Evening star., 1957-08-28
FALLS CHURCH GETS SUPPLY LINE
Foirfox Highs Prospects
Limited by Small urnout
Ry DICK TIERNEY

Coach Paul Weber has no
illusions of a football cham
pionShip this season at Fails
Church High School. but does
expect his team to be greatly
improved.
Weber is in the midst of a
rebuilding program which
started last year when he was
faced with a completely mex
perienced team.
That's never going to hap
pen here again." Weber said.
Our junior varsity is strictly
for ninth and tenth graders
now and they'll have plenty of
football under their belts when
they're ready for the varsity"
In the past juniors and sem
iors composed most of both
teams while the younger boys
missed valuable experience.
Falls Church lost IL letter.
men. including six f1rst-string-
ers. from last years team
which had a 2-7-1 overall rec
ord and won only one game
(by forfeit) in Northern Vir-
ginia Group I competition.
Weber doesn't expect his pro-
gram to develop fully for a
couple of years. but the first
results are trickling in now. He
has six non-lettermen return
ing from the varsity and IA
jayvee men moving up. Weber
| is optimistic because all OF
them have played plenty OF
football.
Loss Of Vance Hurts
The loss of Sam Vance, first.
string quarterback the last two
years, figures to hurt. Vance, q
deceptive runner, handled the
team well and played safety or
defense. He also did the punt.
ing. But Weber and his as.
sistant, Mike Greaser. have
high hopes for Harry Diezel
who played behind Vance las
year.
Diezel is described as not a
good a runner as Vance but 1
better pasSer. Conseuuentl,
Weber plans on mixing a iittl
more passing with his split
running attack.
| Bill Faunce is expected Il
pick up the slack left by Curtis
Guckert at end. "Faunce playec
a lot of end behind Guckert last
year" Weber said. He is fast
and has a good pair Of hands
He'll do our punting this year
and should develop into one o
the best In Northern Virginia. !
Halfback Ralph Round viii
be gone too. but Emmette Bur,
ton should fill his shoes. Burtor
was injured early last year OF
he would have given Round {
tussle for his position.
Center Of Line New
Weber lost the center Of hi
line when Guards Jim Intolubll
land Norman Beach graduated
along with Center Harry Wood
ward. Tom Hamilton will TAX,
over at center, a position HI
filled last year when WOODWARD
was shifted to tackle. Larr!
Poplin will I'LL in at one guarC
while the other still remains
open.
Seventy candidates turned
out this year and, to Weber,
delight, most we're experienced
PERSONNEL
Lettermen lost-i1
Lettermen returning Mike Foley
end, Tom Muse. tackle; Larry Poplif
guard: Tom Hamilton. center: Harr
Diezel. Quarterback; Emmette Burton
halfback.
romising nonlettermen - Bil
Faunee, Bob Watts, Ronnie Beach
Craig Turpin. John Ward and Jill
Peeler. ends. Alan PAGE. Bucky Broom
f1eld, Herbert Omasta, Don Reid an
Ray Bernot. tackles: Joe Mazzei, Robel
Fisher Larry Corn and Stan Reifl
guards Camden Coberly. quarterback
Bernard Roesnick, Bruce Merritt Bo
Evans and Cecil Walsh. halfback.
SCHEDULE
September 13-Hammond, y.
September 2l-At Annandale, 2.
September 27-McIean, s.
October Mount Vernon, 8.
October 12--At Wakefield, s.
October 1S-At Fairfax, g.
October 2b---At Cuipeper, s.
November 1--Osbourn. 4.
November 8-Groveton, g.
November 22-George Mason, 8.
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