Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-25
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corner Of the end zone. Paul
Frendach kicked the extra
point.
tumble Kills Chance
Campbell was outstanding all
day for Gonzaga, but it was
his tumble on the St. Johns q
yard line which ended the
Eagles only chance for an up
set. 1t came in the first quar-
ter after st. Johns second
tumble. on its 81. Harry Hips
punted out to midfield, despite
a low pass from center, and
Tom Edmonston soon punted in
return. st. Johns then drove
70 yards IN Is plays for a touch
down and the rout was on.
Piazza passed down the
middle to End Jim Ryan, who
took it on the 4-yard line and
ran over the goal to complete
Q 13-yard play.
With less than a minute re-
naming in the half, Piazza
stung Gonzaga again after Joe
Mcmahon returned a pass
interrogation to Gonzaga's 20. Al
penalty set the Cadets back IS
yards, but three plays later
Piazza tossed to Combs on a
34-yard scoring play. Mike
Piron, who passed to Paul
Ciatti for the first extra point,
kicked this one.
Combs Gets Loose
Combs, a 155-pound Junior
who was a reserve right half
back until Billy Noonan broke
his ankle against Anacostia, re-
turned Gonzaga's first punt of
the second half 38 yards for a
touchdown and Piron again
kicked the conversion for a 21-0l
lead.
st. Johns completed its scor-
ing with another pass from
Piazza and McCleary's plunge.
Piazza threw to his favorite
target, End Joe Mona, who was
caught on the Gonzaga 6 but
handed of to Fullback Ed
Greeves who ran across to COM
plete a 26-yard play near the
end of the third quarter.
Hester, sick with flu and
complications for six weeks and
absent from practice .Wednes-
day through Saturday, shook
loose through right tackle on
his 63-yard jaunt early in the
fourth period to put the ball
on Gonzaga's 4. Hipps. quarter
back at the time, gave the
ball again to Hester but he
made just 2 yards. Gallagher
sent in Piazza with instructions
to give it to McCleary, a little
senior who has plugged with
the team three years. McCleary
made it over easily through the
right side.
Mcmahon, Eppard Star
Joe Mcmahon, st. Johns line
hacker. and Dick Eppard, Con-
Zaga tackle, were the bulwarks
on defense and Eppard also
stood out with his blocking.
Both teams gained 142 net yards
rushing. st. Johns had a 96-23
margin in passing, with Piazza
completing five of nine throws
Bill Berquist. who started at
right halfback ahead of Combs,
injured his right ankle early in
the game. but X-rays revealed |
no fracture. End Owen Brad
shaw reinjured his right shoul-
der and probably will be lost to
st. Johns until basketball sea-
son.
Gonzaga ended its season
with a AS record but still leads
in its series with St. Johns with
Is victories against ~ defeats
and three ties. st. Johns will
carry a 5-l-2 record against
Anacostia. having tied Episco-
pal of Alexandria and Calvert
Hall of Baltimore and lost to-
Salesianum of Wilmington, Del.
St. Johns u IA - 6-33
ST. Johns scoring Touchdowns--
Ryan us. pass-run from Piazza)
Combs . ga, pass-run from Piazza;
3S punt return; Greeves 60, lateral
from Mona after pass-run from Piaz-
Hal; Mccleary G.. plunsel.. Points after
touchdown--Ciattit pass from Prom
Piron > tplacementsl.
Gonzega scoring, Touchdown -
Campbell 40, rum. Point after touch
down---Frendach.