Gonzaga High School - Aetonian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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4 . s 'E' .. E in sv . 'qv . GONZAGA 0 CENTRAL 7 Bagged down by a driving rain, and ankle deep mud, the Eye Streeters tell prey to the Vikings of Central. Though defeated, the Eagles outgained the Centralites two to one in yardage but penalties thwarted any attempt to score. The decisive break of the game occurred in the second period when Gonzaga fumbled on an attempted fourth down kick and the Vikings re- covered on the Purple ten. Two penal- ties advanced the ball to the three, from which point Central carried the ball over on the last down for the only score of the day. GONZAGA 0 CALVERT HALL 7 On October 8, Gonzaga dropped a heartbreaker to Calvert Hall by a 7 to O count. With Jim Pope as the main cog, the Purple ripped their opponents line to shreds for three quarters but did not have quite enough power to score. ln the fourth period Joe Cerrato, the speedy little Calvert back, broke away for an eighty-one yard sprint for the lone score that subdued the hard fighting Purple eleven. 9 CON ZAGA I 3 ROOSEVELT 7 Determined to fight their way back into the winning column, the Eagles registered a l3-7 victory over Roosevelt. The Rough Riders tallied first and held a 7-O edge at the half. At the begin- ning of the third period Joe O'Neill gal- Ioped 22 yards for the Purple's first marker. Pat Davis converted to knot the score. Ken Atchison tossed a pass to Bill Maher who sprinted 28 yards for the winning touchdown.

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STARTING LINEUP Loft to right: J. O'Keefe, J. Clark, F. Muller, W. Maher. Backfield: J. Pope, T. Flint, K. Atchison, G. Jelly. ,'4 w-M... Gonzaga 20 MOUNT VERNON 0 ln their initial attempt of the l944 iotball season, the Eagles scored an wpressive 20-O victory over Mt. Vernon. 'ie Eye, Streeters displayed a'wealth Z power in engineering three goal line 'ives. Ken Atchison twice bulled his :my to pay dirt: George Jelly crossed the :al line for the 'remaining six points. W. McGregor, P. Wintermyer, H. Pettit, GONZAGA 25 Maui-rr ST. Jo: 9 On October lst, the Eagles traveled to Baltimore to meet Mt. St. Jae. The first half was hard' fought and as the gun sounded' Gonzaga was on the ,short end of a 9 to 6 score. In the second half the Eye Streeters, led by Jim Pope, roared back forthree touchdowns, and their first victory over the Gaels in three years. '

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GONZAGA I9 GONZAGA 28 GEORGE WASHINGTON 7 Sefore 2500 chilled spectators the. gles upset the powerful Presidents George Washington High I9 to 7. 'izaga scored first on a fifty yard vnfield march, climaxed by Joe 4eilI's spectacular ten yard gallop. r Davis's attempted conversion was cked. n the third quarter, Meagher of G. broke lose for their lone score of the ning. Teamate Gorham added the nt after touchdown. Ken Atchison shed around for fifteen yards and ouchdown. He also added the extra nt on center plunge, to give the :les a l3 to 7 advantage. l'he fourth period found Jim Pope go- over for Gonzaga's final marker, thus uring the Eye Streeters a hard earned tory. . -.N GEORGETOWN PREP 7 - Gonzaga was forced to overcome a 7 point deficit to down a fighting Georgetown Prep eleven 28-7. After an Eagle fumble dangerously close to their own goal line, Prep's.Wills bucked over for the touchdown and extra point. The Eye Streeters retaliated in the second period when Hugh Logan ripped off tackle for a score and added the extra point. The half ended in a seven to seven deadlock. In the third quarter Jim Pope skirted end for twenty yards and a touchdown. Atchison plunged over for the extra point. Hugh Logan scored his second marker of the day on a center plunge. Joe O'NeilI followed with a line buck- for the extra point. Pat O'Neill raced gff tackle for the final score of the ay. GONZAGA 0 DEVITT 6 Sporting a splendid record of five wins and two losses, the Purple and White fell to defeat at the hands of a much heavier Devitt Prep team. The Prepsters got off to a flying start and drove down the field with Van Wagner making the score on wide end sweeps. Gonzaga valiantly fought back until the final gun, but were unable to produce a score. ln the defeat, Joe O'Neill, Jack Glenn and Jim Gardiner played impressively. GONZAGA 7 ST. JOl5lN'S 6 Sparked by Joe O'NeilI's sensational run- ning, Gonzaga edged out a fighting St. John's eleven with an inspiring drive early in the fourth period, that resulted in the winning margin. St. John's scored first when Flanery inter- cepted O'Neill's pass and raced forty yards to pay dirt. St. Johns failed to convert on Durkin's smash over center. During the second half the Eagles com- pletely dominated the play, with Pope, At- chison and O'NeilI leading the offense. Jim Pope scored the EagIe's lone tally. Then a few seconds later he proceeded to go around end for the game winning extra point. The line play of both teams was fierce, hard tackles and vicious blocking predomi- nated. The Eagles were on their way to an- other touchdown when the final whistle sounded. Avenging last year's defeat the Gonzaga Eagles retained the Catholic High School Championship of the District.