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La Salle College High School Football: Chronicle 1952

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Conshohocken Recorder, September 18, 1952

Preview: St. Matthew’s Faces La Salle In Sunday Tilt; Kickoff Is At 2 At Center Stadium; Mirrors

Hold Weight

With an unexpected 40-21 victory registered in the football opening game last week, St. Matthew’s

Mirrors will endeavor to continue their streak Sunday afternoon when they engage La Salle College High

School team, of Philadelphia, in the second game of the season at the Center Stadium, Eleventh and

Harry. Kick-off time is 2.

La Salle, playing its first game of the season, comes here with a veteran team, which is well coached.

Most of the boys have been playing together for the past three years and have developed into a smooth-

working machine. Their line will average 165 pounds compared to 162 for the Mirrors. In the backfield,

St. Matthew’s will have a one-pound advantage, 163 to 162.

The Mirrors came through last week’s bruising game with no serious casualties. The team has worked

out every day this week under the watchful eyes of coaches Heavey and Wisniewski and will take the

field at full strength. Coach Heavey will use the same lineup that proved such a success last week. Ron

Greco, stellar quarterback, has been named team captain for Sunday’s game.

The most pleasant surprise in last week’s game was the manner in which “Doc” O’Connor played.

Coming up from last year’s Junior Varsity eleven, too much was not expected of him, but he was the

sparkplug of the entire aggregation. He figured in six touchdowns, scoring three himself and passing over

the line for three more.

La Salle’s veteran line will include two of the players who were in the starting lineup here last year, Mike

Sullivan, tackle, and Jim McWilliams, end. Most of the others saw limited service. They are Ronald

Boyle, Roger Boyle, and Gerard Chesnes, quarterback and two halfbacks, started in last year’s game.

The fullback is Bernard Burke, son of the famous ‘Husky” Burke of St. Joseph’s College fame, weighing

192 pounds.

La Salle will be accompanied by the school band, one of the best in Philadelphia School ranks. The band

is directed by Joseph Colantonio, who is also director of St. Matthew’s All-Girl Band. Both bands will

entertain before the game and at half-time.

ST. MATTHEW’S LA SALLE

LE Hissner Butterly

LT Walsh Lamprecht

LG Finneran Cover

C Gruber McCarthy

RG Mulroy Murphy

RT Mullen Sullivan

RE Kobrynski McWilliams

QB Greco Ron. Boyle

LHB O’Connor Rog. Boyle

RHB Richardson Chesnes

FB Maloney Burke

Game 1, September 21, 1952: St. Matthew’s 20 – La Salle 14

Conshohocken Recorder


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St. Matthew’s coach Charley Heavey may, in future years, field a better ball club than his current “Mighty

Mite” edition. But one thing is certain, he is never going to come up with one that has more courage than

the team which yesterday afternoon outlasted one of the finest La Salle High teams in recent history by a

final score of 20-14, at Conshohocken Community Field, before 4,500 fans.

La Salle eleven, which had weight and bench strength the Mirrors could not hope to match, took a 7-0

lead the first time they carried the ball from scrimmage with less than three minutes of game time

elapsed. But Heavey’s “little lads” refused to play dead for the Big City boys and came roaring back with

a vengeance which will long endear them to every real football fan in attendance.

Al Hissner fumbled and Burly Bernie Burke recovered the ensuing kickoff to give the visitors possession

on St. Matthew’s 41. Neither team could muster much steam for a time and were forced into an

exchange of punts, several long penalties frustrating La Salle’s bid to move. Burke quick-kicked to the

Mirror 38. Then, just as suddenly as the Explorers had struck earlier, the Heaveymen hit pay dirt. Doc

O’Connor, the Mirrors’ stellar back, moved to his right on an optional run or pass play; he spotted

Kobrynski open and hit him on the La Salle 35. Long Walt did a beautiful job of hugging the south

sideline, outran three defenders, was hit from behind at the 3, but dragged the defender into the end

zone with him. Ron Greco converted and it was 7-7.

The second Mirror score was set up when little Jimmy Mulroy recovered Burke’s fumble on the La Salle

38. Finding it difficult to move the big La Salle line from the single wing offensive, Heavey at this point

changed to his split “T” and was later to add a sprinkling of his Buck Lateral series. Greco got eight yards

on a hand-off and Jerry Richardson moved for 11 yards on a similar play for a first down on the 19. The

same two teamed up again for another first on the La Salle 8. An off-side penalty against the Explorers

put the Saints on the 3. After Richardson got to the 1, O’Connor quarterback sneaked for the touchdown.

