Bishop Miege High School - Hart / Miegian Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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Illustration by Donna Palermo On Friday, September 18, the 1959 football season officially opened for Bishop Miege on the Ward field. For many of the play- ers, this was their first encounter with football as members of the varsity squad. For others, the preparations for this opening game began long ago. The equipment for the players, and many other details necessary for a game had begun weeks and months before; but for the players, their mental preparation began after the last game of the 1958 season as they realized then the tremendous chal- lenge facing them in the ’59 seas- on. This continued during the spring and summer months, when they began their physical prepar- ations and during the days im- mediately prior to the opening game. Much work has been put in for getting the season off to a successful start. Many of you as you left Ward field that night, were in a joyful mood be- cause your team had left the field vic- toriously. You remarked that the season had started on a successful note. What is a successful season? This is something that we should consider because we should never begin an undertaking with- out an objective. Contrary to some popular ideas, your new coach does not think that it is some- thing that can be measured in wins and losses. A successful season includes much more. It involves not only the players, and coaches, but the fans, pep club, and all connected in any way with the school. There are many more im- portant things connected with sports than winning, although many of these are intangibles, that we do not recognize immediately. If, after the 1959 football season is completed, we could look back and re- member a school, pep club, and fol- lowers who stayed behind the teams through the entire season and conducted themselves in a manner that is a credit to the school; the players who did their best, and never let up regardless of the situation, and had the good fortune to emerge without serious injury, then we could say that the Stags of '59 had had a successful season. Braves Bow To Stags With the help of long runs and excellent blocking, the Stags ram- bled to their second victory of the season over a powerful Bonner eleven, 33-7. Jack Barnard scooted 86 yards on the opening kickoff to give the Stags a quick six point lead. This, the first of three long runs for the Miege speedster, was followed by a 67-yard punt return, and a 48-yard fling off tackle. Bill Clifford scored the other two TD’s on a 1-yard power play over tackle, and a 36-yard run. Jerry Abecl added three extra points. The Bonner Braves’ touchdown came early in the fourth quarter on a 14-yard run by Mike Woolfe, a senior halfback. Besides the long runs and the superb down-field blocking, the defense was also very impressive. The Stags second string also played a fairly good game, considering the inexperience of this group which consists mainly of juniors. John Granquist Stag Salute Hats off to Coach Byard and Jack Barnard who were named Coach of the Week and Player of the Week respectively for the week ending October 3. They were selected by Kansan sports writers. BARNARDS BACK TALK is out to capture the “I’ve got stitches in my face” record after last year's epi- sode and this year's recent sewing. Re- member, Bill, this is “Look Like a Base- ball Week.” . . . who said, “I've got an ideer that y'alls’ got a pretty good football squad . . . I reckon.” IB T BNWNRDfr C L Illustration by Mary Kay Jacobs by Jack Barnard And often in the line of duty, so goes the totally misunderstood. Take the case of personality-plus Ralph Parra, fullback on the second team. During the week of the Bonner Springs game, Coach Byard designated Ralph as one of Bonner’s key players, Mike Woolfe, and told the team that this was Woolfe all week and the man to get. With the vim and vigor that has long been the keynote in tall, dark, and handsome Ralph’s life, he threw himself into the proposition and played the part of Woolfe to the Nth degree. However, when an admit slip was signed for “Mike Woolfe” to a sophomore religion class, the faculty couldn’t quite dig the whole matter and it turned out that “Ralph Woolfe” was the man to get! Hats and helmets off to a real “sticker- outer.” “Woody” Clifford, handsome right halfback on the ball team, has compiled, as of the third game, some seventeen injuries—but—through a tre- mendous amount of intestinal fortitude, or some other special gift, he's stuck it out with nary a word of complaint. This is a tribute to the head-knockin', con- tact-lovin' ball player he is. “Where’s a student manager?” Every night about 5:30 these four words are ricocheted in volleys from wall to wall in the Stags’ dressing room. This year the student managers number ten, whereas we didn’t have the privilege of more than two last season. There seems to be just one trouble, however. The illustrious crew, headed by personable Flash McNeil, is never to be found, especially when work is to be done. The team is pretty teed-off at young but pretty Bob Fcrkcnholi. In trying to be different and in staying the odd- ball, considerable griping has risen from the squad members. It seems ol’ Bob was lucky enough to earn a starting position in the backficld, but, unlike the other three, he’s the only member of the “Blonde Bombshells” with natural colored hair. SHORT SHOTS . . . our third team, the Red Squad, has been called many tilings but wntn Coach recently referred to them as the Chinese Bandits, the nickname of a great college defensive team in the na- tion, the entire team had to take time out from practice for ten to fifteen min- utes of simultaneous laughter. . . . I think wonderful Bill DcCoursey (Continued in Column 2, Page 16) L6

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