Evening star., 1922-10-22

Central's confidence is not of the
cocksure brand. Rather ii is due to
realization of the fact that 1t is bet
ter equipped for battle than its
rivals and that it should overcome
them Not since the start of the
training grind have the Mount Pleas
ant coaches permitted their charges
to consider themselves unbeatab BILE
Instead the Central squad has been
given to understand that IL has no
excuse for losing. Success is to be
accepted as a matter OF course, but
there will be no alibi for failure
Several shifts Are Made.
This spirit worked wonderfully well
in the game against Western. and il
should bring results against Business
There were mechanical defects in the
Central team revealed in the contest
last week, and several shifts have
been made by the coaches to remedy
these, but there has been no disposi-
tion on the part of the players to sulk
as result. CentraTs eleven probably
is the best disciplined that has par
tfcipated in a high school series here
in years.
Against Western Central's line was
not well balanced. the left flank being
stronger than the right. To Offset
this. Casey. all-high player last fall
has been moved from left to right
right tackle to left guard. Plumpton.
who was left guard in the Western
game. has been put in left tackle,
while Lewis, who started in right
guard against the Red and White.
has been assigned regularly to that
place. These boys, with Childress at
left end. Hall at right end and DAY
at center. will be in the forward set
opening against Business.
In the backfield more changes are
at the outset against Western, show
ed that he had not fully recovered his
strength after a severe grip attack.
and was forced to give way to Wor-
ley. The latter is to remain at quar-
terback for the present Rand, in
stead of Alden johnson. now is Brink
mans running mate in the halfback
positions. At fullback Gordon is TO
be alternated with the sturdy Birth,
right. Gordon is a speedy runner and
almost as good punter as Birth
right.
Business lineup has not been def
nitely arranged, but there seems little
likelihood that Coach Kelley will do
much changing to the rush line that
has been sporting the Orange and
Blue Those generally used in the
forward positions SO far are Bromley,
at left end: Calker, at left tackle; Du
Cummings. at right guard: Capt
Greenwood. at right tackle. and Gll-
lette. at right end. The best of the
backfield lot appears to oe watt
quarterback; Simpson and Chaconas.
halfbacks. and Donovan, fullback
Another important title series game
is to be played this week with Tech
and Western as opponents. They VIII
meet in the Central stadium Friday.
The Manual Trainers were somewhat
sluggish in their play against East
ern last week. but they have. a good
line plunger in Fullback Gooch that
may worry the rangy Western for
the forward pass, too. and does not
hesitate to employ this form OF at
tack. Western probably will adhere
to it's tandem form of offense' that
gained so well in the first half of the
battle with Central. Victory over
Tech would taste sweet TO Western.
for il was we'll beaten by the Manual
i Trainers last year and the year be-
fore.
ccptr,I.s team has second game
.his week with the Catholic Cniver-
sity freshmen. II will meet that ag-
greEation in match preliminary
10 the Catholic University-Virgini
POLYTECHNIC Institute engagement az
the Mount Pleasant stadium Saturday.
should Business manage to overcome
Central Tuesday 1t would be the first
win for the Stenographers IN mateh
with the uptown boys since 1915. On
October 20 of that year Business van
uuished Central. ii to 6. The victors
were unbeaten that season, but Tech,
also with a clean record, got the
championship because Business had
been held to a tie in one game. The
following year Central humbled Busi-
ness 100. to 0, and after 1918. when
the Stenographers were not encoun-
tered. went on to three successive vic
tories.