Evening star., 1941-11-04
Polished Vikings Curb
Early Maroon Bids,
Then Enjoy Romp
Victors Have Taken II
Games to Is for Rival
In CoIorfuI String
BY GEORGE HUBER.


dell's Tech High football teams were
cleaning up all around the high
school circuit has Central enjoyed
the high position it now commands
In the traditional Tech Central Sc
ries. a one-game lead over its arch
rival. The Vikings now have won II
games to the Is taken by the Ma
rooms, six others having ended in
ties.
Last time Central was in front was
1880. Then Tech under Hardell, in
the midst of a five-year winning
streak during which Central made
only one touchdown, forged into
lead Central was unable to overcome
until yesterday. The Vikings did it
by displaying a well-balanced, pol
ished eleven that fought off two
early Tech bids and went away
winging for a 1870 victory in the 39th
annual meeting between the two.
Credit for the victory is spread
over much of the Viking team. Stan
Valanos with his open-field running,
kicking and passing deserves major
share, as do his backfield mates,
Mike Denikos and Maurice Horton,
for their plunging. The Central line.
too, did good work. especially the
right side. and Center George Law
finder turned in gilt-edge defensive
game.
Gilmore Techs Star.
Tech, too. had several outstanding
players. but except for Jim (Reds)
Gilmore. they weren't consistent.
Moved up from the junior team only
two weeks ago. Reds was intrusted
with practically all of Techs ball
carrying and averaged better than
8 yards a crack with his uncanny
ability to knock down and pass his
own interference-a sadly necessary
chore at Tech this season-before
picking hole in the opposing line.
He just was hard to take yesterday.
Ends Myrl Demory and Jack Grey
and Guard Bill Spicer also showed
occasional bits of outstanding play.
The Vikings scored touchdown
IN each of the last three periods
after turning back two surprise |
Tech bids. Right in the first period |
the Maroons got the jump when
Demory blocked Valanos' kick and |
Bill Earman recovered on the Gen.
tral IS. Running plays netted moth
Ing, however, and Ernie Morrisette
tried a field goal which was wide.
Central kicked out OF this hole,
but the inspired Maroons bounced
right back, starting from their own
40. Gilmore led the drive with help
from Bill Dellastatious and Dan
O'Connell and reached Central's S to
start the second period. Two sue
cessive penalties for delaying the |
game put Tech back to the Is and
Morrisette tried another field goal
that missed. This was Techs last
real bid until the games closing
minutes, but 1t marked the begin
ming of Centrals romp.
Central Starts Rolling.
The first Viking score came sew
eral minutes later after Lavinder
set things up by intercepting Gill
more's pass on the Tech 40. Two /
end runs of IL and Is yards by
Denikos aided in reaching the 10, at
which point Valanos passed to
Denikos, standing unguarded in the
end zone, for the score.
Starting the second half, an ex-
change of punts between Techs
Dellastatious and Centrals Valanos
clearly gave Central the edge and
It began another march from Techs
IS. Nick Chacos, Denikos and Hor-
ton pounded down to the 10 and
Horton swept right end for another
tally.
Jim Mess, Central end, almost i'm
afterward set up another
Viking score when he blocked Del
lastatious' punt on Techs 20. Gene
Dunn rounded left end to the 10
as the period ended and two plays
after the final quarter began Central
scored again. Bob Troll slipped
through for 9 yards and Chacos
pounded through center for the re-
yard and a touchdown
Samperton, who had missed the two
previous attempts at kicking the ex-
ira point, made his boot good this
time.
Tech made one more effort to
score after this when Spicer recov-
cred Bryan Heller's tumble on the
Central IS. Gilmore in two plunges
reached the IS and Monk Bauer
reached the 30. but the final whistle
blew before the Maroons could move
farther.