Evening star., 1953-10-09
John Carroll Gets
First Big Test Against
St. Johns Tomorrow


playing varsity football this year
for the first time and the newest
member of the Catholic League,
gets its big chance tomorrow
when it plays defending cham
pion st. Johns at Catholic Uni
Yersity Stadium.
With victories in its only two
starts, one Of them a league
game against Georgetown Prep,
the Lions are in a position to
upset q team that so far has
failed to show the strength pre-
dicted for it. John Carroll has
shown a particularly strong de-
tense in defeating Norfolk Cath
olic High, Ito, in its opener
and Georgetown Prep, 1870. last
week.
st. Johns, on the other hand,
has been disappointing After
bowling over Prep in It's first
game, $50, the Cadets were
trounced by WaShington-Lee,
27-6. Last week st. Johns shad-
ed Wilson, defending Interhigh
champion, 60, mainly through
the efforts of Quarterback Bob
Rusevlyan, who has been the
only consistent player for Coach
Joe Gallagher.
Three Backs Missing.
Halfback Johnny Stone
burner reinjured his ankle in a
practice last Tuesday and is out
of tomorroW's game, but Gala
cher hasn't seen Fullback Ph1l
Mudd and Johnny Renehan. the
other halfback, all week either.
Mudd and Renehan and another
first stringer, Tackle John Fra
zier, have been out with bad
colds.
Gallagher agrees that Tuffy
Leemans has done good coach
ing Job in Carroll'S first year OF
varsity football and also figures
that Leemans is entirely IA
miliar with the st. Johns
offense. fluffy helped me when
I started as head coach here
seven years ago." Gallagher ex-
plains, land then I gave him my
system last fall when he was
handling the Junior varsity at
Carroll. We should know each
other pretty we'll"
Four games are scheduled this
afternoon in the Interhlgh
League. The top game will be
Wilson, fortified by the return
to action of Tailback Bob Rogers.
at Tech. Coolidge will be at
Roosevelt and Chamberlain at
Western in Division I games.
while Spingarn meets Armstrong
at Brooks Stadium in a Division
II contest.
In the meantime. seven night
games top off an 18-game
schedule for today and will be
followed by nine more tomorrow.
WI High Playing Tonight.
Washington-Lee, rated tops in
the area, tries for its fifth
straight win when it entertains
unknown Woodrow Wilson High
of Portsmouth at 8 o'clock to-
night
Northwestern is host to
Bethesda Chevy Chase in a
Maryland Bi-County contest in
the only other night game
scheduled for this vicinity to-
night, while George Washington
goes to Richmond for a meeting
with Thomas Jefferson, Mont
gomery Blair is at HagerstOwn,
Mount Vernon is host to Lane
and st. Stephens travels to
Quantico High.
The only newcomer to the
1853 season tomorrow will be
Bulls Prep, which opens its
season against Wesley Junior
College of Dover, Del, at the
Bulls field at 2 pm.
The complete schedule:
Today.
Wilson at Tech. 3:15.
Coolidge at Roosevelt, 3:15.
Chamberlain at Western, 3:15.
Spingarn VS.. Armstrong. Brooks Sta
dunn.
Friends at Landon. $50.
Lincoln at George Mason 2:30.
Gonzaga at AnacoStia. 3:15.
st. Adams at GEORGETOWN Prep, $3.50.
CardoZo at Dunbar baltimore, 3.
woodward Prep VS.. Baltimore Junior
College Ellipse, 2:3Q.
Wilson w at Wakefield. $50.
st. Stephens at Quantico, T:30.
Bethesda Chevy Chase at Northwest
Portsmouth at washington-Lee, 8.
George Washington VS.. Thomas JET |
3erson at Richmond. 6.
Fairfax at Hampton, 6.
Lane at Mount Vernon; 8.
Blair at HagerstoWn, 8.
Tomorrow.
John Carroll VS.. st. Johns at Cath
olic University Stadium, 2.
Episcopal ys St. Christopher's at
Annapolis at Suitland. 2.
Herndon at Occouuan, ,.
OSburn at Falls Church, z.
Bell VS.. Thomas Edison at Balti-
Columbian Prep VS.. Greenbrier at
Lewisburg, w. Va. ..
Wesley Junior College at Bulls, 2
Eastern VS.. Bladensourg at North