The Washington times., 1935-12-17
HOLBROOK WORKS WITH SOPHOMORES AT ST.
Teams
With YounQ
Players
BY GARRETT WATERS

It is one of the pleasures OF a
coach to build teams of possible
championship caliber in the vari-
Gus lines of athletics.
If you fail to grasp the thought,
take Irving Horse" Holbrook'S
slant on the subject. Horse" you
know, is the coach of all sports at
st. Johns Prep School.
This ambitious mentor has had
nothing else to do but to build
teams at st. Johns. He's never
had any outstanding performers,
but he's developed several classy
machines in football and basket
- ball, particularly the latter.
SOphs Top Lineup
His current basketball edition Is
an illustration of his work. Or
will be before the season is ended.
At present only one senior player
Bill Councilman-iS on it. The
remainder are sophomoreS and 1t
is Holbrook's contention the COM
bination will be heard from be-
fore the collective careers OF the
men are memories of the past.
Seven youngsters, willing and
full of promise, comprise the
soph array. They are Regis, CEN
ter: Swagart and Giebel, for
wards: Burch and Gallagher,
guards, and Battiste and O'Con-
ner, substitutes who can play
either at guard or forward.
Holbrook picked these young.
sters out of a huge collection OF
candidates because they were
Sophomores. His desire always has
been to work with the younger
element, in order to bring them
to a pitch whereby a champion
ship might be won in the sea-
sons to come.
Works Successfully
It has worked successfully so
far. Last year Holbrook's team
won the Private High School
championship. True, the lads were
all seniors, with the exception Of
one performer, but the menter as
sembled them in their early years
at st. Johns and worked until
they were ready" for the title
chance that came their way.
Seniors of the 193435 team in
cluded Mike Simone, Joe and Vim
cent McHugh and Bud Sullivan.
Bill Councilman, a junior, was
the fifth man.
p Councilman is back this year.
He will play and will no doubt be
q great aid to his younger team
mates. But he will not be coached
as strictly as will the others, since
Holbrook knows his worth and is
confident of his ability to hold
his own.
The Johnnies play another in
teresting schedule this season.
Games with Mt. Rainier and
Kendall have already been played
and both won-while contests
against such teams as Charlotte
Hall, westinghouse High, Gen.
trail, Bethesda Chevy Chase, Hy-
attsville, Mt. Rainier, Gathers
burg, Georgetown Prep, Gonzaga
and Rockville are ahead.
Charlotte Hall Today
Charlotte Hall will be met to-
day at the st. Johns gym at $3.50
D. m. Tomorrow, Westinghouse
High is scheduled at Ballston,
while concluding this weeks activ-
tiles is a clash against Fairfax
High at St. Johns on Friday. The
complete schedule:
December II, Charlotte Hall (homel;
Is, Washington-Lee (away); 20 Fair
J January 3, jefferson (nght game,
away; s, Central (home) 49, Bethesda
Chevy Chase (home); IA, Hyattsville
(home); Is, Mt. Rainier (home); 49,
Gaitherburg Caway); 81. Kendall thomeI;
%. GEORGETOWN Prep (home); rs. Fair
fax (away); 81, Gonzaga (home' night
February I. Georgetown Prep away;
II. Hyattsville (away); L. central
(away); IA, Gonzaga (away, night
camel; IS, Bethesda-Chevy Chase
1away): 10, Westinghouse (home); 20
Rockville (home); IS, Jefferson (home):
a., Charlotte Hall away; 2S Gathers
March 3, Rockville (away).