
direction? And while doing so
automatically make good by giving
It's over-worked coach the long
delayed break he deserves.