Evening star., 1941-10-22
Central, WI. Battle
Will Share Interest
With Series Play
Both Have Clean States;
Lundon Is Only Other
Unbeoten Team Here
BY GEORGE HUBER.

It's Just as well the college foot
ball teams all are playing out-of-
town engagements this week end, as
the high schools are providing some
fine competition that figures to at
tract more than a smattering OF at
tendance. Fact is, some of these
games deserve more than the Fri
day afternoon crowds they attract.
With a night setting, the Washing
ton-Lee VS.. Central meeting, for ex-
ample, easily could command an
audience of 10000.
This top attraction Friday at the
Central Stadium brings together the
two most highly regarded Schoolboy
elevens in this area. Both now have
finished four games undeteated and
united and it's highly possible for
the winner to complete its schedule
without a defeat.
OF the Is other schools in this
section, only Landon still can boast
a clean slate in three games, and,
while a good little team, it hardly
is in the class with the other two
elevens.
Generals Appear as Favorites.
Washington-Lees Generals prob
ably will be slight favoriteS because
of the greater number of big, fast
backs Coach Harry Deming can pre-
sent. Central, too, will miss Jim
KurZ, who until his recent shoulder
injury was regarded as one of the
best plungers and kickers in the
city. AS to comparative scores, both
have played Gonzaga. the Generals
winning, 1910, and the Vikings by
1877.
Several choice games also are
presented by the interhigh series
schedule on Friday. Anacostia plays
at Eastern in a game which will
have a lot Of bearing on the east
division winner. The Indians al
ready have disposed of Tech and
need only to take Eastern to have
almost a clear path.
Western at Wilson also is an at
traction, with the latter apparently
boasting its strongest team, with
three wins in four starts. Last week
it topped Tech for the first time.
Tech plays at Roosevelt, with both
teams attempting to climb out of
the cellar after two series setbacks
Western Juniors Use ct"
Is Western planning to use the
'T" formation next year? A lot of
discussion has been caused around
by the Western junior eleven using
that system in its games. On Mon
day against Tech juniors (Tech won,
60, the Young Raiders used the
straight ct" from start to finish,
with the quarterback handling the
ball and man in motion on almost
every play. Those watching the
game thought Coach Fred Mulvey
might be drilling his juniors in that
style preparatory to using it with
the regulars next season.
1t doesn't mean thing, however,
says Coach Mulvey He probably
will continue to use the unbalanced
line and modified double wingback
in effect this year-which is about
as far from the 1T" as you can get
although he, of course, can't make
any predictions about next year un-
til he sees what his material will be.
Reason for the "T" with the
Juniors is that Western meets three
opponents using the Notre Dame
system this year and the juniors
were drilled in that to provide op-
position in practice. For their own
games the juniors are allowed TO
do pretty much as they please and
elected to carry the Notre Dame
style a bit further and operate
the CT"
Tech Juniors Are Promoted.
With the football situation at Tech
being somewhat on the desperate |
side-so far the Maroons haven't |
won game-Several of the junior |
team members are getting promo
tons TO the varsity because Of their !
showing against Western juniors on |
Monday. Definitely set for the reg
ulsrs is Reds Gilmore, brother of |
Jack Gilmore, former Tech star
who now is an end at Maryland |
(although out with injuries.
Although only a third semester
boy and needing experience, he is
q shifty, deceptive runner and |
will 60 well in Techs backfield, &C /
cording to Ed Naughten, who has
been doing good job of coaching .
the Maroon lightWeights. In fact,
al ;rI,
weights may be given a chance with /
the regulars, the other boys being
Shorty FAINT, quarterback; Pug
Macon, halfback, and Bud Connor, /
fullback.
Dick Gillen, a tall, fast end, and |
George Paul, 175pound tackle, are /
other third-semester boys who may
be promoted before the season is
over.
Ray Coaching Central Tossers.
Jack Ray is taking over the Cen
tral basket ball coaching assign
ment again. He also will continue
as baseball coach, while John jan
kowski will take track in the spring
IN addition to his current football
duties.
Ray had the Viking cage team for
six years, until 1888, when Lynn
Woodworth came over from Roose-
welt. Woodie moved up to assistant
principal at Central last year and
the cagers were handled by Hardy
Pearce, now acting head of the
of health and physical
and later by Jankowski.