Greco’s extra point try was blocked and it was now 13-7.

La Salle took the next kick-off and drove from their own 35 to the Mirror 32 before relinquishing

possession. The aroused La Salle boys began to break through the Mirror forward wall to stop the backs

before they could get started. Kobrynski punted the Mirror out of trouble from his 24. Chesnes, after

returning the boot to the Saints 41, fumbled and alert Ernie Gruber recovered. Ron Greco put the

pressure on La Salle when he raced 36 yards to the visitors’ 27 for a first down, but once more the La

Salle boys banged through on two successive plays to push the Saints back to the 47. O’Connor wisely

quick-kicked and Jimmy Gallagher’s boys took over on their own 25. At this point, the Mirrors suffered a

severe loss when Big Joe Walsh, their best and heaviest lineman, had to be removed from the game with

a brain concussion. He was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital by ambulance. The Explorers started a

bombardment of passes which had the Saints on the ropes. The half-time gun stopped their march on

the team 32 yard line.

Kobrynski’s punting and a rejuvenated Mirror forward wall kept La Salle in the hole most of the third

quarter. The Saints made one deep penetration to the La Salle 19 before a fumble halted the drive. The

Catholic Leaguers took to the air and, after clicking on one,

Bill Magee to Jim McWilliams, which carried to their own 33, the same combo tried it again but Doc

O’Connor intercepted on his own 45 and raced 50 yards to the 5. La Salle recovered Richardson’s

fumble on their own 2.

As the last quarter opened, La Salle, unable to move out of this deep hole on three plays, had Burke

punt from his own end zone. The boot went straight up in the air and came down almost on the goal line.

Al Hissner made like a safety man and stepped into the end zone. O’Connor passed to Hissner for the

extra point and the Saints had their “cushion” touchdown.


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La Salle was to get another touchdown but with just seconds remaining to play, Burke going over from

the 7, Magee booted the extra point. It was now 20-14 but there was just enough time for the kickoff and

one running play by the Mirrors before time ran out.

Though victory was sweet for the Heaveymen it was also very costly. In addition to Walsh, who is under

hospital observation and may be lost indefinitely, other St. Matthew’s boys who were banged up in the

rugged struggle are Walt Kurish, who has a bad ankle; Doc O’Connor, aggravated an arm injury and

suffered a bad ankle sprain; Ron Greco has a pulled arm muscle; Bill Mullen, who was unable to start

because of a groin injury, had to be pressed into service and now has trouble walking; Gerry Finneran

and Walt Kobrynski both receive painful leg injuries.

There is serious doubt if any of these boys will be in condition to play against the invading Berwyn

Bulldog Saturday night.

by Bob Kraemer, The Wisterian

Chesnes, Burke Tally But LS Is Outscored By St. Matt’s 20-14

Opening their first season under coach Jim Gallagher, the Little Explorers fell before a high spirited St.

Matthew’s team, outscored 20-14, but not outplayed.

La Salle drew first blood in the opening quarter when they blocked a kick by St. Matthew’s. On the first

play from scrimmage, elusive half-back Jerry Chesnes scored on a dash through the left side of the

opponent’s line. The conversion was made by Ron Boyle.

In the second quarter, St. Matthew’s took the lead, scoring on a long pass and on a run through the

center of the La Salle line. Converting both times, the score at half was 14-7.

The third quarter passed without a score and at the beginning of the last quarter St. Matthew’s scored

again when Bernie Burke was the victim of a blocked kick. The score stood until the closing minutes of

the game when Burke scored on a short plunge through the center of the line. La Salle received

numerous bad breaks on long penalties. A 70 yard punt return by Mike Sullivan was called back on an

offside penalty.

Game 2, September 26, 1952: La Salle 19 – Central 12

Philadelphia Inquirer

La Salle Rallies, Tops Central

A second-half spurt enabled La Salle High to beat Central, 19-12, yesterday at 20th St. and Olney Ave.

and end a 12-game football losing streak that dated to 1950.

La Salle is coached this season by alumnus Jim Gallagher, assistant under the past two mentors.

The Wisterian

Explorers Win 19-12; Burke Sparks Team

Sparked by the tremendous offensive power of Bernie Burke and the stellar defensive play of Jack

“Reds” McCarthy and Jim McWilliams, La Salle brought home its first victory in 12 starts by defeating

Central 19-12.

