Bronxville High School - Bronco Yearbook (Bronxville, NY)

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Page sixteen SPCDRTS As September rolled around, the 1945 football team got under way preparing for the eight game schedule. With the veteran 1943 line virtually intact, Coach Matthaei's chief problem lay in finding a competent backfield. Eric Miller, the only holdover from the unbeatable '43 backfield combin- ation of Miller-Trapp-McGrath-Michalski, returned for his third year at quarterback. Seniors-Joe Mason, Vic Mays, Bob McGrath, Jack Kent, and Joe Corr, and Juniors-Dick Houston, Charlie Dumont, and Dick Smith made up the nucleus of a very strong and experienced forward wall. Coach Matthaei called on newcomers Schuh, Belmer, Kuntz, and Williams, along with old-timers Miller, Flack, and White, to carry the mail in the backfield. These boys made up in spirit and talent what they lacked in experience. This spirit was the notable feature of the 1944 team. From the oldest veteran down to the greenest sub there was a wonderful comradeship, which accounted for the fine team play which was displayed throughout the year. At the beginning of the season, as there were so many deserving Seniors, the team elected to have the Coach name captains for each game. The game captains were: Corr, Kent, McGrath, Mays, Mason, and Flack. After the last game, Bob McGrath and Jack Kent were elected honorary season co-captains. The '44 record of five wins, two losses, and one tie is an extremely commendable one. The Broncos won the first five games, defeating Harrison, Gorton, Blessed Sacrament, Saunders, and Albert Leonard. Of the last three games, the Blue and Gray lost two and tied one, losing to Washington Irving and Scarsdale, and tying North Tarrytown. For the first game we journeyed up to Harrison on Sep- tember 29. Joe Corr, game captain, and Seniors-Mays, Kent, and Mason, led the team to a 19 to 7 victory. Sopho- mores Belmer, Schuh, and Dietrich showed great spirit and ability in their first test. In the second quarter a pass from Miller to Williams scored our first touchdown, and again in the second quarter Belmer scored on an end run. In the third quarter, Schuh bucked over the goal line, sewing up the game. The team, captained by Kent, met Gorton in the first home contest. Slow to get started, at the half the Blue and Gray was at the short end of a 6 to 2 score. Sparked, however, by brilliant line play, and touchdowns by Williams and Schuh, the Broncos completely dominated the second half, and the game ended with a 16-6 victory. Then in a parade of touchdowns, including one by Captain Bob McGrath, the Broncos rode over Blessed Sacrament, 41-0. The game, reminding one of the 1943 season, gave the third and fourth string boys a chance to show their stuff. The few fans who braved the weather to see the Broncos chalk up their fourth victory over Saunders Trade will prob- ably never forget it. The game, played on the Roosevelt H. S. field in a downpour, was a see-saw battle all the way. Again it was the superior defensive line play, led by Cap- l I I Atta boy, Bush . . . Morale boosters . . . The educated toe . . . The general staff . . . The seven mules . . . Let's get 'em, Gang! . . . Los Amigos.

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