Evening star., 1952-11-20
ST. Johns Title Hopes
Boosted by Recovery
Of Harding and Frye
By Bill Fuchs

Coach Joe Gallagher of st.
Johns is feeling pretty good to-
DAY for two reasons: Frank Hard
ing and Ralph (Brother) Frye.
Harding and Frye. both ailing
the last couple weeks, will be ready
when the Johnnies meet Gonzaga
for the Metropolitan Catholic
High School football champion
ship at pm. tomorrow.
Harding, 200-pound tackle, sat
out the DeMatha game with a
sprained knee. He was in for only
two plays last week against
Georgetown Prep. Frye, 1885,
pound. bulldozing fullback, injured
his knee on the second play of
the DeMatha game and got in
for only one play against Prep.
Jimmy Clark, one of the better
backs in the city, will miss the
game. Clark broke his collarbone
a month ago against Washington
Lee.
Title Game December 6.
But it's mending rapidly"
Gallagher says, "and if We win
this one, he'll play against the
Interhigh champion"
Winner of tomorrow nights
game meets next Wednesday
nights winner between Wilson
and Western for the InterhighI
crown the afternoon of Decem-
ber g. All three games are at the
stadium.
Gonzaga will enter tomorrow
nights game a slight underdog.
The Eagles have played most of
their games out of town and have
a 4-3-1 record, compared to ST.
Johns 81 mark.
Il saw them play against CAL
yer Hal and Georgetown Prep"
Gallagher says. "They could give
us plenty of trouble. They have
a good line and we're going toI
have to stop that Kirchner boy" u
Jack Kirchner is that rare type
of player who can do everything
well. He kicks. runs, passes and
kicks extra points. He also makes
the schools scholastic honor roll.
Frank Gilmore, youngest head
coach of high school team in
the area at %. will be counting
heavily on Guard Mike Warner
and Tackles Russ Shipley and
John Holland to open the holes
for the ball carriers.
Gilmore took over as head coach
this year after Billy DeChard,
originally signed for the job, re-
signed before the season opened
to go into the Marine Corps.
The Eagles will have to stop
Frye, Bob Rusevlyan and Bob
Kelly, St. Johns terrific trio.
Rusevlyan. originally placed att
the T-quarterback slot, was moved
to halfback and Kelly put in at
quarter. The switch has paid eff |
RuSevlyan is the teams chief
ground-g gamer, while Kelly is the
top passer.
130-POunders to Meet.
The game will be preceded by
the Catholic Youth Organization
Junior League Q30-poundD cham
pionship game between undefeat-
ed, united, unscored-on St. Mich
aels and undefeated, united St.
JoSeph'S Home. It starts at $50.
Episcopal and Woodberry For
est will meet for the SID straight
year at Woodberry Forest at 2::3O
pm. This, the longest unintcr-
rupted rivalry in the Nation, is
deadlocked at % victories for each
and ties.
st. Adams goes after the Inter-
state Academic Conference cham
pionship at 3 pm. tomorrow when
it winds up its season against st.
James of Hagerstown at St. AL
bans. A victory or tie will give
the Saints the title, while a loss
will make them and Friends CO.
champions.
In other games starting at 8
pm. tomorrow, Mount Vernon
travels to Washington-Lee. Suit |
land and Northwestern meet att
Old Byrd Stadium in College
Park and Parker-Gray entertains
Phelps. Mount Vernon can wrap
up the Northern Virginia Group
I title by winning over Washing
ton-Lee, while Northwestern will
take the Prince Georges County
championship with a victory
Armstrong can take the Intel
high division ID title by beating
Dunbar at 2 pm. Saturday, while
Bethesda Chevy Chase visits
Montgomery Blair at the same
time in a game postponed last
week because of rain, Landon
goes to st. Andrews in Middle
town. Del, and Bulls visits the
Navy Plebes. DeMatha plays ct
st. Paul's, Portsmouth, Va. at Il
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