St. Aloysius College 1933: Esplanade Avenue view (L) and Rampart Street (R)

Coach E. W. Jones

Class A of the New Orleans Prep League would remain the same for 1933: Commercial High, Fortier, Holy Cross, Jesuit, St. Aloysius, and Warren Easton. Class B consisted of Behrman, Kenner, Newman, New Orleans Academy, Rugby Academy, and Westwego. Charles Wicker, the new prep reporter for the Times Picayune, called the loop the "best balanced in history." This assessment proved to be off the mark as the league divided into haves and have-nots. Unfortunately, SA was in the latter group. E. W. Jones' third Panther team would start six lettermen along with five "promising" newcomers. Speedy Al Liska would lead a good stable of backs, but the line remained a question mark. The Saints would get a jump on the league by playing the first game against Class B Behrman on September 23, a week before any other Class A team began its schedule.

1933 St. Aloysius Panthers

Saturday, September 23: St. Aloysius vs Behrman @ Westside Park 3:00 pm

SA	0	0	0	6	6
Behr	0	2	6	0	8

TD: B Lala, SA Miltenberger 1st Downs: SA 4, B 6; Penalties: SA 15y, B 45

SA lineup: Sr. Alfred Frey LE, sr. Joseph David LT, A. Schroeder LG, sr. Lionel Mahoney C, fr. Richard Petre RG, sr. Robert Schmidt RT, jr. Richard Mestayer RE, sr. Edward Koehl QB, sr. Maurice Blache LH, jr. Edward Noullet RH, sr. Charles Miltenberger (C) FB
Subs: Sr. Norman Ballatin RT, jr. Alvin Liska LH, sr. Morris Maher RG, J. Schroeder LE

Charles Miltenberger

Johnny Brechtel had coached the Bees since the inception of football at the Algiers school in 1931. Johnny would create a Class B powerhouse before taking over at Warren Easton in 1935. The coaches compromised on the time of quarters. Periods 1 and 3 would last the full 15 minutes as required for Class A games while the other two would end after 12, as in Class B. Q1: Brechtel had his boys ready, and they completely outplayed the Panthers in the first half. Pete Brechtel (the coach's brother?) rambled 33y on a Statue of Liberty play. However, the drive bogged down. Q2: After "fumbles galore," SA had the ball on its own 25. But the next two plays lost 18y. So Charles Miltenberger lined up in punt formation at the goal line. "The entire Behrman team was on him" to block the punt and tackle him before he could run the ball out of the EZ. Q3: After an exchange of punts, Behrman drove to the Panther 2 from where Lala plunged into the EZ. Q4: SA finally mounted a drive. The march started when Al Liska "thrilled the fans with some fine broken field running" as he returned Burton's punt 25y to the Bee 30. The Panthers worked the ball to the 2. Then Miltenberger hit the line for the TD.

Saturday, October 7: St. Aloysius vs St. Stanislaus @ Loyola Stadium 8 pm

SA	0	6	6	7	19
SSC	0	12	6	6	24
TD: SA Liska, Noullet, Schroeder; SSC Monti, Garcia 2, Dassel PAT: SA Boulmay (line buck) 1st Downs: SA 7, SSC 6; Penalties: SA 31, SSC 20

SA lineup: Frey LE, Ballatin LT, Maher LG, Boulmay C, Schroeder RG, Schmidt RT, Mestayer RE, Koehl QB, Liska HB, Miltenberger FB, Noullet HB
Subs: J. Schroeder LE, Dausset LG, David RG, Petrie RT, Blache FB, Roussel HB

A crowd of "about 3000 enthused prep fans" saw "a game that was anybody's until the final whistle blew."

