The Washington herald., 1922-10-16
Great Crowd Expected to
Watch Clash at Stadium
Tomorrow Afternoon.

thing on the scholastic grid
iron horizon Is the Western-Cen-
trail game at the Mount Pleasant
Stadium tomorrow afternoon.
Since the formation of the Inter
High School League more than q
quarter of a century ago these
teams seldom failed to stage one
Of the most spectacular contests
of the annual campaign. In the
ebb and flow Of victory each has
had its need of success and fail
ure. but with each successive year
the competition has been intensi-
ned and in the last decade the
teams have four times battled to
draw. The last two engage
ments have been without a deci-
sion, as neither school had been
able even to score in the eight
quarters Of stirring football.
Through combination of cir
cumstances attempts to estimate
the probable strength of the elev-
ems in tomorrow's battle are likely
to be misleading. Neither has met
the same rival through the pre-
liminaries. and in the two prac-
tice tousts Western had shrouded
lNS TEAM WIN SNNh oNNAcCS Nho
comparatively few close follow
ers Of the sport have been on hand
to see Coach Green's proteges per-
form.
Veil Is Lifted.
II became known yesterday. how
ever. that the methods of mys-
terry have not proven wholly sue
CeSsful Central curiosity over the
plan was so aroused that when
Westerns squad was stealthily
taken 70 Alexandria October s. Cen
trail men were on hand to watch.
These scouts brought back in
teIIigenCe that may be quite a fac
tor in tomorrow's struggle, for a
complete report on Western work
ings against Episcopal High School
was furnished for the information
and guidance Of the Central squad.
Last week when Snavel~'s team
was PLAYED by Western in Upper
Rock creek Park. Central once
more confirmed what had already
been seen. Broadly the conclusion
was that Western would send into
action more experienced players
than would Central from the regu-
lar teams Of last autumn and there
would be comparatively little diff
ference in size.
Rauber May start.
While Western has been veiled
Central has twice played regularly
scheduled games with hundreds OF
spectators present upon each occa'
sion. In the opener GonZaga wa:
decisively beaten, and in the second
public exhibition. Baltimore Poly.
technic Institute was barely trim
med by to 6. In both these game.
Central played practically the same
lineup and no late changes are nov
expected unless il develops tina
Captain Rauber will play. The Cen
tral leader has been under tho
care of a physician for nearly three
weeks with an attack Of influenza
bur il is admitted his recovery ha!
been such he may be in the play TO
morrow sor while at least.
DIn-rance In Systems.
The offensive strategy Of the con
tenders will probably contras
sharply At Alexandria and agains
Swavely Westerns formation wa!
the triple tandem in the back hel'
and was run of with variations o.
the delayed anu double passes. of
ten switching two men out on on,
side to run or forward pass. 1t i!
expected further refinements on thi'
standard policy will be INTRODUCED
tomorrow. Direct passing breed!
fumhlinE. even in the most expert
enced squads. hut IL Western ha'
mastered this form the play SHOULD
he fast and furious.
CentraTS exhibitions indicate tn,
triple threat will he the basis oi
the attack. Against GOnzaga anc
at baltimore the team kept one
back uplaCed So he could punt
heave or run. When the secondary
defense was weakened to have two
nrsn IN the hackheld, Central con-
certrated the attack on the line
and netted the touchdowps that
scored the two victories How much
he Blue and White will alter this
plan only tomorrow's developments
will tell.
Ty and large. il looks as though
two wcll-matchsd teams will en-
ter the conflict. with Western up
holding the traditions of the school
of always PLAYING its greatest game
against Central.
Tech is still recovering from the
stunning il received at Alexandria
Saturday. when Episcopal High
School administered one Of the
most severe trimmings Manual
Training team has received IN
Years. The score was 36 to 0. while
Western fen before the same school
tho previous week by 81 to o.
The consensus Of opinion at both
Tech and Western is that the an
sw"r lies in the fact that the Vir-
riuianS have one OF their greatest