Chamberlain High School - Totem Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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RONNIE MERCER l35l carries i'he mail, as Bill Sims l2Ol wards off a Bogie Pirafe. CHIEFS EDGED BY BOGIE, I5-I3 Catching Chamberlain in their worst mood of the year, the Boca Ciega Pirates upset the Chiefs, 15-13, the fatal 2 points coming from a safety. Bonar led off the scoring on a 3-yard thrust and Ron Mercer ran the PAT on an end sweep. But the Pirates weren't idle and retaliated with a tying 7 points. The Pirates rolled across the stripes for another 6 pointer and added the extra po-int. Then came the upsetting safety when Ben Hill was swarmed over in the first play of the second quarter. The final Chief scoring drive came in the last quarter as Bonar raced 21 yards with Donn Kerbo giving him the key block. After the encounter was over, the Chief eleven appeared to be shock in their dressing room. CRAZYLEC5S Bonar l40l 'l'wis'rs, spins, and sidesfeps for more Chief yardage. CHlEFS SCALP DRAGONS, 28-7 Chamberlain avenged two previous Jefferson victories by toma- hawking the Dragon defense and obliterating most of the rival offense. A hard-hitting CHS eleven slaughtered the intracity foe and captured the third place rung oni the Western Conference ladder. The first touchdown went up on the scoreboard when Ben Hill tossed the oval to Bill Sims for a 30 yard play. The Chiefs were off and rolling again as halfback Russ Mercer paced off three other scores of 10, 3, and 2 yards, with Brady kicking the 4 one-point goals. Jeffersonis lone tally came in the second half. It was a tribe of jubilant Chiefs that swarmed the players and paraded Big Chief Leto round on their shoulders. HALFBACK MERCER l35l rampages foward opponenl s ALLEY-OOP! Some do if The hard way like Bonar l4Ol, buf Leven h l h d. May l8ll prefers a ground baffle. goal, while sidekick Tommy Allen l32l leands a e ping an

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CAUGHT in a deep pensive mood is Chamberlain Coach John Adcoclc, planning his Chief sTraTegy as he waTches The progress of The game. TO HAVE or noT To have The ball is The Chief-PanTher issue aT hand. CHIEFS CALM TORNADOES, 32-O Clearwater was turned to muddy watern by the mighty Chief warriors in a 32-0 shut-out. After journeying to the Pinellas County Camp, the Chamberlain onslaught was led off by star halfback Bonar. In his crazylegs specialty, Bonar tucked the oval away and used every conceivable contortion to earn the first six point laurel for the Fightin, Chiefs. The extra points and much of the kick-offs were the efforts of kicking specialist, Ernest Brady. As of yet, the Clearwater Tornadoes have not beaten young Chamberlain. CHIEFS BOW TO PLANT, I3-I2 Entering the intra-city rival's stadium across town, Chamberlain took the field with a five-game winning streak. The entire pigskin parley was based on possession-football strategy, and the few breaks for either team proved vital. The Bob Hope Show was ignored by an overflow crowd of 9,000 rimming the sidelines who witnessed this duel. The Chiefs notched off the first tally in the late moments of the first one-fourth when, after the staunch march down field, quarter- back Hill fired a short pass to end Bobby Barnes in the end zone. Barnes made a spectacular catch as he wrestled the oval from three Plant gridmen. Brady's kick was wide for the extra point. Plant re- bounded on the kickoff to burst through the Chiefs' defense for a Panther TD, but muffed the PAT. In the second half, Hill recovered a Chief quick kick on the Plant 37 and the Fighting Chiefs seared through the Panther secondary for a Russ Mercer dive from the one after 9 plays. On the PAT, Brady's kick was perfect but CHS had 12 men in playing territory and was penalized back to the 7. Brady's next attempt failed. Plant took the kickoff and moved down the field to score. The winning Panther point was added, and an ache ripped every Chief supporter. , ,. , ., ,,- . l TACKLE JOHN DENT l7Il leaps on a loose Hillsborough pig, while The sTeady downpour of rain conTinues To impede The acTion of The game. DenT recovered 3 of The Terriers' 7 fumbles before being Taken off The Tield wiTh a pulled ligamenT ThaT was To sideline him for H-,e remainder of The season. 2

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ROY WILCOX BOBBY BARNES If one should wander into a room filled with the smell of lina- ment, tape, and alcohol, he is in the Chamberlain athletic depart- ment. Since every team has the usual number of sprained ankles, sore muscles, and cleat cuts, every team needs someone to tape these ankles, linament the sore muscles, and paint the cuts and scrapes and abrasions with iodine. Chamberlain's own student trainer treats the players, minor injuries throughout the season. When a player gets knocked out, it's the trainer who scurries out on the field, smelling salts in hand, to revive him. Who carried the b-all on which play and how farn may sound a little confusing to some people, but this is merely a fragment of the responsibility of Chamberlain's statisticians, otherwise known as the athletic pencil pushers. With pencils sharpened and statistics books under their arms, these two Chiefs faithfully attend each football game. With a keen eye and rapid pencil, they spot and record on each play executed such data as person carrying the ball TRAINER David Bonar Ioolcs on as statisticians Lee Young and Emile Grossenbacker review the game's recorcl. SITTING in the countinghouse, counting out the money is Mr. AI Mathes, Business Manager of the Athletic Department. on each play, yardage gained, key blocks and tackles, punting yard- age gained, key blocks and tackles, punting yardage, passing yard- age, and just about anything else one might want to know. Unsung heroes are these three managers. It is their job of no glory to see that each player has his uniform, cleats, pads, and helmet. Come each day of practice, the football paraphernalia has to be taken out to the field, and then lugged back in after the session is over. As guardians of the water bucket, their behind-the-scenes serv- ice to the team during a game includes helping the injured player off the field and refreshing the tired grid hero so he can continue to battle the grid foe. Though they contribute as much and more time after school hours than does the player, they receive no cheers. Though they keep the team outfitted and the equipment repaired, their service is not recognized. But without these essential managers, Chamber- lain could not field a team. TAKING inventory of the football equipment are managers George Myers, Glenn Mattheus, head, and Bob McIlwain.