East Grand Rapids High School - Interlochen Yearbook (East Grand Rapids, MI)

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Back row Coach W aterman Jack Hme jam NICC bb Vlftlson Xlexgle Bob XICX ox Richard KN agner Charles Poxsson Bob Iee Don lxranenberr., Bull Akers Arn ld Oake n nm Ford Iohn Gardner and Lawrence Calahan fmanagerl Second row jack Coon John R uley ll alter C rnenl llarley llmkley Bxll Nlettam Rus ell Buck Btb Nlcl aughhn and Jim Gork Front row Rnd Black Jack Busch Dxck Fletcher Bxll Barnett Brahm llalkewrtz Dick Boyer and Jam llxller FOOTB LL For the hard fivhtmff Ploneer Grldders the 1944 football season proxed a fateful but comparatnelx ucce sful year Vllth the loss of most of hlS expe rlenced first strmg squad Coach Reed Vl aterman had hls doubts about the ablllty of the green team whlch came out for practnee earlx 1n the fall to make a reputable showmff affalnst some of the experienced teams on the opposlnv schedule Captaln Bud Poms on and ,llm Ford reserwe centfr were the only rcmamlnv experlenced vrld member to spark the new team on nts w ax As lf to reverse any prevlous expectatlon the first game played avamst the Uttawa Indlans pros ed the ablhty of the team to gnc staunch backlnv to the offensne leads of Polsson and quarterback ,lack Hlnes East held the Red 'llen to seven points puttmg up a hard strong fight and throw mv a scare 1nto the boss from the Hllls by a stuff thlrd perlod offensne whxch barelx m1 sed nettlnv a tally but left the score 7 0 1n fax or of Ottawa QCCOYICIIYIU the motxon of the capahlllty of the Ploneer squad came East s first uctory bx a score of 19 7 HUHIIINI Comstock Park Paced bs Hines pass Inv offen ne and backed up bx drlxes and runs hx Poisson and McVoy the bows from East rolled ox er Comstock wlth touehdow ns by 'llcl ox Gardner and Polsson Howutr a dlQh63I'lt?lllllU deftat wa handed tht Ploneer bx the Rockford Rams followlnv a hard fouffht eunlx matched t1lt For the firt time Ill Crand lalley lllQtOI'X East succumb d to the more experlenccd Rams to the tune of 6 0 Proxmfr that xou cant keep Hood w arrxor down Pm on and quarterback ,llm Cork led the Ploneer to a lg 0 xxctorw oxer the X lklnvs of W xommfv Park NOXICCQ or not the East ball carrlers showed defi nltelx that they were a powerful team If more dCClQlNC proof were needed the 2.37 defeat handed to the touvh Grandulle Rulldovs by the Pxoneers was lt By a combxnatlon of a Great xarlets of plays both on the ground and ln the alr the East men outwltted and outmaneuvered the Grandulle eleven Temporarlly dampemnv the Ploneer serles of wms came a 7 0 defeat at the hands of Lee The Rebel trounced the boys from the Lake royalls but falled to weaken the PIOIIGCI' sp1r1t Maklnv a stronv comeback the East boys wlth Jlm lVI1ller shmmv forth as a star succeeded downmd the Lowell eleven 136 Bw makmg spec tacular runs for both touchdowns Muller Uamed fine defense the Pxoneers held Lowell to one tally Clmchmff a hard earned thlrd spot by tramplmv oxer Codw 1n s Vlolwerxnes ln a death march of 41 0 the PIOIIPC rs flI'llQllCd the season 1n fine f8SlllOll ex ceedlnv all earher cxpectatxons Captain POIQQOD was wotcd unanimously to the all conference team ,llm lVIcCobh Blll Aker and Roh Lee also recened places on the honor team kaluable experlence was Uamed bs the up and comme team that wxll form the nucleus for a stronv and able squad next season Comblned wlth seural promlslnff plaxers from the second team whos plendld practlces and scrlmmaves last fall dl plaxed fine football abxlltw the Eat Und team of 19-la should proxe a tronv and formldable contends r for the Grand lallex trophx and wlll undoubtedlx be an orffamzatlon of whlch our chool max be proud . - N I ' ', ,, . n ' sn , J , , ' ' , 5 , H ' ', H ', ' ' ' 2 ' . , s w v . . ' , ' . : f . 5 1 I ' C y l 1 - ' ' 1 4 n . - I - ' C C - Y c . - - Y ' - va 0 l H u v . K F s ' s- . - - J - ., ' ' - , . L K . Z . . D . f C , Y c ' C . I- .C W .Y 9 ' ' Y C C V L I D n -' Y v , S Q 8 . , . .... v. i - . . . D ' ' ' . , 1- z- 5 A' - . t . 5 . 1 . J, 5 ' . . ' C C . . ' ' . L L- e ' ' c- ' 2 '- V 0 ' Q - 1- - - C . c . - ln 'an s A n. . sa ' V. A F - - 1- ts - well-deserved pralse and glory. and backed by a B. ' ' . ' -SL I C l'q n w 1 , 0 ' ', Y C- ' C: - r- ' 1 , 5, : ' , ' . ' 9 ,' , . . 1 Q , i 9 1, , .. v ' ' i ' . n 1 - P L 4 A ' - C N . .. ' , ' N' ., ' Q' - ' t - ' - - V . . , ' - , s ' . s. ' Z' . A s . F ' . . 2. s .' 1 . ' ,. . I- 'A' F U' , . . ' s- , . 'x ' . s 5 ' ' A A ' F K 5 'S. 1 ' c ' , ., e f ' ' v Q ' s . 1 4- - r- .Y - ' . ' k ' 5 I 1 .' . , V , ' 4 , Y - F . .' - r- ' rx 5 D 1 n ' -1 . ss ' ' s ,. ' S -' I Y. Y I ,. . .Q . V . U I., ' F , .