Evening star., 1922-10-08


images and the few games held to pc
chances in the struggle for the title.
Central is picked to repeat its
long list OF gridiron championships,
best and should be the runner-up ne
probably will be a scramble by West
mentioned favored to do the grabb
Consider the Central team. The
squad at the Mount Pleasant institu-
tion includes but four linemen and
two backs who may be regarded as
veterans. but they are reinforced by
host of material. much of which has
had experience with class and light
weight elevenS. From tackle to
tackle the Centralities can put on the
field a line of boys heavier and with
more foot ball knowledge than can
be offered by any other of the high
schools. And it has ends who seem
far and away better than other
scholastic fiankers.
CcntraTs MoraSe Improved.
For its backfield. Central has a
couple of fleet quartets, versatile in
attack and dogged in defense. The
team. under a new coaching regime
that gives every candidate a fair
chance. has better spirit in its work.
and it is being taught its foot ball in
about the so-ndest and sanest man
ner possible.
And there is just one other item
that ought to send the Blue and
White far this season. That's kick
ing. In Birthrisht and Gordon. full
backs. the school has a pair of the
best punterS to be found with any of
the squads. That means much on the
scholastic gridtron. If Central does
not battle its way to another cham
pionship. many followers of high
school foot ball will be greatly sur
priSed. and they will not all be Gen.
tralities. either.
Now look over the Eastern team
which is given rating just below
Centrals The Capitol Hill boys have
much punch and drive in their make
up and spirit plus. The team is one
with d sturdy line. fast-charging and
hard-tackling, and some former for
wards in the backteld that are likely TO
attract much attention in the titular
are taking lessons from Charley
Guyon, former Carlisle star. for the
third successive year, and If they
have learned as much more this fall
as they did over the first year last
season. Eastern will have to be reck-
oned with by all of the other school
elevens.
Western. Business and Tech are
rather uncertain quantities. For a
would be the most formidable outfit
in the league. next to Central. but
last years backs are not working
stea dily, and there has been much ex-
peEllnehllnS Win forwards without
any great success. However. West
ern always arises to the occasion
when the series tiltS arrive and is
liable to Offset a lack of foot ball
hnesse with d rugged ability to put
everything it has into play at critical
moments.
Business Play Steadier.
Business. with a host of sturdy
linemen, may make ground gaining
difficult for opposing teams. but 1t
does not promise to have backs
strong enough to step out and gain
territory. There is one thing to be
looked for at Business this fall,
though The Stenographers are 60
ing to play foot ball more as it should
be played than in the haphazard
style they have followed in recent
years. Coach Kelley's system of
coaching is beginning to get in it's
good work, SO a smashing defense
and hard running game. typical of
New England elevens, will not be
surprising in the play of the team
tutored by the former Holy Cross
athlete This will be the black
horse of the series.
Tech will enter the series knowing
a good deal of the game. but it's play
ers probably will be too inexperienced
to use their knowledge to advantage.
Veterans are scarce at the eth street
school. While the Manual Trainers
should give a good account of them /
selves. it would be expecting too
much of a team composed mainly OF
green players to carry on to a cham
pionship. All this, of course. is mere
conjecture. but it is based on care
full observation of the FIVE elevens in
practice and games. There's many a
slip, you know, but one likes to fig
ure."
Centrafs game with Western a
week from Tuesday. which will open
the championship series, likely will
be quite an affair. Neither team has
scored against the other for the past
two years and the Centralites. with
their big combination, will be more
than anxious to get away to good
start by chasing the Western jinx.
The Red and White will be in there
battling fiercelv. though. and there
never was a Western team that did
not put up its best fight against a
Central representative.
The Blue and White has selected
the following squad to prepare for
the series inaugural: Benfer. Birth
right, Brinkman, Berestrom. Brad
ford. Casey. Childress. Crawford, Day,
Gordon. Gram. Harper. Hall. Albert
Miller. Marray, Plumpton, Rand, Rau-
Der, Sheppard, Stansfield. Toomey and
Worley.
Plumpton. a guard, was badly bat
IereQ IN the game against Poly at
Baltimore Friday but is expected to
be ready for the Western fray. Rau-
ber, however. has not fully recovered
from an influenza attack and may
view the game from the sideline.
Enstern's plucky eleven Is to put in
busy week. Instead of playing
Alexandria High School at Alexandra
Tuesday. the scrubs will be sent to
fhe Virginia city, and the big team
will invade Brookland for tilt with
the Catholic University freshmen
Saturday. the Fasteners are 70 go to
Leonardtown to play Leonard Hail.
one of the best prep teams in south
ern Maryland.
Central does not expect to play any
more games before meeting Western.
but 1t has added an engagement to its
shedule. 1t is with the Catholic Uni
verSity freshmen. and will be played
as a preliminary to the Catholic Uni
versity-Virginia Polytechnic Institute
match in the Central stadium October
%.
When 1t faces Business High in
Potomac Park Thursday. Gonzaga will
have its strongest team on the grid
iron. Mills. who was not in the Cen
is considered Gonzaga's best quarter
back Enright and Kennedy, ends.
and Colliere, star back, who were in
jured in the stadium engagement,
have recovered. and will be in action
against Business.
GonZaga is endeavoring to add an
other game Shednle- II has