Carthage College - Driftwood / Crimson Rambler Yearbook (Kenosha, WI)

Page 25 text:

season in 50 years Foofball has been played a+ CarH-Iage since I895 and never since I903. 50 years ago. have Hie Redmen achieved as brillianf a record as fhey did lasf season. The Redmen Ios+ only one game in a Jmaugl'l nine game schedule ias+ season under Coach Ar+ Keller +0 +he powerful Augusfana squad on an DH day. ther- wise +119 Redmen blanked +hree of fheir opponenh and held fhree ofhers +0 only one fouchdown outscor- ing +heir opponenis +hree fo one and piling up 249 poin+s for Hue season againsf 84 for their foes. The Redmen opened wifh a smashing victory over Graceland college. 25-0. and +hen tripped in l'heTr second game of the season a+ Rock Island againsf powerful Augusfana 33-l3. AHI'Iough hampered by iniuries Hwe Carfhage gridders kep+ +heir slaie clean The rest of +he season as +hey powered over Principia 2l-7. Culver-S+ock10n 40-6. and Shur+le'FF 32.7, A+ Homecoming +he Carfhage squad 'Faced a new oppo- nent Cenfral Missouri college and dumped +hern 45-2 I. In probably the roughesf coniesf of +he season H13 Redmen Foughf back afier losing af half-Hme l2-0 +0 Quincy college +0 sef +hem down I9-l2. The Red- men found +he res+ of +he season fairly easy going as Hwy defeai'ed Eureka 20-0 and Illinois coHege 40-0 for wha+ in farms of modern Foo'rbal! was +he besf REDMEN CAPTAINS record in Car'fhage hisfory Heated as I953 co-capfains 3f fhe Caerage . . Redmen were righ+ and AI Kennie rew and Fquack The Rednjen W'H lose 6 ng Iaiherme from +119 squad Ed Manchesier. Bofh are four year foaiball IeHer- by graduahon. They are halfback Dick Biery. Fullback men. Kenniebrew is a na+ive of SpringFeld, while Ed Manchesfer and Al Kenniebrew end Jim ScoH' Manchesier comes from Racine. Wis. Both were in ' 0 ' H19 s+ariing Iine-ups ihroughowf 1419 season and guard Don Henkel. end Baker Campbell. guard George sparked the Redmen spirif fo One of +he best lime. and cenfer Bob Caidwell, seasons Carthage has ever had in foo+balL Standing: AH Keller. coach, James Rogers. John Levlhn. Bob HTIPer. Roland Swanson. Jim 550+ . James Langan. Tom Langam Andrew Rosenberg. Roberi VersenK Alonzo Kenniebrew'. and Shipley Farrah. assisianf :aach. Middfe row: Ronald HTII'. Donald Mohamed' Harryr McWherier. Frank RuHer, John Eakins. Ronald Seibf. Charles Davis. Rober+ Caldwell. Edward Mancheslef. and Roberi Nordengrent. Knee-Hng: Eugene Wensel. Richard Hanson. Don- ald Eabbil'. Richard Marconi. Edward lvlackisonI Harold Fisher, John McDonald, Baker Campbelm Richard BTerP. Merle Aleshiret and George Zima. 1kIndimfes IeHermen

Page 24 text:

H u a H I i I. l i I redmen wind up greatest John McDonald Right halfback Ed Manchesler H 1! Dick Marconi F bac Quarferback Dick Bfery Leif hoffback AI Kenniebrew Rig!!! end Torn Langan Righf guard Harry McWherier Cenier Jim Rogers 19H guard Bob Verse Righf facile Jim Langan '- Leff rackfe h. H Jim SCOH LeH end

Page 26 text:

I953 FOOTBALL RECORD Cadhage Opponeni 25 Graceland College 0 7 Augusfana College 31 2' Principia College 7 40 Culver-Sfocltfon College 6 32 Shur-Hef-F College 7 45 Cenfral Missouri College 2I I9 Quincy College '2 20 Eur'elra College 0 40 Illinois Collega E TOTALS Q We want a fouchdown! H's a Iong. long pass- Baker Campbell ILl Charlie Davis John Eakins ILI Harold Fisher IU Bob Hiller mu. V