Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
Central WESTERN
HEAD SCHOOL CARD
Eastern Figures to Score
Over BuSineSS-Gonzaga
Plays C. U. Frosh.


BY EDWARD A. FULLER, Jr.
10y the end of this week con-
IL siderable should be known
IA as to the relative strength
of the elevens competing in
the annual public high school foot
ball championship series. All five
teams will have shown their wares
in the title set by them with one
Of the elevens, Business, having
twice appeared.
Central and Western win clash Tues
day and Business, which last Friday
In the series opener, fell easy prey to
Tech, defending champion, o to 80, will
come to grips with Eastern next Fri
day.
This Central-Western battle may be
wiz. There is fiery rivalry between
the schools. Last season Central was
victorious by only 6 to and the year
before the Blue contrived only . rs
victory.
Has Won : Of 3.
Central has won two Of its three
pre-series games. It scored over Con-
zaga, IL to 0, and st. Johns, to 8,
and lost to John Marshall High Of
Richmond, Va, 0 to 80. In Larry
Pinckney. Paul Hinkel, Frank Cumber-
land and Sam Mirman the Blue has a
bunch which have shown themselves to
be plenty good. Central has q formid-
able backfeld, but an uncertain line.
II the forward wall can function salts
factorily the Blue is apt to go far in
the series. That's the big III" so far
as Central is concerned.
western as usual is handicapped this
season by lack Of experienced material,
but 1t has q couple of nifty-appearing
perhaps In the tennis world, and Webb.
Lynaam has shown ability as q ball
carrier and Webb has flashed promise
as . line plunger and passer. West
ern has played only two games 50 far
It lost its opener to the strong Wash
ington-Lee High eleven of Ballston, Va,
0 to 1S, and then whipped woodward,
80 to o.
Though Eastern's team is composed
largely Of players Of limited experience
the Light Blue nevertheless has shown
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Washington-Lee by 0 to 20 and 0 to IL,
respectively, Eastern scored over Ma
tional Training School for Boys, q
stubborn foe, 6 to 0, and Landon, IL
to 0. In Flip Corridor, fullback, and
Red Wells, quarterback. the Lincoln
Parkers have q couple of keen looking
ball carriers and there also are come
other boys on the club who are show
ing more than usual promise.
Business Has Good Backs.
Business in Vernon johnson. 1l5-
pound quarterback, and Bill Duryee.
hard-running fullback, packs consider
able power behind the line and doubt
less will offer the Light Blue much
stouter battling than 1t did Tech. The
Stenogs viii be fighting desperately rs
another loss win be o body blow TO any
faint pennant hopes they might have
entertained.
In 1928 Eastern was pressed TO turn
back Business, 8 to 8, but the Light
Blue last season mopped up the neld
with the Orange, 46 to 0.
Outstanding on the weeks schoolboy
card aside from the public high title
engagements are the Gonzaga-C Catholic
University freshmen contest Friday in
the 0onzaga Stadium and the Dewitt
Georgetown freshmen oaGtle 0abuEo1Y.
Landon and woodward viii face Fri
day at the Tidal Basin in . game be-
tween teams that while not particularly
strong probably are well matched and
will put on an interesting struggle.
0onSaga will play Sunday game for
the first time in its history today when
it journeys to Cumberland to engage La
Sale Schools eleven.