Cuero High School - Gobbler Yearbook (Cuero, TX)

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1 .3 YYY . Jimmy Dodd Gary Eckle Harvey Friedel Louis Hans Quarterback-Junior End-Junior End-Senior Tackle Senior l year letterman 1 year letterman 1 year letterman 1 year letterman October 3, 1952 Wharton Downs Gobblers A Wharton Tiger team pulled a thrilling pass play in the last forty-three seconds of the game to defeat the Gobblers by a 14-7 score. The game was a close battle with the Gobblers' only score made by Thornhill. The Tigers played a hard game and proved good opposition for the Gobblers. The final score was: Wharton 14, Cuero 7. October l0, 1952 South San Antonio upsets Gobble rs A fast and scrappy South San team turned the heat on the Gobblers. The Gobb- lers fought hard, but suffered from the sidelining of Dietze, Pieper and Hartman and were no match for the SouthSan team. Final score: South San Antonio, 26-Cuero 0. This was not a district game. October 17, 1952 Edna Defeats Gobblers The loss of quarterback Raymond Reese proved to be costly to the Gobbler team in the Edna game. The Gobblers scored first with a pass from Dietze toThornhill, but a few minutes before the half, the Cowboys held the Gobblers to four straight downs inside the five yard line. A punt was blocked, causing the ball to go into the end zone which was covered by Edna. A safety resulted, half-time score was 7-2. The Cowboys cut loose in the fourth quarter with two quick touchdowns. Thefinal score was Edna 153 Cuero 7. This was a district game. October 24, 1952 Gobble rs Stomp Sandc rabs The single wing proved to be a potent weapon on the Pt. Lavaca Sandcrabs. The first touchdown came in the first quarter when Thornhill broke loose for the score. He repeated it a few minutes later for the second score. A few minutes beforethe half ended, Dietze passed to Castillo for the third touchdown. The Gobblers led 20-0 at the half. In the fourth quarter Dietze went over for two more touchdowns. The final score was: Cuero 34g Pt. Lavaca O. This was a District game. Bubba Hartman Emanuel Hebe rt Howard Iac ks on Charles Jacobs Fullback-Junior Tackle -Senior End-Senior Halfback-Junior 1 vear letterman I wmv 191-fav--man QQ U--- 1-++............ 1 ..--.. 1

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4' Buzzy Dietze, Co-Captain Senior 2nd Team All District Fullback 4 year letterman September 12, 1952 .L' Cuero Senior High School is a member oflnterscho- lastic L e a g ue District 30 AA. The name of the team-- Gobblers derives from Cue ro's famous Turkey Tr- ot. The team's Mascot is a turkey ,' ' Chesty , fMean- ing C.H.S.J. The uniforms a re green with white lettering. Foot- ball, one of our most pop- ular national sports isa developer ofboys. It teach- es them self-discipline, loy- alty to themselves,their teammates, the schooland community. Football is an activity the communityis interested in, Gobbler fans follow the te- am through eachseason with the sinc e re feeling Cuero, Win or Lose-v' The 1952 season's game record follows: Vanderbilt Beats Gobble rs at it ?5 51-Tia ffl? , -. If fxf V 9 FQ j 9 c 'Q iw-wi. .fm wt-im: -wwf.: Carl Mauer, Co-Captain Senior 2nd Team All District Guard 3 year letterman The Vanderbilt Cobras struck twice to a 14-7 victory over the Gobblers in the 1952 season opening game . The Gobblers scored the first touchdown in the final minutes of the first quarter. Dietze took the ball over from the three yard line. The Cobras struck with an eighty yard scamper to a touchdown. Cobras again scored in the third quarter when a blocked kick was picked up by a Vanderbilt player who went for the final score of the game. The final score was Vanderbilt 143 Cuero 7. This was not a district game. September 19, 1952 Gobblers Defeat Badge rs A mighty Gobbler eleven proved fatal to the Karnes City Badgers. The Gobblers fi- rst score came in the first quarter as Pieper carried the ball over. A Karnes City threatwas saved by Mauer's interception of a Badger pass. The Gob- blers final score came in the fourth quarter as Dietze carried over from the Badger ten yard line. The final score was: Cuero 145 Karnes City 0. This was not a district game. John Blackwell Tackle-Senior 1 vear lette rman Charles Bush Guard-Senior l year letterman Nino Castillo Halfback-Sophomore 1 year letterman Arlen Cornett Guard-Junior 1 year letterman

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. ff George Luker J'.W. Pieper Bobby Rayes Raymond Reese Center Junior Halfback-Junior Guard-Junior Quarterback Senior l year letterman 2 year letterman 3 year letterman 2 year letterman October 30, 1952 Gobblers Tie Lockhart The mighty Gobblers of Cuero surprised the Lockhart Lions in tying the highly rated team. At the half-time, the Lions led the Gobblers 13-0, but the Gobblers were not to be denied a score. Jerry Thornhill intercepted a Lion pass on his own ten yard line and romped ninety yards for the first Gobbler tally. A few minute s late r Thornhill passed to Iacksonfor the tying score. Both Lockhart and the Gobblers missed one point after the touchdown. Final score was: Cuero 135 Lockhart 13. This was not a district game. November 7, 1952 Trojans down Gobblers A mighty Trojan team fBeevi1leJ proved too potent for the Gobblers. Cuero was defeated in a hard fought game. The first half ended in a deadlock of no score for either team. In the third quarter, the Trojans broke loose and scored twice. The Gobblers did not get their lone score until the fourth quarter. Apass from Dietze completed to Jackson gave Cuero its score. The Trojans rackedup another score before the game ended. The final score was: Beeville 213 Cuero 7.This was another district game. November 14, 1952 . Bobcats Defeat Gobble rs The mighty Bobcats of Refugio defeated a hard playing Gobbler team in Bobcat stadium. Setting up the lone tally, were Weber, and Castillo. From the five yard line, Dietze completed a pass to Jackson, who went over for the score. Refugio scored five touchdowns in the first half of play and scored two more in the second half. The final score was: Refugio 483 Cuero 6. This too, was adistrict game. Monroe Rieger Bucky Sager Edwin Southern Jerry Thornhill Tackle-.Tunior Fullback-Junior End-Senior Halfback Senior 1 year letterman 1 year letterman 3 year letterman 1 year letterman