Burke Leads Team


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Central scored first on a run by Mark Grossman, but the count was tied when Jim McWilliams took a

pass from Bill Magee for a score. The first half ended in a 6-6 tie. In the second half, Central again took

the lead on another run by Grossman, but Burke was the “man of the hour” for the Explorers. On a 64

yard run he set up the tying touchdown by Ed Stein and on a 70 yard runback of an intercepted pass, he

tallied the deciding points. Ron Boyle then added the extra point.

Central 0 6 6 0 12

La Salle 6 0 7 6 19

La Salle Scoring: Touchdowns – McWilliams, Stein, Burke. Conversion – Boyle. Central Scoring:

Touchdowns – Grossman 2.

Game 3, October 5, 1952: North Catholic 19 – La Salle 7


North Victor

North overcame a one-point halftime deficit and turned back La Salle, 19-7.

North fell behind, 7-6, in the waning minutes of the first half when La Salle’s Bernie Burke intercepted

John Hilferty’s pass and raced 43 yards for a touchdown and Ronald Boyle placekicked the point.

However, early in the third session, North’s Jim Walsh short-circuited Bill Magee’s toss on the La Salle

43, and four plays later Walsh went over from the four and put North permanently in front.

The Wisterian

North Turns Back Fighting Explorers

It was spirit and fight versus manpower when La Salle met North Catholic at McCarthy Stadium on

Sunday, October 5. When the final gun sounded, Jim Gallagher’s boys were down in score but not in

spirit.

Point Lead

The half found La Salle out in front by virtue of Bernie Burke’s 43 yard return of an intercepted pass

thrown by Hilferty of North. Ron Boyle added the seventh point by placement. This followed Paul

Carraciolo’s score from the 2 yard line, ending a 55-yard march by North Catholic.

Explorers Fold

Lightning struck in the third period when a pass by Bill Magee was filched by “Brute” Walsh. After a

series of downs, Walsh hit paydirt from the 4-yard line and North led, 12-7. In its attempt to retaliate, La

Salle was again the victim of an intercepted pass, again by Walsh. Following 2 first downs, Hilferty

scored an insurance touchdown on a sneak and Wudarski booted the point. The final score – North 19,

La Salle 7.

At 20th St. and Olney Ave.

LA SALLE

Ends – McWilliams, Duffy, Butterly, Carroll.

Tackles – Cover, J. Lamprecht, Sullivan, Kuhn, Coleman, Kane.


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Guards – Facciotti, Murphy, F. Lamprecht.

Centers – Paul, McCarthy.

Backs – Chesnes, Stein, Magee, Ronald Boyle, Roger Boyle, Nessler, Burke.

NORTH CATHOLIC

Ends – Walsh, Maher, Kerpius, Conroy.

Tackles – Krivia, R. Lyons, Mullin, Wudarski, Higgins, Berger.

Guards – Krup, Veneziale.

Centers – E. Lyons, Stegleman.

Backs – Rauch, Oczkowski, Grindred, Hilferty, Spera, Goshaw, Eberle, Caracciolo, Banas, John Walsh,

Jim Walsh.

North 0 6 6 7 19

La Salle 0 7 0 0 7

La Salle Scoring: Touchdown – Burke. Point after touchdown – Ronald Boyle (placement). North

Scoring: Touchdowns – Caracciolo, Jim Walsh, Hilferty. Point after touchdown – Wudarski (placement).

Game 4, October 12, 1952: St. Joseph’s Prep 7 – La Salle 0


St. Joseph’s tallied in the first quarter to beat La Salle, 7-0.

St. Joseph’s, scoring its first league triumph under Andy Gordon, tallied in five ground plays after Joe

DeSanctis recovered a La Salle fumble on the Explorers’ 24. Frank Dolge carried over, and Charlie

Boyle converted from placement.

The Wisterian

Hawks Strike Early To Drop Eleven, 7-0

La Salle’s Explorers dropped their second straight league contest at McCarty Stadium on Sunday,

October 12, this time to the Hawks of St. Joseph’s Prep 7-0.

Hawks Strike Early

Winning the toss, Co-Captains Cover and Chesnes elected to receive. The kick was taken by Ron Boyle

who fumbled into the hands of the Prep on La Salle’s 30 yard line. Spearheaded by fullback Fran Dolge,

St. Joe’s scored four plays later as Dolge went over from the three. Quarterback DiSanctis kicked the

point.

