Evening star., 1947-12-07
Losers ; Times
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Drop 10 Lead Coined
In Opening Period;
1876 See Come
By Bill Fuchs

BY Bill FUCHS
The All-Prep football team
cleverly mixed its passing and
running to nip the All-High
eleven, 1920, in a nip-and-tuck
battle yesterday at Griffith Sta
dium.
A crowd Of 1876 watched the
Pfeps earn their second straight
victory over the Highs by almost
the identical score with which they
won last year - 26-21-after two
tussles had ended in ties.
The game wasn't decided until
the final gun, for the Highs had
come from behind three times to
lock the score after losing a TO
lead in the second quarter.
Early in the first period the High S
threatened when Gil Buckingham,
Gonzaga's star back, fumbled Ralph
Praser's punt and Glenn Smith re-
covered for the Highs on the Prep
II. A 16-yard run by Bob Bugs
Thompson of Tech would have put
the ball on the l, but the High
hackfield was in motion and the ball
was brought back. The Props got
out of the hole couple plays later
when buckingham redeemed him.
self by intercepting Frasers pass.
The Highs got another chance a
few minutes later in the second
period when Julius Poms blocked
Gene Taylor's kick and Bob Allwine
recovered on the Prep 20. Taylor,
who entered the lineup as a re-
placement for injured Jack George,
was carried off the field at this
point with a torn cartilage. A pass
from Cecil Gray to Jim McCauley
put the ball on the IL from where
GRAY pushed to the 8. Thompson
then skirted right end for the first
score and Gray added the extra
point.
Dean Is Singing Star.
The Preps bounced back on the
next kickoff with 66-yard touch
down drive, the last AZ yards OF
which were chalked up by the sling
ing arm of Sidwell- Friends star
back, Tommy Dean. The Preps re-
ceived a break during this drive
when they were given the ball on
the High AZ after a roughlng-the-
kicker penalty. Dean then hurled
a pass to Tom Fannon which car
ried to the % and another to De-
Wits Bob Beck for the touchdown.
Jimmy Joyce of ST. Johns, who was
a last-minute replacement and JUS
tilted the selection with some heads
up playing, added the extra point.
Taking the second half opening
kickoff on their own 80, the Preps
marched swiftly to another score.
Carl Bergmann reeled off 80 yards
around left end to the High "a, from
where Bill Bever tailed on lateral
from Tom Crowley. The Highs
tied the count few minutes later
when Dick (Flea) Fletcher toggled
Gray's 7-yard pass momentarlly,
then scooped 1t out of the air and
ran Is yards for the score.
With Joyce's passes highlighting
the attack, the Props once more
surged to the front with 71-yard
touchdown drive Joyce threw
15-yard pass to Bergman and an
11-yard aerial to Joe Gargan to put
the ball on the High 81. He then
tossed 6 yards to Buckingham, who
streaked down the right stdeline
for a touchdown.
Preps Fumble Costly.
In the early minutes of the last
quarter, Bergman fumbled on his
own IA and Phil (Buck Bernstein
recovered for the Highs on the 5.
Gray broke through for the touch
down from the l after being nearly
stopped in two previous tries.
With the last period half over and
the score deadlocked at 1920,
Thompson fumbled and Fannon re-
covered for the Preps on the
High %. Dean hurled 17-yard
pass to Fannon which carried to the
and Boyer plunged over on a
reverse from Joyce.
A final High drive late In the
game was halted on the Prep %
when Dave Waldron intercepted
Milt Weinsteln's pass. The Props
then held on to the ball and the
victory.
Centers Dick Fennell OF ST. Johns
and Bob Bell of Tech. who played
terrific defensive games for the
Props and Highs, respectively, will
be awarded trophies by the Touch
down Club as the outstanding line
men Of the day, while Thompson
will receive the outstanding back
trophy.