Evening star., 1941-11-23
Three Linemen, Back
Of Champion Team
Earn laure|s
Second-PIoce Anocostio,
Western, Roosevelt and
Wilson Fill Top Group
BY GEORGE HUBER.

ship football team places four men
on The Stars all-high football team,
while Anacostia, champion of the
eastern division and runner-up for
the crown, earns three places. with
representatives from Wilson, West
ern and Roosevelt filling out the
first eleven. The all-high squad was
selected by members of The Star
sports staff vino covered interhigh
competition this season. These Sc
lections took into consideration the
opinions of schoolboy coaches and
officials.
The mythical honor eleven pre-
sents a backfeld Of triple-threat
timber with a line in which every
player consistentiy showed all
around ability throughout the sea-
son.
Paul Blaine of Anacostia, Stan
Valanos, Central; Charles Saline,
Wilson, and Dick Koester, Roose-
welt, form the backfield of triple
threaters. There hardly is a special
ist among them, all being outstand-
ing in every department usually re-
quired of back.
Blaine's plunging. passing and
kicking made him Anacostia's lead
er in its march to the top. with
Eddie Hoffman, who is placed on
the second team. a big help over
there. Blaine also was the outstand-
ing field general.
ValanOs All-Around Star.
valanos was Central's nimble-
footed ball carrier and passer be-
ing especially good as safety man on
defense and at running back punts
for sizeable gains. He also was a
pass receiver Of note when not on
the heaving end.
Another ContreI ace was Mike
Denikos. named Cl t'-c ~c~Cld t99m,
who usual" vs. Cl the receiving
end of Val2Hcs' passes.
Central had ot,.c" outstanding
backs, amcng them Quarterback
Bobby Mess, whose exceptional
blocking ard cicnal-calling were OBJ
scured by ball carrierS-as usually
Is the case for an unsung blocking
back-but he really deserves better
than the honorable mention given
him.
Koester of Roosevelt was another
ace blocker in the ser.es end de-
veloped irto the Rough Riders best
backfeld man after being shifted
from the end position. where he
gained praise l7st yc2-. He also veS
an excellent kicker and defensive
player.
Charles Saline wes Wilson'S out
standing PLAYER v.t'l IL three-r-2r
work. he particularly VS. coed e
a ball handler End speedy runner
once in the open. Also a kicker. he
was surpassed in this apartment
at Wilson only by Dick SchUab.
whose boots were the longest in the
series and who gains an honorable
mention for this speciality.
Linemen Are Exceptional.
In the line. Jack Samperton of
Central and Elmer Leukhardt Were
outstanding at end. both extensively
and defensively Sampertons pass
catching was exceptional and he also
aided the Viking championship drive
with his extra point and field goal
kicking. Leukhardt vas playing his
first year of football. having devoted
his large athletic talent previously
to baseball, but was nonetheless an
able player, with his size. speed and
aggressiveness a big factor in Ana
costias success.
On the second team. Myrl Demory
of Tech often was overlooked in
the series. but this small, Wiry player
was smart on defense and hard to
fool. Eastern's Mel Thompson was
another in the same class.
At tackles are two big, husky
chaps, Wilbur Rock of Central, a
repeater on the all-high first team
and blond Ed Widmayer of Western
a second-team choice last season
The guard posts 60 to two john
nies-John Mudd of Wilson and
John Penn of Anacostia. Penn was
q tough little player and probably
the best line blocker in the city
He was such a good blocker Coach
ROLAND Lund wanted to use him in
the backfield, but his defensive play
in backing up the line made him
too valuable to shift.
For the center post it was toss
up between Central's George LAWN
der and Wilson's Jim Crane. with
Lavinder having a slight edge with
his clean, hard tackling and speed
on defense in backing up the line.