• Q1: Both teams played careful football, resulting in a scoreless period. The Rock-a-Chaws took the ball at midfield midway through and started a march that carried into Q2.
• Q2: Monti scored the game's first tally, but his PAT boot was low. The lead was short-lived as Liska took Flink's kickoff and ran 70y through the entire Stanislaus team. The Rocks blocked Ballatin's place kick to keep the score tied. After an exchange of punts, SA started on its 37. After a plunge netted 2y, Miltenberger's pass to Koehl was intercepted by Quitini. A 5y penalty on the Panthers put the ball at the SA 45. Garcia hit off LT for 18. Then Monti connected with Garcia 8y up the field, and the latter took it into the EZ to give the visitors a 12-6 halftime lead.
• Q3: Late in the period, the Bay boys scored again after recovering Noullet's fumble on the SA 15. Garcia went around RE from there to pay dirt. Again the EP try failed. About three minutes later, Koehl passed to Noullet for 8y, and Ed ran 30y to pay dirt to cut the margin in half.
• Q4: A number of offside penalties aided SSC's march, which included three first downs. Dassel scored what proved to be the winning TD. The Panthers scored with two minutes left on a long pass from Miltenberger to Schroeder in the EZ. Boulmay hit the line for the PAT.

Sunday, October 13: St. Aloysius vs Catholic High @ LSU Stadium (day)

SA	6	0	7	14	27
CHS	0	0	0	0	0
TD: Noullet, Miltenberger, Blache, Liska PAT: Mestayer 3 (passes from Koehl) 1st Downs: SA 10, CHS 0; Penalties: SA 70, CHS 20

SA lineup: J. Schroeder LE, Ballatin LT, A. Schroeder LG, Mahoney C, sr. Waldo Daussat RG, Schmidt RT, Mestayer RE, Koehl QB, Liska LH, Miltenberger RH, Noullet FB
Subs: Sr. Harry Cory LE, Petre LT, sr. Allison Borne LG, jr. Vernon Jaubert C, David RT, Maher RG, Blache LH, fr. Alvin Roussel LH, fr. Edmund Gruber LH, sr. Lionel Boulmay RH

Maurice Blache

The Panthers played their second straight game against a sister school of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. The Bears, outweighed an average of 15 per man, hung tough for three quarters but ran out of gas in Q4 after making only three substitutions for the entire game. Q1: SA drove to the 7. From that point, Edward Noullet powered through the line for the TD. Q3: After a scoreless Q2, the visitors cranked up another drive that Miltenberger capped with a 4y plunge over LT. The play was set up by Liska's 35y jaunt. E Richard Mestayer caught a pass from QB Edward Koehl for the extra point. Q4: The Panthers salted away the victory with two more TDs. Fleet Maurice Blache, Liska's able sub, "whipped around E on the first play, racing through a broken field for 75y." Koehl and Mestayer hooked up again for the PAT. Back in the game for the next series, Liska intercepted a pass and weaved 55y through Bear tacklers to pay dirt. Mestayer tallied his third EP on another pass from Koehl. CHS mounted its only threat late in the game. Captain Fred Barnes blocked a punt and CHS recovered at the Saint 35. However, despite their best efforts, the home team failed to gain its initial first down of the game before the final gun sounded.

Richard Mestayer Edward Koehl

Picture believed to be of the St. Aloysius band at LSU Stadium for the Catholic High Game in 1933

SA	0	0	0	0	0
HC	7	0	0	0	7
TD: Casey PAT: Booth (place kick) 1st Downs: SA 7, HC 7 ; Penalties: SA 30y, HC 20

SA lineup: Mestayer LE, Ballatin LT, A. Schroeder LG, Mahoney C, Daussat RG, David RT, J. Schroeder RE, Koehl QB, Liska LH, Miltenberger RH, Noullet FB
Subs: Blache FB/LH, Schmidt RT, Maher C, Petre RT, Roussel FB, Liska RH

New coach Charles "Chuck" Jaskwhich, a Notre Dame grad, led a Holy Cross team whose nickname had been changed from Micks to Tigers for the 1933-4 school year.

