Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Catholic Prep Game
Heads School Grid
Gard for Week
Gonzoeo Is Picked Over
St. Johns Today; Three
Other Big Clashes
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Scholastic football rivalry will
soar to a new peak here. this week
with quartet Of outstanding at
fractions in a slate of nine games,
to be touched of today at Grifnth
Stadium with st. Johns colliding
with Gonzaga in the Goth renewal
of hectic series which is expected
to entice some $4,000 spectators.
The complicated public high
school series reaches the pay-of
stage Friday when Central and
Western scrap for the western divi-
sion crown at Central Stadium and
Eastern and Tech battle at Eastern
Stadium in game which will find
the Lincoln Parkers snatching the
eastern division title or, If Tech
wins, being locked in a triple tie
for top honors with Anacostia and
Tech.
Still another intriguing tiff will pit
Westinghouse High, victorious in
eight straight games and claimant
Of the schoolboy title in this area,
against ST. Johns on Friday at
Ballston. Coach Gene Augusterfer
of st. Johns has a sneaking suspi-
cion his club is capable of splotching
the Little Generals unblemished
record.
Gonzaga Also Crippled.
Of more immediate concern to
Augusterfer, however, is today's en-
gagement in which the Cadets will
be slight underdogs. Ed Fogarty,
Johnny hankman, is expected to see
little, if any, action due to an in
jured left arm, but Gonzaga also has
been crippled by the loss of Lane
ODonnell, dependable tackle, who
is nursing a lame leg.
Frank Cady, spearhead Of the St.
Johns attack, will start in the Cadet
backfleld, but with the handicap
of an ailing shoulder. Fibber Nc
Kee, Johnny captain and center, is
a doubtful starter due to receiving
a back injury in scrimmage recently,
but Augusterfer has promised to
place II men on the field.
One of those youngsters will be
Tom Chisari, promising back who
shattered National Training Schools
line in st. Johns last game. He
is ticketed for special consideration
by Orrel Mitchells Purple perform
ers. who have split even in six
games.
On the basis Of comparative
records. which admittedly is feeble
criterion, Gonzaga holds a squeaky
edge. Gonzaga spanked Anacostia
by two touchdowns and the Johnnies
beat EN- by one. St. Johns was
whipped by Central, 7-27, while
Gonzaga lost to Central, 0-13. The
Cadets trounced National Training
School, 1876, and Gonzaza won over
the same club, 1876.
The game will start at 2::30 o'clock
and admission will be rs cents.
High Schedule Uncertain.
The winner of the Central-West-
ern game will be privileged to face
the eastern division champions in
the public high championship play
of game Thanksgiving morning at
Griffith Stadium. What course off,
Gals will take if triple tie is
created in the western division or if
Central and Western battle to a
deadlock still hasn't been charted.
Gonzaga, like St. Johns will play
two games this week, the Purple
also squaring off against Roosevelt
on Wednesday at Roosevelt Stadium.
The Rough Riders have improved
perceptibly, as evidenced by their
26-6 triumph over Anacostia, and
figure to make it extremely inter-
esting.
Other Friday games will find
Georgetown Prep risking its unde-
feated record against Loyola of
Baltimore at Garrett Park, St. AL
bans meeting st. Paul's at Balti-
more and George Washington High
tackling Hopewell High at Hope
we'll, Va. Landon School will
journey to Baltimore for a Saturday
struggle with st. Andrews.