Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13
Armstrong High
Picked 10 RepeI
|Anacosfa Bid
BY BOB HANSON

ny 0OR AAhIN0OAN 81
An injury riddled Anacostia
High football team invades
Brooks Stadium tomorrow after
noon to play Armstrong in a
game that may decide the East
Division representative in the
playoffs for the Interhigh League
championship.
Spingarn plays Chamberlain
and Phelps Is at Eastern in other
East Division games. In the West
Division, Wilson Is host to
Coolidge Dunbar Is at Western
and Bell at Cardozo.
The Anacostia- Armstrong clash
will match the single wing
against the split-T. with the
latter. employed by Armstrong.
possibly the stronger at this
point.
Both teams have 30 league
records. The Indians hold de-
cisions over Phelps. 27-0, and
Eastern, 1876. Armstrong has
beaten Tech. 1877. and Cham
serlain. 900. In overall records
Armstrong is 40 and Ana
costa 20.
Two Backs Sidelined
Armstrong, led by Willie
Woods. its quarterback and pass
ing ace. should hold an edge over
the crippled Indians. Definitely
out of Anacostia's backfield are
Max Disharoon. tailback. and Joe
Brizzi. wingback.
Disharoon. one of the Indians
better runners. injured his left
knee against Montgomery Blair
three weeks ago. Brizzi cracked
three ribs in the Eastern game
last week.
Tackle Vernon Disharoon,
brother Of Max. and Guard Nor
man Garrison also have knee
injuries and aren't expected to
Isee action.
Armstrong also has o few
casualties. Ends Clarence
Hughes. Tony Tobias and George
Kittrell. win be on the bench
with leg injuries.
Slow Starter
Anacostia is q VIGOROUSLY slow
starter and despite its injuries
viii be in the thick OF it to-
morrow. The Indians had only
ia "a record this time last year
and went on to win their next
three out Of four and then knock
on Wilson for the schools first
football championship. In 1858
Anacostia finished with rush
to take division honors, only to
lose to Roosevelt in the title
game.
The starting lineup for Ana
costa probably viii be Charley
Secrist and Burky Smith. ends:
Craig Anderson and Burt Homer
tackles; Jay Long and Henry
Ruby. guards; John Staub. CEN
ter: Ed Lutz. tailback: Ronnie
Droze, wingback: Bob Dornes.
fullback, and Joe Balsalno. block
ing back. Droze is the brother
OF Dan Droze. sensational runner
for Anacostia last year and a
unanimous selection on the AM
metropolitan team.
For Armstrong it viii be
Horatio Avelino and Lionel
Thomas. ends: Ken Edwards ana
Dick Crooks. tackles: Bill WIZ
hams and Charley Tinker,
guards; Gus Smith, center.
Woods. quarterback: Roscoe
Dawkins and Joe Simms. half
backs. and Dick Davis, fullback
The schedule:
- TODAY
r. woodward Prep at MIS-. l;45.
TOMORROW
AApacosti9 at Armstrong, 3.15
costa am a!1k w. spinSarn al Ana.
Phelps at Eastern. aJs
Coolidge ct Wilson, sis
LUMBAR g. Western. 3:15.
Lane al Mount v Vernon.
o ossrlan at Highland a and Springs. 4.
Boys Club Mt Carver, 5.
PaTker Gray at Manassas Regional. 1
ri Luther Jackson At waiker-Gra
syitland At Bethesda Chevy Chase $50
5ladensburg vs.. Hish Point at North
Laurel at Charlotte Hail. ..
DeMatha IT Gaithersburg q.
oeorgetown Prep At Baltimore 10y.
Severn Prep at St. Adams, 3.I5.
FRIENDS at 81 Paufs t5altimorel, ..
Landon ~ Baltimore Friends. 3.
SATURDAY
Roosevelt NJ Northwestern, g.
Tech at Baltimore Southern. 2.
Iberlandb, 8.
Sherwood ut Harpers Ferry g.
La Plata at Wheaton. 2.
Oxon Hill ct St. Mary's tAnnapolis1, 2.
son. 9
deSlss washington at Thomas Jener-
Fails Church 81 Wakefield, 2.
Mclean at Annandale. 2.
Loudoun County at Herndon, 2.
st. Stephens at Garfield O.
Episcopal at Fishburne Military Acad-
envy tWayneshorol, 900
Bulls at Navy Piebes. g.
Columbian Prep ct Fork Union tVa,l
Military Academy. 9
SUNDAY
Ct. Johns at Calvert Hall (Baiti-
moreD, 2.
MONDAY
Carroll vs. 0onZasa at Grifhth sta.