Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-01
GENERALS ALSO OPTIMISTIC
Return to Old Form
Forecast at CIV High
BY BOB HANSON
star star Writer

BY BOB HANSON
star stan Writer
Washington-Lee High School
S scheduled to open It's 1858
football season September ~ at
home against Fairfax. but
the game comes of
depends on If the school Will
be open at that time.
Opening of school Is set for
Thursday, but 1t may not occur
because OF Virginia's massive
resistance laws that cal for
The closing of any public
school which integrates.
Meanwhile, the Generals con
tinue football practice and
Coach Chappy Marvin expects
to'have his team In top condi-
lion for the opening game
against the Rebels, should 1t
be played.
Good Season Forecast
Despite the loss Of two prom
sing linemen and two highly
regarded backs who win enron
1t Wakefield because of redis-
tricting of the school zones.
plus 20 lettermen graduated,
Marvin is looking forward to q
season.
The Generals got of slowly
asst year. Marvin's first as head
coach after succeeding Bob
But four straight
victories at the finish gave
WI a Ga season record. He's
hopeful Of equal success this
lime.
I'VE have a lot of promising
juniors this year that we hope
10 blend in with a few returns
ng veterans" Marvin said.
The biggest weakness at this
stage is the center of the line.
otherwise we aren't too bad
off,"
Henry May Help
Marvin hopes to plug the
middle to some extent with
Bill Henry. 6-foot, 175-pound
senior who will be converted
from center to guard. Other
help is expected from Danny
Carroll, Andy Burgess and
George Coburn. guards. and
John Ashton and Owen ODon-
nell, centers. All are juniors.
The tackle positions appear
to be in good shape, headed
oy Co-Captain Lee Havener, as
are the ends with Co-Captain
Eddie Joran the standout.
Havener is a 5-foot-10, 100
FOUNDER. The other tackle spot
most likely will be filed by
Bob Utterback, 6-foot-2, 200
pounds. The end to team up
with Joran will be Paul
Weyandt, 6-foot-4-inch, $780,
FOUNDER.
In the backfield, Marvin
may have trouble supplanting
The graduated Buddy Blount at
Bob Keyes and
Tom Cooper are top candidates
with the latter having a slight
edge as a passer.
Mullin Returns
The halfbacks will come from
Mullin. holdover from
last year; Ronnie Summers,
Stewart Davis and Charles
Mortensen. 1t is a wide open
scrap with the starting spots
likely to be in doubt for a while
yet.
Robbie Cloyd, 5-foot-11, 190-
pound senior fullback who did
a fine job last year, is expected
to pick up where he left of.
However, if he should falter,
Mark Hyman or iced Radin
are ready to step in.
If we can get by our first
four games without too much
Of a beating we should be able
10 take care of the rest of our
schedule, although there are no
patsies on the list" Marvin
up.
Following the Fairfax opener
S an open date; then come E. c.
Glass of Lynchburg, Hermitage
If Richmond and Woodrow
of Portsmouth, all three
'eportedly stronger than they
have been for several years.
PERSONNEL
Lettermen lost-20.
Returning lettermen-Eddie Joran
md Paul Weyandt, ends: Lee Havener,
Bob Utterback and Mark Childers.
ackles: Billy Henry. guard; Bob Keyess
Wayne Mullin and Robbie Cloyd, backs.
Promising non-lettermen Elmer
Nulfsberg, end; Joe Flesch and Jim
Trim tackles; Danny Carroll. Andy
Burgess and George Coburn. guards:
John Ashton and owen O'Donnel, Gems
ers' Stewart Davis. Charles Morten:
en-. Tom Cooper, Mark LYMAN and
bonnie Summers, backs
SCHEDULE
Sept. 12-Fairfax. 8.
Sept. 19-Open.
Sept. 26-E. C. Glass. &.
Oct. 3-Hermitage at Richmond. g.
Oct. 10-Woodrow Wilson at Ports
'oct. i7-Hammond, 8.
AOct. 24-Annandale. s.
sOct. 31-Falls Church. 8.
Nov. 7-Wakefield. s.
NOV. 14-McLean. 8.
NOV. 27-George Washington. IL
'Northern Va. League games.