Penalties And Fumbles

Neither team was again close until the third quarter when La Salle advanced to the Prep one yard line

only to be set back 40 yards by a penalty and two fumbles. The Explorers were continually knocking at

the touchdown door, but it was never opened by the Prep’s light but aggressive line.


LA SALLE


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Ends – McWilliams, Duffy, Butterly.

Tackles – Cover, J. Lamprecht, Sullivan, Coleman, Kane.

Guards – Facciotti, Murphy.


Backs – Chesnes, Stein, Magee, R. Boyle, Nessler, Burke, Ferguson.

ST. JOSEPH’S

Ends – Barton, Skowronek, Seegers, Dougherty, Murphy.

Tackles – Kueny, Giacchino.

Guards – C. Boyle, Manlandro, Dever.

Centers – Simmons.

Backs – DeSanctis, G. Boyle, Gallagher, Dolge, Garrity, Gargan, Wackerman, Meechan.

St. Joseph’s 7 0 0 0 7

La Salle 0 0 0 0 0

St. Joseph’s Scoring: Touchdown - Dolge. Conversion – C. Boyle.

Game 5, October 19, 1952: Roman Catholic 20 – La Salle 7


Roman’s Donnelly scored on three, eight, and 50-yard runs. La Salle, like St. Thomas, hasn’t won in

three league games.

At 29th and Clearfield Sts.

LA SALLE

Ends – McWilliams, Duffy, Butterly.

Tackles – Sullivan, Facciotti, Kuhn, Kane.

Guards – Murphy, J. Lamprecht, F. Lamprecht, Cover.


Backs – Boyle, Magee, Chesnes, Clinise, Coleman, Stein, Nessler, Sobieski, Burke, Roger Boyle,

Ferguson, McAvoy.

ROMAN

Ends – Ciasullo, Fox.

Tackles – Sulenos, Chalwyck, McGurriman.

Guards – Boegley, Hartey.

Centers – Fitzgerald.

Backs – Grispon, Donnelly, Brassell, Ryan, Glascott, Sulinay.

Roman 0 13 7 0 20

La Salle 0 0 0 7 7


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La Salle Scoring: Touchdown – McWilliams. Extra point – Burke (placement). Roman Scoring:

Touchdowns – Donnelly 3. Extra points – Glascott 2 (placements).

Chester Times – October 25, 1952

La Salle Eleven Invades Lloyd Field; Cinderella Jimmies Ready

As a tribute to the gallant St. James High School football team, especially for the manner in which it

came up from the ashes of certain defeat to knock off West Catholic last Sunday, an overflow throng is

expected to watch the Bulldogs play their second and final home game of the 1952 season on Sunday

afternoon at Lloyd Field against La Salle, starting at 2:15.

The never-say-die locals won a multitude of new fans by their inspired play of last Sunday, and with a

highly cherished victory over arch-rival West to serve as an incentive St. James is expected to come up

with another masterpiece of gridiron accomplishment tomorrow.

The Cinderella Jims currently stand in the Catholic League with a 2-1 record, while opponent La Salle

has yet to win its first tilt.

Two Straight

After dropping a 47-0 loop opener to undefeated South Catholic, St. James caught fire and racked up

two league wins in succession, beating St. Thomas More, 27-0, and West, 13-12.

The past Tuesday St. James engaged Radnor High School in a scrimmage game as the Catholic

Leaguers sharpened their claws for the Little Explorers.

The Bulldogs’ terrific running back Dick Christy, the team’s top scorer with four TDs, reports that he is in

tip top shape for tomorrow’s game.

Christy Ready

Christy didn’t attend school on Wednesday and there was some talk that he was injured in the

scrimmage with Radnor. However, the talk had no foundation. Mrs. Christy, Dick’s mother, informed

that her boy had nothing more serious than a mild tummy ache and was back in school the following day.

Christy will start at left half. Sam Marzlotti will be at right half, with Joe Smith in the fullback slot and Don

Van Horn at QB.

Harry Bailey and Vince Siminski will be the starting wingmen. Tom Defosse and Bill Mullen will be the

tackles, John Ruane and Henry Nacrelli will start at guards with 1951 All-County Bob Mahoney holding

down the pivot post.

Game 6, October 26, 1952: St. James 7 – La Salle 0


St. James Tops La Salle, 7-0

St. James kept pace with South in the Catholic League football race yesterday (both have 3-1 records in

second place) by edging La Salle, 7-0.

