Evening star., 1942-10-06
High School Classic
Would Be Lone biu
Game Of Week
Condidotes for AII-Stor
Teom Begin to Appear;
Riders GoIIopinq
BY GEORGE HUBER.

The football blank at Grif1ith Sta
dium on the week end of October
% may be filled by an exceptionally
attractive high school game. That
week end happens to be the only
one during the entire season when
at least one local collegiate or pro-
1essional game isn't carded in Mr..
Grifdth's ball yard. and it also hap
pens that Washington and Lee High
and Central High are slated to meet
at Central on that Friday afternoon.
AS things look now, that may be
the big game of the year in school,
boy ranks outside the championship
series and Coach John Jankowski of
the Vikings is trying to obtain use
Of the stadium for Friday night. If
that's possible. the game should have
a real turnout. High school night
games at the stadium, when they
were tried out two seasons ago, at
tracted as many as 10000 persons,
and this w. L.-Central fray can do
even better.
No night games were played there
last. year because dates were un-
available. schoolboys being per-
mitted by school officials to play
only on Friday nights so as not to
interfere with home study.
Central and Washington-Lee are
rated as the two big powers among
the high schools Central turned
back good st. Johns team, 32-7,
last Friday for its second straight,
and the Generals trimmed Hagers-
town, $40, for their third in row.
Central Unbeaten in IA Games.
The Vikings have been undefeated
In IA straight games, although tied
twice over that span, and have a
real powerhouse now. In both of
their last two meetings, Central
nosed out w. L., rs. and the Cen
erals are burning for revenge and
may have the team this time to get
1t. Eddie De Celle and Jim Sprinkle
are as capable a pair of backs as
can be found in scholastic ranks,
while in the same group should be
listed Maurice Horton and Bob Troll,
Central backs. Troll started the
season as Horizons substitute in the
the fullback slot, but in two games
he played so we'll that Jankowski
has shifted him to a starting half
backs post, and now both boys run
IN the same backfield, which is bad
news for opponents.
The season hardly is two weeks
old, but already numerous players
are candidates for the All-High.
None of last years All-High first
team players are with the teams
this year, which makes every spot
wide open.
Frank Burbach and Omar Sgd
nor are two outstanding Anacostia
backs. Sydnor Is cool under fire
and can stand back there and fire
pass or kick without apparent
effort even when opposing linemen
are pouring in on him. Burback is
small. but fast and shifty, and,
unlike most smaller players in the
backfield, he can plunge through
a heavy line and doesn't have to
wait until getting into the open
field to do his best work.
Another back earning honors in
every game is Techs Monk Bauers.
A short but solidly built youth, he's
hard to knock off his feet. Last
week end he showed himself an
outstanding defensive player as we'll
as ball carrier. Backing up the line
on the left side, he constantly was
in Episcopals backfield spilling
plays.
Roosevelt turned in the big sur
prise of the week ends play when it
defeated Western, 1877, and it ap-
pears that roster days are ahead for
the Rough Riders. A good line was
a real factor in this victory, with
John Asha, l40-pound guard,
real star. Charley Howard, Roose-
velt's big end also is going great
guns. His kicking is as good as any
this season; he can snare passes,
and on one play Friday fake kick,
he dashed So yards for touchdown
and did it with such speed he
wasn't touched.
He'd make brilliant bach, except
he's still a better end. Coach Artie
Boyd also is keeping him at end
to provide an element of surprise.
Now when he drops back to kick
there's also the chance he'll run or
even pass, which will make for
plenty of jitters on the other side Of
the line.