Evening star., 1935-10-20
BETTER MATERIAL
G|VES|T BIG EDGE
Scored on Only by Central.
Other Private Schools
Having Merry Time.
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.


Frankly, Devitt's appears in class
by itself. OF course, there's reason
for it, high-school graduate stars and
q mixture of former college freshmen
back to prep" giving it a combina-
ton of age and experience which Is
too much for the average prep or high
school squad.
And the record bears us out. OF
the eight prep eleveas In the city,
Dewitt is the only one with winning
percentage, victorious in two OF its
first three games. Another touch
down and its points would equal the
combined scores of the other seven
private schools. Fifty points have
been rung up by Dewitt in three
games.
Defenses Not Tight.
IT'S goal line has been crossed but
once-by Centrals high-powered
eleven in the first game which, Incl
dentally. was Devitt's only defeat. In
contrast, goal lines Of The other prep
schools resemble the Belgian frontier
at the start of the World War.
Only one other local scholastic
eleven Is to be met by the Purple.
Bulls braves the TASK November 8.
The other prep schools are wagering
a race in which none l. going any too
well. Not one team can show as
much as an even break in its early
schedule, St. Albans and GonZaga
alone having turned in victories. And
each of those schools has been de-
feated twice.
st. Johns has had the toughest
assignments, its game last Friday
completing a three weeks course
against three public high elevens. The
Johnnies still are looking for their
first touchdown, although 81 Of their
opponents 80 points were scored
by Central.
Landon Blanked Twice.
T ANDON has taken a couple OF
shellackings during the past two
weeks, 1870 and $50. St. Adams
| failed to stop st. Christopher's Of
Richmond for the third year in row.
Gonzaga couldn't get started against
Washington-Lee after beating Roose-
| welt the week before.
In probably the "healthiest" game Of
all, both in regards to relationship and
the physical welfare Of the players,
Friends and Georgetown Prep opened
interpret relationships for the year
with a 6-6 deadlock. 1t was the first
game for each.
Rivalry on such a plane will con-
| tinue this Friday when one of the
standout prep school games Of the
year is played between Gonzaga and
st. Johns. Here, to prep school fol-
lowers, is a natural" And here Is
a game in which some tangible re-
ward will be at stake.
Together with Georgetown Prep,
Fridays rivals have formed an "un-
Official" prep school league and have
put in competition cup for such an
unofficial championship. ST. Johns,
very unhappy over the results of its
| first three games, looks to better
things in its last three games, two Of
which are interpret affairs.
Gonzaga. with young but quick
learning team, seeks a champion
ship" which it feels not out of its
reach.
Punts and Passes.
SHOULD high school officials frown
~ on the idea of the championship
eleven going to Richmond for the
post-season game sponsored by the
American Legion. there is posi-
bility Dewitt will be the District rep
resentative Jim Mcnamara was
in the Old Dominion capital yesterday
talking it over with city officials
incidentally, Frances Nugent, Dewitt S
fastest back, who first saw the light of
day in Ireland. still is "Hoot Mon"
to Mac that's what he christened
him and that's what he'll continue
to call him If you can tell John
and James Dixon apart you can dis
tinguish better than Mcnamara
That's little man that tells 'em over
at Gonzaga 16-year-old Man.
ager Billy Beck is no higher than
one and one-half yardsticks, but the
Purple players listen to him d.. Daily
and Canning are impressing Joe
Gardner out at Garrett Park ). Can
ming is rounding into shape after
being laid up with an infected foot
Injuries continue to plague Bull
lis . Hahnfeld, the l85-pound full
back, Is out with a bad ankle, and
it was a heavy loss in weight to the
backf1eld when his place was taken
by Milton Cushner, 160 Cushner
a former hneman, never had played
as q ball carrier Angelli still is
out Of uniform Coach Bob Lyle
liked the work of Dick Smith at end
last Friday Smith was the out
standing hneman of the game against
G. U. Prep Lyle also was i'm
pressed by the performance of the
opposing center, Morse, who did a
consistently good job at center
Bulls beat Dewitt, 7-6. last year
it's liable to be bit different on
November g.. st. Johns probably
has the most vociferous supporters of
any prep school team in town
that uniformed band does its part in
the continual torrent of noise that
pours forth from the cadets section
of the stand it really was moth
ing but noise" when the bands of
st. Johns and Central were play
ing at the same time Friday L. . .
different tunes!