The Washington times., 1932-05-26
SLIM CHANCE
CONCEDED
RIVALS
By GNO SINH

~ NA4NS SAAAAA
While Central is favored to take
the interscholastic track and field
meet at Central Stadium tomor-
row, the chances Of Eastern or
Tech to boot over the old no
KUN" bucket is not to be sneered
down too emphatically. 1t will be
Q tough battle.
John Paul Collins, admittedly
the most capable athletic direc'
tor of high schools in years, but,
withal, a Staunch and loyal East
ern High School rooter, has not
entirely abandoned hopes Of see
ing the Lincoln Park institute
retain it's laurels, though he con-
fesses, the chances are slim, In
deed.
HardelI Agrees
Hap Hardell, Tech coach,
popularity regarded as a tear
jerker" extraordinary, makes the
dry.eyed admission that he is OF
the same mind as Collins, regard
ing Central: m
Central has too much all
around strength, too many p0-
tentional point scorers, and ap-
pears to be q certain winner.
But" Jacks eyes lighted up
for . moment, "yOu never can
tell"
Smith, NayIOr, Ditzler and
Price are a wonderful quartet
of daShmen, and Frank KOcs1S
is one of the finest looking field
performers ever seen In high
school circles, and Bill Foley
has talented men in Gibbins,
st, John, Robertson, and others.
There is no guarantee that all
of these are going to come
through as per schedule how
ever"
Not only is there the ever
present danger Of these boys be-
ing off form, but some hitherto
little rated Eastern Tech or
Western yOungster may burst
forth utterly unexpectedly and
mess up predictions something
awful. 1t has happened many
times in the past"
Westerns small and hard-to-
figure-out squad may be a tell
ing factor in deciding the cham
pionship and is sure to figure
prominently in allotting runner
up honors, he pointed out.
Due to the surprise showing OF
Stouffer and Caron in the hur-
dies Saturday, the hurdles are
all but conceded to Eastern.
Sprinkle's ability at the pole
vault and high jump also look
like the goods for Eastern.
Tech Relay Shines
Tech has a brilliant mile relay
team which practically sews up
that event. Hardell always man
ages to turn out several good
distance runners and field men
and he instills something in them
that makes 'em hard to beat,
that something is fight"
Central's dashmen will have to
look out for Hardell's Jack
SmeltZer and Smith, and ESunas,
of Tech, may give Kocsis bat
tie for the shotput honors.
The $50 yards and the mile
are more or less open subjects,
with Eastern's crack four, Lieb,
Lewis and the two Moores, Lank,
Cohan and Lanaro, of Tech, not
to mention Sholtz, Of Western,
likely to make the day miserable
for Al St. John, Central's crack
harrier. Sholtz finished third in
the $50 yards in the Central
&C" meet.
Out For Revenge
wild Bill Payne gets his
chance to avenge the only beat
ing he has received in the high
school series, when he faces
Johnny DeBettencourt, the SEN
sational Central twirler, in the sec
ond game of the play-off series
for the high school title at East
ern Stadium at $3.50 today be-
tween Western and Central.
DeBettencourt got the credit
for winning that game, when he
went to the relief Of Emmett
Buscher. Payne lost when a
youngsters heckling upset him in
the tenth inning after Western
had succeeded in tieing the score.
Central can cinch the title by
winning today as it defeated East
ern in the opening game Of the
series. ..