Evening star., 1943-10-05
Coolidge Boasts Aces
In Harrison, Cu||ers;
Morris Aids Riders
BY GEORGE HUBER.


The high school gridiron season
is only two weeks old, but such
have been the shifting tides of
football fortunes that of the IA
teams in action so far only Coolidge
and St. Johns still are unscored
upon and the Johnnies have played
only one game.
One of the big reasons for the
clean slate boaSted by the Colts
after two games is the play of their
two guards. Ray Harrison and
Frank Cullers. Both are about the
same size. ) feet 10 inches and
around l65 pounds. and they're ae-
eresslve and smart Coach Gil
Conn predicted before the season
started that they would be the
two best guards i'll the city and
their showing to date has done
nothing 10 lower Conns standing
as a prophet.
The Colts have made good
showing in winning TWO straight TO
tie with Roosevelt for first places
in the series and they figure to be
even better hereafter John Schul-
lenbarger is Just rounding into
shape after hurting his foot in All
early practice sCrimmage. Hes a
big, speedy back. He played nearly
the whole game against Tech last
week. but was taped heavily and
not at his best. The Colts are play
Ing George Washington High this
week end and by the time they re-
turn 10 championship competition
against Eastern on October Is
Schullenbarger will be in grade A
condition. which is bad news for
Eastern, and for the others who
follow.
Morris Proves Apt Kicker.
An item behind the fact that Try
Morris Of Roosevelt successfully has
kicked four of his five attempted
points after touchdown is that he
had no practice in that art before
the season opened. Roosevelt had
no goal posts until O'Clock of the
day it opened against Eastern. SO
Morris had nothing on which to
practice.
He made success of his first
attempt, however. alter RooSeyelt'S
first touchdown. missed the second
time. but made all three good
against Anacostia last week. He
had been able to get in bit Of
practice between games, Morris is
a rather valua bic boy TO have
around. His $50 pounds makes him
ideal for a plunglng back and he
scored two tOuchdoWnS against An
acoStla He also does the kicking off.
When Bill StraioS of Western
played such a good game against
WaShlngton-Lee last Saturday 1t
lifted the already good Red Raider
stock up few more notCheS. He
Is up from last years lightweight
squad and now can serve as a val
liable replacement for Brian Bell
and Dick Ballard. Coach Fred
Mulvey'S two other good running
backs, Mulycy can rest one while
the other two are in there, which
figures to keep Westerns running
attack fresh all the time. And all
three boys are fair paSSerS.
Bishop Big Help to Western.
Western has a hefty, experienced
line, and with the backfeld round
ing into shape the Red Raiders now
carry rating as one Of the teams
t,N l..
problem, Worry for Mulvey al the
start of the season. now is being
solved by Ranny Bishop. a guard
last season whose shift TO fullback
has proved successful move. In
addition to developing kicking talent
he adds some much needed weight
to the backfeld.
former Washington high school
star who is on his way to making
good in the tough college game is
Ronnie Waldron of Gonzaga. who
last year was selected on the all
Metropolitan team. Now fresh
man AT Notre Dame. he was one Of
the substitutes who got into the
game against Georgia Tech last
Saturday. The Irish apparently
have one of the country's outStand-
ing elevens this season and even 10
get on the squad. much less INTO
game this early in the year. is quite
feat for freshman. II comes
as no surprise. though. 10 those who
remember Ronnie's play with the
Eagles for the last three years.