Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-23
HIGH GRIDSTERS
PREP FOR CAME
ON TURKEY DAY
AIbuuueruue Chances Bright
With Full Lineup, But
Both Quarterback Long
and GiOmi May Be Out

and Giomi May Be Out
With prospects for a football
victory over their aneient--and al
ways successful--~rivals Of III Paso
High school brighter than they
have been for some time past,
brighter perhaps than they nave
been since the two started their
annual Thanksgiving day gridiron
battles, Coach Moore Is putting his
charges through a stiff period Of
nreparation this week. And the
preparation will continue, in oue
day or another, until the two teams
answer the referees whistle week
from today. Hi has ardent hopes
of that victory and nothing VIII pe
left undone which may aid in lts
accomplishment. o,..
TWO years ago the Duke City
boys came closer to holding OH
Luther Coblentz' football warriors
than they ever have. /. was
scoreless tic until late in the game
and then Eel Paso slipped one
touchdown across. Last year the
Tigers swnmped the Duke CITY con-
tingent. But the game OF last year
may be thrown out OF the reckon
| ing. as far as the prospects Tor thls
year are concerned, -.
There iJ Just one chance Tor
| Coach Moore's boys to take the
field without q genuine fighting
chance FOR victory. That hes IN
the possibility of two or threo OF
their best players out of the game.
| Neltrer Long nor Giomi We're out
for practice yesterday and poth
quarterback and captain may. De
unable TO get into the fray. Gioml
has been i'll for some time past
and Long suffered a wrenched
shoulder in the game with the In
| dinns last Saturday which may
iseep him out. At best he viii
have TO be handled with Kid gloves
TO give his injury chance TO neal
The loss Of Long to High school
might prove a calamity. Mhiie
there are other quarterbacks aVall'
able, none OF them possess Long 5
combination of cool thinking ap-
paratus, good judgment, ability TO
pluck passes out of the air, clever
open field running, powerful IN
terference and deadly taeking. The
only event more unfortunate for
High school would be for Long
to become afflicted with enlarge
ment of the Uranium through his
successes. And he appears to be
far too level headed, too sound Of
mind, to ran INTO such evil ways.
The absence of Captain Giomi
would also prove severe loss.
| Giomi Is one Of the most depend
able backfield men Coach Moore
can show when it comes to run
ming with the ball and is probably
the most dependable at line plung-
ing. Giomi hits the line after the
fashion OF Hart, the Yale halt'
back OF two decades ago who, in
the old game of mass play, ripped
UP powerful Princeton and Har'
ward lines though he weighed but
l45. And Albuquerque will prob
ably be forced to depend upon q
running game to large extent.
Luther Coblentz, El Paso Higt
school coach, is canuy chap. Ht
REALIZES the shortcomings of hii
Iown aggregation in defense against
the aerial game. This weakness
has been proved through the seas
Ion. He also knows the strength
Long, Roybal & Co. on the often
Isive end Of passes. For that reasor
lmost of his preparation for th'
Thanksgiving game will be de II
developing a sound defense agains
forward passes.
With Long IN the game the Duke
City attack would be a variation
with the passing game Hberalll
sprinkled with running plays. ina
any who might take his place
would use as sound judgment IL
the selection of plays is doubtful
And with Giomi out much of th'
running attack would be taker
away.
4 But with both Of these lads II
the Duke City prospects are
bright. Harking back to the game
OF two years ago, it is giving Alpu'
luuerque none the best OF 1t to flg'
ure that Moore and his men have
at least an even chance.
Two years ago the Ell Paso Higt
school team was stronger than I'M
Tigers of today. That is, figuring
on the reports of the Ell Past
sports writers, who figure them I,
have practically the same strength
as last year. Last years El Pas'
team did not measure up to TN
same team Of 1920.
The Duke City team this year
however, looks to have somewha
more strength than the Albuquer
Iuue team two years ago. And II
1920 the Tigers had the task, o
their football lives to down Alou
querque. ...
If Albuquerque HI players en-
ter the game a week from toda!
with the same fighting spirit the!
displayed against the United state
Indian school last Saturday, !
Long and Giomi are in the lineup
liz Long keeps his head as well 81
he did in that game and II IN
rest OF the team shows as mucf
Improvement as they are supposed
10 with the fun strength available
as against two strong men out o
the lineup last Saturday, II IN
proper fighting spirit is maintalnet
All the way--well. El Paso Hlgl
school may, for once, be competed
to be satisfied with the big "Tur
key Spread" the Hi-Y club is ar
ranging for the Tigers.
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