Bronxville High School - Bronco Yearbook (Bronxville, NY)

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A if FOOTBALL The football season of 1945 was one of the most successful seasons of recent years. The fine record of six won, one lost, and one tied hung up by the Broncos gives one an idea of how successful the season was in games won and lost. One of the things for which the '45 squad will be remembered the most however, was the team spirit and aggressiveness, which, along with the recognized ability of Head Coach Matthaei, and his assistant in the line, Coach Lavalle, proved the deciding margin between the Blue and Grey and their opposition in many a close one. Coach Matthaei issued the call for candidates on September 1st, and soon thereafter, the Pros- pective footballers were getting equipment, copying plays, and starting to get into shape and condition. Ten veterans of the season of '44 returned, and they, together with a few others, formed the nucleus of this year's squad. Back again to bolster up the backfield were Seniors Eric Miller, Whit Williams, and Galen White. Three other junior backs also returned with experience from last year: Russ Shuh, full- back, and Bruce Belmer and Pete Stearns, half- backs. Dick Smith, Dick Houston, Charlie Du- mont, and Johnny Kuntz, all returned from the fine line of 1944. Bob Giellerup and Andy Diet- rich, Juniors from the year before, were two others of the lettermen figuring heavily in Coach's plans for the season. After about four weeks of calisthenics, train- ing, scrimmaging, and general whipping into shape, the squad elected Rick and Du co-Cap- Page twenty-two tains and met Blessed Sacrament on September 29 for the season's opener. As is usually the case, the Broncos had little trouble in defeating Sacrament, and, had they played the Maroon at a later date, it is probable that they would have run up a larger score than 26-0. As it was, Bronco rooters got a good look at their squad and its reserves. The Broncos scored the season's first t. d. on a Miller to Houston aerial, next on Schuh's one yard plunge, again on Belmer's quick-opening thirty-five yard run, and last on Dick Houston's end-around touchdown scamper. Dumont's two extra points from place- ment made the final score read 26-0. The Broncos met their first severe test of the season when they journeyed over to Gorton in Yonkers. Quite a few of the Bronxville stal- warts went along to see their team fight a spir- ited aggregation of Green and White Gorton boys to a 0-O tie in plenty of mud and rain. Al- though the Broncos threatened seriously once or twice, the rain, mud, and the strong Green line combined to stop the threats. So good was the Blue and Grey defense, coupled with Belmer's fine punting, that Gorton could penetrate Grey territory only once. But most were satisfied with the outcome of a game which, if it had been played under good weather conditions, might have resulted in a seventh BHS victory, The Blue and Grey then journeyed over to North Tarrytown on Columbus Day where a large representation of Bronxville rooters cheered the Broncos on to their second victory, 20-12. Held scoreless in the first period, the

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