Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-21
Walter Johnson
Learns Miscues
Can Be Costly
By BOB HANSON

in football. but it won't come
any closer to losing. perhaps.
than it did yesterday against
Wheaton on its home field.
The Spartans gave early in
dications Of running up a
score. but fizzled in the second
half and were thankful to come
out ahead, 1918.
This year Walter johnson
Is attempting a more rugged
schedule. 1t had a SOP rec
ord last year. but none of the
victories was against q Class A
school. In addition to Whea-
ton, the Spartans play Carroll
and Bethesda Chevy Chase in
the big team" class this year.
Mistakes Cited
For the first time, the boys
found out they had to play
all the way" Coach Paul Miller
said Of his teams victory. This
is the first so-called big team
we've played and although we
came out on top we made too
many mistakes. The kind you
can't afford to make and ex-
pect to win"
In between the Carroll game
October ~ and B-CC mo
vember o. Walter johnson
plays Glass B schools eand
should win handily. But as
Miller declared. If they make
too many mistakes against the
bigger teams they can't expect
to come out ahead.
One mistake the Spartans
didn't make yesterday. how
ever, was in keeping Halfback
Rick Schwartz under wraps.
Schwartz, l75-pound senior
transfer from California and
son of q Capitol Airlines OH
cial. was easily the top runner
of the game despite the fine
efforts Of Wheaton's Ken
! Leverne.
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Schwartz, who saw only lin
tied action in Walter Johnson's
victory over Sherwood last week
because Of q sprained ankle,
gave no indication that 1t was
bothering him yesterday. The
Spartans picked ur approx
mately 285 yards from scrim-
mage with Schwartz accounting
for l65 Of that total in IA tries.
Leverne. carrying the brunt
for the Knights. picked UP 90
yards from scrimmage in II
carries. almost two-thirds Of
the approximate 16S yards to-
tailed by his team. In first
downs. Walter johnson had the
edge. 1877.
After a scoreless first quarter,
Wheaton nearly cashed in early
in the second period. Once It
got to the 2, needing only a
foot for q first down, but lost
the ball on fourth down when
y failed to get it. Then the
Knights recovered a Walter
johnson tumble on their oppo-
nents 80. On the first play.
Bill Reed passed to Tom An
derson who went over I'm.
molested. but an Illegal re-
ceiver down field nullified the
touchdown.
Take Lead at Half
This could very well have
been the turning point in the
game. Instead, Walter john
son. taking heart, stormed back
for a touchdown to take a TO
halftime lead.
Captain Norman CHap) Nell
son. an end. blocked a punt by
Melvin Case. Steve Schmertz-
ing grabbed the ball at midfield
and legged 1t to the "a. Five
plays later. Billy Grey, who
placed second in the lOO-yard
dash in the Maryland State
track meet this year, streaked
around left end for the score.
Grey, l40-pound junior, came
IN for that one play. Doug
Koehler passed to Don Miller
for the extra point.
The Spartans scored again
early in the third period, going
81 yards in just i've plays. The
biggest chunk was a 47-yard
gallop by Schwartz of left
tackle. Koehler sneaked over
from the 3 and Sam Lopresti
ran over the extra point, as 1t
turned out to be the thin mar
gin Of victory.
Wheaton Fights Back
Wheaton. undaunted, fought
back. Starting from the 30,
the Knights hit the end zone
in just five plays. The biggest
gain was provided by Leverne's
4S-yard run down the left side
lines. He got to the 4, from
where Bill Britt carried over.
A tumble in the backfield pre-
vented a conversion attempt.
A back-in-motion penalty
cost the Spartans another
touchdown just as the final
period got under way, this one
a 21-yard pass from Koehler
to Miller. But Wheaton, bat
ting to the end, was not to be
denied its second score.
It resulted from q recovered
tumble by Britt on Walter
Johnson's q. On fourth down
and 10, George Pfeifer lobbed
a pass over the middle TO
Roger Holmes standing alone
and he romped over untouched.
Britt ran 1t over for the con-
version.
Wheaton gained possession
again on a recovered tumble
late in the game. but its at
tack begged down and Walter
johnson took over and got to
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