Austin High School - Austinian Yearbook (Austin, MN)

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V Seniors End Successful Football in 1 - .,r n:::::: z-1:21177 f' .rr:.ff.'re-:gf.: :L ...ao ... , .. . J - WN.:- The Scarlet football machine reading from left to right. front row: G. Kelly, E. Havens. Thompson. A. Rubel. .l. XVilson. N. Schick, D. Barth. M. Graff. D. Corey. A. l.ane. lf. Vt'oodward. R, Stark. l.. McMichael, D. Bunge. B, Hallman. D. Peck. B. Elmer and D. Tesar. Second row: S. Pappas. E. Clennon. XV. Yarwoocl. l.. McDaniel. S, Brewster. lf. XVright. P. Kolcenougules, R. Olson. B. Nelson, B. Corey. D. Knutson. J. Barnett. Ii. Arens, G, Brantley. N. Bridley. K. Marmesh. C. Allen. l.. Lorimor, A. Clennon. ED BARNIETT waits anxiously as Coaches Harold Hastings and John Butorac give last minute instructions to him before go- ing into the game. Red was one of Austin's mainstays all year, He was in on every line smash on his side of the line, and his outstanding line play was a big factor in the team's success. A hard work- ing junior. he will be back again next year to be Austin's ace lineman. Austin's powerful football aggregation com- piled another line average this year. St. Paul .lohnson and Winona were the only two teams to overhaul the Hastingsmen. The Scarlets ran through Red Wing in the Homecoming game. 33 to 6. It was a costly win, though. as the team lost the services of Eddie Woodward. Cap- tain, the ground-gainer on the squad. Austin travelled to Winona following the Red Wing game and was defeated ll to 6. Woodward's absence was severely felt when Austin could not gain any ground through the line. Little Archie Lane played a sterling game and smashed through an off-tackle play for the only local tally. Austin loses a total of Z7 seniors. Finding a winning combination for next year will be hard for the Austin coaches. Art Clennon. Frank Wright. Bob Nelson, Red Barnett, Bruce Corey and Gordon Brantley are the only active service men that will return. Art Clenf non played a lot at right half. while Frank Wright saw service at the left half position. Bob Nelson played fullback for the B squad and was shifted to the A squad midway in the season. Bob has done a considerable bit of punting for the team this year, and he most likely will do the booting next year. Bob Hallman, stellar Scarlet quarterback. completed over 50 per cent of all attempted for- ward passes. Time after time. Bob has been considered the best passer Austin has ever had. Hats off to a good boy and a great field general. Austin's line was one of the best John Bu- torac has ever turned out. Every boy on the I8 f '- fs 11,1211 if .: '-....---' :.p ::c,.r' Wir: . av:-:.tz , WY.: .5 44.4 ,....

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Qwbdlww' October and football are syn- onymous. Students flock to the stadium to View those mighty men of brawn, the football heroes, run circles around their opponents. As a climax to the season, Homecoming events take the spotlight. www

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Careers front line played his position like a veteran. In eight contests, the locals were scored upon in only Eve games which totaled 43 points. That's the best defensive record of any Big-Nine team. Wintuna scored the most points when they tallied two touchdowns and an extra point for Captain Eddy Vsfoodward was shifted to the fullback position this year as most of Mr. Hast- ings' '-ll hackneld was lost through gradua- tion. He filled the spot in perfect reliance, and set himself up as the Scarlets' top ground-gain- er. As one Red Vv'ing football player said, Hes the best ground gainer I've ever seen. Rudy Stark was the Ufightenestn man on the Scarlet front line. Rudy broke through several times to put the opposition on their heels. Don Barth was one of the fastest ends in the conference while Bud Thompson domin- ated play on both offense and defense. The tackles - Barnett, Stark and McMichael - were some of the finest ever turned out. The experience of Graff at guard was a big factor in the center position while Bunge was the big defensive ace on the line. Austin placed second in the Big-Nine, losing a tie for the championship by one point. Strains of the Star Spangled Banner float in- to the clear October night as the American flag is hoisted up the pole. What could he more impressive! Important as a stimulus to high spirits was the Austin High School marching band. Their color- ful uniforms. snappy playing and clear cut march- ing created the proper atmosphere and put the spec- tators in just the right mood to really enjoy the games.