Edward Noullet

Q1: The lone TD of the game came after HC received a punt on its 41. Captain Mike Casey, "the elusive little HB," cut loose on the first play around RE. Noullet tackled him just before he crossed the goal line, but Casey fell into the EZ. Booth place kicked the PAT. Q2: Late in the period, the Saints mounted a serious threat. "The going got so hot that H. Kattan and David lost their tempers and engaged in a hot scrap which resulted in their being removed from the contest." The half ended with the Tigers still leading 7-0. Q3: St. Aloysius held the upper hand in the second half, holding HC without a first down while recording four to tie the Tigers for the game with 7. Early in the period, SA took over on the enemy 37 and marched to the 11 only to surrender the ball on downs. On the next possession, Noullet broke into the clear off RT but couldn't keep his balance and fell at the 7 with no opponent within 10y of him. Taking advantage of the break, the Tiger D held again. Q4: The Panthers couldn't generate another threat. Liska, "probably the fastest man in the contest," played with an injured leg and couldn't get going.

Joe David

Friday, October 27: St. Aloysius vs Fortier @ Loyola Stadium 8 pm

SA	0	0	0	0	0
For	0	7	6	14	27
TD: Gleason, Kuchler 2, Andry PAT: Kuchler, Landry (place kicks) 1st Downs: SA 8, For 10; Penalties: For 20y, SA 20

SA lineup: Mestayer LE, Ballatin LT, Roussel LG, Mahoney C, A. Schroeder RG, David RT, J. Schroeder RE, Koehl QB, Liska LH, Miltenberger RH, Noullet FB
Subs: Frey LE, Blache HB, Schmidt RT

Wicker: "A large crowd saw the Panthers, led by Al Liska, give the Tarpons a merry battle in the first half but fail to stop the driving Fortier backs in the second." Also, "As an added attraction, the Times Picayune Grid-O-Graph will furnish fans a play-by-play description of the St. Louis-Loyola game, which will be played at Welsh Field in St. Louis." (Loyola won, 16-6.)

The Grid-O-Graph from the 1920s Costing $1,000, the device was run by operators behind the 15'x12' board who turned on bulbs to represent the type of play, the offensive players involved, and the tackler(s). Another operator moved a light bulb to indicate the progress of the ball down the field.

• Q2: After an uneventful first period, an INT started Fortier's first TD drive. Benedict grabbed Miltenberger's pass at midfield and returned it 5y. A series of line plunges featuring Alternate Captain Wesley Gleason moved the ball to the 1 where, on the third try, Gleason banged through the middle of the line into the EZ. Jerry Kuchler's place kick made it 7-0.
• Q3: The next scoring drive began after Jack Pizzano's team took over on downs on its own 45. Andry gained 17 on three end runs before Gleason added 5 off RT. Then Kuchler scampered 13y around RE for the TD. This time the placement was wide. Late in the period, Gleason recovered a Liska fumble on the Panther 32. On a drive aided by penalties, Buck Frierson gained 15 around RE, and Andry got two more as the horn sounded.
• Q4: Frierson plunged over RT for a first down on the 7. It took four tries, but Andry skirted RE from the 1 for the score. Kuchler booted the EP. Late in the game, Kayo Landry returned a Koehl punt 50y to the 35. Kayo and Gleason alternated runs to the 3. Kuchler did the honors again over C, and Landry added the point.

According to Wicker, Liska gained over half the SA yardage.

Thursday, November 3: St. Aloysius vs Warren Easton @ Old Tulane Stadium 3:30 pm

SA	0	0	0	0	0
Easton	0	6	6	13	25
TDs: Love 2, Cajoleas, Shettle PAT: Landry (pass from Painter) 1st Downs: SA 4, WE 14

No lineups listed in TP article.

Vernon "Lefty" Haynes, the youngest coach in the prep league, had moved from Fortier to head the Easton program. The Eagles were 3-0-1 with a 6-6 tie with Holy Cross in their last contest. As expected, the Canal St. school had little trouble with the 1-5 Panthers.

