Evening star., 1950-12-03
Eastern Leads With Four Players in The Stars AHgh List
Extra Berth Created
To Put Keys, Kicking
Ace, on First Team.
By Brion Bell, Jr.

squad which this year has IL men
instead of the usual II on the
first team
Dave Keys, Eastern'S brilliant
kicker, has performed only as a
punter, place-kicker and kickoff
man and cannot be placed at any
position in the line or backfield.
However, Keys work all year has
been so outstanding that The Star
is naming him as the teams
specialist.
In addition to Keys, Eastern's
Inter high championship team
placed two linemen and back on
the first platoon. Tech and Ana
costa gained two spots and Will
son, Western, Chamberlain and
Coolidge the other positions. AL
though seniors usually get the nod
in All-High selections. Eastern's
four juniors were SO outstanding
they could not be overlooked.
First Team Listed.
The backf1eld lists Bobby Chat
lin, Anacostia; Arn1e Tranen,
Coolidge; Ralph Sta, Eastern; and
Stan RochinSki, Chamberlain. The
line spots were assigned to Richie
Gaskell, Tech, and Pat Kober,
Anacostia, ends; Al Solomon, Will
son, and Bob Murray. Eastern,
tackles; Paul Cacheris, Western,
and Danny Vaught, Tech, guards;
and Spencer Lampiris. Eastern,
center.
Chatlin. Tranen and Sta were
almost automatic choices for the
backfield because of their truly
outstanding play but the fourth
position was close battle between
Rochinski and Paul Weinstein.
Westerns cagey split-T quarter
back.
Rochinski. playing for lightly
regarded Chamberlain, did not
get the publicity that. stars of
other teams received but he was
q standout in every game he
played. Perhaps no other player
in the area received as many
feelers from college scouts as
Rochinski. They liked both his
offensive work which included
53-yard run from scrimmage, and
two punt returns of so and 68
yards all for scores, and his de-
fensive play from the safety posi-
ton.
However. Weinstein was also
brilliant in the games he quarter
backed. He piloted Western to a
victory over Wilson. running 80
yards for one touchdown and set
ting up another with pass.
Against Eastern. when Weinstein
was hurt and carried off the field,
the Raider attack collapsed and .
the Ramblers won easily. But |
Weinstein was injured a good bit
OF the season and missed two i'm
portant games against Tech and
Anacostia. The Star felt that
Rochinski's performance as go
minute man. all season should
warrant the nod.
The can be no quarrel over
Chatlin who was rated the best
back in the area by many coaches.
He scored 81 points, many on runs
of more than SO yards. In addition
he was better than average
safety man. good on pass defense
and sure Jackler.
Tranen was almost the whole
I4r
q poor year. winning only three
games. but it is greatly to Tranen's
credit that he could be so impress
Sive while playing on an out
manned eleven. Both as a pasSer
and runner he turned in good .
jobs and when his receivers
couldn't get clear he caught passes |
one against Roosevelt in the last /
few minutes for a 50-yard touch
down that almost won the game.
Sta a Versatile Star.
Sta was dangerous both as a
fine left-handed passer and hard
running halfback. He was espe-
cially effective running the ends
and if. defensive halfbacks came
up too fast he liked to throw a
running pass over their heads. |
Sta was also valuable in picking |
up short yardage because of his
speed on quick openers.
Kober and Gaskell seemed to be
by far the best ends in the inter-
high series. Kobler, FOUNDER, !
was tough to run around ard Or
offense he was such a good ball
carrier on end-around plays that
Zuzu Stewart, Anacostia coach,
switched him to a Wingback spot
on offense and sometimes back to
fullback to pick up short yardage.
Gaskell was fine pass receiver
and blocked Keys punt in the
championship game with Eastern
to give Tech 60 lead in the first
quarter. The tall wingman also
was used effectively on end
aroundS.
Murray and Solomon give the
mythical team plenty of weight
at the tackle spots. Murray tips
the scales at 230 and Solomon is
around the 200 mark. Murray
not only was almost immovable
but handled himself we'll for big
boy and frequently drove deep
into opposing backfields to bring
down the ball carriers.
Solomon was one of the most
under-rated players in the area.
He was outstanding in each game,
seemed never to have bad day
and invariably made most of the
Wilson tackles
Two Exceptional Linemen.
Vaught, Tech guard, and Lam
piris, Eastern center, were prob
ably the interhigh's outstanding
linemen. Vaught gave 100 per
cent in every game He recovered