Gonzaga High School - Aetonian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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First Row: J. Morris, M. Loyd, T. Anderson, L. Banda, J. Lazzari, K. McCarthy, T. Brown, H. Partridge, E. Lilly, B. Dempsey. Second Row S. Jones QManagerJ, J. Fausey, J. Dwyer, C. Barker, A. Campbell, N. Cotter, T. Edmonston, V. Calder, R. Carroll, J. Carney, D. O'Donnell, J Donahue, H. Langly. Third Row: Mr. Lerario fHead Coachj, F. Minni QManagerJ, J. Kalil, L. Denny, K. MacCarthy, W. Banfield, W. Fal lon, J. Sheppeck, J. Fenlon, W. Counselman, D. Morahan, C. Liekweg, R. Eppard. Fourth Row: J. Holloran, P. Frendach, T. Clark, R. Ed monston, J. McCann, H. Lilly, T. McKevitt, C. Wolf, J. Wolf, B. O'Hare, D. Wells. QC. Mallet-Prevost missingj. I A. Campbell comes up from behind to bring down an Episcopal halfback already caught by an unidentified Gonzaga player. holes with devastating blocking, and the backs were shooting the gaps with perfect timing. The defensive line, outstanding all season, continued to immure the opposition with a rock-ribbed wall. Fullback Campbell had his best day against Suitland scoring three times. Counselrnan sneaked over for the fourth tally, his first score of the season. One hundred fifty pound middle guard Myron Lloyd was rather wonderful against the Rams, tackling runners all over the field. Campbell and Counselman again supplied the scoring punch in the Fairmont I-Ieight's game, Alan scoring twice and Bill once. The two league games, the most important of the season, were next on the schedule, Carroll, the first op- ponent, had compiled a highly respectable record, and was considered the favorite before gametime. Carroll struck first with a 50-yard march on the ground. Mike Rice dove in for the score. The Purple responded in the second quarter with a 60-yard march of their own, work- horse Campbell travelling the last 13 yards. Frendach converted. No other score was registered until the hectic fourth quarter. The Lions scored on a 45-yard pass play from All-Metropolitan Halfback Maurice Walker to Tom Hoover. With the aid of 40 yards in penalties, Gonzaga soon marched back to a first down on the S L ' J

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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

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it lzree Condecutiue 'victor-ied afre Seadon li Highlight Hit hard, but holding on to the ball, Jack Fenlon is downed after snagging a short pass against Bladensburg. The Mustangs won 13-6. An all-out effort by the Eagle line stops the Anacostia runner at the line of scrimmage for no gain. Chuck Liekweg, racing downfield behind a Bladensburg de- fender, turns to receive a pass from quarterback Bill Counsel- man for a sizeable gain in Gonzaga's only touchdown drive of the game.