Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-19
Catholic Title in Hand ,
81. Johns Now Looks
To AN-City Contest
By Bill Fuchs

st. Johns now directs its atten-
ton to the high school football
classic November 80 and Coach
Joey Gallagher is taking no
chances.
The Johnnies, 1855 victors over
Gonzaga at Griffith Stadium
yesterday, will meet the District
public high champion - either
Eastern or Roosevelt-in the big
game at the stadium a week from
Friday night and fresh in Gal
lagher's mind is last years 60
loss to Eastern.
I'VE laid of too long after the
Gonzaga game" Gallagher says.
I'VE gave the boys about for or five
days of. Not this time. I figure
to have them out for practice
tomorrow or Wednesday at the
latest.
The team. too, is aware of that
defeat last year. the only setback
in the last 10 games for the
Johnnies.
THE boys will be up for it,
Gallagher says. Most of them
played in that Eastern game and
whether they play Eastern again
or Roosevelt. they'll be out toI
atone for their defeat"
J0hnnies Are Impressive.
The Johnnies' opponent will be
decided Wednesday night when
Eastern, public high Division +
winner, meets Roosevelt, Division
II titlist at Griffith Stadium.
In taking the Metropolitan
Catholic title for the second
straight year yesterday. the john
mics convinced some 10000 Gus
toners that the public champion
will have a formidable opponent
Noteworthy was the perform
ance of Quarterback Bob Reese.
who put his team into the I for
nation to pave the way for the
first touchdown.
We've had the I all season,
Gallagher says, "but we didn't
want to use it unless we needed
to. But Gonzaga was using an
eight-man line and We needed 1t
for those few plays yesterday"
Reese. 6-foot-4, 210-pound SEN
Tor, worked out the plays himself.
Il just gave them the pattern"
Gallagher says.
Goodman Fulfills Desire.
The Johnnies went into the
In the second quarter after a pass
by Reese was caught by Allan |
Kniseley on the Gonzaga "a and
Kniseley worked his way to the
20. Using the I, Brother" Frye hit
center to the Is. then 8 yards to
the II. Kniseley lost 2 yards,
but Reese picked up 7 to the IL. |
Reese switched back to the T and
passed to Ralph Hawkins on the
2 and Frye bucked over in two
tries,
Before the half ended, the
Johnnies had a 1870 lead, thanks
to the running of a boy who has
been wanting to run all season.
Danny Goodman. who had been
playing defense, faxed a block,
sneaked out to the left fiat, took
pass from Reese. was trapped, |
shifted back to the right and
rushed downfield Sc yards for a
touchdown.
i first tried him out in run
ming against De Matha," Gala
CHER says, land he scored one
touchdown. so I thought I'd try
him again against Gonzaga. He
looked very good"
Also excelling were Louis Dona-
tell. filling in for the i'll Nick
Poulos on defense; Back Bob
Rusevlyan and Tackle Frank Fan
non. Poulos. a line-backer onE
defense and halfback on offense,
was nursing a severe cold.
Reserves Yield Touchdown.
Gonzaga threatened only in the
first quarter and in the final when
it scored its lone touchdown
against st. Johns reserves. In
the first period the Eagles got to
the Johnny % and lost the ball
on downs and later got all the
way to the berore fumbling
away their opportunity.
The Johnnies made it 1910 in !
the opening minutes of the third
quarter when Reese conducted a !
54-yard drive. The drive was
highlighted by a pass from Reese
to Hawkins and two passes from
Reese to Kniseley. Reese sneaked
over from less than a yard out.
The Johnnies started again
late in the same period from
their own Al. On the third play
of the fourth period, Rusevlyan,
former CYO star with st. Teresa's,
grabbed a Reese pass on the
Gonzaga 80 and ran to the 4.
Kniseley backed over through left
tackle.
With 80 seconds remaining, Jim
Mulholland bucked over for Con-
zaga. 1t was the first time this
year that the Johnnies had been
scored on through the line. But
it didn't matter too much. BY
that time the Johnnies had con-
WINGED everybody they were the
champions.
In a preliminary game, st.
Joseph's Home and st. Michael's
battled to a scoreless tie for the
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