The TD came on Don Van Horn’s 19-yard run with a flat pass in the second quarter, two plays after

Vince Siminski, St. James’ end, blocked Bernie Burke’s punt and Harry Bailey recovered for the Bulldogs

on La Salle’s 24. La Salle (0-4) threatened three times in the second half, reaching the enemy 13, 12,

and 8. The game was filled with interceptions and fumbles.

At Chester


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LA SALLE

Ends – McWilliams, Duffy, Sullivan, Carroll, Pilkauskas.

Tackles – Cover, Lamprecht, Coleman, Kane.

Guards – Murphy, Lezynski, Facciotti, Kuhn.

Centers – Paul.

Backs – Roger Boyle, Magee, Chesnes, Ron Boyle, Stein, Burke, Ferguson.

ST. JAMES

Ends – Bailey, Pullekines, V. Siminski, R. Siminski.

Tackles – DeFosse, Rath, Mullen, McNamara.

Guards – Dugan, Arscott, Narcelli, Ruane.

Centers – Mahoney, Dougherty.

Backs – Van Horn, Christy, Smith, Marziotti, Kowac, Zelinski.

St. James 0 7 0 0 7

La Salle 0 0 0 0 0

St. James Scoring: Touchdown – Van Horn. Extra point – V. Siminski (placement).

Game 7, November 2, 1952: South Catholic 27 – La Salle 0

by Hal Freeman, Philadelphia Inquirer

South kept in the running for the Catholic League crown by rolling over La Salle, 26-0.

South’s big gun was rugged Joe Moshinski, who ran 33, 21, and 12 yards for touchdowns. The other

Pirate tally came on Charlie Muzio’s pass of 39 to Frank Squilla, who squirmed 10 into the end zone. La

Salle, suffering its fifth setback in as many tried, never passed South’s 29.

At 12th and Bigler Sts.

LA SALLE

Ends – McWilliams, Duffy, Ferguson, Carroll, Pilkauskas.

Tackles – Cover, Kerns, Pavletich, Kane, Roellig, Kuhn.

Guards – Murphy, Lezynski, Lamprecht, Corrigan, Holligan.

Centers – Paul, McCarthy

Backs – Clinise, Magee, Chesnes, Nessler, Sobieski, Stein, Burke, Sullivan, McCord, Lepo.

SOUTH CATHOLIC

Ends – Kelly, Squilla, Bastian, Werner, McGee, Evans, Garzinski.

Tackles – Healy, DiGrazio, Cimino, Kolodziejski, Gallo.

Guards – Nocella, Diculli, Bergman, Cressman, Scelzi, Capuano, Ricchini.

Centers – Woolf, D’Antonio, Posadowski.

Backs – Nardi, Moshinski, Muzio, Norton, Boegley, Reinert, Grazione, Cunningham, Falcone,

DiSammartino, DeCecchio, Shefsky, Starr.


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South 6 7 7 7 27

La Salle 0 0 0 0 0

South Catholic Scoring: Touchdowns – Moshinski 3, Squilla. Extra points – Muzio 2 (placements),

Reinert (plunge).

Game 8, November 9, 1952: La Salle 26 – St. Thomas More 0


La Salle’s TDs came on Mike Sullivan’s flip to Jim McWilliams, and the latter’s run of 13 on a 40-yard

play; Bill Magee’s 25-yard toss to John Duffy, Ed Stein’s plunge from the two and Bernie Burke’s short

jolt.

The Wisterian

Eleven Wins First Over Tommies 26-0

La Salle’s dogged gridders finally planted their name in the Catholic League win column by trouncing St.

Thomas More 26-0.

LS Scores Early

La Salle scored early as Mike Sullivan pitched 30 yards to Jim McWilliams who romped another 15 for

the score. Shortly after the first TD, John Duffy hauled in Magee’s aerial in the end zone to give the

Explorers a 13-0 lead at halftime.

Boyle, Burke, and Stein

Roger Boyle set up the third score when he intercepted a Tommie’s pass and brought the ball back to

their two yard line. Bernie Burke crashed into paydirt seconds later. Ed Stein wound up the scoring with

a four-yard drive off tackle in the final quarter.


LA SALLE

Ends – McWilliams, Duffy, Butterly. McAvoy.

Tackles – Cover, Kuhn, Coleman.

Guards – Facciotti, Murphy, Kane, Pilkauskas.


Backs – Chesnes, Stein, Magee, Ron Boyle, Roger Boyle, Sullivan, Nessler, Burke, Ferguson, Ward.

