Evening star., 1941-10-08
Former An-High End
Stars as Blocking
Back for Riders
His Defensive Strength
Expected TO Bother
Eastern Friday
By GEORGE HUBER.

Shift of Dick Koester from end to
the backfleld is proving to be one
of the smart moves Coach Artie
Boyd made at Roosevelt High School
this season. Koester was a good
end-good enough to make the sec
ond all-hlgh team last year-but he
is proving even more valuable in
the backfeld.
A similar shift was made at Cen
tral with Jim Kurz shifting from
end to the backfield, but there the
resemblance ends. Kurz does most
OF Centrals ball carrying, kicking
and passing, and with great degree
of success, while Koester at RooSe-
welt is proving most valuable on
defense. On offenSe he takes the
blocking back position, seldom han
ding the ball That he has become
good blocker is something of a
surprise because in early practice
sessions that was his weakest point.
Constant drilling by Coach Boyd,
however, turned him into blocker.
His 100 pounds come in handy.
however, and his speed on leading
plays is another asset. Roosevelt
hasn't done much this year. having
suffered successive defeats by John
Marshall and Woodberry Forest, but
those were tough Warmup contests
and the Rough Rides hope for bet
ter things in the championship
series it enters in a game against
Eastern on Friday.
Koester Keen on Defense.
koester has had a hand, however.
It what little the Riders have ac-
Complished. Backing up the line
on defense is his special department
and in the two out-of-town contests
he was making a good 40 per cent
OF the tackles.
Loss of Bernie Miller. center and
good one for the rest of the sea-
son with shoulder injury parallels
similar hard luck incident at
Roosevelt last year. Hymie Perlo.
best known for his basket ball play
ing, gave indication in practice of
being a real plunger and kicker. but
he injured his leg in Scrimmage and
didn't get into a game. Miller at
least got to play few minutes in
the first game before being hurt.
Sharing interest with the Eastern
Roosevelt and the h-Anacostia
series games on FRIDAY are a pair
of outside contests holding promise
of much excitement with GonZaga
playing a Central and Washington-
Lee at Western.
Gonzaga's Raba & Co. hit the
comeback trail last week and spoiled
Westerns opener. 1877. so there
should be a real football contest at
Central Stadium with Kurz and
Mike DenikOs for the Vikings prom
lSing to match almost anything
Raba can do.
Gonzaga After Revenge
Memory of last Years game be-
tween the two will have Gonzaga
especially guessing for a big tri-
umph. Central won that one. 20-O.
although by almost every count it
should have lost by about the same
score. so badly was it outpassed. out
gained and out first-downed by the
Eagles.
Coach Harry Deming at Washing
ton-Lee High won't talk about a
possible undefeated season such as
the Generals enjoyed in 1899. but
the team is proving the powerhouse
Of this section and it's not too highly
improbable that the Generals will
go through eight games without
dropping one Their first three
Gonzaga. St Johns and Western
figured to be the tough hurdle, and
GonZaga and st. Johns not only
have been passed successfully but
by wide margins. Western was de-
feated last week by Gonzaga, which
doesn't hurt WaShington-Lee's
chances this Friday.
After this, there are two other
games which might prove TOUCHES
with Central looming more powerful
all the time and George Washing
ton High in Alexandria always a
menace in the annual Old Oaken
Bucket affair Mckee of New York
also is on the program and little is
known about its strength. 1t might
be stumbling block.