Evening star., 1947-11-01
PIayoff Unnecessary
Il Undefeated Tech,
Central Win Again

There's a strong possibility there
will be no playof game for the Dis
trict public high school football title
this year. The usual practice is to
hold a playof between the two lead
ing teams at the end of the round
robin schedule, but this year 1t
might not be necessary. Old time
rivals Tech and Central are winging
away in front Of the pack, and
they're scheduled to meet in the
last game of the regular series.
They're undefeated and united to
date, and with only one other series
game apiece left they easily could
carry perfect records into that last
game. Schoolboy athletic officials
already have considered the idea Of
calling this last game the champion
ship game if they come to it unde-
feated. Both have a vacation from
series competition next week, and
then will be favored when Tech
tackles Coolidge and Central takes
on Western on November "A.
Wins for both would give their
November 81 game, the 47th meeting
between the two, all its old time
glamor and importance. If it does
work out that way, chances are the
game will be transferred to Griffith
Stadium because Central Stadium,
largest schoolboy plant here, just
won't hold everybody wanting to see
that game.
Tech Goal Is UncrOssed.
Tech not only remained unde-
feated and united but also unscored
upon yesterday when it romped over
Anacostia, 26-0. Central kept pace
in the undefeated and united Sec
ton as it topped Wilson 21-12, in a
game which resulted in a serious
head injury to Julian Self, Wilson
halfback. The other tilt was a 1870
win for Eastern over Roosevelt,
leaving Roosevelt still without a
score in series competition this year
Jim Pantos was the offensive
spark for Central yesterday. TAX
ing a hand in all three touchdown
drives and scoring one himself on
an 84-yard gallop. Dale Leathery
scored the Vikings first marker
with a short plunge in the second
quarter, while finishing up IN the
final was Ross Keith on another
short plunge.
A pass from Dan Ventries to Mole
Janigan in the second frame and q
75-yard runback with an inter-
cepted pass by Eddie Frager in the
third accounted for Wilson's scores.
Tech ran up three touchdowns in
the third period after Anacostia
had kept things on a 90 basis in
the first half. Cece Gray, Maroon
fullback, recovered an Anacostia
tumble in the third quarter to set
up the first marker, made by Bugs
Thompson on dash from the 13.
Roosevelt Threatens Once.
Gray scored the next touchdown
on three plays from the Anacostia
II after Julius Poms recovered an
other Anacostia tumble on the In
dian 20. Bill Werber raced 48
yards for the next score. The last
Tech touchdown came in the final
period when Werber threw left
handed pass 40 yards to Jim Nc
Cauley who ran 80 more for the
score.
Roosevelt got as far as Eastern's
10-yard line. This drive came in
the third period with Aris Baccas
and Vince Pugliese heading the
attack, but the Eastern line held.
Bernie Shipley's 38-yard run
through the middle of the Roosevelt
line in the second period gave East
ern it's first touchdown. Leo
Kerschbaum skirted As yards to the
Roosevelt 80 in the fourth period.
From this point. Shipley and Dick
Hite carried to the 3, and Hite went