Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-28
ATHLETES AND
STUDENTS SET
FOR BIG GAME
Manual-Tech Opening Intra-
city Football Battle To-
morrow Has Fans Agog.
FAST FRAY PROMISED

The football combinations built up by
Coach Archie Erehart Of Technical and
Coach Ray Evans of Manual will come
to grips on Irwin field tomorrow after
noon in the first intracity gridtron bat
tie of thirteen years, and the nrst IN tue
! history Of the east side institution.
The contest promises to be bitter
struggle, both on the field and on the
side lines. The two teams are putting
! the finishing touches 10 their hard, faith
/ full training under the direction Oh ex-
/ pert coaches, and the students of the two
schools are passing every spare moment
! in boosting their fav0rites ard tuning
up throats for an hour or more OF root
I ing that will certainly make the residents
of Irvington know that something much
more than an afternoon tea party Is being
held on the Butler College grounds.
! AS the athletes are mastering their
plays, so are the students mastering their
yells and the afternoon will bring about
/ two sorts of Cornerstone by schedule,
/ the other automatically.
PLAYERS REPORTED
! IN FINE SHAPE.
| The two teams appear fairly evenly
matched, Neither holds noticeable ad-
vantage In weight or experience, and
; both are being taught their lessons by
men who have played the college game
, The mentors have whipped their men
into the stage of physical perfection, or
as near that possible. and have In
stilled them with a spirit of fight that
will not die, even with a defeat.
lem may We NttANcNat HiAbHSNt Nihi
Manual at one position right end. but
( Manual comes right back with the strong
est point at right half.
Perry Payne is the Technical right
end. and he probably is the best wing
man In the indianapolis high schools at
| this time. He is tall, standing head and
! shoulders over his teammatc. a hard
| player with some experience. and a wiz
when he gets a pass, Payne knows how
| to run In the general direction OF a goal
| post. His height gives him a big ad-
vantage over opposing players. as he can
reach out over their heads and pull the
! ball down.
| Dutch wertz is the George Gipp Of
, the Manual back field This grid hustler
| Is a footballer that one could hardly
hope TO find in the 6rst year Of Indian
/ apolis high school football. He VIC Ks
on the right side OF the Red AMI White
back field, and when his signal is called,
the Manual boys can Just about hgure
on from a three 20 ten yard march UP the
field He circles around the end Ike a
rabbit, or tears into line Ike human
battering ram. II was his brilliant play
ing and hard fghtlng that brought Man
uRl a victory over SheEidIn ia the last
seconds 81 play. With less than = min
ute TO 20 and the ball IN mid field. re-
Gently. WertZ started batscrlug through
the Sheridan line ana never stopped I'M
Ill he had crossed the goal for victory.
OTHER PLAYERS
LOOK ALIKE.
Outside 81 these two shining stars.
little can be said Of the Manual AMI
Technical gridirol knights, save that
they stand M and tear into each other
/ tomorrow afternoon with equal chances
TO bring honor and glory 20 themselves,
their schools and their hosts ~ followers.
Teamiug with Payne on the ends for
Tech Is W0olgar, another smart plnyes.
but not "a a class with his teamm1te.
Against this pair. Geisler and Floyd VIII
work for Manual. Watson end sweeney
are the Tech tackles. while BchTcnt and
Wel=man or Wundrum are the best
Manual has Bchrent and Sweeney prob
ably are two ~ tie hest tackles IN he
state high school ranks. Behrent IS
member of that famous south side family
dealing chiefly ia AFFLICTED. and be plays
football about as we'll as his hic brothers
pRy basket ball. which IS going some.
Tech, has a good pair OF guards In Max
well and Huugnte the former zoo pound
lad whose weight is somewhat II
handicap. Manual has a fast. hard fight
ing combination 10 do the guarding WORK
in Hartman and Patterson or York. YORK
beef trust" aud, n he does the bag
fellow VIII know that he has been IN
regulation American football game B"th
fnnuai and Tech have q Weaver No. =.
HODGES is the Tech pivot man ana
Reichel plays that position Tor Manual
This pair 81 huskies viii no doubt stage
a great little jam all their own.
There Is not much TO choose between
Harold Harmeson. Manual quarter. and
Billy Secrecs the Ettie Tech held gen
eral. Both call the plays Ike veterans
and toss the passes we'll. Coach Ere
hart has worked IN several trick plays
that give Secrees a chance 20 carry the
ball. Harmeson also raps the line quite
frequently, and. being considerably
larger and stronger than Secrces. can
be counted on for better gains. Secrees
Is power on defense.
MANUAL. HAS
BEST RESERVES.
Nipper and GriCgs are Techs best
half back bets while Manual has the
( l. Harmeson Wertz combination. or
/ these four. Wertz. as has been said be
/ fore Is the best The other three meas
ure up about fifty nifty. Geiger. Tech.
and Sommers. Manual. full hacks. appear
/ to stack up even. Manual holds the
/ edge in reserve back field talent. having
two worthy players In Prout and stew.
art for emergency use. Lndegran Is
/ Techs leading reserve
Coach Evans has had this Tech con
/ test in mind since the opening Of the
/ season and has held his men 20 straight
/ football much possible, while
/ Coach Erehart's youngsters have flooded
| their contests with trick and aerial
! plays. It is understood, however, that
/ both teams will display lot of new
/ stun when they get together I'm the fight
/ that VIII prove the first step in deciding
| the gridlron championship OF the In
annapolis high schools.