ST. THOMAS MORE

Ends – Loro, Chelius, Kelly, Harrington.

Tackles – Daudert, Curran, Walker, McLaughlin.

Guards – Hurley, Finn, Mezzenga.

Centers – Akins, Walsh.

Backs – Ranelli, Way, Burns, Dougherty, Frey, Donahue.

St. Thomas More 0 0 0 0 0


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La Salle 6 6 7 7 26

La Salle Scoring: Touchdowns – McWilliams, Duffy, Stein, Burke. Points after touchdown – Burke 2.

Game 9, November 16, 1952: West Catholic 25 – La Salle 13


West outscored La Salle, 25-13.

John Bauer’s 80-yard run set up Doug Fusione’s one-yard sneak for West’s first TD and Earl Brown ran

39 on a reverse for the second. This gave the Burrs a lead they never relinquished.

La Salle scored on Bill Magee’s 12-yard pass to Jim McWilliams, but West came back with a tally on

George McCrea’s end zone fumble recovery. La Salle then marched 71 yards for Bernie Burke’s payoff

plunge from the three, but Bauer brought the fans to their feet with an 85-yard touchdown runback of the

ensuing kickoff.


LA SALLE

Ends – McWilliams, Duffy, Butterly. Carroll.

Tackles – Cover, Kuhn, Kane, Coleman.

Guards – Facciotti, Murphy, Lamprecht.


Backs – Chesnes, Stein, Magee, R. Boyle, Sullivan, Nessler, Burke, Ferguson, Ward, Sobieski.

WEST CATHOLIC

Ends – McCrea, McClellan, Kappes, Ahearn.

Tackles – F. Kane, Monahan, J. Hanson, Giadue, Delloso.

Guards – Donigan, McFadden, Tighe.

Centers – McLaughlin, J. Boyle.

Backs – Fusione, Spodobalski, Bauer, D’Addona, Dougherty, O’Neill, B. Hanson, Brown, Warner,

McAlpin, Montgomery.

West Catholic 12 0 0 13 25

La Salle 0 7 0 6 13

La Salle Scoring: Touchdowns – McWilliams, Burke. Extra point – Nessler. West Catholic Scoring:

Touchdowns – Fusione, Brown, McCrea, Bauer. Extra point – Bauer.

Game 10, November 21, 1952: Gloucester Catholic 7 – La Salle 6


Gloucester Catholic Defeats La Salle for 6th In Row, 7-6


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Gloucester Catholic High won its sixth football game in a row with a 7-6 triumph over La Salle of

Philadelphia at Gloucester yesterday. The outcome gave the victors, who dropped their first two

contests, the best record in the school’s five-year history while La Salle’s record became two triumphs

and eight losses.

Tackle Pat Brett recovered a La Salle fumble on the latter’s 35 in the first period and Charles Murtaugh

promptly completed a 31-yard pass to Joe Murphy to set up the touchdown. Tom Baker smashed over

right guard for the score and Murphy’s placement was good for the extra point and a 7-0 lead.

La Salle’s Stein Scores

La Salle marched 61 yards in 12 plays after the second half began with Bill Magee passing 10 to Ed

Stein, who caught the ball on Gloucester Catholic’s 15 and shook off three tacklers on his run into the

end zone. The attempted extra point line buck by Bernard Burke was stopped.

Both teams threatened on one other occasion. Stein intercepted a second period pass by Murtaugh in

La Salle’s end zone for a touchback and Jim Quinn saved Gloucester Catholic by recovering an enemy

fumble on his six on the last play of the third period.

LA SALLE

Ends – McWilliams, Duffy, Carroll, Pilkauskas.

Tackles – Cover, Sullivan.

Guards – Facciotti, Murphy, Lezynski.


Backs – Chesnes, Stein, Magee, Sullivan, Burke, Ferguson.

GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC

Ends – Quinn, DiGiacomo, McClaine.

Tackles – Brett, Rauscher, Connolly.

Guards – G. Murphy, Dale, T. Murphy, Schoenborn, Deacon.

Centers – Evans.

Backs – J. Murphy, Murtaugh, Saunders, Baker, Sheridan, Seska.

Gloucester Catholic 7 0 0 0 7

La Salle 0 0 6 0 6

La Salle Scoring: Touchdown – Stein. Gloucester Catholic Scoring: Touchdown – Baker. Extra point –

Murphy (placement).


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