Evening star., 1941-09-15
Big Forwards, Swift
Backs Among List
OF 40 Players
Minor Injuries Bother
Central; Dewitt Squad
Appears Potent
BY GEORGE HUBER.

SdlFlll SOolu6C, bdUy dulUIlS DIS-
trict high schools, is coming up
with a fairly good football team for
its first year on the gridiron and
while the players woefully are lack
ing in experience they promise a
spirited eleven that next year will
return tested and ready for its en-
trance into interhigh championship
competition.
Two weeks Of practice under
Coaches Sherman Rees and Gilly
Roberts has cut the original squad
of 10 to the 40 men who will be
carried this season, and good ma
jority of these will be back next
season, so the Colts figure to have
one Of the most experienced groups
in the city ready for the 1912 series.
Their initial aim, however, is not
1912 but to make a good showing
this season. Six games are on the
schedule, which includes Wilson and
Anacostia future interhigh oppo-
nents, and one or two more may
be added.
The Colts, as demonstrated in a
tough intrasquad scrimmage ses-
sion last week. will have fairly
heavy line averaging 180 pounds
with a 150-pound backfleld. The
tackles especially are hefty lads,
among them being Robert Webb
at 230 and George Banning at 100.
Among the others are Al Ground, a
short but solid chap who is espe-
cially fast and good running
guard; Bob Mcconnell, Bill Saver
ese, Red Christianson and Don Fra
ger.
Has Hefty Tackles.
Some weighty tackles also are In !
that forward line, among them the
the 127-pound Bill Leer. Others
who have shown we'll in drills so
far are Jim Broome and Mario
NCausi Size alone doesn't make a
good tackle or guard, as Coach Rees
is quick to point out to his players,
but when its mostly bone and muscle
It helps a lot.
Rees' ends still need drilling in
offensive tactics and pass catching,
but their defense work in scrimmage
has been up to par. Battling for
starting berths are Keith MacDon-
aid, a big. fast chap; Dick Molineau,
Bob Murphy and Dick Bergman.
Although they mostly are smaller,
Rees is satisfied he has a good
crop of backfleld candidates with
the 145pound Dick Beebe promis-
ing to be the triple threat of the
outfit. With Jake Jacobsen, who
also blocks, he figures to do most
of the Colts passing. Another good
blocking back is Gene Litteri, who
combines blocking skill with fast
running. Bill Penn, biggest back
field candidate, probably figures will
play fullback at least part of the
time and also do good bit of Cool
tdge's plunging. Some Of the best |
kicking SO far has been turned in |
by John Shellenberger while round
ing out the list of first-string men
is Frank Page, blocking back and a
sure tackler on defense.
Injuries Plague Central.
Minor injuries, nothing serious but
enough to slow several boys in prac-
tice sessions, are plaguing Central's
team, and Coach John Jankowski is
keeping them out of scrimmages un-
less they are in Al condition. Big
Jim Kurz, who is developing into a
capable back, has charleyhorse and
had to miss last weeks final scrim-
mage, and several others are on the
sidelines with bruises, blisters and
sore muscles.
The Vikings had two good squad |
scrimmages last week and Jankowski |
on the whole Is pleased by the way
the team is developing. Among the
newcomers who are impressive is
Bob Troll, backf1eld candidate. On
Friday he received broken nose,
however, that will slow him for q
week and necessitate the use of
nose guard for the early games.
Janowski says his tackles need !
more drilling on defense, but the
center of the line, particularly HUI
bert Tucker and Henry Lawler, vet
eran guards, has been good both on
defense and attack. The ends too
are playing well, particularly Jack |
Samperton. If he continues the way
he started, few plays figure to go |
around or through him this season.
Dewitt Needs Blocking Back.
At Dewitt. Coach Jim OLeary is !
looking for good blocking back to |
round out what promises to be an
impressive starting eleven. He has
couple of good plungers in George
MCGOWAN, who in scrimmage ses-1
sions so far has been so per cent Of |
the offensive, and Bud Fisher, a
newcomer, who also has been hitting
the line hard.
Guards figured to be tough spots
to fill on the team this season, but |
promising to take one of the vacan-
cies is another new player, Charles
Davis, whose tackling has been a
high spot in Devitt's scrimmages.
Francis Manilli, who played at East
ern last year, also is making some
nifty tackles, while still another ad-
dition to the team, Bob kaufman, is
earning a backfield position with his
running.
OLeary figures to have fairly |
good starting team, but they will |
have to be iron men, he says, be-
cause he will have few tested re-
placements. Right now there are
only about 20 boys drilling with the
team. although about 10 more are
expected when school opens.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Seminal PlayofY.