Hill Murray High School - Omega Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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THIS IS EASY-OR IS IT? Here is action galore in this tie game with Mechanic Arts. Bob Steveken, carrying the ball, is having a path made tor him by Herb Lynch and Gordon Lindgren as the team carries out a reverse play. Alumni Return to Old Haunts w e6t'Q'! Ikea? Two former M Club members and lovers ot the gridiron game returned to Murray this tall as practice teachers in phy ed. Joe Knoblauch, left, tormer Murray football and basketball star, and Rolt Hopkins, an ex-basketball and track man, assisted the football coaches with both squads. CAI QW Nl 0009 Number 32 in the person of Bob Steveken seems set to go over a few chalk lines in this tray with Washington High School. Number 53, Gordon Lindgren, is executing a roll block. Page thirty-nine

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FOOTBALL KEEPS TOP BILLING A SQUAD First row: Denis Bakke, manager, Clyde Pemble, Tom Wegleitner, Ralph DeYoung, Pat McGuinn, Bill Lund, Dave Daniels, Tom Steveken, Gordon Lindgren, Art Kistler, manager Y Coach Ralph Engebretson, Bob Steveken, Marvin Lundgren, Mylan Borkan, James Marsh, Dick Thomas, Bruce Anderson, Clarence Schaffner, Terry Wagener, Assistant Coach George Rose Y Don Harvey, Bob Sample, Don McGrath, Herb Lynch, Bob Rutford, Harry Johnson, Grant Warfield, Dick Swanson 'Y George Sumner, Douglas Velline, Joel Poeschl, Dick Jorgenson, Don Hennen, Philip Christensen, Don Holmstrom, George Evans, Bob Clark, Assistant Coach Robert Ritter. GRID TEAM STRESSES DEFENSIVE GAME Lacking the offensive punch necessary for a cham- pionship eleven, the Pilots completed an eventful season on the gridiron last fall. Possessing a big, experienced line and a small backfield, the Murray men held respect as one of the best defensive teams in the conference. Seniors Ralph DeYoung, Bob Steveken, Gordon Lindgren, Dick Swanson, and Marv Lundgren must be singled out as the stars of the season. Ralph, who was the only Pilot to be chosen for the All-City team, played practically every defensive position on the team, and he was the spearhead of the offense. From the left halfback positon, Bob Steveken had a chance to show his speed and shiftiness on the team's quick- opening T-formation plays. As the Pilots' leading scorer, Marv Lundgren played in top form all season, and he was one of Coach Ralph Engebretson's most reliable ground gainers from his fullback position. Gordon Lindgren was the immovable obiect that stopped the irresistible force as he led the Murray line to one of the best defensive records in the con- ference. Acclaimed by all as one of the best little men in the conference, Dick Swanson proved to be one of the team's most valuable players as the de- fensive spark plug in the backfield. In the season's opener the gridders bowed to an Page thirty-eight experienced Marshall team 8-O in a pre-season non- conference contest. The opening conference game saw the Pilots give way to a strong Central team by a score of 7-O. The Pilot offensive at this stage had not started to roll. In the second conference game the gridders finally broke the Wilson iinx and defeated the Redmen by the score of I4-6. Bob Steveken and Ralph DeYaung tallied for the winners. Looking like the championship team of the previous season, the Pilots smashed Humboldt to the tune of Q7-l9. Blasting along the ground for three scores and a fourth through the air, the footballers had it their own way throughout the contest. Marv Lundgren, Bob Steveken, Ralph DeYoung, and Tom Wegleitner all scored for the winners. Playing fine defensive ball, Murray held a favored Washington team to a O-O tie. Both teams lacked the necessary offensive punch to carry them to pay-dirt , but fans had their money's worth at this ball game. Monroe defeated the Pilots in what was called by many the upset of the year. Marv Lundgren scored in the second quarter for the Pilots but the extra point was blocked. Late in the fourth quarter Monroe scored, kicked the extra point, and sewed up the 7-6 ball game.

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HOMECOMING FANS GET THRILLS . . . Camermen were a dime a doz- en at Murray's homecoming game with Mechanic Arts. The downtown school was set for a kill, but the boys out Grantham way thought differently. . . . In the upper left corner it isn't prayer timeg the boys are merely trying to see who has recovered the fumble. . . . Another Mechanic Arts-Murray moment that has homecoming fans rising in the stands. This time one of the Steveken boys-Bob, is all set for a good yardage gain-but something happens. Two alert Trainers have protected themselves into the opening made by Bob's teammates. Page forty its . . . Now here is a play that the Murray boys will re- member when they see future Pilot gridiron men in ac- tion. ln this tangle with Washington, the Pilots are giving the famous left five play a try. Dave Daniels is Marv Lundgren's interference on this off-tackle slant. Take note of the lively action as all Murray men follow out the play's details.