Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-25
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HASSTAR PLAYERS
Unusual Amount of Good Foot
Ball Material Produced
at Local Schools.
STYLES OF PLAY VARIED
BY Il. C. BYRD.

More good players than usual
were members of high school foot
ball teams the season which
closed Friday with the game be-
tween Tech and Business. All
the teams, with one exception,
were better coached than last
season, and about the best play
in years was in evidence all
through the series. Among the
forwards and backs were men
who could well be compared with
the most capable developed on
high school gridirons in years.
Central Justifies Expectations.
BEFORE the schedule opened it was
conceded that Central had by Tar. me
best outlook and that it probably wouio
win the championship. fine backffeid.
fair line and excellent coaching were
the factors on which the predictions
were based. and the accuracy OF those
forecasts was borne out by the remark
able records. of the Blue and White.
Central finished its. schedule with tne
greatest record ever made by team IN
the series. 1t registered a total OF 214
points and did not have point marked
up against II. Eastern was defeated.
Al to o: Tech, SO to Q; Business. 10 TO
O. and Western, 20 to 0.
It might appear from these scores
that Central was just a little stronger
than usual and the other teams weaker.
However, the others, Business except
ed, were. IL anything, more capable
than last year. 1t was simply case
outclass a lot of other good teams.
Central had an exceptional back6eld for
a local high school team. and. with
good coaching and fine direction on the
field of play by its quarterback, 1t be.
came one of the most brilliant COM
binations high school foot ball has
known. There have been stronger
teams than that which represented the
Blue and White. but, from standpoint
IF team play there has been none better.
Technical had a good team and West
ern was above its usual strength. AZ
matter of fact. there was little differ
ence in the worth of the Manual Train
ers and the Red and White. True. Tech
beat Western by three touchdowns~ to
one. but on a comparison of their pay
it really was not that much better.
Eastern had a typical Eastern eleven
light, fast. versatile and plucky, but
figure. Business turned out the
weakest team it has had in several sea-
sons.
Styles Of Play Varied.
f. Styles of play used by the teams
were varied Central depended IN the
main on a variety of shifts. it's strong
plays protected by splits and criss-
crosses. Central, while il made sub
stantial gains on occasions by use OF
the forward pass. employed that play
more to keep back the secondary de-
Tense than for any other purpose, 50
that the running plays could gain con-
sistently. 1t was successful in accom-
plishing just that. Western had a sys.
tenn of direct passing with its backs
very effective. 1t also used plays In.
which its line was spread considerably
in order to force the defense to open
up. Tech, with an entirely new sys-
tenn, did well at times. but hardly made
the best of its offense because it lacked
the intelligent generalsbip that Gem
trail had. Eastern had the most open
series of plays and Business used Car
Isle formations.
In picking an all-star eleven, one or
two rather peculiar problems are met.
Take, for instance. the tacklesAthe
three best tackles in the series played
right tackle for their teams. All three
men could make regular positions on
and it would hardly be fair to the
other two if only one were picked for
that place. In other words, IL only one
were, selected and the other two left
be selected and to get together the
strongest mythical combination is the
object of such efforts.
Belnap Picked for Quarter.
Beginning with quarterback. the most
important position. there were only
three men worthy of consideration
Belnap of Central, Newman of Eastern
and Conlon of Western. Belnap is Civ
en- the place because of his accom-
plishments with Centrars backfield.
directed the efforts of the other men
in a way that admitted of little critic
cism. Many claim that Newman was
just as good as Belnap and would have
strong a team as Central. That.
though is conjecture and the places
must be awarded on a basis of what
actually soe, bsn 0 fias b PLAYED
his team with fine judgment and at
others directed it rather poorly. He
was not near so consistent as Belnap.
Clark of Tech. Molster of Central and
Fenwick of Western were the best
tackles. All played on the right side
of the line. However. that does not
make them less deserving of positions
on the all-high combination. Molster
had more the build of a. guard and
played tackle in a way that would
force one to the conclusion that he
would make a better guard than tackle
he is shifted from tackle to
guard Neither Fenwick nor Clark
could play guard as well as Molster. and
probably holster could not do better
than Fenwick nor so well as Clark at
tackle. Clark is given the place at left
tackle and Fenwick at right Clark
is shifted to the left side of the line
because he was used on the offensive on
both sides, and consequently had ex-
perience on the left of center.
With Molster playing one guard there
is only one man for the other position
beside center-Guervitch of Tech. That
youngster was the most capable play
ing guard in the series. His work was
excellent in every contest. Moore OF
Tech also was good, but he hardly
up to the standard OF his
Gary Best of the Ends.
Gary of Central was the best end.
Consistent at all times. his defensive
work excelled particularly. Tall and
fairly heavy few plays gained ground
around him. Next to Gary. Groves of
Western looked the best. That young
,ter was of about the same build as the
Central player and performed in much
he same way. Even Central was UNI
able to make Roadway against him.
Two centers stood out above the
of Western and Cullen OF
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