Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
CENTRAL GONzAGA
BATTLE TOPS LIST
Tech Faces Baltimore Poly
and Winchester Gridmen
on Successive Days.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, Jr.

THEY get started this week, thos
Schoolboy foot ball teams of thr
District group. And what Z;
Il snappy opening program it will b.
Five games, featured by Z
struggle Friday between those deares
OF foes, Central and Gonzaga, will ushe;
i'll the competitive campaign for thc
scholaSticS. incidentally, this gam
between the Purple and Blue will
the lone home contest of the bunch
The week also will be interesting in the
it will see a District schoolboy eleve
playing its first night game, Tech beinc
down for a moonlight brush with Bait
more Poly Friday, in Oriole Parl:
Baltimore. Just to add another she
of spice to the program, Tech then, be
fore "a hours have elapsed, will tax
the field against the Handley Hig
huSkies at Winchester.
In other games of the week. Easter
will start its season against Episcop.
High at Alexandria and Emerson w
open its schedule against Woodberl
Forest at Orange, Va. Both these COZ
tests will be played Saturday.
Seldom has an opening game arous,
such interest in schoolboy circles he
as that Central-GonZaga battle N
since 1925, when the Purple won
Stirring battle. Z to 8. has Coma.
faced the Blue. That defeat 81
rankles and the Columbia Heights be
are red-hot for revenge 1t was
55-yard run by the dashing John
Bozek midway OF the third period ii
brought Gonzaga victory in that men
rable 1925 game, It will be remember
Central was leading at the time, 8 II
by virtue Of q field goal by Al
Roberts. The win gave Gonzaga
unofficial scholastic championship
the District. Central that year sw
to the public high school champions,
without having its goal line crossed.
It appears that Central has a fl
rate chance to get revenge. COM
has been short of a raft of 1929
ulsrs and while Central also was PR
hard hit by graduations, it retail;
several players of proved power.
1t is not only possible, but PROBE
that II GonZaga is beaten 1t will
largely through the efforts of two
mer Purple players, Larry Pinckney
Frank Cumberland. Pinckney p
fullback for the Blue and Cumberl
doubtless will be at quarterback.
Though Techs games with Be
more Poly and Handley High are
pected to give considerable of a
j
be they cannot be given too M
weight because of the unusual cor
tons
Hsrdell plans to use entirely differ
1ine-upS in each game and while,
course, Tech will be out to win b
the main idea of the Tech mentor
to give as many of his boys as posi-
chance to show their wares in act
competition. 1t appears that Tech J.
quite a few youngsters capable of
ing places on the gridiron. Hare
wants to find out whether or not
has been seeing things"
When Tech last met Baltimore F
q half dozen or so seasons back
Griffith Stadium the Gray easily tr'
med the Engineers. Tech will be
| ing Handley High on the gridiron
the first time.
Eastern, with = squad made v
largely of untried material, as the
suit of the loss Of raft of depend
bles, probably will find Episcopal
tough opponent. The Alexand"
scholastics are reported strong.
Despite that Emerson has stalwo
squad it likely will find Woodbers
Forest q worthy opponent. The vi
ginia schoolboys consistently turn
sturdy fool ball teams.