Evening star., 1928-11-25
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, Jr.

seasons. Tech. which won the title,
and Eastern. which finished second.
were picked by most critics at the start
Of the series TO fight it out for the flag
Both had an abundance of seasoned
material. Techs team was not so
heavy as that of Eastern. but made
up for its lack of heft in speed and
cleverness. Central, Western and Busi-
SseS5, which finished IN unat order, we're
not seriously figured to do whole lot
better than they did in view of their
limited experienced material
However, the series was by no means
devoid of surprises or dramtc moments.
The EaStern-Tech clash upon the out
come of which the championship de-
pended, doubtless was the most inter-
eStlng, as it generally was expected to
be. Though Tech had the scholastics
from Lincoln Park on the defensive
most of the game the latter waqed
such fine fight that the Maroon and
Gray was barely able to win. 7 to o,
Few soon will forget the gripping stu
atlon which came in the waning mo-
n1entS OF the game when Eastern, bat
Ting desperately. crashed through to
Techs 12-yard line only to have the
Gray sttffen and become a stone wall
against which Eastern could make no
impression. Techs 48-0 rout of its
N'"AAtAOAAd4 4OC, StIlOTdl, was somewhat
surprising The Mckinley team was
thought certain to vanquish the Blue
and White, but frequently Central plavs
exceptionally well against Tech, and the
game was not expected to be decided
ny the most decisive margin since the
1eanlS began meeting annually in 1902.
Techs Superiority Proved.
1t became increasingly apparent as
the series progressed that Tech was
tne best team. The Mckinley team
showed marked superiority to all its
1oeS, while Eastern, the only other team
which made serious bid for the crown
barely was able to trim its ouuonertS
Iechs goal line never was offieiallv
crossed during the series. It might he
hentloned here, however, that Eastern
nae new coach in Mike Kelley and
Whlie he did fine work, he was At
somewhat of a handicap breaking in
~ new school. Coach Ty Rauber of
OenIraI also worked under the disad-
vantage Of coaching at A school for tt.e
nrst season, but under all conditfons ie
well. 0ee''iiislV
In Tech the District has a nuh,,c
high school champion of which # NAV
wen teel proud. Elmer P. (Hapl Har.
oeH, Tech coach, who has consistently
developed formidable teams, put a com.
olnatlon on the field this Fail that for
coordination of play, speed, fight and
cleverness and all-around ability was
naro 10 beat, at least in scholastic ranks
hereabout. '''-'N''
AS usual, many players scared to
6earoom IN the series, making the task
OF picking an all-high eleven extremely
olncult. Ordinarily the lob of diff
ferentiating between two Strong NAV
ers Is hard, but this Fall so many good
performers showed their wares that in
the strength of The Stars first and
second teams there is little difference
and the honor of being chosen for the
second combination Is virtually as great
IS being selected for the first team.
Not in many years has The Star Sc
lected as many players from the same
eleven as 1t has this Fall in picking
nine members of the Tech outfit for
its first team. Eastern and Central
each have one representative on the
eleven. The writer was constrained to
pick so many Tech players only after
the most mature deliberation and con-
sultation with many persons capable of
Judging the worth of the players who
took part in the series. In several in
stances perhaps representatives of other
schools could occupy places on the
first team without the mythical team
losing appreciable strength. In the
final analysis, however, several players
got the call in the belief that the team
work which they exhibited in the Sc
ries as members of the exceptionally
well drilled Tech team would enable
them to contribute more to the eleven.
There were not q great many ends
of more than average ability in the
series, but the work of Willis Benner
and Bradley Edelblut of Tech was so
superior generally that they simply
could not be kept off the first team
Ability to snare forward passes was
perhaps the forte of each. A beautiful
aerial shot to Edelblut from Drissel,
Tech quarterback, resulted in the
touchdown that gave Tech victory over
Eastern in the deciding game Of the
series. Edelblut spsared the ball with
a fine running catch. There we're sew
including Holland of Eastern and Cox
of Western.
Montague Placed as Tackle.
George Cole of Tech and Jim Monta-
que Of Eastern have been selected as
tackles. Cole played consistently well
throughout the series his work in the
vital Eastern game being nothing short
of brilliant. Montague is guard, but
is such capable and experienced
player that it. Is certain he can hold
down tackle job in capable style
Perhaps the two other best tackles in
thu series. were Tom Nally of Eastern
end Edwards Of Tech.
Tech players also have been picked
for both guard posts In Ward Och
mann. captain. rnd Tom Oyster. the
HF"Kin'ev team had about as sweet a
p2-t Of r,'lards as = scholastic team
Cc;ild wich. Rugged. alert and fun of
fSh., their work was Of high order I'll
the way. In recognition of his leader
ship qualities. Oehrlann also has been
chosen captain OF the team.
There were three high class centers
IN the series. including Leo Winston of
Tech, Quincy Owens of Western and
Max Miller of Eastern Miller did not
Sc enough service to be considered
for the frs. team Winston and Owens
both showed strongly, but the former
shaded the latter. especially in passing,
in which respect the Tech snapper
bark proved unusually capable.
A flock Of clever quarterbacks were
seen in action, including Homer Drissel
Of Tech, jake Lewis of Business, Dick
Park of Western and Sanford Ross Of
Central. Billy Wood Of Eastern did not
play at the post long enough to be con-
sidered Drissel however, was the best
all-around performer OF the bunch.
Not only did he direct his team in
brainy style. but he proved a fine for
ward passer and kicker. He also was
q stalwart defensive PLAYER.
Holmes Fountain and Howard Flor
ance of Tech are the selections for
, left and right halfback, respectively
7 while George Mehler of Central has
been given the fullback post. Fountain
and Florance, both comparatively little
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