Evening star., 1946-12-15
Props Down Highs 1871, in AIS Star School Tilt
Gonzagans Lead
Winning Attack
In Last Period
Coolidge, WI. Backs
Sparkle for Losers
As 1851 Look On
By GEORGE Huber

By George Huber
The three-year deadlock in the
annual scholastic all-star football
game finally was broken yesterday
as the All-Prep eleven drove from
behind in the last quarter to de-
feat the All-High team, 1921, be-
fore crowd Of 1881 at Grifith
Stadium.
It was tight, exciting game all
the way, with the Highs getting
two of their scores and much of
their yardage through the air with
Stan King of Coolidge and Billy
Hayes of Washington-Lee pitching.
The Preps stuck to the ground with
Gil Buckingham of Gonzaga, who
accounted for three touchdowns,
and Billy DeChard and Don Hogan,
also Gonzaga boys, doing most Of
the damage. The Props tried only
three passes, and two of these were
A blocked kick and q
tumble, both deep In High territory.
led to two Prep scores.
Previous games in this four-year.
old series ended in one scoreless
deadlock and two 6-6 standoffs, but
it was evident from the beginning
yesterday they weren't willing to
settle for tie this time. The Preps
had a temporary lead with touch
down in the first quarter, but they
missed the conversion and the
Highs went a head with a touch
down and extra point in the second.
The Highs maintained lead in
wild third quarter as both scored
twice. The Preps' winning tally
came early in the final frame.
Props Go 20 Yards to Goal.
The game opened with DeChard
leading a Prep advance past mid
field and when the Highs held
Hogan kicked to the High goal.
Bill Loomis Fairfax) kicked out
of that hole and the Highs got a
temporary break when the Preps
tried q fourth-down rushing play
that failed on the Highs 81. Loomis
tried to kick again, but the effort
was blocked by Ray Krouse Devittl
to start the Preps to their first
score from the Highs 20. Buck
ingham skirted left end to the 3.
then went through tackle for the
touchdown. A bad pass from Gen.
ter messed up the extra-point try.
The Highs bounced right back
from this to start the second quar-
ter. They took the kickoff on their
50 and, with Hayes and King car
rying, crossed midfield. Kings 81
yard pass to Hayes reached the
Prep 9 and an offside penalty added
five more yards. Kings three cracks
at the line got only two Eards, so
he passed to Gene Schrooder (Ana-
4 costia1 over the goal for u touch
down. Jim McMurrer washington
/ Leel kicked from placement to give
the Highs a 7-6 lead.
Later in the quarter, poor punt
put the Preps on the Highs Al, but
Hogan fumbled to stop that. Later
the Props drove from their "a to
the Highs 20, but King intercepted
DeChard's pass on the High II to
stop them again.
The Preps went ahead again early
in the third quarter when on the
first play from scrimmage Hogan
broke through the line and dashed
So yards right down the middle.
Highs Roar Ahead.
OKeefe passed to DeChard for
the extra point. A 25-yard run
back by Roger Groettum wash
ington-Lee) with the following
kickoff started the Highs goalward
again, however. They went mostly
through the air, King passing 10
yards to Dick Taylor (Coolidge) and
Lee Hanback, George Washington
tossing II yards to Groettum and
Is yards to Taylor to reach the
Preps' 4. King twice pounded the
line to go over and McMurrer's per-
feet placement put the Highs ahead,
1913.
A few minutes later the Highs
again took to the air to score on a
quick drive from their 20. Hayes
tossed 31-yarder to Jack McGill
| (Washington-Lee) to the Preps' il
and although the Highs were tossed
back IS yards on another attempted
pass play they completed the march
with 10-yard pass from Hayes to
Groettum followed by q payoff toss
of IL yards from Hayes to McGill.
McMurrer's placement. as usual was
good to increase the High lead to
l21-13.
The Props cut into that with q
70-yard scoring drive. Buckingham,
Hogan and DeChard alternated with
the ball, Buckingham scampering
through left tackle for the final II
yards. De Chard's attempted rush
for the point failed, leaving the
Highs with q 21-19 edge going into
the final quarter.
Hayes fumbled O'Keefe's kickon
following that touchdown and De
Chard recovered for the Preps on
the Highs 80 to start their final
march. A 13-yard dash by Bucking-
ham did a lot Of the damage, with
Bill Flanery est. Johns, Bucking-
ham and De Chard getting the rest
|of the distance. Buckingham went
the final four yards. Then Do
Chard bucked over for the extra
point to put Prep in front. 1921.
The game was sponsored by the
Times-Herald Welfare Association
and the Touchdown Club for bene-
At Of the Metropolitan Police Boys
Club, and was highlighted by color
full program and halftime enter.
tainment. Before the game there
unre fn,1r hands ar, the field Mus
marching units of soldiers, sailors
and marines. At halftime one OF
the best shows seen here this year in
connection with q football game was
presented by the all-girl band from
Mary Washington College of Fred
ericksburg, Va.
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