Abbey School - Bruin Yearbook (Canon City, CO)

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FOOTBALL A new era began in Abbey history this year when Mr. William Apgar arrived from Rocky Ford to coach the Bruins. High spirits and bounding enthusiasm were key- notes accompanying this new era. A team that was expected not to win a single game, ended the season with a 4-4-1 record. Our Bruins were young and inexperienced but with 17 years of experience in coaching behind him, Mr. Apgar channeled these young talents into a proper direction which has brightened the athletic future of The Abbey School.

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On a wet and raining night the Bears opened their season play against the Montrose Tigers. The Abbey defense held tough through the whole game except for one play in the second period when a Montrose halfback went around right end for forty yards which set up the sole touchdown of the game. Abbey scored twice during the contest. Both scores were safeties which were set up on punts by Kevin Holcomb. Final score-Abbey 4 Montrose 7. The board of strategy talks things over. Coach Bill Apgar flanked by .lim Siegel and Father Thomas Trujillo. Brilliant kicking by Kevin Holcomb and excellent passing by ,lim Swift were the key factors in the Bruins first triumph of the season. The opening score came on a 58 yard pass play from ,lim Swift to Kevin Holcomb. The second score was set up as Jim Solfisburg intercepted a Trojan aerial. Three plays later Solfisburg carried over from the one. Holcomb,s punts kept the Trojans in constant trouble throughout the entire The tW0'WaY Stretch that failed bl' inches- game. Swiftis timely completions kept Las Animas on defense the majority of the game. Final score-Abbey 14 Las Animas 0. After recovering from bitter defeat in the first game, the Bears marched into Rocky Ford and shut out their second opponent in three starts. Victory never tasted sweeter for Coach Apgar. Abbey drew first blood in the contest midway through the first period when Jim Swift threw a 38 yard touchdown pass to Kevin Holcomb. Defense was the main factor in the victory as the Abbey's hard-rushing line kept the Melloneers in their own field through- out most of the game. With one second remain- ing on the clock, the Rocky Ford quarterback was intercepted by Tom Hickey who went 20 yards for the final six points of the game. Final score-Abbey 12 Rocky Ford O. 60