Evening star., 1962-09-12
By CARL SELL
Star staff Writer

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Of q chance to ride on Cloud
Nine after last Saturdays 1876
victory over Montgomery Blair,
the Montgomery County Foot
ball Leagues defending cham
pion.
Coach John Harvill had an
effective way of shooting the
Trojans off their lofty perch
in q hurry. AL he had to do
was quote the scores B-CC,
Wheaton, Richard Montgom-
cry and Northwood piled up on
the same week end.
While Gaithersburg was beat
ing Blair. those schools we're
scoring easy victories. Harvill
figures the eventual champion
will come from that group, and
doesn't want his players to take
any Of them lightly just be-
cause they beat Blair.
But there's q little problem
confronting the Trojans this
week named Boonsboro. Don't
laugh" Harvill told his play
ers, they take their football
mighty seriously and won't be
q pushover."
Harvill and his gritty gang
can be excused for enjoying
their lofty position this week.
However, the Trojans have
their work cut out for them
II they figure to be any kind
Of q threat in Montgomery
this year, the schools second
in the league.
Much Of the credit for the
upset Of Blair went to Quar-
terback Larry Jones and Half
back William ChriSman, but
Harvill cites two lineman for
terrific" performances. Jimmie
Melvin, q defensive tackle, and
Tom Musser, a defensive end,
played inspired football, ac-
cording to Harvill.
Even more amazing was the
performance Of nine players,
including Melvin and MuSser.
who went all the way on both
offense and defense. The other
iron men were Jones, Chris
nam, Chick Killby, Richard
Tyler, Keith Copeland, Van
Smith and Carl Grogan.
A recent quote attributed to
Dick Mentzer has, to say the
least, upset the veteran East
ern coach. The Stars pre-sea-
son wrapup of the Interhigh
Leagues East Division gave the
indication that Mentzer was
unimpressed with the COMPETE
ton.
"All Of the teams in our
league are tough" Metzer said.
especially for US since we have
won the championship four
years in a row. They all are
cunning for US"
That the Ramblers are rated
among the top teams in the
area each year Is due much to
Dicks coaching ability, which
has been proven time and
again over the years.
You think you have troubles
department-P Gray High
School lost 20 football players
this year because Of a new Vir-
ginia Interscholastic Associa-
ton rule that boys must have
been in school 100 Of the 180
days last year to be eligible
for football. Because Of one
new rule, Coach Louis Johnson
probably has the biggest re-
building job in the area.
Since the mouth and tooth
protectors have become man
datory this year. there have
been many queries as to Just
what the penalties will be if a
team or player refuses or for
gets to wear them.
If a team refuses to wear the
protectors or is unable to equip
its players with them, the game
should be forfeited. Coaches may
not agree to waive the rule.
The officials will not require
all players to stand inspec-
ton" to see that they are prop
erly equipped as the new rule
required. However. if an Of
ficial detects a player without
a mouthguard, he will order
him to the sidelines until the
player obtains one. If the de-
lection is made during play
the team will have 25 seconds
to obtain the proper equipment
After that, a time out will b'
charged.
A player can be exempt from
wearing a tooth and mouth
protector only with a writer
release from his dentist. Tht
coach must inform the Off
cials of this before the game
starts.
During the season, a multi