Evening star., 1941-11-11
Defense Keen, Tigers
Yield Only 6Points
lnLast 5Games
Contest With Improved
Roosevelt Friday Apt
To Prove Thriller
By GEORGE HUBER.


The Central-Western game at
Central on Friday for the West
Division championship is going to
get most of the customers interested
In schoolboy football this week but
what really could be another good
game is the Roosevelt-Wil clash
at Roosevelt.
wilson's Tigers have been pretty
much overlooked except by their
own students this season. but the
truth is that they have one of the
best high school teams in the Dis
trict and a point or two difference
In two games would have them play
ing for the championship this week
instead of Western and Central, not
that those two latter teams haven't
earned their high ranking, because
they have But the days are gone
forever when Wilson was pushover
breather for outside teams and
sure win for interhigh opponents.
It may come as a surprise be-
cause it mostly has gone unnoticed,
but there has been only one touch
down scored on the Tigers in their
last five games. That was by West
ems Johnny Boaze on a blocked
kick in the end zone when those
two schools PLAYED Sc tie. In these
last five games, the Tigers have
scored So points to 6 for opponents
and now have a season record of
four victories, two ties and only one
defeat. What hurt their title hopes
most was a defeat from Central in
the opening game and those two
ties by Western and Anacostia, all
IN the lnterhigh series.
Voigt Big Help to Tigers.
Without real paSSer on the team
until Charles Voigt became eligible
last week and without too much
weight in the backfeld, Wilson has
had to depend for its success on
tight defensive play and tricky
attack. The team is well-drilled by
Coach Carl Heintel, however. and
its ball handling has been excellent.
When Vcigt Joined the Tigers last
week he added plunging and run
ming skill and passing ability to
make a welI-rounded eleven. but
Just too late to put Wilson in the
playoffs.
Another item helping the Tigers
Is Dick Schwab's kicking Boots of
IS and so wards from the line of
scrinmage are average for him and
It helps keep opponents so deep in
their own territory they can't un-
cork anything startling On defense
Center Jim Crane has played a big
part in Wilson's success. as have
several other outstanding individ-
uak. among them Quarterback Dick
George. Fullback Charles Saline. End
Charles Hardison and Guard john
nv Mudd.
Playing their last game of the sea-
eon on Friday against Roosevelt. the
Tigers are in shape to make things
hot for the Riders. but at the same
time Roosevelt itself at last appears
ready to roll. Last week it ended
six-game losing streak by tying
highly-favored Central crew and
that one taste of success makes the
Riders want more.
Nolan Is Gonzaga Star.
Before passing on to other things.
last Sundays Gonzaga-St. Johns
game at Griffith Stadium deserves
more mention. Gonzaga's Elmer
Baba got most of the notices. and
deservedly so. but some of the other
boys also had a big part in the
Eagles victory. Among them was
Bernie Nolan, who gathered in
Raba's pass for the deciding touch
down and who was responsible for
numerous sizable gains on smashes
through the line. On defense he also
was standout and intercepted
three st. Johns passes. as many as
the Johnnies themselves caught.
The game was played In l2-min-
ute quarters instead of the usual 10
minutes seen in interhigh football
here and proved much more inter-
esting with the extra eight minutes
added. 1t wasn't too. much of a
strain on the players-they were
tired but not played out at the end
and could serve as a good talking
point for those who want to increase
interest In interhigh football here
BY playing 12-minute periods.
District public high schools usual
~ have larger squads than either
st. Johns or Gonzaga and easily
could play az minutes instead of an
without danger to the players and
with consequent increase in in
terest and excitement.