Evening star., 1922-10-01

quads and five of them add to their
In all, four games are scheduled and
e. Tech High and Swavely School,
stage their annual clash in Potomac
host to Baltimore Polytechnic Insti-
Saturday.
! for Eastern High and St. Johns.
rsity of Maryland freshmen at Coll
ms will go to Baltimore Wednesday
Business and Western high schools
7 arrange some during the week.
I OF the four tilts, that between Tech
and Swavely probably will be the most
Interesting. it will be the first game
for the teams involved, and their
work will be watched closely, for
each eleven is due to meet most Of
the other local scholastic combinations
| during the fail. Both teams will be
composed mainly of players with
scant experience.
The Central Baltimore Poly engage
ment, annually a hard-fought affair,
Is expected to be as stubbornly con-
tested this season as in past years.
The Blue and White will enter the
fray benefited by some sturdy scrim-
maging and a match against Con
zaga, but it likely will need every
thing It has TO cope with the Balti-
Inoreans. The test VIII be the first
worthwhile one for Centrals new
coaching system.
Eastern, although possessing much
good material that has developed
rapidly in the past two weeks, will in
all Likelihood suffer trouncing at
College Park. The Capitol Hill boys
Will be greatly outweighed by the
husky Maryland cubs and opposed by
players more experienced. Given an
even break, though, Eastern will
make matters interesting for the
Marylanders.
Unless the George Mason team is
especially weak. the st. Johns eleven
Eastern the Vermont avenue boys
lacked drive in attack, and were not
so clever defensively. Their whole
play appeared too ragged TO be boil
stored within the few days OF prac-
tice possible between the Eastern and
George Mason engagements.
Gonzaga's pIucky eleven will tackle
a number of worthy opponents this
fall, and it's play against Central
Yesterday indicates that some OF the
teams to be encountered will have
interesting afternoons. The Gonzaga
squad. although composed mainly Of
light players includes several boys
who would be welcomed by any
scolastic coach in this vicinity. They
are developing rapidly. too. under
the tuteiage of Jack Sullivan. who
used to sport the colors of George
town and North Carolina State. The
squad recently suffered severe set
back through the loss of Fullback
Burrows. who has an injured shoul-
der that will keep him out of the
game this season, but two or three
other boys now available are likely
backfleld material. Here's list Of
the games remaining on the GonZaga
schedule:
October Is. Business; II. Eastern;
81. Mount st. Joseph's, at Baltimore;
November !. Alexandria High School,
at Alexandria; IL. Leonard Hall, at
Leonardtown; %, St. Johns; 80
Alumni.
Any first-class District scholastic
team ready to consider the schednl,
ing of an intersectional contest would
do well to communicate with Charles
A. Boyer of the Rockford, Ill.. High
School. He announces that Rockford.
rated among the hest teams OF the
middle west, has procured this year
faculty sanction for ali 1ntersectlonai
match and would like to play some
Washington eleven. A home-and-
home contract calling for games this
fall and the next would be necessary.
Centrals showing against the Con-
y
appointing. The Blue and White was
unable to utilize its weight advantage
effectively and frequently faltered in
defense In attack plays generally
were well executed, but the backs
were handicapped to great extent
by the sluggishness or the torwards
In the high school series the Mount
Pleasant linemen will encounter boys
heavier by far than the Gonzaga for
wards. and unless their work is much
improved the Blue and White will not
pain so readily. Central is well forti-
fed so far as kickers are concerned
however. In Gordon and Birthright
it possesses a pair of boys who can
get their toes under the ball for good
distances.
: At swavely School Coach Newberry
is working with a small squad, but 1t
includes several boys who have play
most of the newcomers are likely
looking material The squad has
been at work about week and will
ge: in som" hard training before
meeting Tech Friday. Following the
match with the Manual Trainers
Swavei: has three games scheduled
and two pending. Tome will be play
ed a: Port Deposit, Nd. october 2S:
Maryland freshmen at College Park
November 4 and Severn School at An
napolis November is. Contests are
being negotiated with Mount st.
Mary's Props at Emmitsburg on Oc-
tober IA and Georgetown Props at
Garrett Park on November II.
Coach Green. At Western. Ia the Mys-
terious Smith of Washington's star
Of scholastic gridiron tutors. He goes
about his work quietly and in giving
advance notices of his team is no
closer than the paper on the wall.
But his brow is not furrowed with
wrinkles this fall. so Western can be
expected to put its usual snappy.
scrappy eleven in the field. With all
except one of last years backs again
in school, the Red and White is as
sured Of a good start In developing
an attack and the line material avail
able, much Of 1t experienced, Is not
the lightest in the schools. Followers
OF school teams can bank on this
Western will be ready with a first
class eleven when .he time for start
ing the annual high school champion
ship series arrives.
Savannah soon will boast a fight