The Washington times., 1935-11-26
5 Central
Men Gain
AN-Hgh
BY GARRETT WATERS

The Central High School eleven
monopolized the scholastic grid
situation this year-the greater
part of it at least-and because
of the teams many accomplish
ments it is easy to realize why five
of it's members are selected on
The Times mythical All-High
eleven for 1895.
Those five are Billy Richardson,
halfback; Billy Vermillion, quar-.
terback; Paul Whedon, left end;
Charlie Jones, left guard, and
Ross Chaimson, who played both
tackle and guard during the cam
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The remainder of the team com.
prises Ed Lloyd, of Western, left
tackle; Moe Shulman, of Tech,
center; Earl Fox, of Eastern, right
tackle; Francis Beamer, of Roose-
welt, right end; Johnny Hatch, Of
Western, right half, and Francis
Crimmins, of Tech. fullback.
The Mt. PleaSanters looked good
from the time they played their
first game of the season until they
ended their interhigh schedule
with a gratifying 13-to-6 victory
over Eastern. This triumph, in
cidentally, captured the title for
the Thirteenth Street lads.
Richardson Big Star
Billy Richardson was the big
star. His ball carrying and gen.
eral team play was the Sparkplug
which set the team off. His in.
spiration and presence led the
rest of the lineup in accomplish
ing great deeds-deeds which will
be remembered by Central sup
porterS for many years to come.
Before getting off the subject
of the Centralites for a complete
discussion of the Times team, the
coaching of Hardy Pearce can
not be overlooked.
Hardy came to the team from
Eliot Junior High where he had
coached last spring, following a
shift from Eastern High, his first
appointment under the high
school system.
He took over a team spotted
with veterans and whipped it into
shape seldom known of Central
machines of recent years. His
first thought was the line. He
worked earnestly on this for the
first few weeks of the season and
after getting a combination which
looked good to him, started on the
backfield.
He knew, in this instance, he
had one Standout plugger in Rich
ardSon. But he realized he had
to find the others. His eyes soon
fell on Billy VerTnillion, Joe
Moran and Charley Jones. He
made Vermillion his quarterback,
saw great possibilities for Moran
as punter and liked Jones' drive
as a ball carrier. It was not long
before these lads were named
regulars.
Story Is History
The rest of the story is history.
Central went out and won the
championship, and did it by
coping every game. The climax
was reached when Eastern was
defeated in that 13 to 6 clash.
The series produced its usual
flock of new faces-faces that
bobbed up in every way to gain
notice and recognition. It is be-
cause so many good players
found their way into the spot
light that more of CentraPs prize
lineup is left off of the Times
team.
For instance, Lloyd and Hatch,
Of Western. Great performers
both of them, the former for his
sensational line play on a West
ern forward wall that developed
into one of the surprises of the
season, and the latter for his un-
matched work for leading a team
to unexpected heights when most
observers looked upon the George
town eleven as the weakest in
the history of the school.
Then there was Francis Grim.
minis and Moe Shulman, of Tech.
The pair easily matched the play
Of any Of their brethren on the
backfield and line-to such an
extent, in fact, that it would be
treason to leave them off. Shul-
mans play back of the line was
particularly noteworthy for Tech
and his blocking was the best
of any center in the series. Grim.
Minis was the second high scorer
in the games.
Beamer, Fox
Finally, there was the playing
of Francis Beamer, of Roosevelt,
and Earl Fox, of Eastern. Many
good ends were in the series, in
cluding Bob Brand and Alan Mil
ler, of Eastern; Charley Kline, of
Central, and Spero Kolius, of
Roosevelt, but Beamers passing,
punting and tackling as Roose-
velt's ranking player gained him
the deserved honors.
AS to Fox. he was one of many
good players developed by Artie
Boyd at Eastern. Like Beamer
he had plenty of competition
from such youngsters as Beck, Of
western; Donovan, of Eastern;
Swank, of Central: Preller, Of
Tech, and others, but his was q
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