Freeport High School - Polaris Yearbook (Freeport, IL)

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Row 1 M. Vollcers, D. Greier, F. Knodle, W. Roe, A. Adams, S. Amodeo, E. Biesemeier, P. Petta, C. Sweeney. Row 2 M. Schwager, O. Perkins, J. Schleich, B. Stricker, B. Evans, B. Abbot,T. Cannova, G. Hasse C. Hoffman, A. Patrick. ' Row 3 T. Ennenga, H. Young, P. Euler, T. Enzler, M. Reed, B. Dahm, B. Leininger. Row 4ffff D. McFaIls, R. Howington, D. Meyers, E. Love, L. Dorsey, R. Richards, J. Schimpt, R. Brown. Row 5 H. Meyers, T. Moore, C. Wilson, B. Law, l.. Bloom, A. Spencer, M. Messing. PUNIES With seven lettermen and about twenty ambitious newcomers plus returning squad members to choose lrom, coaches Milton E. Schwager and Arthur patrick rounded out and polished up a team that more than held its own in a tough eight-game schedule. Five of the returning lettermen were linemen, therefore the tasl4 of building a capable baclctield fell into the hands ol coach Schwager. Alter three weelcs ol intense practice, the players had reached a peal4 ol line physical condi- tion. By a vote ol returning lettermen, Alan Adams was elected captain, and the team was ready lor its First test ol the season, a game with a much heavier team. Freeport WQ-Winnebago O. The season was underway with a Favorable start. Roe scored First on a reverse, and later in the game Adams scored from the Forty-two behind Petta's line blocking. The pretzelettes opened the conference at East Aurora and returned to Freeport with a 6-O victory Hunder their belts. Petta blocked a punt on the goal line and fell on the ball in the end zone for the lone score ot the game. A tie, TQ-'l Q, was the best the ponies could get from La Salle-peru, who turned out to be . the conference champs. Goriselc and Lunn scored the l.a Salle-Peru f 1' touchdowns, while Adams scored twice for the pretz. Abbott sent the ponies in position for the W ,MM , second touchdown by intercepting a pass and running eighty- seven yards, to the nine yard line.

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PIESKIN PARA!!

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Milton E. Schwager Coaching, Commercial Arthur Patrick Coaching, Commercial ln a rather tree-scoring game, Freeport turned baclc West Aurora 16-'l3. The Little pretzn scored two touchdowns, two extra points, and a safety, lor a total ol sixteen points. Roe returned the opening l4icl4-oil ol the following game lor the First pretz touch- down. lhe ponies then went on to win 33 to O over a much heavier Mount Morris eleven, Literally everyone scored but the property boys. Deleatl The pretzelettes bowed to Joliet 7-6. lVlacul4 ol Joliet scored all seven points lor the boys from the prison city, Roe scored the Freeport points on a drive oil the lelt side of the line. l2ocl4lord,O-Freeport,7. The teamls slogan in this important game was, Get this one lor lvliltln Every man on the Field gave everything he had, at all times, Ulor Milt. The Fellows enjoyed win- ning this game more than taking any other victory ol the season. There could not possibly be any so-called ustand- outs. The Final game ol the season went down in the Hlossn columnl Elgin, 7-Freeport, O, ln this game the following seniors played their last football for Freeport l-ligh: P. Petta, D. Greier, E. Biesemeier, C. Sweeney, M. Vollcers, S. Amodeo, W. Roe, A. Adams, B. Evans, and B. Striclcer. F. Knodle, T. Cannova, O. Perlcins, G. Hasse, B. Abbott, and B. Stewart are lettermen that will be baclc lor another year or two. E. Biesemeier, P. Petta, D. Greier, and A. Adams were honored with positions on the All-Conference leam. A, Adams. Q7