Jimmie Moreau

Q1: Easton fumbles kept the period scoreless. Billy Broussard broke loose from the SA 38, but Liska tackled him from behind at the 21. On the next play, Broussard fumbled, Liska recovering on the 24. On second down, the Saints punted to the Eagle 35. Again, WE started driving, reaching the 30, but Broussard failed to hold on to a lateral from "Greek" Cajoleas, and Liska recovered again on the 32. Q2: The Eagles finally scored early in the period. A jarring tackle by All-State and All-Southern G, captain Jimmie Moreau (later a N.O. City Councilman), caused Blache to fumble. Moreau recovered on the SA 18. Randy Love, "sensational substitute back," gained 8 around LE. On fourth down, Broussard circled RE for a first down on the 8. Love then skirted LE again to pay dirt. Willie Nussbaum's kick went wide. Shortly thereafter, Broussard passed 26y to Cajoleas who raced 50 more to the EZ. However, the umpire ruled him out on the Saint 40. Q3: Easton struck quickly when Cajoleas intercepted a Liska pass and sped 79y to the EZ. This time, his run was not called back. Johnny Dirmann's fine block wiped out Liska to clear the final obstacle. Q4: After stopping one of the few Panther marches at its own 31, the Old Gold and Purple drove relentlessly. Love raced around RE for 16. Then two straight defensive penalties advanced the ball to the 30. At that point, another Dirmann block sprang Love for the TD. A pass to Dirmann for the PAT went awry. In the closing minutes, Joe Kolb intercepted Liska's pass, running it back 25y to the 21. But two plays later, Easton lost the ball on Kolb's fumble recovered by Ballatin on the 4. Liska gained 5 at RT but then lost the same amount at RE. In punt formation on fourth down, Noullet fumbled the bad pass, and T Red Shettle recovered in the EZ. Walle Painter threw to Landry for the PAT. Nussbaum intercepted another Liska pass near midfield shortly before the game ended.

Norman Ballatin

Sunday, November 12: St. Aloysius vs McGill Institute @ Loyola Stadium 3:00 pm

SA	0	6	6	0	12
McGill	0	7	0	0	7
TDs: SA Liska, Blache, McG Sweeney PAT: McG Sweeney (drop kick) 1st Downs: SA 15, McG 10; Penalties: SA 35y, McG 30

SA lineup: Mestayer LE, soph. G. Boulmay LT, Borne LG, Jaubert C, Maher RG, Petre RT, Cory RE, Gruber QB, fr. Raymond (Pete) Bonanno LH, Noullet RH, David FB
Subs: Blache QB, Ballatin LG, Mahoney C, Liska HB, Roussel FB, Frey LE, A. Schroeder RT, Schmidt RG, L. Boulmay FB

Aloysius completed its trilogy of games against the other Brothers of the Sacred Heart schools on the Gulf Coast, although McGill was a diocesan school staffed but not owned by the Brothers. Charlie Miltenberger missed this game because of an injury. Using a common ploy from that era, Jones apparently started many second stringers, including sophomores and freshmen. The TP article makes no mention of such a strategy but does say that St. Aloysius won by "roundly outplaying their foes inside of the scoring area."

Al Liska

Q2: After a scoreless Q1, the Saints marched 80y after Charles Sweeney, "the sensational McGill QB," punted into the EZ. Liska did most of the work, gaining 38 on the drive, including the last 15 off LT. Ballatin's place kick went wide. McGill ran the ensuing kickoff back to their 42, then marched to the go-ahead TD, mostly on the ground. Starting from first-and-goal on the 9, the Yellow Jackets scored on fourth down, with Sweeney getting the 6 and drop kicking the PAT to put the visitors up by 1. Q3: The Panthers executed a 74y march featuring "some beautifully executed passing plays." Blache swept RE from the 10 for the go-ahead TD. Q4: After a series of punts, McGill took over on its own 40 with 3 minutes to play. Gaining valuable yardage through the air, the Jackets relentlessly moved to fourth-and-goal. SA stopped the ball carrier on the 6" line to preserve the victory.

