Evening star., 1941-11-06
Rough Rider Gridmen
Are Long Overdue
For Good Game
Anocostio Out to Cinch
Eastern Division Title
In Tilt With Wilson
BY GEORGE HUBER.

ConSlQer the balance IN the hlgh
school football series. Aside from
the opening Central-Wilson game.
when Wilson gave away couple of
touchdoWns, there hasn't been more
than three touchdoWns separating
winner and loser in any game this
season, and that happened only in
the Tech-Central game.
In one other game the margin
was II points, another had 8
points, four were decided b. 7
points, in two the difference was
and one ended in a tie.
These narrow scores may mean
that even a not-so-good team could
on its best day beat the best team
or at least make an excellent show
ing. Here is Roosevelt with not
so-good team. or better say not
so-good record, going against the
high-fying Central Vikings tOmor-
row. Coach Artle BOYD had hopes
this season of winning at least four
games with the Rough Riders
They haven't won one so far and
now Artie will settle for that one
victory # it is against Central to-
morrow.
Happened Last Year.
1t could. be done. 1t happened
last year when an inspired Rider
eleven defeated a heavily favored
Viking crew and this years clrCum-
stances are very similar. Roosevelt
hasn't had a good DAY yet and one
certainly is due. and Central very
easily could have a letdoWn after
building up for Tech last week, the
Westinghouse game the previous
week. Anacostia the week before
that and so on back to about every
game on their undeteated list. Add
to that the fact that tomorToW'S
game means little to the Vikings
aside from protecting their record.
Win or lose they still have TO de-
feat Western. or at least tie it. TO
win the division championship. and
there's a spot for an upset.
Coach Jan JankOWSki hasn't an
nounced his plans for tomorrow, but
1t is likely his secOnd-StrlngerS will
see a lot of action. Aside from the
last period against Tech and the
same period against Wilson. his re-
serves haven't been in the game
much because the scores have been
close and the games tough. ANY
experience they receive will be Of
use not only against Western next
week, but next year when these re-
serves will be regulars. Nick ChaCos.
Bryan Heller and Gene Dunn, for
example, are promising backs, but
they need experience, and Jan may
aim to give them a lot Of playing
time tomorrow.
More important is tomorrow
game between Wilson and Anacos-
tia, which needs this one to clinch
the East division crown, but it may
have tough time taking it from
Carl Helntels Tigers, who tied
Western and beat Tech. If Wilson
does win and if Eastern beats Tech
on Saturday, Anacostia and Eastern
will be tied for the East division
crown, meaning a playof before the
championship game.
Voigt's Return Aids Wilson.
Wilson expects to be aided by the
return of Charley Voigt. its ace back
last year, who has been ineligible
up to now. Charley is something
of a paSSer and plunger, an item
Wilson has lacked so far The
Tigers have depended a great deal
on fancy Stuff-spinners and IT.
formation plays-for their gains.
and good aerial and line assault
adds immeasurably to its chances
1t doesn't have quite the reserve
power to equal Anacostias two
team system. but the Tigers hardly
can be considered underdogs in any
game they play now.
Western has an open date this
week and everything is rosy for its
big game next week against Cen
tral. No injuries hinder the squad
and Coach Fred Mulvey has all this
time to drill his players in stopping
the Notre Dame assault offered by
the Vikings. Bill MarloWe does hap
pen to be on the repair list, but he
hasn't been used much anyway and
isn't counted on for much playing
the rest of the season.
TomorroWs two games in the in
terhlgh series are promising of much
action, but consider some of the
other schoolboy clashes this week
end:
Landon plays at St. Adams to-
morrow, an annual affair between
two good little schools which this
time means leadership in the Inter-
state Academic Conference.
On Saturday Eastern and Tech
play at Central Stadium and on
Sunday comes that big affair be-
tween st, Johns and Gonzaga at
Griffith Stadium. Plenty of excite
ment is eXDected all around