Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-01
STATISTICS

Carroll and Anacostia, both tie
games. they managed only one
touchdown in each contest.
Then came Gonzaga, last
game of the regular season, and
although st. Johns won. 1870,
! for the Catholic League title, it
was its defense rather than the
offenSe that stood out.
That was last Sunday and
Coach Joe Gallagher and his
assistants realized then that in
order to keep alive in the city
championship game against
AnacoStia the attack would have
to be revived up.
JOhnnies Grab Breaks
1t wasn't exactly overpower-
ing last night at Griffith Sta
dunn, but st. Johns, making full
use Of the breaks, came from be-
hind to score three times in the
second half for an 1912 victory
over Anacostia and take the city
title as 10000 chilled fans wit
messed the upset.
I'VE worked on our defenses
in practice sessions prior to the
Gonzaga game and evidently it
paid off inasmuch as we held
them scoreless," Gallagher ex-
planned after last nights game.
This week we put in some
new offensive plays during prac-
tice, but in the first half were
reluctant to use them. When
we went out at halftime without
having scored we decided then
to try them in tho second half"
! That the try bore fruit can be
attested in the final score.
Trail at HaIftime
st. Johns went out at half
time on the short end of a 60
score, bounced back on a couple
of breaks to score twice in the
third period and capitalized on
still another break to punch
over a fourth-quarter and win
ming touchdown with 4:47 re-
naming on the Scoreboard clock.
The victory for the underdog
Cadets was decidedly a team eff
fort, although there were sew
eral standouts. For the gallant
band of Indians from Anacostia
it was their leader all season,
Max Disharoon, who kept them
on the move and ever a threat to
score with his deadly passing
and hard running.
| AnacoStia nearly gained one
the second time it had the ball,
but Disharoon fumbled as he
went over from 1-yard out and
End Owen Bradshaw recovered
for st. Johns on the 2. The
Indians had gained possession
of the ball when the Cadets,
backed up to their own l result
ing from a clipping penalty, got
of a punt that Wendell Meyers
Iof Anacostia returned from St.
Johns 30 to the 81.
| Disharoon atoned for his mis-
cue in the next period and for
the remainder of the game by
his unerring passing to Ends
Elton King and Dave Watkins.
King First to Score
1t was King who scored the
games first touchdown. Angelo
Marini, one of the many stand
outs for st. Johns, recovered a
tumble on the Anacostia As and
on the first play from scrimmage
st. Johns fumbled and Tackle
Jay Long fell on it for Anacostia
on the st. Johns 40. Four plays
later, with the ball on the So
Dishroon dropped back and fired
to King who made a flnger-tir
grab on the 8 behind a st. Johns
defender and scampered the re-
naming distance for the score.
st. Johns. up to that point
had managed but three first
downs and crossed midfield but
once, to the Anacostia 40. Then
the breaks came for the Cadets.
Marini recovered another
tumble. this time on the Indians
10. On the first play from
scrimmage, Halfback John Heis-
ter broke off right tackle and
went the remaining distance for
the touchdown.
The Indians fought back to
again take the lead, 1876. With
Disharoon on target with his
aerials to the 6-foot-4, 2i0-
pound Watkins. they moved
from their own A to the 6 in
I See ST. JOHNS. Pare Ali