Evening star., 1941-09-07
Good First Team Due,
But Maroons Fear
Lack OF Reserve
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Tough Fight to Retain
Division Title Faced;
Kurz Central Ace
By GEORGE HUBER.

Tech Highs football team, cham
pion of the East division last year,
figures to have a hard time repeat
ing that feat. Strangely enough,
only from As to so boys are out for
practice these days at a school which
used to be noted for the large num-
Der of gridiron candidates and then
there's Eastern over at the other
end of Northeast Washington with
a big smart squad just aching to
get into the championship playoff
Coach Artie WondracK of Tech
saws he will have a good first team,
but that's all. Last year" he re-
calls. Il did some moaning about
lack of reserves, but, boy, I was
Just practicing for this year. I'm
really singing the blues now. So
help me-on the first day of practice
not even my student managers
showed up"
Some Basis for Complaints.
Wondrack did do a bit of COM
planning last year and then came
up with a team that topped the
East division. He is moaning the
same way again, but somehow his
story carries more conviction.
A squad of As football candidates
Is surprisingly small for Tech, espe-
cially after getting into the playoffs
against Western last year. Most OF
them are small, too" says Wond-
rack. But wait until school opens.
I'm going to stand in some dark
spot in the corridors and grab off
a couple of those big boys
All isn't as bad as Wondrack
would have you believe. Bill Del
lastatious and Ernie Morisette make
a good, big pair of backs with which
to starry. Joe Bryan, an end last
year, is being given shot at a
backfeld position. In the line, the
Maroons can use Jim Sanders, Joe
Flocker, Bill Spicer, Joe Willkie,
John Earman, Russ Lewis and
Vernon Dodge. All had some eX-
perience last year. Henry Brent,
one of the city's best Schoolboy ends,
was in an auto accident recently and
may not be able to play, but if he
does make the team it will be a big
help.
Must Watch Eastern.
These probably will be the big
guns at Tech, with little reserve
power to back them up. With that
setup and with Eastern presenting
a big squad with plenty of reserves,
the Maroons figure to have tough
time in the East Division.
A pleasant surprise for Central
rooters this year probably will be
the appearance of a big. talented
chap in the backfeld. He is Jim
Kurz. whose capable work as an
end last season was overshadoWed
by the more brilliant efforts of Sam
Di Blazi and Jack Samperton. Coach
John JankoWski gave him trial in
the backfield last week and was so
pleased with the results that Kurz
probably will be fixture there.
The boy is tall with plenty of
meat on him and is an excellent
blocker, but what's more he is
better than average as kicker and
passer. He's no sloWpoke, either,
when carrying the ball, but so far
in practice Jankowski has used him
in blocking spot on running plays
North Carolina State is adding
two more District boys to its foot
ball roster. Eddie league, Eastern's
high-scoring back and its drop
kicking expert-he got extra points
last year-and Bob Pieri, Eastern
tackle, will be out for the freshman
team when they report later this
month. Already down in Carolina
are two other District lads, Art
Faircloth and Flash Gordon, big
shots on the 1889 Anacostia team.
Both league and Pieri are getting
in shape by working with the
Rambler squad now. Also drilling
there is Vince Vaniglio, who played
on the 1899 squad and who goes
to G. w. this year.