Evening star., 1935-10-20
HAS MORE ASSETS
THAN ANY OF FOES.
Tech and Eastern Can't Be
Counted Out-RooseVelt
No PuSh0ver.
BY BURTON S. HAWKINS.
nTCLy Car,fro1I

r PICK central!
The coin which was to have
solved the problem of favorlng
i Tech or Eastern crossed us up
and gave those teams a break by
standing on edge.
How simple it would be to put
Artie Boyd's scrappy Lincoln Parkers,
undefeated. their goal line free of
cleat marks in four games to date, on
the spot. Hap" Hardelrs Maroon
machine at Tech High School also
would be a fine top-spot selection to
grab the interhigh school foot 6all
title-just on the past record OF the
wiry mentors elevens. Even Lynn
Woodworth's Roosevelt Rough Riders
have an outside chance of lassolng
the laurels Dan Aherns green Red
Raiders of Western, despite their
pluck, are about as risky as sweep
stakes ticket.
Hardy Pearce, former George WASH
ington University tackle, now IN his
first season as Central coach, has de-
veloped a defensive team which Will
be second to none in the series.
Attack Comes TO Lie.
ITS offense weaker than sick kitten
prior to the St. Johns game last
Friday, the blue battlerS clicked in
that fray to swamp the JohnnieS, 3l-O,
and gave evidence of deadly running
and passing attack.
Paul Whedon and "SchnoZ" Kline,
ends; Hugh Cramer and John Swank,
tackles; Charley Jones and Joe Fuez
guards, and Vincent Meenehan, CEN
ter, give Central well-balanced for
ward wall which will average oveT 1874
pounds-extremely hefty for a nigh
school eleven.
With Billy Richardson, johnny
Jones. Joe Moran and Bill Wooton as
probable starters in the backfield, the
quartet will average l60 pounds. Nor
man Sabatini, 176, who will be out o1
the Western game Friday due to m
juries received against Maury High Of
Norfolk two weeks ago, will supply
additional poundage when he return!
to the lineup.
Has Formidable Line.
IRON end to end, the club stack
l. up as the best in the series. The
backf1eld, however, is question mark
Richardson, $50 pounds of dusky dy-
Mantle, can run and flip passes witt
the best of them and is as cool as dry
ice under pressure. Other backs are
capable, but have flashed their bes
performances only in streaks.
Reserves, which may play an i'm.
portant part in the impending series
find Central in a position to be envied
Bob Harmon, Charley Arnold anc
Sam Fox, ends: Bill Mandis and Gens
Wood, tackles; AL Groome. Ros:
Chaimson and Morton Walker, guards
"Chip'' Collins center, and Bernie
Askins and Billy Vermillion, backs
are experienced and ready for action
Pearce, however, is inclined towar
Tech when asked to name the winner
Hardell says they're too young and in
experienced to go far, but he's sal
the same thing for years and thel
proceeded to rout title contenders ou
of the picture.
Not Same Old Tech"
TECH has not seen action for tw'
- weeks and has not scrimmaged t
any extent due to the rough condition
of its stadium. 1t has dropped two o
its three pre- series games after tax
ing an early lead. Blocking an
tackling, usually a standout char
acteristic of Hardells elevens, has no
been up to snuff.
But rest assured that "Hap's" boy
have not taken things easy lately
Tech may again present pOlishe,
pigskin aggregation. Flaws may hav
been eliminated, but they have yet t.
show it.
Eastern, with the most impressiv
record thus far, lacks reserves, bu
then again it probably doesn't nee'
them.
Artie Boyd's Blue Shirts have score,
victories over, Episcopal. Gonzaga, ST
Johns and Calvert Hall and have a
spirited bunch as will roam scholastic
gridirons this season, yet they hav
not looked invincible.
Roosevelt Has Power.
p OOSEVELT is capable of throwing
the series into a jumbled mess
Potentially powerful, the Rough Rider
will be the underdog when they tangl
with Tech Tuesday at Eastern Sta
dium at $3.50 o'clock in the opening
game. simply because they have no
measured up to the limit of thei
capabilities in trays thus far.
Ahern has lost every veteran from
last year. Capt. Bill Shelton, VIII,
promised to 60 far, will watch hi
Western teammates from the side
lines with two broken ribs and sligh
internal injuries. 1t would be askin
too much to expect Ahern to occup
any place but the cellar this yea1
Next year, possibly late this season
the Red Raiders will be more formid
able and may cause trouble.
So Central gets the nod-the sam
confident nod which thought prett
well of Baer's chances against Louis