Evening star., 1939-09-26
Wilson High Mentor
Up 10 His Ears in
Grid Troubles
Green Squad Has Little
To Recommend 1t but
Willingness to Try
BY ROBERT HENRY.

| Some Washington high school
coaches lack fast backfield, others
a hefty line, but Carl Hintel of
Woodrow Wilson lacks almost ev-
erything, including 10 letter men
from last years fairly successful
team. But the former Lafayette
player has at least the ability to get
lot out of an inexperienced squad.
This fact was shown yesterday
as Heintel kept after a group of
40 hopefuls practicing for their
opening game against Landon Oc-
tober 6.
Gathered in punches of six or
seven the peppery lads were i'm
pressive as they worked out under
steaming sun.
Heintel's problems dwarf those of
most other local coaches. He was
struck an extra blow when Clyde
Henning, Albert Pyle and Bill Mill
er. all linesmen, suddenly were
| called from school.
Hefty Joins Coast Guard.
Henning, 200-pounder, joined
| the Coast Guard: Pyle enrolled at
Staunton Military Academy, and
Mlller's father, an Army officer,
was transferred to another post.
AS If that were not enough, Charley
Garner, last years hard hitting
fullback, passed the age limit. Char
ley still Is around, though, and
yesterday was busy teaching trick
plays to a batch of backs.
THE only member OF last year S
team still with us, said Heintel, "is
Herman Byer, an end. He's a
capable player. but its not easy to
build team around one man."
Speaking of "one man. brought
out that Heintel was something OF
a one-man power at Williamsport
(Pao High School, few years back.
He was captain of the football, base
ball and basket ball teams.
Produced Larry Kelley.
Some one wanted to know what
kind of teams Williamsport put out.
Well Heintel reminded, Larry
Kelley played considerable football
there before he starred with Yale,
and Charley Stebbins. who was
among Pittsburgh's best last year,
is one of its graduates"
All that's incidental now, for
Heintel is trying to unearth few
good players for his own team. He's
had some crack players under his
wing since he took over the coach
ing job four years ago. There was
Ralph Britt, who left in 1886. Ralph
went to Purdue and won his football
letter there. Then there was Johnny
Stevens who went up to Western
Maryland two seasons ago and
played end. Also Frank Bond, a
swift-running, hard-throwing passer
now with Duke, not to mention
Burton Wood, one of the District S
best guards last year, who is trying
out with Georgia Tech this fall.
Tres Two Sets Of Backs.
This is green-as-grass squad"
said Heintel, and went on: Il have
two sets of backs working in the
hope of getting some sort of offense,
but don't expect to find a clicking
combination for several weeks. Even
then, I'm afraid these boys will be
too light to do well against some
of the other schools, which figure
to outweigh us heavily"
If spirit and willingness to learn
mean anything, the team might win
a game or two despite its inexperi-
ence. The entire squad showed
plenty of both yesterday, maybe be-
cause their coach is strict with
training rules. "No starches and
no smoking" Heintel says with con-
viction.
Heintel figures Central and East
ern should end up close to the top
this year, with a strong backfield
at Western making Dan Ahern's
outfit formidable.