The Washington times., 1929-11-19
I'd PLACE
GOAL OF
TEAMS

Virtually the entire squad OF
players who have represented
Eastern High Schools football
team through the present season
Will be showing for the last time
In interhigh series competition
when Central is met today.
:, In this second place final of
the 1929 series, Eastern's repre-
SentativeS may complete their ca
reerS in semi-darknesS, thanks TO
the thoughtlessneSs OF those who
should know better.
Unless one team or the other
rolls UP commanding lead dur
ing the first three quarters, the
battle for the runner-up position
to Tech may be transformed from
o series of thrills to farce.
Given a chance to make pop
ular move yesterday the empow-
cred figure, or figures, steadfastly
refused to concede a matter OF
is minutes and announced that
the game will start on the usual
schedule Of $3.50 o'clock.
RumOr has it that the par
ty responsible for these weird
decisions never makes it
point to attend q game. One
visit to the Central stadium
might work wonders and pre-
vent future decisions of this
nature.
Save for possibly Mades and
Beard the Lincoln Park regulars
will be singing today's swan song
in a body. Some gridiron nota-
bles to graduate after the current
school year are: Captain Nally,
Montague, Mccullough, Millar,
Hayden, Glow, Chester Miles,
Smith, Jenkins, Moffett, Hogge,
Oxley and Burns.
Disappointed in their inability
to overthrow Tech, the Eastern
leathermen have since trained
their eyes on the Central game,
and with second place their OBJ
jective are ready to strike out
with their best. ,..
The nucleus of this team first
came to the front in 1927 when,
with the help of several players
who have since been lost, it swept
through with q late season rally
to enter a three-cornered cham
pionship tie with Tech and Cen
trail.
Mike Kelley, present coach at
Eastern, was then football head
with the Blue and White, and his
men were badly whipped by the
Light Blue and White in one Of
the outstanding games Of the
year.
Last year Eastern finished
as runner-up to Tech after an
exceptionally tough series, and
i'm the opening series struggle
Of the 1929 schedule again fell
before the prOwess of Elmer
HardelPs bunch.
Save for the Tech game Mike
Kelley's battalion has shown
prominently in its series starts,
picking up steam as the season
moved along.
Central itself will be featuring
several athletes due to pass on
after this season. Prominent
among these is Capt. George
Brandt, who, after a period of in
activity in 1928, has forged to the
front of scholastic ends this year.
Brandt was out for the greater
part of last year with a bad leg.
Returning to the lineup this fall,
however, he showed himself none
the worse for his lay-off and in
addition to his fine defensive
work has developed into the best
punter in the series.
While other worthwhile
members are also routed to
go Coach Ty Rauber retains
the nucleus of o formidable
club whereas Kelley will be
forced to rebuild from the
ground up.
Today's fracas will find the
contestants rated on practically
an even basis. While Eastern
has the better rounded backfield
Central has the outstanding series
ball runners in Pinckney and
Hinkel and Is also represented by
q line equally as strong as that
OF the Light Blue and White.
Centraps great showing before
Tech earlier In the campaign may
establish it a slight favorite but
the balance, no matter which way