Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-05
BY CARL SELL
Star stan Writer

"Come on. get in there low
and hit that ball carrier"
Coach Moose Faris yells to his
Mount Vernon High School
football team during a tackling
drill. Hustle, hustle, hustle"
he adds, and the team hustles,
for the players know that If
they are going to win any foot
ball games this fall, that is
how it must be done.
I'VE are very inexperienced"
Faris says, but what we lack
in experience we are going to
try to make UP with agrees
siveneSs."
It's for sure that If Mount
Vernon is going to break its r.
game losing streak, hustle will
do it.
Spirit Is High
Get those hands down when
you block" Faris shouts to a
pair of 200-pound linemen, Bill
Stevens and Frank MoSer. who
have never played football be-
fore. They could be Mount Ver-
mons first string tackles, along
with holdover Tod Coyle. Faris
beams. This team has more
hustle than any in the three
years I've been here"
Center Art ONeal, an agrees
sive freshman last year. exc
cuted a perfect block and Faris
asked him to take a turn carry
ing the ball. But coach"
OEeal pleaded, Il can't run
with the ball" Faris answer
ed, what would you do with
it if you intercepted a pass.
Art. throw it away?" O'Neal
grinned and hollered, I'D run
it for a touchdown" Faris was
pleased. He wants all Of his
players to be that way.
End Charles (Hap) Bulger
has led the way for the line
man with aggressive play in
practice and the idea has
caught on. Bulger will have a
battle on his hands for there
are six other boys interested
in the end position.
Bob OdOm Back
Bob Odom is back from last
year, and Ernest Gore, James
Farcus, Jack Matthews, Bill
Strobe and Chuck Carter are
ready to step in should some
one falter.
Barry Bowers, a returning
letterman. and 190-pound Mike
Mcbride add more beef to the
line at guard. Steve Kendall,
a first team guard last year,
is on the shelf temporarily with
a pulled muscle.
The backfleld is the bright
spot for Mount Vernon. Arnold
Cash has developed into a
strapping 190-pound quarter
back and his brother, Butch, is
running well at halfback. Both
are sophomores. Kenny Petit,
Terry Gamble, Les Hosman and
Dave Sumler are fighting for a
halfback berth. Fullback will
be handled by either 190-pound
Bill DeVore or Steve Jones. De-
Wore, along with Odom, has
been looking good as a punter.
Coach Faris feels that Mount
Vernon High School is definite
ly on the way back in football.
PERSONNEL
Letermen lost-12.
Lettermen returning-Arnold Cash,
quarterback Butch Cash, Dave Sumler,
Terry Gamble and Ken Petit, half
backs: Art O'Neal, center: Steve Ken
dali and Barry Bowers, guards: Tod
Coyle, tackle: Bob Odom. end.
Promising non-lettermen Charles
Bulger. Steven Jones, Jack Matthews,
Bill Strobe, Chuck Carter, Ernest Gore
and James Farcus, ends; Bill Stevens,
Frank Moser and Harold Gardner.
tackles: Mike Mcbride, guard; Les
Hosman. halfback: Bill DeVore, full
back.
SCHEDULE
sept. 12-Wakefield, 8.
sept. I9-Hammond, S.
Sept. 26--Groveton, 8.
eOct. 3-Falls Church. 8.
sOct. 10-At Fairfax, 8.
sOct. 24-McLean, g.
NOV. AT Annandale, 9
NOV. 7-George Washington, 8.
Nov. 14-Lee. 8.
Nov 2I-At Hermitage. g..
Northern virginia League games.