Evening star., 1951-12-02

Roosevelt Accounts
For Three, Wilson
Two, Coolidge One
By Brion Bell, Jr.

BY Brion Bell, Jr.
Eastern's interhigh football
champions carried of five first
team berths and only Billy Mccoy
of Coolidge could break into an
astern-RooSevelt- Wilson monop-
oily of the top spots on The Stars
1851 District All-Public High
team.
The Ramblers. undefeated until
st. Johns stopped them Friday
night, placed Halfback Ralph
Sita, Center Spencer .Lampiris,
Tackle Pat Murphy and both
their ends, Bill Hunter and Richie
Ward, on the first team.
Roosevelt got three top spots
with Fullback Bill Smith. Guard
Bob DeLeonibus and Tackle Alva
Griffith. Wilson took two with its
ace halfback, Mike Sommer, and
powerful guard. Buddy Klimkie-
wicz, while Tailback Mccoy
rounds out the first team.
Three Spots Holly Contested.
The toughest competition came
for tackle spot and two of the
backf1eld berths. Westerns Jim
Bakhtiar nearly got the nod over
Pat Murphy for one of the tackle
choices and Backs Snookie Ker-
nan. Tech; Phil Perlo, Roosevelt,
and Tommy McHan, Eastern,
pressed Sommer and Mccoy for
frst-team selection.
Lampiris, Sta. Smith and Grit
dn were certain choices. The four
were greatly responsible for their
teams meeting in the interhigh
championship game. The 1885,
pound Lampiris was a great de-
fenSive and offensive player all
year while Sta was a threat both
on the ground and as a passer
and receiver. Smith, a powerful
runner. was one of the toughest
backs to stop and led the inter-
high scorers, but part of his sue
cess was due to Griffin who opened
big holes and was among the best
defensive performers in the city.
Hunter, Ward Easy Choices.
Hunter and Ward were easy
choices at end. Hunter, who
starred against st. Johns. was a
superior pass catcher and a de-
fensive star. He made tackles
from his end spot on running plays
and dropped back into the second
ary to intercept passes. Ward was
greatly underrated all season. Not
spectacular, he was a dependable
performer and his flank seldom
was rounded.
DeLeonibus and Klimkiewicz
give the mythical team strong
protection at guard. DeLeonibus.
small but aggressive, was tough
to block. Klimkiewicz, a So. 1885,
FOUNDER, was voted both captain
of the Wilson team and the Tigers
most valuable player-the first
time the boys have given both
honors to the same player since
Joe Carlo has been coaching at
Wilson. Buddy's play throughout
: the season merited the double
choice.
Murphy was hard pressed by
Bakhtiar for a tackle spot. The
220-pound Murphy distinguished
himself in the fine Eastern line
by his alert defensive play which
included blocked kicks and re-
covered fumbles in addition to
key tackles. Bakhtiar was West
ern's best lineman. The 1885,
pound Junior played offensive
center and defensive tackle and
should be even better next year.
Backfield Competition Close.
Mccoy and Sommer beat out
Herman, Perlo and McHan for
backheld sports by narrow mar
gins. The 150-pound Mccoy
played almost every minute on Of
fense and defense for Coolidge.
He was mainly responsible for
the Colts 90 tie with Wilson and
their 21-12 victory over Western.
He ran hard, passed we'll and al
ways gave Coach Bill Conn a 100
per cent effort.
Sommer was one of the most
elusive backs in the area. A speed
ster, he got off many long jaunts
early in the season and remained
q dependable performer through
out the campaign.
herman was off to a slow start
which kept him from the first
team. If he had played as well
earlier in the season as he did
in the last few games he would
have been a selection. McHan
and Perlo-only a sophomore
both T-formation quarterbacks,
piloted their teams into the