Evening star., 1942-10-22
Spirited Battle Sure,
With Victor Taking
Ruling Position
Eastern, Once Defeated,
Must Down Coolidge
To Stuy in Running
BY GEORGE HUBER.

interest IN the nigh school loot
ball series this week is concen-
trated in the east division, with the
two games listed there tomorrow
both having bearing on the title
The big engagement figures to be
Anacostia at Tech, witt the win
ner having a good chance to cop
the crown now worn by the Indians
Eastern is not to be counted out
yet even though it has lost to Tech,
and the Ramblers can bounce right
back into the race if they top Cool
idge's Colts in the game at Eastern.
These head feature-packed
schedule tomorrow Among the
others and probably the biggest
game of the month is that between
Central and Washington Lee at
Griffith Stadium, night affair set
for $50 Both teams are undefeat-
ed, and the winner has good
chance of keeping clean slate for
the rest of the season.
There's little private school ri
valry out in Maryland that also
looks interesting, with Landon play
ing at Georgetown Prep, and Of
course there's the night game down
in Alexandria between George
Washington High and Fredericks-
burg.
Hot Battle for Positions.
Anacostia's S players are het up for
the Tech clash as they seldom have
been before. Several spirited bat
ties are going on for starting posi-
tions, not the least of which re-
wolves around Bill Sweeney, guard
and captain. Even though he's cap
tain OF the team he's having a tough
time hanging onto the starting as
signment, with Bill Pinkerton and
Moe Collins showing the sort Of
fight in practice that may cause
Coach joey kaufman to put one of
them in.
Don Phillips, left tackle and Ana
costia's big candidate for al-high
honors, also is demonstrating lots
OF drive and if he's right" tomor-
row the Techs are in for lot of
trouble. Retarding the Indians will
be the broken finger sported by
Omar Sydnor, halfback. He may
not do much playing and passing,
at which he excels, is out. The
busted diget happens to be on his
passing hand.
Neither Would Be Favorite.
About a favorite for the game
Coach kaufman of Anacostia de-
clares Tech is the best team In
the series. We plan to give them
a good fight, but Tech is the ia
vorite"
Coach John Clary of Tech has
other ideas Anacostia has some
thing up it's sleeve, he's certain.
Furthermore, Tech is hampered by
injuries to two important players.
And still further the Indians are
defending champions and should be
favored.
Techs injured players are Dan
O1Connell, who happens to be the
teams best passer, and Fullback
Joe Floeker O'ConneH has a bad
leg and definitely will not play,
says Clary Flocker has several
pulled muscles and. while slated for
some action, he won't be in there
long.
Edge Given to Eastern.
AS for the other game, Eastern
probably has a slight edge over the
Colts. The Ramblers haven't won
in three starts but are due to break
loose at any time. Eddie league
Fred Seaton and Herbie Adams form
trio of potent ball toters and
it's strange they haven't piled up
numerous touchdowns before this
Coolidge may be the spot for them
to show at their best
Coolidge is no pushover, though
1t is playing its first season in
championship company, but Ana
costa was able to win by a lone
touchdown and Western by only two
while the Colts have showed theil
potential power by the way they
topped Hagerstown 2l-6 two weeks
ago.