Evening star., 1952-11-18
Thriller Is Expected
When 81. John Meets
Gonzaga Friday Night
By Bill Fuchs

The first of the three big games
that annually climax this areas
scholastic football season comes
up Friday night at Griffith Sta
dium when once-beaten st. Johns
faces Gonzaga for the Metropoli-
tan Catholic League champion
ship.
The winner of this game meets
the Interhigh Division I champion
the afternoon of December 6 at
the stadium.
The Interhigh championship will
be decided the night Of November
26, when undefeated, once-tied
Wilson meets Western. also at the
stadium.
Gonzaga and st. Johns may be
counted on to provide their usual
thriller. The Johnnies. beaten
only by Calvert Hall of Balti-
more in an upset and regarded the
No. / schoolboy team in this area.
will be a slight favorite.
No team ever goes into this
game heavy favorite and despite
the Johnnies' lofty rating, the
Eagles are given a good chance
of an upset. For one thing, Con-
zaga is more or less a mystery
team. It has played only three
teams from this area and beaten
all of them, including an Episcopal
High School team that threw a
scare into undefeated Wilson Sat-
urday.
Calvert Hall Beats Both.
The Johnnies and Eagles have
had three mutual opponents. Both
lost to Calvert Hall-Gonzaga. 18-
IL. and St. Johns. 1876. Con-
zaga beat DeMatha, 20-6, and
Georgetown Prep. 1870. St. Johns
was more impressive with a 32-0I
victory over DeMatha and a 32-7
victory over Georgetown Prep.
Otherwise, the Johnnies de-
feated Roosevelt, George Wash
ington. Malvern Prep of Philadel-
phia, Northwestern, Washington
Lee and Bladensburg. Gonzaga
has a 4-3-1 record with a victory
over Salesianum of Wilmington,
Del; losses to Hershey. Pa. and
st. Matthews of Conshohocken,
Pa, and tie with Harrisburg.
Preceding the game, which is
scheduled for 8 o'clock is a first
class attraction between two un-
defeated, united 130-pound teams.
st. Michael's and st. Joseph's
Home of the CYO Junior League.
There are not many games
scheduled this week end, but the
few are choice. Mount Vernon,
which defeated George Washing
ton last week, takes on Washing
ton-Lee at 8 pm. Friday at WI.
A victory would sew up the North
ern Virginia Group l title for the
Mounts.
Northwestern is expected to put
the crowning touch on it's Prince
Georges County ambitions when
it meets Suitland, also at 8 pm.
Friday at Old Byrd Stadium at
College Park.
Saints Eye lac Title.
st. Adams ends its season as
host to st. James of Hagerstown
at 3 pm. Friday. A victory for the
Saints would give it undisputed
possession of the Interstate Aca-
demic championship and a good
season record of I'LL.
The Oldest unbroken football
rivalry in the Nation comes up
for the SD time Friday afternoon
when Episcopal travels to Orange,
Va, to meet Woodberry Forest.
For the third straight year the
two longtime rivals will attempt
to break a deadlock. Each has
won % games, while five, includ-
ing the last two. have been tied.
Montgomery Blair and Bethes-
da-Chevy Chase renew their ri
valry at 2 pm. Saturday in a.
game postponed last week because
of rain.
Phelps Visits Parker-Gray at 81
pm. Friday, while other Saturday
games find Dunbar and Armstrong
meeting at 2 pm. at Cardozo,
Landon facing st. Andrews in
Middletown. Del, at 2, and Bulls
visiting the Navy plebes at 2.
Armstrong is expected to wrap up
the District Interhigh Division II
title against Dunbar.