Evening star., 1940-10-01
Rivals Likely 10 Find
Anacostia, Wilson
Tough This Fall
CIV. High Much Improved
Team; Gonzoeo, St. Johns
Good Despite Defects
BY GEORGE HUBER.

schools in and around Washington
have stirred the turf and sent the
1910 schoolboy football season of to
an auspicious, or inauspicious, start,
as the case may be.
Few teams are weaker and many
are stronger than they were last
year, meaning that scholastic grid
iron followers really are in for a
banner season. The caliber of foot
ball promises to be higher and
everything looks great following
seven games over the week end,
which involved 13 teams of this sec
ton. Only Roosevelt. which travelled
to Richmond, engaged a foreign
opponent.
Teams in the west division of the
high school championship series
learned with glee of Westerns TT
tie with George Washington High
Of Alexandria. The Red Raiders won
the title last year and with largely
experienced team again promised to
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take their opener and the fact that
the game ended in stAlemate
augurs for the closeness of west
division play this fall.
G. w. High Improved.
Even though they were able to
ram over only one touchdown, the
Raiders showed rich promise. Jake
Hilleary and Buck Hurrlein are pow
erful plunging backs and in addi-
ton Hilleary can do a mite of pass
ing.
This tie game definitely stamped
G.. w. High as much improved over
last year, coming as it did on the
heels of an impressive victory a
week before over James Monroe. 1t
will do much better than in 1899,
when it won only two games.
Central defeated Gonzaga, 300,
but that still doesn't make the Vik-
ings a favorite over Western. Two
of those touchdowns were on pass
interceptions and Central gathered
only two first downs all afternoon.
1t has a smart team. able to take
advantage of the breaks, but it lacks
power.
Quarterback Harry Martin ap-
pears to be the only reliable back
and unless Coach Hardy Pearce can
put life in some of the others the
Vikings will have tough going when
Lady Luck deserts them. One
bright spot is the kicking of Sam
Di Blasi, lad who promises to be
outstanding with his footwork this
season.
AnacOstia Real Power.
If Gonzaga doesn't get too dis
couraged, it should be able to stage
a comeback and be real power.
It gained large chunks of ground
all afternoon both by rushing and
passing except when within a few
yards of a touchdown.
It's chief rival, st. Johns, likewise
had bad afternoon when tied by
Anacostia. The Johnnies had the
misfortune to tangle with an in
spired outfit of Indians, who almost
are as good as Coach ROLAND Lund
says, which is going some.
Anacostia with that game served
notice it no longer will be doormat
for local schoolboy elevens and in
fact it will have a lot to say about
who wins the title. Two of its play
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Billy Spencer, loose-hipped, speedy
halfback, and George Absher. left
end. who is tower of strength on
defense.
Another promising schoolboy star
is Duke Coppage of Eastern. With
Eddie league he largely was re-
sponsible as Eastern whipped the
Episcopal jinx, l4-0.
Wilson Appears Improved.
The east division champion also
came up with light but good line
that was able to stop nearly all
Maroon thrusts, but it will have a
bit tougher job on its hands when
it runs against some of the heavy
plunging backs waiting around
Washington.
In the game with Dewitt, Wilson
demonstrated that it has an inexpe-
rienced team, but one which prob
ably still will be its best. Dewitt
isn't as strong as it used to be and
a 6-6 tie wasn't too disappointing
for either school. Roosevelt's loss
by such a large score to John
Marshall-it was 28-0-gives Will
sons Tigers hope that they might
finish some place other than last
in the west division this time, al
though Hymie Perlo's passing makes
the Riders a constant threat.
By playing Wilson, Dewitt made
it's first local appearance in several
years and one which it hopes will
be the forerunner of many en-
counters with Washington teams.
Washington-Lee Ready.
1t is a far cry from the powerful
elevens of some years ago and de-
emphasis really is under way at
Dewitt. although it was noted that
Leo Rinaldi, formerly of Roosevelt,
and Ed Inglesias, one-time of West
ern, were carried by the squad.
WaShington-Lee, winner of 10
straight games for an undefeated
season in 1910, doesn't appear as
strong this time. 1t opened last
year by defeating National Train
this year by defeating N. T. S., but
the score was only 27-0. Tch, tch.