The Washington times., 1933-10-13
EASTERN CENTRAL VICTOR PICKED TO PLAY TECH FOR
TODAY
POSTPONED
BY RAIN
BY GARRETT WATERS


Eastern and Central were sup
posted to open the 1888 inter-
high school football campaign to-
day with a game at General Sta
dium at $3.50 o'clock, but because
Of the rainy weather, their meet
ing won't be put on" until later
on in the schedule.
Coaches of the two teams, along
with principals of the two
schools, looked at the skies
throughout the morning hours
tdoay-hopeful that the rain
might halt long enough to allow
the scheduled game to be played.
But the rain just wouldn't stop,
with the result they decided that it
would be the best thing to post
pone the combat.
The contest will be played after
the end Of the regular schedule.
This means that Tech and Roose-
welt will open the series officially
next Tuesday with their scheduled
game at the same site-Central
Stadium-and at the same hour
$50 p. m.
It's been several seasons now
since Eastern and Central teams
have possessed such powerful ag-
gregations as both are putting
into action in this years series.
Always before the two ma
chimes have gone into battle with
only prayers as their guide
prayers that asked that the score
might be kept low, that the oppo-
sition wouldn't make a runaway
game of it, and that some sort of
q showing might be made despite
the great odds.
New Story This Year
This situation has held sway for
the past five or six years, but this
year a different story must be
told. At least the prospects war;
rant new rating as both elevens
are highly rated this season and
both are expected to give the
champion Tech team a run for
title honorS.
However, this thought is neither
here nor there at the current
moment, as today the main objec-
tive of the two teams was to get off
to one of those winning starts
something every sports machine is
anxious to do whether it's high
school football. high school base
ball, professional football or pro-
baseball.
Trying to dope out the chances
Of either is difficult matter as
both have whipped themselves
into the best shape in several
years. This qualities the idea the
game promises to be a real hum
d1nger when it is finally played
while it also gives food for the
thought that which ever eleven
wins will probably be the one to
overhaul Tech for the title.
13 Lettermen
Eastern will go into the fray
with something like IS lettermen
available. This in itself is a dis
tinct aid as the team will line
up with not a single inexperi-
enced performer in action. Only
Tommy Nolan will be at a brand
new position, as recently Coach
Guyon made him the quarter
back of the team, shifting Joe
Mills to half and putting a
youngster by the name Of Thomp-<
son at Nolan's former left-end
post.
Central, too, will present an
experienced collection of perform
ers in Pistolas, Fishbein, Nicopo-
leus, Hay, Stewart and Lynch on
the line, and King, Bryant, Rich
ardson and Kocsis in the back
field.
The latter will be the Mt.
Pleasant teams big threat. To
counter, Eastern will present Joe
Keegin, fullback, one of the most
sensational backs to ever partici-
pate in a high series. Keegin
got into the latter part of the
series only last year but showed
so much versatility that he was
made an unanimous all-high selec-
tion at the termination of the
season.