Evening star., 1935-10-16
PRE-H|GH DEFEATS |
MEANINGLESS, TOO.
Seen as a Sure Contender
for Title in Spite of
Green Material.
BY BURTON s. HAWKINS.

BY BURTON >. HAWKINS.
COURSE, Tech Highs tear
full torch singer and foot ball
coach, Hap" Hardell, who
~ can warble heart-rending
blues songs about his Maroon ma
chimes, claims the present Teach team
Il the worst ever to represent that
school, but then he's inclined to look
on the dark side of things while turn
ing out championship elevens.
Techs pre-series performances this
year, two losses against one victory,
can be tossed out as easily as one
wrestler flips another from the ring.
Hardell has done more with green
outfits than Cardini has done with a
deck Of cards.
With the exception of 1888, when
Central halted its titular achieve
ments, Tech has reigned scholastically
supreme in the local grid world since
1928. coming through to annex cham
pionships despite the dire predictions
of its pessimistic pigskin tutor.
Has Only Two Veterans.
ONLY two regulars Of last seasons
~ graduation-riddled eleven re-
ported to Hardell when Tech opened
training camp at Maryland Univer-
sity this Fall, and those young men
now are wondering whether they will
trot out with the starting team when
the Maroon clashes with Roosevelt's
Rough Riders in the initial interhigh
game Tuesday.
That might be taken as an indica-
tion that the pair of veterans are not
measuring up to their capabilities. but
its "Hap's" way Of keeping a wide
open fight for every berth on the
team. When this state of uncertainty
exists, with no position "sewed up"
the boys will battle like gamecocks in
an effort to catch favorable glance
from the coach.
Expert blocking and hard tackling,
characteristic of past Tech teams, has
been woefully weak in the present
edition. Its passing attack has won
two games for the opposition, yet
Hardell's hopefuls probably will throw
fear into the enemy when they start
heaving in the series.
Some Leading Aspirants.
CTANDOUT candidates for starting
~ berths are Ted King and John
Whightman, ends; Whitley" Raulin
and Gerald Davis, tackles; America
Natella and Capt. Gilbert Schroth,
guards; Moe Schulman, center: Will
Hart, quarterback; Dick Leisert and
Lewis Nowlin, halfbacks, and Francis
Crimmins, fullback.
Players who are waging merry
scrap to oust these men include
Johnny Kramer and Walter Connolly,
ends; John Burton and Joe Och
mann, tackles: Dutch" Preller and
LIN Bricefield. guards; Red" Clay,
E6ter: STAN Wells, quarterback; Lee
u xchols, Carl Sachs. Reds" Zones and
"Sauer" Kroutil. halfbacks. and Henry
ripper" Rassier and Frank Cronell,
Sullbacks.
Reserves include Leon Wiseman,
Whitley Tolzman, Ken Chick, Kerby
Jones, John Williamson, Ivy Belote,
Jack Belote, Elmer Andrews, John
Zearfoss, Norm Hodges. Buddy Hope,
Nick Zuras, Harold WEIGH, Char
ley Bonuccelli, Harry Newly,
Dick Winfield, Bud Williams. Ted
Vial, Francis Mullin and Charlie Um-
baugham. Everett Ford is managing
the Techites, with Eddie Smith as his
assistant.
They're not going to enter the series
IN odds-on favorite to cop the title.
Central, Eastern and Roosevelt are
capable Of upsets, but they'll have to
defeat Q team which has been well
coached-an eleven which will be
ALERT and make the breaks