Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-17
Teams Are Tied
In Battles Won
Since 1902
10000 or More Rubid
Portisans Expected
At Griff Stadium
BY GEORGE HUBER.


promising new high in excitement,
the annual Tech-Central football
classic goes on tonight at Griffith
Stadium with more than 10000 or
more enthusiastically partisan spec
tators expected The battle will be-
gin at o'clock.
Reason for all the excitement is
this is the first Tech-Central night
game in history and what's more,
both teams enter the contest evenly
matched and all square in number
of games won during the long
rivalry.
They have met every year since
1902 except during the influenza
epidemic of 1918 Central took the
opener. 1876 Tech won the next
year and they have see-saWed since
until now each has won Is games
with five ending in ties. The only
edge is Techs. the Grey having tall
lied 34l points in 81 games to Gen.
trails psf.
The Vikings boast a 3-year VIM
ming streak that tied the series, but
they still have to match the 5-game
string recorded by Tech from 1923
to 1882, which put it in front until
last year. The Grey began that
winning streak with a 48-0 victory,
but no such score is in prospect to-
night with the teams apparently
evenly matched
Martin Capable General.
Central will be led by Harry Mar
tin, colorful and unpredictable
trlple-threat quarterback who does
everything well Harry is one of
the best SchoolbOy athletes in Wash
lngton and one of the few three
letter men, he also having been out
standing in basket ball and base
ball So far this year in three games
Martin has scored three touch
downs anG passed for another.
With him in the Viking back
field will be Stanley Valanos. DIN
Hartman and Nick CnacoS. While
none particularly is outstanding they
have turned in some good bits and
have host Of new plays by Coach
Hardy Pearce, former Hardin-S Sim
mons gridder. with which they vii!
attempt to outSmart and outscore
Tech
Although the Central line is a
bit weak in spots and likely will be
tapped for considerable gains by
Techs phmging backs. the Viking
ends are among the best in school
boy ranks. Sam Di Blasi and Jack
Samperton are the starting wing
men and both are unusually fast
and adept at catching passes. Coach !
Pearce makes real scoring threats
Of his f1ankmen on end-around plays
and as pass receivers and in fact
two years ago one of his boys, jim
my Clark, was the leading scorer
in the public school series.
The two schools will enter to-
nights game almost at peak
Not one leading Tech |
player is out with injuries while /.
the only Central absentee will be
Rock, who has broken nose. /
lie likely will play later in the game /
with a face guard, but his place in /.
the starting line will be taken by /.
Steve Adams.
Tech to Play Straight Game.
Tech is expected to play more or
less straight football against Cen |
trails open game and will have the
seasoned combination of Jack Walsh. /
Vernon Hoilidge, Bill DellastatiouS /
and Carleton Smallwood in the /
backfleld. Deilastatious and Small |.
wood are Coach Artie Wondracks !
running backs, although |
the others almost are equally as
good. For sheer backfeld power
Tech probably rates over Central
and the Vikings will have to over
come that handicap with their faster
and trickier playing. Central's hope /.
seems to be not in holding Tech in /
a defensive game-that appears too
much Of a task for the Viking line
bat in outscoring it. Whatever hap |
pens, it promises to be one of the /
most exciting Tech-Central games
in years.
Central lost its first series game .
Eastern tripped it last week, 14-6- !
and must win tonight if it hopes
to stay in the championship race
That it has plenty of power in spite |
of that defeat was shown, though, |
when it took its first two games over
Gonzaga and st. Johns by scoring
a total of 20 points against IL.
Tech so far is undefeat ted. having
topped Episcopal and York CPa) |
High. This will be its first series
game and it is important that it,