Evening star., 1923-11-19

SO. OF the two games. the Western
Central conflict should be the keener
Long rivals of Central and year after
year futilely striving to conquer the
VIII take the fed tomorrow with the
best chance il has had in years to
achieve its aim. 1t really should be
bitter struggle for both teams
battle from start to finish. Tho
formidable Tech team could only
wallop Western by a lone touchdown,
while IL swamped Central.
or course. the Blue and White has
Mike Gordon. fleet fullhack. who has
scored more points than any other
high school player. 1t also has re-
Gently uncovered AL Chase. a punter
that can compare with Gordon at
bail-running and il certainly has no
really clever punter The Red and
White, however, is adept az opening
great gaps and it's backs can follow
through with neatness ami dispatch.
Westerns main trouble. though, has
been poor judgment in its last three
starts and this is where Central may
gain the breaks.
Central was surprisingly ragged
against Gonzaga High School. Its
spirit and dash. so prominent in for
mer games. were not up to standard
and it lost to a combination that
Fought all the way Even when de-
feat was staring them in the face
Gonzaga's gridders continued their
savage play until Central was COM
pletely bewildercd. Gonzaga pre-
sented about the cleverest offensive
team seen in the stadium this year
After GonZaga's stunning victory
over Central, hundreds of fans
buzzed over the prospects of a Con
zaga-Tech game TO decide the cham
pion scholastic clever here. Such a
game would draw we'll according to
numerous gridiron followers. Coach
Hardell of Tech. however, has re
fused to consiuer any post-season
game.
Gonzaga sweeping victories over
Emerson. Eastern, Business and Cen
tral indicate that il is one of the
strongest school elevens in Washing
ton. 1t has two brilliant backs in
OCallaghan and CollieTe who made
CentraPs defense Seem fabby Foot
pail intelligence galore has been re-
Vealed in every GonZaga victory, for
Wnlch Coach Jack Sullivan must be
given much credit. There is one team
that Gonzaga has overlooked in its
rampage, however, and before il can
claim any sort of a championship it
should meet Western High, a foe
dangerous enough for any school
eleven
root ball followers have commended
Coach Mike Kelly for the clever
showing Business has made this year.
AT the start of the year the Stenoe-
faphers' mentor was handicapped by
green material and a small SQUAD.
once business officials decided 10 for-
felt the entire series. but this plau
was abandoned and the team kent
plugging away. No one expected il To
down Eastern and not a few had
hopes of it holding Western to Ito
3 count. If Kelly had two or three
Greenwoods in his line he probably
would nave made a better record. OF
all the other linemen seen thus far in
the nigh schools none equals the
BUSINESS captain. In the parIance of
sport Greenwood has got EN-
some time or another it will dawn
upon Central that no team can plav
It's best depending on one star. Aeainst
Gohzaga Gordon scored all his teams
points. intercepting a forward mass
ana oropklcking pair of field goals
II was Gordon who took the pag, mos
OF the time. it was Gordon who was
Salieu upon to put his team in the
lead. Mike did his best and his best
was good, but the saying goes thar
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