Maurice Blache

Friday, November 17: St. Aloysius vs Commercial High @ Heinemann Park 3:15

SA	0	0	0	0	0
Commy	0	0	0	7	7
TD: Schonacher PAT: Gatto (line buck) 1st Downs: SA 3, Commy 9; Penalties: SA 25y, Commy 10

SA lineup: Mestayer LE, G. Boulmay LT, Petre LG, Jaubert C, Borne RG, Maher RT, Cory RE, Gruber QB, Bonanno LH, Noullet RH, L. Boulmay FB
Subs (no positions given): Blache, Schroeder, Miltenberger, Koehl, Liska, Roussel

Against a foe that was also winless in Class A play, the Panthers hoped for their first league victory. Once again, Jones started several young players: sophomore G. Boulmay and freshmen Richard Petre, Edmund Gruber, and Pete Bonanno. Captain Miltenberger returned to action but did not start. For the most part, the teams slugged it out in the middle of the field until Commy finally hit pay dirt on a pass.

Allyn Roussel

Q3: To start the second half, Commy made three first downs in six plays. However, the Panthers pulled themselves together to stave off the rushes of Bill Schonacher and Pescay. Later, St. Pe hurled a perfect pass to Schonacher who was running in the clear, but Bill dropped it. Roussel intercepted a Brennan pass on his 20, and Koehl soon kicked out of trouble. Q4: "The ball was going back and forth without much ado." Finally, Commy began at the SA 40. After gaining 5, Floyd Volts heaved a beautiful toss to Schonacher at the 10, and he ran it in to break the scoring drought. Eddie Gatto bucked over for the EP. In the last three minutes, SA desperately took to the air to no avail.

Pete Bonanno

SA	0	0	0	0	0
Jes	7	6	0	0	13
TDs: Jes Donelon, Toribio PAT: Toribio (pass from Donelon) 1st Downs: SA 6, Jes 12; Penalties: SA 25, Jes 25

SA lineup: Frey LE, Ballatin LT, Mahoney LG, Jaubert C, A. Schroeder RG, Schmidt RT, Mestayer RE, Koehl QB, Liska LH, Blache RH, Roussel FB
Subs: J. Schroeder E, Cory E, Maher T, Petre T, David G, Miltenberger C, Noullet HB, Bonanno HB, Gruber FB

Jesuit Coach "Doc" Erskine had moved to Loyola for the '33 season. He was replaced on Banks Street by his assistant, G. Gernon Brown, who would establish legendary status over the next two decades. The Blue Jays had won 13 straight prep games, allowing only 6 points in the seven outings of the current season. With the big clash with Easton scheduled for the following Friday, Brown hoped to use his first string sparingly against a school that had yet to defeat Jesuit.

The TP headline the next day proclaimed: "St. Aloysius Holds Jesuit Jays to 13-0 Score; Toribio Stopped"

Eddie Toribio Jim Donelon

Q1: Jesuit threatened shortly after the kickoff. Johnny Egan blocked Koehl's kick out of bounds on the SA 25. Clay Calhoun, W. Mohr, and Eddie Toribio moved the ball to the 11. Mohr slashed for 6 at LT, then Jim Donelon and Calhoun gained 1 each up the middle. On fourth-and-3 Toribio was thrown for a 2y loss circling LE. However, Koehl's punt out of danger went out on the 11 to put the Jays right back in business. It took four plays but they scored when Donelon took a lateral around LE. Then he shot a perfect pass to Toribio in the far right corner of the EZ for the PAT. Q2: There was no more scoring until 5 minutes remained in the half. Calhoun intercepted Koehl on the Aloysius 31. After a 1y gain, Toribio circled LE for the TD. J. Haney's place kick missed. At that point, Coach Brown pulled the first stringers and let the second and third teams play the rest of the game. Q3: Aloysius came out inspired. On the first play from scrimmage, Liska swept LE for 15. "It looked as if he was in the clear but [L. G.] Friedrichs pulled him down from behind with a headlong tackle." Then Al tore off another 20y to the Jay 35. However, the defense stiffened and repelled the drive. Q4: Jesuit's second string drove from the Saint 45 to the 21 but turned over the ball on downs. Liska continued his fine day, first shooting a 15y pass to Mestayer, then rambling 30 and 11y himself to the Jay 24. However, Al lost 10y on one play, and SA soon ran out of downs and time.

CONTENTS

Behrman

St. Stanislaus

Catholic High

Holy Cross

Fortier

Warren Easton

McGill

Commercial

Jesuit

Summary

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