Evening star., 1954-10-27
81. John 's-GW Game
Tops Heaviest Week
pf Scholastic Season
By Dick sIay


&c football schedule Of the sea-
son but perhaps the most attrac-
live. too. awaits the Washington
4rea tomorrow, Friday and Sat-
Arday.
Z Thirty-six games are slated for
the three days, and only nine will
De played out Of the vicinity,
the greatest, attention should
all on these contests, arranged
h approximate order Of impor-
lance:
! 1-St. Johns at George WASH
hgton Friday night. from which
mould emerge the mythical No.
! team among IS in the area.
Probably ranks in Importance
with any inter-s sectional game
Since World War II. Crowd Of
10000 not unlikely in the Is, ,000-
capacity CIV Stadium.
! Eastern at Tech Friday af-
ternoon. Tech must win to re-
main in contention for Interhigh
leagues Western Division title.
Eastern. unbeaten but tied once
In five games, bites into toughest
part Of its schedule.
i 3-Coolidge at Montgomery
Blair Saturday afternoon. Un-
beaten and united Blair can So
hdify its claim as the best SUI
burban Maryland team in recent
years. Last chance for Coolidge
to assure itself Of at least a 500
record.
i 4. Thomas Jefferson at WASH
tngton-Lee Friday night. The
Richmond team that beat CIV,
S8-14, tackles Northern Virginia's s
other power.
S. st. Adams at Western FRI
day afternoon. One Of the lead
ing small private schools against
an improving interhigh club.
;; 6. Anacostia at Suitland Fri
day afternoon. Anacostia can
establish itself as a. strong favor
ite in the Interhigh's Eastern
Division by defeating the same
suburban team that tied Eastern
last Saturday.
: Z. Bladensburg at Bethesda
Chevy Chase Friday afternoon.
B-CC, out of the running for
the Maryland Bi-County cham
pionship, can ruin Bladensburgs S
mathematical hopes for the same
crown.
Il 8. Armstrong VS.. Spingarn at
Brooks tomorrow afternoon. A
..must" game for both teams in
The young Interhigh Division II
race.
Other Interesting Games.
other games of more than
3outine interest would include
George Mason's challenging Of
The very strong, unbeaten and
united Osbourn: Carroll's first
catholic League game, with De-
Matha; the traditional battle Of
Rhe Jesuit rivals, Gonzaga and
Georgetown Prep. and Landons
Tisking of its l1-game win streak
against a much-improved Rich
ard Montgomery eleven.
! If incentive is the deciding
factor Friday night at CIV. you
have to like st. Johns chances.
The Johnnies lost two games last
year on the way to the city
championship and that 27-2 de-
feat by CIV was by far the hard
EST to take. The Johnnies have
won nine straight since then, in
eluding five this season. and are
IN no mood to be stopped.
!: CIV at Full Strength.
| But if any club is to slap down
j6t. Johns in 1854, the Presidents
are it. A fast, heavy line coupled
with an excellent passing attack
Ind powerful and swift run
hing offense have kept them on
Top of the heap in the area since
the beginning of the season, in
tbpite of a decisive beating by
Thomas Jefferson and a trio Of
squeaks with Wilson, Fairfax
and Episcopal.
+. Coach Jim Ford says his CIV
squad Is at full strength. prob
Ably for the first time since
opening night. Were not over
confident" he says. 1--WE know
we can't spot this club any
thing" The attitude in Alex
bndria seems to be one Of pa
tience-the fuse Is lit but the
spark won't reach the dynamite
for another 48 hours.
The schedule:
Thursday.
Armstrong vs.. spinsarn ct Brooks
dailagadeete Prep at National Training
Friday.
Anacostia at Suitland, Q pm.
Andrew Lewis Of Salem at Fairfax. 8
pm.
Annapolis at Northwestern, 8 pm.
Bell at Wilson, 3:15.
Biadensburg at Bethesda Chevy Chase.
B pm.
Bulls :B" vs.. Woodward Prep on
l Carver VS.. Douglass at winchester.
B pm =
Eastern at Tech. 3:15
Garfield at Warrenton, $40.
George Mason vs.. osbourn at Manas-
eas, 8 pm.
George e ysassnninston ssn junior varsity At
Gonzaga at deorsetown Prep, 8 pm.
Henry of Dover VS.. Dunbar at Brooks
Stadium, 1880.
Loudoun County at Harper's Ferry. 2
pm.
Mount Vernon at Danville. pm.
Parker-aray VS.. Walkers Grant at
Fredericksburg, pm.
! Roosevelt at Phillipsburg. ". j.. s pm
st. Albans at western. 3:15 pm.
st. Johns at George Washington,
St. Marys at Laurel. g pm.
q gspnsas ssrson ss
! wheaton at Frederick, $40 pm.
SATURDAY.
Carroll vs.. DeMatha ct Northwestern,
charlotte HAN at sherwood. . pm.
Columbian Prep at Naval Receivins
Isss ssI5sss. 4 p.is sS.'ss%s sga:sS slslE s ans
Episcopal at Randolph Macon, 2:30
Friends ct St. James. pm.