Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Weston W. Miteliell MITCH, one of the best prep-school coaches in the Northwest, coached two championship teams at Central this year, an honor which is very seldom achieved by any high school coach in his career. He spent many hours this fall in rounding into shape one of the best football teams that has represented Central in years. He also coached the 1920 basketball squad which established itself as one of the best prep-school fives in the United States by the showing at the Chicago tournament. Mitch is an all-around good fellow, and every fellow who has worked under him gives him the credit of being a wonderful coach. (is)

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ru A-iu 7=1 r j field, 6 to 0. The game was played in a drizzling rain. Central’s stand was packed more than it had been in any of the previous games, and the rain did not stop them from cheering their team to victory. During the first quarter both teams carried the ball, but neither team was able to gain an advantage. Central kicked off, and South received, but failed to gain. The second quarter, however, was different. Archer carried the ball around right end for a good gain. Grose bucked the center for four and carried the ball around left end next time for first down. Skobba then took the ball for a gain, and Grose again hit South's line for first down. Then came that pretty forward pass. Archer to Skobba. with which Skobba scored the lone marker of the game. The score at the end of the half was 6-0. In the third quarter Johnny Ballcntine was the feature of Central’s play. South kicked off, and time after time lie carried the ball, always gaining from four to ten yards at a try. During this period the ball was almost continually in South's territory, and the only thing that enabled South’s team to withstand this strong attack was Swanson’s punting. In the last quarter the play resembled that of the first nearly all the time, each team carrying the ball, only to be held by the other and forced to punt. The nearest that South got to Central's goal was our 25-yard line, and then Central held like a stone wall. Mitchell's men were coached to watch South’s forward passing and they did. South attempted fifteen times to forward, but did not complete a single one. For Central on the line, Captain Rasmussen, Taylor, Hall, and Woolery were the stars, while in the backfield Archer, Grose, Ballcntine, and Skobba played well. After two weeks’ rest. Central defeated West at Nicollet Park 14 to 0. School spirit seemed to prevail among the spectators, and when the teams began to play, both of them seemed to be boiling over with the lighting spirit to win. The muddy field prevented the Central team from defeating their rivals by a larger score, but it was an interesting battle. For Central, Grose, Hale, Captain Rasmussen, and Hall starred. The victory over West was the fourth straight win and gave Central the city championship with a clean slate. South defeated Mechanic Arts, champions of St. Paul, and Central in turn defeated South, giving Central the twin city championship. With Clarence Hall as a leader of Central’s 1920 warriors, and with Ballen-tinc, Norton, Hale, and Erling back. Central has a good outlook for the 1920 championship. f n j

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