Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-29
Denikos, Mess, Bauer
And Funk Chosen
For Backfie|d
Strength in SchooIboy
Series Concentrated
In West Division
BY GEORGE HUBER.


Football power in the District
public high schools was concentrated
to great extent this year in the
West Division. A West Division
team, Central, won the champion
ship. and the five nter-division
games all went to West Division
representatives. and that doesn't in
clude the championship playof1.
This concentration of talent is re-
flected in the all-high football
squad selected by The Star in that
Is OF the % places on the first and
second teams are assigned to the
West Division.
Tech, runnerup to Central for the
title, is the only East Division team
represented on the first team. 1t
won four places, same number as
earned by Central. Woodrow Wilson
takes two places and Roosevelt one.
Selection of an honorary team. never
an easy task, especially was difficult
this year because of the number of
good backs and ends, and those
players finally selected for the first
and second teams may not receive
in every instance the endorsement
Of all high school sports observers.
First Backfield Easily Picked.
Least argument likely will arise
about the first-team backfleld, Mike
Denikos and Bobby Mess of Central,
Monk Bauer of Tech and Phil Funk
of Wilson. All were stars during the
series. Mess in the quarterback and
blocking spot was big help to Cen
trail, and Denikos' running, kicking
and passing was the best. Bauer,
more than any other back. put Tech
at the top of the East Division and
also was triple threat, while Funk
was good for to 10 yards q crack
as a plunging fullback.
The second-team backfleld, Duke
O'Connell, Western: Bob Crowel,
Wilson: Frank Burbach, Anacostia
and Bob Troll, Central, may cause
more differences of opinion. Some
of those in the honorable mention
list could fit in here, and any OF
these lads also could be assigned
to the first team with ease.
Ends, too, presented a problem.
with Charley Howard Of Roosevelt
and Bob Hill of Central finally get
ting the nod. They were good in
all departments. Howard was a
real all-around man and did his
teams kicking and occasionally
shifted to the backf1eld to carry the
ball. Selection of John Harvill OF
Tech over Bill Wright of Central for
the center position on the first team
also was close. Both played an ex-
cellent defensive game backing up
the line, with the nod going to
Harvill because his extra weight
made him that much more effective.
HUMPHREYS and Paul Standouts.
The hrst-team tackles, Dick Hum
phries of Wilson and George Paul
of Tech were standouts all year.
Bill Hall of Central might have
made the first team had he played
in every game, while Roosevelt's
John Asha made up with real talent
what he lacked in weight and goes
on the second team.
The first and second-team guards
easily could be shifted without any
weakening. All are big boys, and
those on the first team, Harvey
HUMPHREYS of Tech and Hank Law
Ter of Central were 40-minute men,
high school equivalent of 60
minute collegian. George Neam Of
Western was another big, talented
guard, and undoubtedly would have
taken a first-team position had he
been a guard all season. But toward
the end he was shifted to the
backfield to fill vacancy. He was
capable there, too, and was con-
sidered for a spot in the All-High
backfeld.
Coolidge and Eastern are not rep
resented on either the first or sec
ond team. There just weren't
enough places to go around. East
ern's outstanding player probably
was Center Ed Moore, a 200-pound-
er, while also deserving mention are
Tackle Irving Hughes and Guard
Harvey Prince. Coolidge also had
q good center in Jack Richards,
while among its other top players
were End Sidney Liss and Back
William Penn.