Evening star., 1941-10-02
New Coach Patterns
After Eleven That
Won Last Year
MuIvey Shy Reserves;
Wilson and Central
Open Title Series
BY GEORGE HUBER.

The 1941 edition of Western High S
2-year football champions will be on
display for the first time tomorrow
afternoon when the Red Raiders
entertain Gonzaga eleven that has
been Debated slightly by successive
shutout defeats from Petersburg and
WaShington-Lee but which still is
considered dangerous.
Coach Fred Mulvey, beginning his
first term as Western mentor, has
constructed team very similar to
last years in that it has few stand
outs but plenty of balance. AS was
the case last year, those who start a
game will remain through most of
it. Reserves are adequate for only
a few minutes of play.
The starting backfield probably
will include Bill NARROW, Clarence
Kuldell Bill Goodman and Henry
Pratti. NARROW and Kuldell are let
ter men of this outfit. The whole
quartet was slowed somewhat by a
series of minor injuries last week but
the extra week Of practice because
of the late opening has helped them
immensely. Top reserves for the
backfield include Duke O'Connell
and Alex PapanicolaS. Both are a
bit on the small side. OConneQ is
fast and promises to become a
climax runner.
Several Good Games Listed.
This Western Gonzaga clash IS
only one of several good games on
the schoolboy program tomorrow.
Topping the list, of course, is the
interhigh championship series op-
ener between Central and Wilson at
Central Stadium beginning at $3.50,
while at night the Presidents of
George Washington begin their bid
for the Virginia Class A title by
entertaining Lane of Charlottesville
at Moncure Stadium in Alexandria.
Several out-of town trips are
listed with Eastern playing John
Marshall eleven at Richmond and
St Adams, champion of the Inter-
state Athletic Conference last year,
opening its season against st. PaulS
at Baltimore.
John Marshalls Justices, toast oi
Virginia last year when they fin
ished 10 games undefeated, united
and unscored upon, have started or
another good season with their 39C
rout of Roosevelt last week. Those
who saw that game came back with
tales of another outstanding eleven
The Justices depend on sheer power
with practically no hocus pocus
Every man in the backfeld-particu.
larly Ed SaXby from last years team
and Art Sieg and Bill Barbour
transfers from Benedictine-hit the
line with bullish force.
Line Best in State.
The line itself probably is the best
In the State, being headed by ALI
State Jack Ittner, 190-pound junior
who is downright ferocious. Dave
Miller, former coach Of the Justices
says at this stage he is better
tackle than Lee Mclaughlin, Johr
Marshall player of a few years age
who now is playing first string with
lllC 11CC1l Day L IL IOp
this the Justices have plenty of re-
serves. 1t appears to be a tough
afternoon in prospect for Eastern.
For st. Adams opener tomorrow
Coach Rob Middleton has a veteran
backfield in Paul Cromelin, BOZ
Bondy, Earl Elliott and Louis Craw-
ford. All are letter men, but only
Cromelin was a starter last year
The Saints have two other letter
men in the line, Louis Dent and jim
Trimble.
They have quite a record to live
up to, last year finishing with the
best percentage figure in or around
Washington with six victories anc
only one defeat in addition to taking
the title in their league. They may
not be as big and tough as some
of the high school teams here, but
the Saints generally present 8
snappy little eleven plenty good ir
It's division.