Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-06

The Cardozo High football
team that came close to taking
two titles last year was riddled
by graduation. and the school
may find the going rather rough
in the Interhigh Leagues West
Iern Division this season.
The Clerks have only six let
termen returning and Coach Sal
Hall sees only three promising
nonlettermen at this time. How
ever, the one-time Virginia State
College coach has way of COM
ing up with winning teams and
may still fashion a strong club.
A 90 tie with Spingarn, East
Division champion, gave Cardozo
the co-championship Of the In
terhigh League last year. Because
OF more points" in the penetra-
ton system used in that game,
Cardozo was selected to play
Gonzaga, Catholic League titlist,
for the city championship. That
game ended in a 6-6 tie.
The line was the hardest hit
in the loss of Is lettermen. One
of the big losses was Jim Harris,
a guard on The Stars second
An-High team. Also gone are
Backs Dave Harris, now at Kan
sas University and first-team
All-High selection, and Louis
Nero. who made the second team.
Needs Defensive Team
"The picture doesn't appear
too bright just now" Hall said,
but it should improve somewhat
in the next few weeks. We need
an entire defensive team and
must rebuild the center of the
line. The backf1eld and ends are
the only encouraging signs"
Tom Stephens, 5-foot-11, TO
pound senior and a converted
end, viii hold down the quarter
back post, a job he filled for the
f1rst time last year.
AT fullback will be Norris
Little. 5-foot-10, 18O-pound SEN
Tor who came into his own in last
years game with Wilson for the
West Division title. He averaged
Is yards per carry, mostly on
belly series" plays, and scored
one touchdown in the Clerks
1913 victory. g
Finding couple of halfbacks
TO replace Harris and Nero may
turn out to be a major headache.
Two who may fill the bill are
Francis Daniels, 5-foot-o. 16O-
FOUNDER, and William Pinkney,
|5-foot-7 and lao pounds. Dam
iels, who has good speed, was a
defensive .lfnebacker last year.
Pinkney, a hurdler on the track
team. is out for football for the
first time.
Flock of End Candidates
Hall says he has about 20 end
candidates. He figures to keep
only six, with the rest most
likely winding up in the center
of the line.
One of the ends will be AL
Dutch: a regular last year, and
the other starting job will go to
Lando Witherspoon or John
Banks. Dutch. 6-foot-3. 172-
pound senior, will do the kicking
this year and also play defensive
Ihalfback. However, Dutch's real
ability is as an offensive end and
he should be one of the areas
best this season.
The nucleus of this years team
lis being built around Stephens.
Little, Dutch. Guard Rudolph
|Simpkins and Tackle Glascoe
Johnson. It's a good start. but
this group will need considerable
help.
PERSONNEL
Lettermen lost--15.
:, Lettermen returning--Norris Little.
Ip: Al Dutch. e; Francis Daniels. hb:
rom stephens, qb: Rudolph 6impkifs
z; Glascoe johnson, g.
Promising n-lettermen-Henry John.
SON. 4; Lando Witherspoon, e; John
.,,,-..-
September 21--At Douglass (win-
chester), 3:30
october Sat Coolidge, 3:3C.
October 12--Bell. 800.
october 19--Western, $50.
October 26-Dunbar. 3:30
$3.50 O's
November 9--wilson. 3:1B.
Interhigh League games.