Evening star., 1934-11-25
DEPRESSION FAILS
TO DIP STANDARD
independent Schools Have
Season on a Par With
Prosperous Times.
BY E. A. FULLER, JR.

cause OF a flSt-flght that
broke out among the players near the
end of the Tech-Western game, more
than usual interest attached to the
battling in the prep school grid whirl
hereabout this season, especially in
the closing stages of the campaign.
And the preppers didn't disappoint.
They put on a flock of encounters that
packed thrills.
While the depression has hit the
prep schools hard in many sections
of the country, necessitating curtail-
ment of athletic programs, schools
of the D. C. area have not been ma
terially affected Just about as many
schools were represented by elevens
here this season as usual. And the
best thing about it was they were,
for the most part, almost on par
as to strength.
OF. ALBANS, coached by Rob Mid
dleton, had the most impressive
record among the prep teams.
The Cathedral School squad started
the season with good line material,
but with virtually no experienced
backield talent. However, the eleven
developed rapidly and the team boasts
one of the best records st. Adams
eleven has achieved in some time. 1t
was undefeated and united in prep
school competition here. trimming
Georgetown Prep, Friends and Lam
don.
The Cathedral School combination
doubtless could have beaten most OF
the public high elevens. Georgetown
Prep, which has shone in the prep
school armament hereabout for sew
eral seasons, was not so hot this year.
having lost virtually all its expert
enced players by graduation. The
Garrett Parkers did manage to down
their old foes, GonZaga, but were held
to a tie by st. Johns. Gonzaga and
ST. Johns, ancient rivals, also fought
to deadlock.
Dewitt and Bulls, the former re-
turning to the gridiron game after
more or less abandoning 1t for a
while, and the latter a newcomer to
schoolboy foot ball ranks here, each
won two games and lost one. Con-
zaga, which improved toward the last
Of the season, won one game, tied one
and lost one. Landon, st. Johns and
Friends all were handicapped by lack
of seasoned material.
Four st. Adams players have been
awarded berths on The Stars 1884
all-prep team for the D. c. area.
Gonzaga gets two positions, and
Dewitt, St Johns. Georgetown Prep,
Bulls and Landon each one. Five
Of the boys picked live in the Wash
ington area. the others being from
various points in the East.
Doug Phillips of st. Adams. a
Charles Town CIV Va) boy, and
Fred Mccoy of Gonzaga, who lives in
this city. Phillips, big youngster,
weighing not far from 200, proved
a fine end. He received passes nicely,
was good at end-around end plays,
and defensively was stout performer.
Mccoy also showed we'll generally
He was a hard tackler and capable at
snagging aerials. Martin Indian)
Avignone, st. Johns. and Jim Toomey,
Georgetown Prep, handled themselves
creditably at the wings and Arthur
able end
Jake Foulois of Washington, Conn.,
st. . Adams captain, and Howard
(Squire) Pennington, Georgetown
Prep leader who halls from Altoona,
Pa, are the tackle selections. Both
blocked and tackled and did every
thing else good tackle is expected
to do in thoroughgoing fashion.
Foulois, in view of the leadership
qualities he displayed, has been named
captain of the mythical combination.
Henry Arendes. st. Johns, and Frank
Fenwick, Gonzaga, were other tackles
to perform in first-rate style.
The guard selections are Bob Snow,
ST. Adams and Bill Kirby. ST. Johns,
both washington boys. Snow proved
a good running guard and also backed
up the line in fine style. Kirby was
a fast-charging guard and capable
player generally. Joe Pop) Sheehan,
st. Johns, and Joe Thibadeau, Con-
zaga. were guards of more than usual
ability.
For center Tom Dunnington, Dewitt,
gets the call over Clark Henderson,
ST. Adams. Both are D. c. lads. Each
is high-grade snapper-back, but
Huntington, a graduate of Gonzaga,
is picked because he is the more ex-
perienced. Berwin Morse, George
town Prep. was better than average
schoolboy center.
OHARLEY ROSSER of Bellaire,
u Ohio, ace performer of the
Bulls eleven. has been awarded
the quarterback job. His work was
outstanding all season in all depart
ments. Malcolm Luebkert, D. c. boy,
a member of the Gonzaga team, has
been put at left halfback He showed
we'll at kicking, passing and running.
Alexander Gam Carver, fine St.
Adams back, who halls from Phila-
delphia, wins the right halfback post.
His work was of high order in all
particulars. Bill Stallings. big Annap-
oils boy, who gets the fullback as
signment, is big fellow, who drove
hard, blocked well and played strongly
In all other departments.