Evening star., 1941-09-08
Packed With Talent,
Eastern Appears
Title Threat
Snort Squod at Central
Is Coming Along Fost;;
indians Report Today
Ry GEORGE HUBER.

Anacostias first workout today
completes the list of District high
schools preparing for the football
season. At the other schools where
players have had a week or more of
conditioning and drills in funda-
mentals, this week will be used for
initial contact work and light scrim-
mage sessions.
Several teams also will inaugurate
tvice-a-day drills to continue until
school opens late this month. Among
those hitting the twice-daily pace
this week is Eastern's big squad
under Coach Mike Kelley and As
sistant Phil Fox. The Ramblers
lost out to Tech last year in the
fight for East Division honors, but
this year they see a big chance of
getting into the championship play
off.
Coach Kelley has 70 boys, most of
them big and In good condition,
drilling daily now, which Is about
90 more boys than the Tech squad
can muster. Not only are most of
them physically equipped to play
football but they're smart as well,
SAYS Kelley. "It's the smartest squad
we've had since I've been here" is
the way he puts 1t. Most of them
are way up in their classes at
school-or at least they were last
year-and they also are learning
football rapidly"
Eastern Rich in Promise.
Given a reasonable part of the
breaks and Eastern can 60 places
this year, both Kelley and Fox be-
lieve. They are well supplied with
backs, ends, tackles and guards.
Only spot without protection is
center. Charley Kent, second string
snapper behind Paul DeMeglio last
year, is doing all right in practice,
but Kelley would like two or three
more he could count on for regular
service.
Kelley feels a pleasant glow when
he looks over his backfeld candi-
dates. Herbie Adams, little scat
back from last year, is even better.
He's about the fastest boy on the
squad and once he is shaken loose
he is hard to stop. That was seen
last year. Adding to his value is
q hitherto urdisclosed talent for
kicking, something that may be
of use now that Eddie league is
gone.
Neal Craig. Bernard Boswell. Har-
~ Bond, William Pearson and Dave
Geonorduzzia are other backfeld
men who were on last years team.
although Craig and Adams are the
only letter men in this group. As
If that squad wasn't enough. Harry
Leland, tackle last year, is develop
ing into blocking back.
Two Letter Guards Back.
Remand David and Jesse New
berry. both letter men, lead the
guards, with Mcintosh, Foreman
and Hewitt also showing promise.
Among the tackles whose work has
been impressive so far are Gimble,
Moore, Lomax and Hughes. For
ends, Kelley can start with his two
letter men, Thomas Kennedy and
Melvin Thompson.
Kelley of course isn't predicting
that Eastern will win its division
title this year, or at least not this
early anyway, but things do look
mighty good for the Ramblers.
Another coach pleased with his
prospects is John Jankowski at Gen.
trail. Especially satisfying to Jan
Is the speed and ease with which
the boys pick up the Notre Dame
system he is installing and the speed
with which they learn the plays he
Is giving out at the rate of two a
day. boy, they're smart" is the
way Jan says it, "and that's the
way I like them-bovs with brains. +"
Central's squad of IS candidates
IS the biggest in Washington and
Jankowski has plenty Of big boys
from which to choose his regulars.
As at Eastern, only thin spot is the
center position. George Lavinder,
second-stringer last year, Is the
only regular on the squad and Jan
Is grabbing some of the tackle and
guard candidates and giving them
a trial at swapping back.
Central Grooming Centers.
He thinks Dick Mould, a good
guard last year. may make an even
better center. In an effort to i'm
prove his centers, Jankowski Is hav-
ing Eddie White, teammate of his
at Catholic University eight years
ago, come over and teach the boys
few of his old tricks. According
to Jan, White was just about the
best center ever seen around here
with a wide variety of passes and
so accurate he could drop the ball
on nickel 20 feet behind him.
Despite his big squad and pleas
ing prospects, Jankowski doesn't
have everything he wants. Ee
would like to have a real kicker and
passer. maybe several, and some
more weight in the backf1eld. But
then. so would seven other coaches
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