Gonzaga High School - Aetonian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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eniora arm Purple and white Uffendive gfeuen Qrightj Bill Counselman . . . Quarterback . . . lst year man . . . overcame inexperience . . . devel- oped into fine field gen- eral as season progressed . . . good passer . . . At Bladenshurg, Bob Carroll comes in to block, but is too late as Doug O'Donnell is halted on a line plunge. Qleftj jim Donahue . . . Right halfback . . . fast and shifty . . . has a great desire to win . . . against Loyola scored twice . . . never gives up . . . frightj Alan Campbell . . . fullback . . . slashing run- ner . . . leading ground gainer and scorer . . . alla Prep . . . one of finer backs in city . . . Qleftl Charley Liekweg . . . left halfback . . . good passer as well as runner . . . specialized in end runs . . . scored lone tally in Wilson tilt . . .

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l. i .Qnexperience .Hincfera 'Ualuity rougltout :Seaman Fourth down on the Carroll 2-yard line. One yard for a first down, 2 yards for a touchdown. The team jumped out of the huddle. Quarterback Bill Counselman barked the signals. The ball was snapped. Fullback Alan Camp- bell, barrelling up the middle, took the ball and plowed into the center of the line. Wham! He was met by a horde of Lions. When the pile-up was untangled, the ball lay just inches short of a first down. If any one play in any one game could be called the turning point of the season, this was probably it. After this heartbreaking setback, Carroll took the ball and drove 98 yards for a touchdown, which eventually proved to be the winning margin. The Eagles fought back, but finally fell to the Lions by a 19-14 score. The following week the Purple succumbed to a powerful St. John's team by a 33-7 score. Practice sessions began on Aug. 18, under the tutelage of Coaches Pete Lerrario and Pat Haley. Mr. Lerrario was beginning his first year as head coach, previously having been the backfield coach at St. john's. Mr. Haley, the Line Coach, came here from Villanova, where he played a rather bruising brand of foodball. Due to the graduation of most of last year's lettermen, the team began the season under a very definite handi- cap. Only five veterans were returning, the remainder of the squad being composed of holdovers from the Junior Varsity. In only three week's time, it was neces- sary to mold this inexperienced group into a co-ordinat- ed team. No one envied the coaches' job. Unfortunately, the first game of the season was with Anacostia High. The Indians were a hard, veteran crew, and eventually they became the city Inter-high cham- pions. From the first quarter, it was apparent that Ana- costia had a little too much power and experience for our lads. All-Metropolitan end Dave Watkins found a second home in the Eagle secondary, snagging passes all day long. The Indians scored three times on sustained marches. Counselman passed the Purple into scoring position in the fourth Quarter and from the 2-yard line Campbell carried the ball over. On paper, Gonzaga had been trounced, but they gained both courage and ex- perience from this encounter. The Eagles showed great improvement in the follow- ing game with Wilson. The game was played almost Mr. Peter Lerario i , Mr. Patrick Haley Varsity Football Coach ASSISMYII? C Odvh . , . v., -. .,, .,.,., .i,. L' ?iT5fL.i3Ha.yll

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Qrightj Tom Edmonston . . . right guard . . . al- ways consistent . . . all- Metro and all-Prep . . . team punter . . . defen- sive stalwart . . . halfback 2 years . . . qleftj Dick Eppard . . . all-Metro and all-Prep in 4th year of varsity ball . . . best offensive lineman in area . . . guard 3 years. entirely between the 30-yard lines, each team penetrat- ing only once for a score. Crisp blocks, hard tackles, and booming punts, characterized this game. Gonzaga's tally came on a 15-yard end sweep by half-back Charlie Liek- weg. Then Paul Frendach calmly applied his magic toe to the ball and kicked what proved to be the winning point. In the Episcopal game, the Purple suddenly contracted an acute case of fumblitis. The Maroons twice recovered fumbles inside the Gonzaga 25-yard line and turned them into scores. Except for these two miscues, the game was an even match. The Eagles played a good game, but the breaks fell in favor of Episcopal. The Purple next tangled with the Bladensburg Mustangs. Again it was a question of weight and ex- perience which told the story. Bladensburg struck for a score in the first minute of play, and from then on the teams battled on even terms. Each exchanged T.D.'s in Qbelowj jack Fenlon . . . right Qrightj Vic Calder . . . left tackle . . . 2nd year with varsity Eagles . . . 200 lbs. Tiny was big- gest lineman on starting team . . . fleftj Ned Cotter . . . left guard . . . improved with each game . . . 2nd varsity season . . . sparked team . . . strong defensively . . . especially at goal line . . . the last half, but the Mustangs' early score was still the margin of difference. For the first time since 1937, the Eagles journeyed to Baltimore to play Loyola High, another Jesuit institu- tion. Gonzaga seemed to find itself in this game. As the team played by far its finest game. Gonzaga scored early in the firstquarter on a 40-yard drive, jiggs Donahue plunging over from the 2-yard line. The Eagles struck again in the second quarter. On the most spectacular play of the season, Counselman passed 40 yards to Dona- hue, and he scampered the remaining 30 yards for the score. Paul Frendach unwittingly supplied the winning margin with his two extra point kicks, as the Dons stif- fened for the remainder of the game and scored twice themselves. The two following games were the high point of the season. Suitland and Fairmont Heights fell before the new-found Eagle power. The offensive line opened wide end . . . 2nd year man . . . best qbelowj Ed Lilly . . . center . . . lst Qbelowj Howie Langley . . . left on defense. . .protects flank . .. varsity season . . . defensive end in Wil- end . . . in third varsity season outstanding offensively against son tilt . . . good on offense and de- . . . sticky fingers . . . best against St. john's . . . fense. St. john's and Carroll . . . Ae 's1-afar-a'.wiQ.,.1.e4.t...l.t,, .-,, U. .,., ..,. Mew YW Y