Evening star., 1949-11-20
Tech Stuns Central " to Will Play Wilson for Crown Friday
Fox, Herman Shine
As Trainers Hand
Vikings Bad Lacing
By Bill Fuchs

By Bill Fuchs
Tech threw a straitjacket
around Central. 1lexed its power
full muscles and pummeled its
arch-rival. 27-0, yesterday at Gen.
tral. The 3,459 fans had hard
time believing what they saw. The
game was supposed to be close.
BY winning Tech grabbed the
Division 2 title of the District
public high series and thus earned
the right to meet Wilson, Division
l winner, for the series cham
pionship Friday night at Griffith
Stadium. The victory also evened
the long rivalry at 81 games each.
Seven have ended in ties.
The score does not tell half
the story. 1t was like David TAX
ing on Goliath after leaving his
slingshot at home. Only look
at the statistics can reveal the
awful pasting absorbed by the
Vikings-their first on the home
field since Coolidge turned the
trick in 1916.
i. BIS Yard on Ground.
The bruising Trainers gained
315 yards on the ground to 13
for Central and 104 in the air
to II for the Vikings. Central
gained only on first down-that on
a penalty late in the fourth period
while Tech ran up II.
Central advanced past the mid
field stripe only three times, twice
by recovering Tech fumbles. The
other time the Vikings sneaked
over to the Tech 40 after taking
a Tech punt on their own 40.
Ray Fox, Techs star fulback.
who boosted his scoring mark to
80 points with two touchdowns,
and Stan Herman, playing his first
game of high school ball, did the
most individual damage.
Herman, 165 pounds Of running,
twisting dynamite, set up three
of the Tech touchdowns and
scored the first one himself on a
21-yard romp through center.
That romp, one of several quick
opening thrusts displayed by the
Tech single-wing machine. came
in the first period after Tech had
lost the ball three straight times,
twice by fumbles and once by pass
interception.
Can't Move Ball.
But Central couldn't do any
thing with the ball. The Vikings
were forced to punt the first time
they had it. Jim Sulivan's pass
was intercepted by Richie Gaskell
the second time and Sullivan'sI
pass was intercepted by John
Wege on the Viking "a the third
time. 3ar.- ... .a s,..
At this point Herman scampered
around left end to the 81 and
then busted through center for
the touchdown. Ed Hudgins added
his 11th extra point in IL tries
and Tech was on its way.
There was no scoring In the
second period, but Herman almost
did it again when he took q Fox
pass on his own 80 and raced to
the Central S, only to have the
play called back on q backfield-
in-motion penalty.
Central had its hands on the
ball only twice in the third pc
riod. The Vikings kicked of and
Tech put the ball in play on its
own IS and started UPHELD. Ed
(Stoney) Jackson, Fox and Harry
Moul took turns carrying-with
a Fox pass inserted now and then
for variety. The Trainers bore
down to the Central 81 where
Fox fumbled and Dick Wooten
recovered for Central on the SO.
But the reprieve was only mo-
mentary.
Techs staff evidently had
secuted Central-but good. Gen.
trails main weapon - Sullivan's
passes - were backfiring. This
time Wege intercepted again on
the Central 40. Herman went off
tackle to the II and Fox bulled
through. center for the score.
For Crashes Over.
When the final period opened
Central was desperate. The Vik-
ings had the ball on their own
80, fourth down and three yards
to go and didn't even bother to
line up in punt formation. Jerry
Murphy's pass was no good and
Tech took over. Herman busted
through the line, spun two would
be tacklers cut of the way and
hustled to the 13. Fox carried to
the 8, then crashed through CEN
ter for the third touchdown.
Central still couldn't believe
Techs pass defense was too good.
This time John Portch intercept
ted on the Viking "a. A 13-yard
aerial from Herman to Moul and a
10-yard run by Wege helped ad-
vance to the T., from where Wege
passed to Gaskell in the end zone.
At this point Hudgins. Techs
expert placekicker, failed. Central
blocked the attempt. Unfortu-
nately for Central rooters, it was
the only noteworth accomplish
ment by the home team all day.