Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-05
Blair Eleven
Hopeful of Taking
Bi-County Tile
From Bethesda
By Bill Garrett
Sports Editor


returning with team not
quite as experienced as last
years squad, but its coach,
Joe Good, feels that the team
has more spirit. Blair finished
third in the Bi-County League
last year behind first Bethes-
da-Chevy Chase and second
place Highpoint.
Tommy Brown and Charles
Pryor are welcome returnees to
the grid squad. Both boys played
in the backfield and have earned
their letters. Guard Don Wright,
Tackle Gary Thompson, Tackle
Don Jensen, and Quarterback
Bobby York are aother lettermen
returning to first-string action
with the spirited team. Jensen
played end last year.
Newcomers tao the Wing-T
lineup are Don and David
Blanche, Joe Gamble, Frank
Wilkinson, and Gary Green. Don
and David are twins and their
new coach hopes they work out
equally as well on the field. The
duplicates are working into sew
eral positions.
Don is proving himself
capable quarterback and half
back, while his brother is show
ing his prowess in the fullback
slot as well as quarterbacking,
while his brother is showing
like his twin. Joe Gamble, trans
fer from John Carroll high school
in Washington, comes to the
team with experience in the role
of a fullback. Wilkinson will play
on the line along with Gary
Green. Green is a well over six
feet E SD and weighs in at 200
pounds. Gary, heaviest on the
team, will plant himself on the
line as tackle.
Warfield Takes Over
Bob Warfield will take over the
position of center as result of
former center Fred Shirley's
transfer to Bulls preparatory
school. Don Hummel, also playing
center last season, left for Michi-
gan, draining the squad of an
other experienced center. Dave
Norton and Marty Berry return
this fall to play first-string ends.
Both boys are seniors. John
Crawford, defensive tackle, and
Gary Thompson are expected to
hold the defensive team together.
Crawford has the aggressive
ness and the desire to play ball, "
says Coach Good. Thompson will
captain the defensive segment of
the squad. He is considered an
inspiration" to the team by his
coach. He is also president of the
Student Council.
Blair ended up with an unim-
pressive 3-5-1 record last year.
The coach feels that he can easily
better this mark. He was expect
ing the services of star punter
Bobby CorZine, but injuries have
held him back. Assisting Joe
Good in the coaching department
are Backfield Coach Vince Pug
liese and Line Coach Page john
son. The head coach succeeds
Conrad Brown who went into per-
sonnet work after three fairly
successful ball seasons. The top
coach describes his tactical philo-
sophy as a multiple defense"
Rockets Hopeful
Richard Montgomery Hig h
School in Rockville will be CO
captioned by Bob Durbin and
Garnet Kaufman. Jim Wilder and
Russ Mulican are returning
tackles promising a lota of fire.
Bill Pontius returns to the team
as end with needed experience.
The Rockville coach, Harry
Botsford, coached his eleven to
two win-five loss-two tie record
last year. He expects team i'm
provement to be great this sea-
son. Helping this hope along is
Harry Williams, guard, who
transferred from District
school.
Phil Case and John Auber will
fill the end positions. Tim Flyn
ia tackle and Dick Trecher at
guard will add needed power to
the team. B. Ward and Pete
Minke will strengthen the re-
serves. Dougie White will also
hold down the reserves. Dougie
injured his knee last year and
has since failed to place on the
first string.
For quarterback Woody Moss
burg and Jack Myers look good
in the coach's eye. Myers has had
considerable experience playing
for Maxim High in the District.
The coach labeled the transfer
student as fast" Jim Simon is
also expected to provide a lot Of
steam for the squad.
Rockville has only six seniors
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