Evening star., 1952-10-16
Improving Roosevelt
Takes on Tough Rival
In Wilson Tomorrow
By Bill Fuchs


the District Interhigh football
championship. will try to take a
step in that direction when it
meets Wilson at 3:15 pm. to-
morrow at Roosevelt.
Roosevelt, a team which has
progressively improved since it
lost its opener. a non-league game,
to powerful st. Johns, will be the
underdog to Coach Joe Carlos
Tigers, favorites from the outset
to win their first title since 1949.
Tomorrow's game could very
well decide the winner of the
Western Division race. Tomur-
rows victor will have a 80 record.
However. Coolidge still is in the
running. though Coach Gil Conn's
Colts have the toughest games
ahead. The Colts are strong fav-
orlteS over Bell tomorrow, but
following are games with Eastern,
Roosevelt, Wilson and Tech.
Roosevelt beat Anacostia, $50,
last week in display of blocking,
tackling and all-around efficiency
that left Coach Lou Chacos feeling
better about his teams chances
against Wilson. Roosevelt has
big but inexperienced line. The
loss to st. Johns, plus victories
over Tech and Anacostia, have
brought the Riders a long way.
Chacos has turned Phil Perlo,
q 5-foot-11, 170-pound junior, in
to No. l T-quarterback. Perlo
has been mixing up his plays well
and is deceptive. Robbie Smith
erS, Charley Stirling and Joe
Gregory and other backs Wilson
will have to watch.
Wilson is unbeaten. The Tigers
opened with tie against George
Washington and followed with
victories over Bell, Eastern and
Georgetown Prep. The Tigers got
battle from Eastern two weeks
ago, but had it easy with the
Little HoyaS last week and should
be In good shape for the Riders.
A blow to Carlo has been the
illness OF of Mike Sommer, who
was expected to be a shoo-in for
All-High honorS. The fleet back
has been suffering from intestinal
f1u and severe colds.
However, the jolt has been les
sened somewhat by the play of
Bob Rogers, a sophomore, who was
to play behind Sommer. Rogers,
Lonnie Herzbrun and Fritz San
doz are giving Wilson a fast
ground game.
The Wilson-Roosevelt game and
the Coolidge-Bell game, which is
being played at Wilson, are the
only Interhigh games scheduled
tomorrow.
Eastern, Anacostia, Tech and
Western all have non-league COM
petition. Eastern will be favored
to stop Bladensburg's winning
streak at 8 pm. tomorrow at Old
Byrd Stadium. However, the
Blades have rolled over Bell, Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase, Chamberlain
and Westminster, scoring 115I
points to II for their opponents.
Northwestern, favored to beat
Bladensburg for the Prince
Georges County title, plays at
Tech at 3:15 tomorrow, while
Anacostia visits Suitland at 2:30I
and Western entertains st. Albans
at 3:15.
The weekend schedule:
TOMORROW.
District Interhigh, Division l.
Coolidge n1i..,. vs.. Bell at Wilson: s:15.
Phelps vs.; Armstrons. At Brooks. s:15.
eoqge washinsPon St Meont at yePeo1
~ &Washington-Lee at Jefferson. Roa-
Other Games.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase at Annapolis. 2
AoasOsmsr1 AA1afSstia at sgsiItliand' sIaiI .2;$o.
rrIsIa. IksIsah.araa Montgomery at sidweu
Loyola at Georgetown Prep 8.
Landon at Gilman. 3:I5.
Stuyyesant at Herndon. 3:15,
Northwestern at Tech. 3:I5
o.. Eastern VS.. Biadensbure at College
Gaithersburg at Frederick, 8.
Prep Schools.
Maryland Freshmen at Bulls, pm.
SATURDAY
Northern virginia League. |
FalrIax at Falls Church 2.
District Interhigh, Division q
Dunbar at Cardoza. 2.
Other Games
chamberlain at st. Mary's. Annapolis 2
Gonzaga at Hershey Pa. Q ~
Ai!egany at Montgomery Blair, 2:15.
Elsnpurne at Episcopal, 2:30
Cambridge at De Matha, College Park z |
SUNDAY
Park. 2 "' ~onese