Evening star., 1955-11-21
BEATS CADETS FOR CATHOLIC TITLE
Gonzogo Awaits Clash
With { Cordozo Fridoy
By BOB HANSON

Gonzaga boasted its first
Catholic League football title
since 1949 today and was look
ing forward to a chance to add
the city championship Friday
night. when it meets Cardozo
the Interhigh champion. at
Grifhth Stadium.
The Eagles. ranked No. ! by
The Star. defeated st. Johns,
1876. before a crowd Of 1000 at
the stadium yesterday. closing
out their regular season with an
81 record. Il was their 18th
victory over st. Johns since the
series started In 1929, the Cadets
having won 10 games and two
having ended In ties.
Gonzaga had q 6-2-2 record
last year. including q 6-6 tie
with st. Johns and a 20 loss to
the Cadets. and Coach Jan jan
kowsld felt this years club would
be at least as good, II not better.
Yesterdays triumph certainly
vindicates his optimism.
Line Comes Through
One Of the big reasons for
Jankowski's high expectations
was Gonzaga's veteran line,
averaging about 100 pounds. And
that line came through for him
in fine style against the Johnnies
@This was the one we'd been
pointing for all season, Jankow-
ski said. "and it was the line
that made it possible
1T wouldn't be fair to single
out any individual. They all did
the Job and they can't be given
too much credit =
Bill Sheahan, Tom Lamoure.
Dick Eppard. Mike Lob, Steve
Chase, Dick Schoeb and John
Farrell played both ways for
nearly the entire game on the
Eagles line. Eppard is the only
one returning next year.
Behind them was a hacRfield
Of Bill Barnes. Bob Nicholson,
Jim Eppard. brother Of Dick;
Vince Cleary. Mike Canning and
Alan Campbell that combined for
9 total Of 213 yards rushing
while the Cadets could get but
81 against the beefy Eagle line
men.
No Need for Passes
So eNectives was its ground
game that Gonzaga threw only
one pass, q flip over the middle
from Quarterback Barnes to End
Sheahan In the last period for a
5-yard gain.
The Eagles scored the first two
times they had their hands on
the ball, had one touchdown
called back on o clipping penalty
and On another occasion drove to
the st. Johns / but lost the ball
on downs as the Cadets made a
great goal line stand.
st. Johns gots its lone touch
down from q blocked kick
shortly after the third period got
under way.
Gonzaga received the opening
kickoff, and starting from its
own AZ, moved relentlessiy down.
the middle on power plays from
the single wing with Cleary and
Nicholson doing most Of the
carrying. It took II plays for
the first touchdown, Campbell
cracking over from 2 yards out.
al Castaldi.s attempted CONVEX
sion was wide.
st. Johns, failing to show an
appreciable advance following
the ensuing kickoff, punted to
Gonzaga's 80. It took the
Eagles but seven plays to score.
Gamble Pays on
With fourth down on their
own lS and l yard to 20 for d
first down. Gonzaga gainbIed
and won. st. Johns, expecting
Fullback Cleary to hit the mid
die, ganged up. Barnes faxed to-
Cleary then handed Oh to Nich-
olson, who went OF the weak
st. Johns right side unrnolested
S. yards into the end zone. the
days longest run. Castaldi con-
yerted.
The Cadets finally hit the
scoring column midway In the
third quarter when Jim O,Don-