Evening star., 1956-08-30
BY BOB HANSON

BY BOB HANSON
This was to be the year, ac-
cording to calculations, that
Wheaton High would enter the
Maryland Bi-County League.
For one reason or another, the
baptism will take place year
hence.
Perhaps it is just as well the
knights have decided to wait.
When a team loses IL lettermen
by graduation, including the
likes of Jerry Power and Don
Wilson. and has practically
nothing coming along from the
reserves, it becomes q case of dis
cretion being the better part of
valor.
1--WE should have one fairly
good team, but after that it is a
big question mark" Coach Lou
Chacos, starting his third year at
the school. said the other day.
Our ranks have been thinned
out. Actually, from a point of
supply, we're lower than at any
time since the school opened.
We just lack the manpower.
Not all of Chacos' loss in per-
sonnel can be traced to the grad
yates. Barney Hayden, a pretty
fair runner in the backfield last
season, moved out of town. Two
others, an end and a halfback,
dropped out of school.
New School in Picture
Another detracting factor is
the opening of the new North
wood High School near Four Cor
ners next month. Three jayvees
from last year already have been
assigned to the new school and
at least six originally ticketed for
Wheaton now will enroll at
Northwood.
But ChacoS, who before going
to Wheaton brought Roosevelt
its first Interhigh football cham
pionship. isn't one to get too up
set by difficulties. He has several
capable players, although it viii
take some doing to fill the void
left by Power and Wilson.
Power made The Stars ALL
Suburban Maryland first team
backfield and Wilson the second
team. The two boys scored 81
touchdowns for the knights and
were the big reason for a 6-2
record in only the second year
of football at Wheaton.
incidentally, Power. also a
pitcher on the baseball team, re-
aceived a baseball l-football schol-
arship to George Washington. He
reports with the freshman squad
Saturday.
Top Backfield Candidates :
In the backfield this year,
Wheaton's supporters are likely
to see quite a bit of John Gold
5-foot-9, 160-pound senior, and
at quarterback; George Tippett,
5-foot-9, 160-yound senior. and
Dick Reed, 5-foot-10, 160-pound
junior, at the halfback posts. and
Bill Britt, 5-foot-1l, 170-pound
senior, at fullback.
Goldberg. who played in the
shadow Of Power last year, should
fill the signal calling job ade-
quately. He can throw both long
and short passes with pretty fair
results.
Reed. who may be shifted to
fullback, picks his holes well as
a runner. He has good poten-
tial and might turn out to be the
best.
In the line, Chacos has an end
and tackle for whom he pre-
diets stardom. They are Bill
Quinter, 6-foot-l, 180-pound end,
and Vic Savoca, 5-foot-11. ZOO
pound tackle. Both are seniors.
Both of these boys, at their
respective positions, are just
about the best l have coached" I"
Chacos declared. They should
make the picked teams this year
with ease"
Wheaton, despite its wait for
league participation on a full
scale. will play three league
teams, Montgomery Blair, High
Point and Suitland. These
games should be the tipof as to
the strength or weakness of the
Knights.
PERSONNEL
Lettermen lost--12.
Lettermen returing-John Goldberg.
es; George TipDett, hR; Vic ssyoea' t:
Sea alien. 6: Bin Suinter. e. BiIi Britt,
10: Jerry Klein, e. Jock DeHanas, I.
Promising vnon;lettermen ;o - Fulton
thune,. 10; Bill Bineh, e; Dick Reed, hb;
Ken Highsmith. e; Elex Ober, db; Roger
Richards, c; Lloyd Sullivan, c.
SCHEDULE
September 15--Jamboree at Mont
gomery Blair, 2.
September 21--At daithersburg. 2.
September 29-Suitland, 2,
october 6--At High Point, 2.
October l3--At La Plata. ..
october l9--At Frederick 8.
october 27--At Montogmery Blair
November 3--oxon Hill at suitland
Noyemssr lo--sherSSoSd, l;;,9