Evening star., 1943-09-23
Wide Public Support
Seen With Scarcity
OF Other Magnets
BY GEORGE HUBER.

High school football ushers in the
winter sports campaign here tomor-
row, season In which the school
boys will play a major role. Four
games open the District interhigh
championship series, while three
others will bring out five local or
nearby elevens.
With d chance of attracting big
following from sports public that
will have few other teams to follow,
the high schools are planning to
make their games in some instances
more easy to attend. At leastso one
series game will be played on Sat-
urday afternoon instead of all on
Friday afternoons as heretofore, and
there's a possibility that some may
be shifted to Griffith Stadium at
night. st. Johns, Gonzaga and
Washington-Lee also have discussed
the possibility of playing one or
more of their games at the ball park.
Games Start at 4 O'Clock.
The series contests tomorrow, all
beginning at o'clock, are Anacos-
tia at Central, Coolidge at Wilson,
Tech at Western and Eastern at
Roosevelt. In another game, Bulls
returns to football after years lay
of by playing at Washington-Lee at
Ballston at 3:45; National Training
School and Gonzaga tangle at East
ern High Stadium at 4 o'clock, and
Thomah Jefferson of Richmond
comes up to play George Washing
ton High In night game at
Alexandra.
Central has won the District
schoolboy title for two years in
row and has a fair chance of re-
peating. 1t has big squad of
fairly hefty boys who are we'll con-
ditioned and with a reasonable
amount Of experience. Western,
Roosevelt and Wilson are prepared
to give the Vikings big argument,
however, and at this early date
nothing is certain.
Centrals main strength lies in a
big line of experienced players and
In q NUMBER of good reserves for
both the line and backf1eld. Tom
Sweeney Is the only back who
played with any regularity with the
Vikings last year, but Coach Jan
Jankowski has uncovered several
other threats, among them Jim
Donohoe, tall, fast lad who has
been shifted from end
Western Line Experienced.
Western, too, has an experienced
line with plenty of heft. although
the Red Raiders have a questionable
backfield. Coach Fred Mulvey also
admits a weakness at the ends and
several shifts may be necessary in
the first few games before the Raid
ers become set with dependable
starting lineup. Passing and punt
ing are items to worry Western
Roosevelt Is another, team with an
experienced line and the Rough
Riders have the additional advan-
tage Of several holdovers in the
backfield. such as Irv Morris, Ed
Mifdin and Johnny Moore. Six of
the seven probable starters in the
line are from last years team and
for the seventh man Coach Artie
Boyd has uncovered promising
170-pound center in Jake Plotkin.
Wilson figures to make its pres
ence felt despite a lack of expert
enced players because of big, en-
thusiastic squad that has been we'll
conditioned and well-drilled. : Tech,
runner-up to Central for the title
last year, needs experience and
speed, which 1t may develop as the
season progresses. Eastern and
Coolidge are handicapped by lack of
weight and Anacostia has too many
similar problems to solve for 1t to
be figured in the race this season.
The Indians turned out the small
est list of candidates of any school
this fall and, while the first team
may be fair, the question of reserves
Is their biggest headache.