Evening star., 1940-10-10
Western al Roosevelt,
Wilson al Anacostia
In Ti|ts Tomorrow
Excitement Promised
As Lincoln Purkers
Tackle Vikings
BY GEORGE HUBER.

ship football series will be spread |
over two days this week end with a
game tonight at Griffith Stadium |
sharing interest with two other i'm |
portant engagements tomorrow aft
ern0on.
When Eastern and Central meet |
at 8 o'clock tonight it will be the |
first time that a schoolboy series |
game has been played under lights. |
1t was set originally for Friday eve
ming but the scheduling of the
Georgetown Waynesburg game |
caused shift. One other title game
will be played at night this season,
the traditional Tech Central affair
on Thursday, October II, and on the
attendance and interest shown at
these tits depends the future policy |
of those. in charge Of schoolboy
athletics.
If the games are given reasonable
support more will be scheduled next
season. Also 1t is possible that lights
will be erected at one Of the high
school fields so that series and other
night games can be played without
renting Griffith Stadium.
Both games tomorrow-WeStern at
Roosevelt and Wilson at Anacostia-
are important to all schools con-
cerned. The Red Raiders, cham
pions last year for the first time in
the schools history. start defense Of
their title against an improved crew
of Rough Riders who were able to
hold Eastern's fast outfit to a one
touchdown victory when the series
opened last week.
Western Has Rough Sailing.
Western itself has had rough go
ing in spots during its two warmup
games-if they could be called that
and has yet to win. 1t tied George
Washington High, TT, and lost a
one point decision to Johnny Bak-
er's undefeated Washington-Lee
eleven. A few injuries also hamper
the Raiders but they still will be the
favorites over Artie Boyd's Roose-
welt eleven.
Western is better than its loss to
Washington-Lee would indicate, and
that's taking nothing away from the
Generals. With Jake Hillearys
passes clicking and Buck Herrleir
picking up big hunks of yardage,
the Raiders scored two other touch
downs that were called back because
of technical violations. The West
ern passing attack especially was
good and. although Roosevelt has
yet to be tested on aerial defense,
it will have its hands full trying to
stop that type of offensive combined
with a good running attack.
In the other game tomorrow
Wilson at Anacostia-the Indians
will receive their first chance of
living up to the great prospects
claimed for them by Coach ROLAND
Lund. So far they have shown fair
" we'll, with tie against St. Johns
and a defeat by strong Handley
High at Winchester, in which the
breaks definitely went against Ana
costa all afternoon.
Anacostia has well-rounded
backfield that likely will be more
than a match for Wilson's ineXpe-
rienced combination. Bill Spencer,
Bob Nolte. Phil Craig and Eddie
Hoffman form the best quartet in
the schools history, and Spencer
especially is good little runner.
Anacostia's line also sparkles with
End George Absher standout.
Game Tonight Promises Thrills.
Tonight's Eastern-Central game,
which should attract crowd COM
parable to the large turnout for the
Central-St. Johns clash last Friday, |
promises action aplenty. The Vik-
ings have a team that is better than
expected and which so far this sea-
son is second only to Washington
Lee in number of points scored. |
Eastern had a good defensive team |
last year, and appears even better
this year, with its goal line un-
crossed in games with Episcopal and |
Roosevelt.
Ten other clashes are on the local
and nearby high school program
this week end. Gonzaga and Ma
tional Training School were to open
things with a game this afternoon
at Eastern stadium. Tomorrow
Petersburg plays at George Wash
ington High and Tech goes to York
(PaD High for night games. Wash
ington-Lee meets Fredericksburg
Georgetown Prep opens its season at
Charlotte Hall, st. Adams visits
Boys Latin in Baltimore and Fair
fax plays at Warrenton.
On Saturday st. Christopher Of
Richmond meets Episcopal at Alex
andria, Dewitt travels to Pennsyl-
vania to meet Harrisburg Military
Academy and Landon tangles with
st. James at HagerstoWn.