Evening star., 1936-09-20
COACH I'LL, EIGHT
GRID HOLES YAWN
Roosevelt Apparently Again
to Trail in High School
Championship Race.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

BY BURTON HAWKINS.
OCKED by the twin evils OF
green material and the illness
of Lynn Woodworth, head
~ coach, Roosevelt's firm but un-
willing grasp on the cellar spot in
the scholastic foot ball series again
apparently Is as safe as Johnny
Weissmuller in q bath tub.
With eight regulars missing from
the last-place 1885 club, Herman
Iittman, acting head coach, and Sid
Kolker and Phil Fox. his assistants,
are confronted with the perplexing
problem of filling those gaps with
capable performers from a squad Of
80 spirited and ambitious, but never
theless inexperienced lads.
Despite their rather hopeless pre-
dicament, however, the Rough Riders
are imbued with a spirit and determi-
nation that eclipses the zeal thus far
displayed by Central, Tech, Western
and Eastern squads. They're all will
ing to learn and Littman undoubtedly
will present a scrappy. heads-up. even
tQOugn OuCclaSSeQ Clup.
Long Absence for Woodwork.
N1OODWORTH will not be able to
~" take over the reins for at least
three weeks. He now is confined to
Mount Alto Hospital suffering with
erysipelas and streptococcic infection,
which he contracted from a slight cut
on the head received in France sew
eral weeks ago.
In the meantime, Littman, Fox,
Woodworth's substitutes, and Kolker,
former crack tackle and guard for
Tech High and George Washington
University, have plucked some promis-
ing pigskinners from the conglomera-
ton of sweat shirts, hiding fat, lean,
lanky and stubby frames that have
trotted on the field for a week.
Heading the fight for the flank po-
sitions left vacant by Spero Kolius
and Francis Beamer, both OF whom
have entered the University of Mary
land, are Bill Hammett, Charles Bar
tenstein and Oliver Atkinson. 1t was
the play of Beamer and Kolius last
season that prevented opposing teams
from rolling up prohibitive scores.
The graduation of Frank Witt and
Lou Hayman has left sizable holes at
tackle posts, with Joe Kolker, brother
of Sid, Bob Webster and Carl Veiten-
thai now looming as the most likely
candidates In q battle for starting
berths.
Guard Berths Provoke Scrap.
DED BURCH, Johnny Chaconas
~ Reds Green, Bill Bateman, Eddie
Vasvary and Buddy Rich are waging
Q merry scrap for the guard assign
ments, while Bernard Macdonald and
Arthur Miller are candidates for the
center spot left vacant by the loss OF
jake Lewis.
Capt. Billy Richards heads corps
Of backfield hopefuls, three Of whom
have seen some series action. Dutch
Kollmyer, who, with Richards, will
inherit the bulk of pass-fipping duty;
LOYAL Grimm and Truman Lancaster
are other dependables, although Billy
and Charley Smith or Irving Fine
may SupplanC any OF Tie apoFe quaIIe1
Jake F1eischmann, 200-pound full
back, has transferred to Tech and
has been shifted to tackle by Coach
Hap Hardell, while Dick Grant. half
back, collected his sheepskin last June,
as did Joe Bovello.
Herbert Mingin is managing the
team, with Raymond Katz and Toddy
Lagos as his assistants.
-Roosevelt's eight-game schedule
fails to include trip, ali of the fol-
lowing games except one interhigh
fray, being slated for Roosevelt Sta
dium: October 9, Bulls: 16, Con-
zaga; 20, Western at Western; 80
Eastern; November 4, st. Johns; 10
Central; 16. George Washington High;
20, Tech.