Cornell High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Cornell, IL)

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Football Top row Pasters, M1lls, Lucas, Snyder, Mr M1ner, Mr Krlstal, Limberg, Burton, Russow, Second row Oyer, Fulkerson, Snyder, Delheimer, Johnson, Winn, Henson, Th1rd row Earp, Russow, Tralnor, Hacker, Moore, Pattersonp Fourth row Snyder, Morr1son, Garretson, Beck, Shult, Mllls, Farero, Cheerleaders Schuler, Smith, Gourley, Cashmer 541 ff QW The Cornell Cardlnal football team experlenced a ViCt0TlOUS 1953 season with 5 W1HS, 3 losses, and l t1e The Cardlnals, led by consistent SCOP1Hg Gene Snyder, fought for a well deserved the season with three stra1ght v1ctor1es before addlng a tie to the records The latter part of the year was less successful as the team lost three contests, but f1H1Sh6d the season wlth a victory The Cardlnals not only placed fourth olace 1U the M1dStSt6 Conference but placed men on the all conference teams as well They were back, Gene Snyder center, Roger MOPPISOH and end Gene Farero on the first team guard Norman Earp on the second team end, Clarence Oyer and guard Bob Pederson on the honor ble men tion list Graduatlon will take six lettermen from the l1ne up Those departlng senlors are backs, Gene Snyder, and D1ck Shult guards Bob Paterson and Norman Earm ends, Clarence Oyer and Gene Farero Ithough these boys saw much action, their replacement should eas ily be made with some of the up and COm1ng underclassmen Servlng as Co Captains th1s year were Gene Snyder and Dick Shult 1,1 I ' Q? X, X fourth place in the tough Midstate Conference. Cornell started 9 ' ' : . 3 - 1 a 3 : 1 1 F