The Washington times., 1929-10-17
BACKS HAVE
SCORING
PUNCH
BY Bob Thayer

With a radically improved
offense and a forward wall
comparable with that of last
year, Eastern High Schools
football team will be slight
favorite tomorrow when Tech,
the defending champion, is
met in the first game of the
1929 District interhigh series.
The light blue and white machine
which takes the field at the Cen
trail Stadium, $3.50 o'clock, will
present three threatening scoring
punches in Everett Oxley, Charley
Millar and Ben Mccullough while
Jimmy Hayden, a two-year substi-
tute, is the fourth member OF the
backfield.
Smith and Beard, comparative
newcomers, will succeed Chalkley
and Holland at ends while Bernie
Wade and Joe Healy, other 1928
linemen, also have moved elsewhere
and made substitutions necessary.
In view of these changes
Coach Kelley has been fortunate
I'm hitching on to promising
material which promises to
bring his line up to par.
Tech, riddled by graduations,
has been forced to rebuild from the
ground up and with Capt. Willis
Benner, end, and Dunbar Goss,
fullback, as the king-pins, Coach
Elmer Hardell is reported to have
turned out praiseworthy repre-
sentative.
The fact remains, however, that
Eastern possesses more seasoned
timber and on that claim alone
must be conceded its advantage.
Scoring a touchdown in the first
quarter and seven points in the
final, Gonzaga's Purple and White
yesterday defeated Western High
Schools eleven in a hard fought
battle on the Benning Field, 1870.
Save for these two threats the
Streeters were held fairly we'll in
check by Dan Ahern's charges and
were given a spirited scrap from
start to finish. The first touchdown
was converted in the initial period
when Bussink ran back punt
around right end for SO yards.
for the point.
A forward pass, Mills to
Dunan, registered the final
touchdown i'm the last chapter
while Mills drOp-kicked the extra
score. Mills, lad in his early
teens, was making his debut
with GOnzaga.
/ Take it from. Chief Charley Guyon
Eastern High School is going to
do a big comeback on the District
basketball map. After laying off
wear Guyon has returned to the
helm of the courr situation and Is
determined to get somewhere. Con-
sequentll he drafted his best ma
terial three weeks ago and already
has the ma jority of his 30 candidates
stepping around in mid-season form.
1t was an enliVened group or
youngters who scurried through
scrimmages yesterday at the Lin
coin Park Stadium. Three dlVls-
ions of material alternated on the
floor and handled the ball with an
expertness born of much dril!in&.
Many members of last years
combination, a majority of them
In fact, were included ON the
roster while several prominent
newcomers also were spotted.
Barney Kane, formerly a star
performer with st. Peters, was
one who looked like the proverbial
million dollars while Danny kesslet,
hold-over from 192S29, flashed
ability comparable with that OF
brother Bruce, who made basket
hall history at Eastern years ago.
The graduation Of little Ted
Cappelli, Guyon maintains, will be
less keenly felt because of the
showing Of Fineran, a diminutive
forward with plenty OF flash.
Fineran cuts into the basket much
in the same manner that Cappelli
did and has an uncanny eye for the
rim. Also he is said to be an
accurate and heady passer and a
good floor man.
Some of the mainstays from last
year already showing to advantage
are: Capt. Ryan, Phillips, Rooey,
Kessler, Noonan and Edwards.
Fineran, Kane Shirley. Lieb, Zola,
Bucca and Wiler are others shaping
up as the real thing.
Guyon intimates that his re-
turn as court head will find
Eastern once more reverting to
the system of using several
shifts.
1t is his policy to run in several
combinations during the course OF a
game. In this manner he figures
to wear down the other fellow while
getting the hest results from fresh
material.
One squadron now under his
supervision is comprised of the
tallest boys on his roster. They
have surprised with their agility
and general cleverness.
Michigan Works Hard
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