The Washington times., 1928-11-24
TECH
PLA AYERS
NAMED
BY George A. simpson

BY George A. Simpson
Now aprives the problem Of
naming Tie Washington Times
1923 All High eleven, but it s
simple this year because Of the
superior class of the Tech
High team, the public high
school champion. " You can
name the entire Tech team
and not be far wrong, " one
rival coach phrased his
opinion.
The 1928 Times All-High elevens
are a consensus of the opinion of
Coaches Dan Ahern, of Western
High. Mike Kelley. of Eastern; Hap
8Iardell, of Tech; Ty Rauber, of
Central. and Lynn Woodwork. of
Business. The Times selections
thus are representative of the best
high school football minds authori-
tive and impartialA
PLAYERS were only given cOusid-
e-ation for their performances
throughout the entire series and
not for single flashy exhibitions in
any given game.
Tech Hign gridders dominate the
first team. as eight members OF
the titular crew were honored,
Eastern. Central and Western
= - - H. net fnft
failed to place a player on the
nrennier choice. The second team.
however is more evenly balanced,
with each school recognized.
Grouped as outstanding i'm
the series are Bradley Edel.
hI,It. Homer DrisseI, Ward
Tlehnann. Leo Winston and
Willis Benner, of Tech; George
Meller. OF Central, and Tom
NalIy. az Eastern, although the
latter did not lneasnre up to
his last seasons caliber.
The four ranking ends were.
Bradley Edelblut and Willis Ben.
ner, Of Tech: FRANKLIN Holland. OF
Eastern. and John Hanley. Of Cen
tral. Edelblut and Benner were
around class and the fact that they
nlayed their respective positions in
every game. while Holland and
Haniey were shifted about. Hoi-i
land was used at fullbaek in the
! Business game and also played de-
fensive fullback in the other con-
tests. Hanley was used at tackle
before being moved out to end.
The tackle positions were difficult
to call because Jack Edwards and
George Cole. of Tech. Bernard Wade
and Tom Nallv. of Eastern, and
Noble Cook. of Western, were. about
equal. Nally and Edwards were pre-
ferred because they were more con-
sistent than the other trio. Wade
and Cook We're assigned to the
second division.
The guards presented another
complicated case. though Ward
Oehmann, Tech captain, ranked
above the other forwards. Morris
Denniberg. Of Business. was APP
pointed to the remaining guard post
as he was a tower in the forward
wall of the Stenographers. jim
Montague, of Eastern, and Tom
Oyster, Of Tech. were secondary
choices. For defensive work, Mon
tague was the best of the series but
ne was below Qehmann and Denni-
berg in offensive qualities.
The series unveiled three
nifty centers in Leo Winston,,O of
Tech; Quincy Owens. of West
ern, and Max Miller, Of East
ern. Winston was given the
han aNn
curate passer and was skilled i'm
blocking.
Owens, too. was dependable and
it's a toss.up between the pair.
Miller, of Eastern, played only the
last two games in which he starred
on the defense. However. he is nm
reliable in passing and was ignored
on this account.
:" The quarterback Dpot unquestion.
ably goes to Homer Drissel. of Tech,
who ran the Manual Trainers in able
style. Drissel was also expert in
passing and kicking. Next came
Jake Lewis, Business captain, who
was the backbone of the Stenogs'
backfield.
The haIfbacks also brought up
difficulty but there was none match
ing the individual brilliance Of
Holmes Fountain and Howard Flor
ance. the Tech greyhounds. They
could navigate the ends or filter
through the tackles with ease. Both
were the twisting and shifty variety
and had a change of pace. Gene
Stevens, Central captain. and San.
ford Ross, of Cen al, We're given the
halfback jobs on the second team.
Billy Wood, Eastern's captain;
Eddie Br0wnfield, Of Western,
and Eddie Reichardt and Eddie
Dury e, of Business, were other
promising halIbacks.
Ross was the coolest PLAYER in
the series and played under a
handicap, being afflicted with eye
trouble. Although listed as a quar-.
terback, the Rauber system had
him often in a halfbacll role with
some other member calling the sig.
mails.
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