The Gunnery School - Red and Gray Yearbook (Washington, CT)

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MUNSON TURNBULL PHELON 1953 FOOTBALL REVIEW The 1955 Vars1ty football team posted a two win one tie and four loss scoreboard However only one opponent Trinity Pawlmg scored more than thirteen points They scortd nineteen points With two returning lettermen Coach Beebe had one week to mold a team from these and new material before the opener with Wooster in Dan bury October 3 The forward line paced by Captain Ed Munson Jim Turn bull and Dwight Miller kept the Wooster defense to a minimum Wooster annexed both its touchdowns on pass intercepnons adding one extra pomt The second half showed a reluvenated Gunnery team score on an aerial from Boone to Phelon, leaving the final score in favor of Wooster, 13-6. The following Saturday The Gunnery met a Pomfret contingent on Barnes Memorial Field. In the second period, Boone fired to Phelon and the home team drew first blood. The extra point was wide as The Gunnery went ahead 6-0. Shortly after, Fred Sessa gunned a bullet pass to Larry Downs who carried the ball into the end zone. jack Dillon split the uprights and the final count read 13-O. Both ends, Larry Downs and john Hoben, and guard Dave Miller displayed excellent offensive and defensive play. 46

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Back row, left to right: B, Schereschewsky, Phelon, Boone, Williams. Front row: Crawford, D. P Miller, Munson, Turnbull, D. D. Miller, Sessa, McKernon, Downs. VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM S C O R E B O A R D Gunnery ............ 6 Wooster ..... ........ 1 5 Gunnery ............ 12 Berkshire ........ Gunnery ............ 15 Pomfret ......... .... 0 Gunnery ............ 24 Westminster ........ Gunnery ............ 8 Canterbury ....... .... 1 3 Gunnery ............ 6 Trinity-Pawling Gunnery ............ 7 South Kent ..... ..... 1 3 Z aulNL'4, C oacher and Captain MR. BEEBE, MUNSON, MR. GOLEMBESKE

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1953 FOOTBALL REVIEW Sportmg a 1 1 record The Gunnery took to the road to meet Canter bury on October 17 rn New Mrlford Canterbury qu1ckly made the score 13 O rn the hrst half after a long drrve and a pass mterceptlon set up the tallres After scor1ng two pomts on a safety the runnmg of backs Sessa and Phelon set the stage for a Boone to Downs pass good for s1x pornts Frnal score Canterbury 15 Gunnery 8 The next Saturday saw the Red and Gray encounterxng the Berkshxre eleven at Shefheld Mass The home team pushed to a qu1ck marker scorrng on a pass over center The Beebemen took the prgskm and marched deep mto enemy terrrtory v1a smashmg end runs wxth speedsters Tom Brownell and G11 Wrllrams carry1ng the mall Quarterback B111 Boone fhpped the ball to Larry Downs who hauled the leather to pay dnrt A Berkshxre reverse gave the Green the upper hand but the conversnon was blocked and they led 12 6 Late rn the last quarter Wrlllams evened the count but The Gun nery had to be stalemated as the conversxon attempt farled Playmg nts last away game of the campargn The Gunnery met and mastered Westmlnster rn Srmsbury October 31 Westmxnster opened the 47 D P MILLER BOONE DOWNS