Cumberland High School - Milestone Yearbook (Cumberland, IA)

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k1cked the extra po1nt mak1ng the score 14 to O at the half In the SYNOPSIQ OF THF SEASON In the fall of 1946 Cumberland High School once again flelded a football team Handlcapped by a year's absence from the gr1d1ron, the team was green and 1nexper1enced, but made up for the lack of pol1sh by enthuslasm Cumberland took the f1eld for the first game on the night of Sept 26, playlng a large, fast and exper1enced Shelby team overpowered and definitely outclassed, Cumberland was routed, 44 to O Clearfleld traveled to Cuvberlard for our second engagement on October 1 Clearf1eld, always an exceptionally strong team, outdid themselves and ran over the local team to the tune of 46 to O Undaunted by the two earl defeats, Cumberland faced an opporent of equal worth on Tuesdew October 8 on our own f eld, with fog and damp ness preve1l1ng, the Cu berland boys cl1cked w1th Gerlock, Holaday, and Wolford ga1n1ng yardage on every play behlnd the hard blocklng and vic ious tackling of ends Charles Eblen, Ivan Porter and Center Llo d Smlth Stanton drew the f1rst blood, but soon Vldon Porter swept T1gHt end and raced into the end zone to tie the score Another touchdown followed presently on a pass plav from Eldon Porter to Chuck Eblen, who scored Cu berland's thlrd touchdown came late 1D the flrst half Wlth a l1ne plunge bv Eldon Porter Apparently slowed down by the muddy turf, Cum berland fa1led to score in the last half, holdlng Stanton to one touch down whlch made the final score read Cumberland 18, Stanton 15 The Cumberland bovs agaln turned the trick three n1vhts later over the same team on th Stanton fleld Cumberland establlshed thelr super ioritv early in the f1rst ouarter on a 40 lard Jaunt by Eldon Porter Cumberland's second touchdown came 1n the second Quarter w1th Center second half penaltles cost Cumberland conswderable yardage scored twice, but Chuck Eblen retal1ated and made the f1nal Cumberland 20, Stanton 14 Praise 1n th1s game goes to Bob and Gail Holadav who cracked the line for conslderable ga1n tough forward wall The last game of the season was played October 18 w1th land bows traveling to Clearfield Again Clearf1eld rolled and Stanton score Gerlock behlnd a the Cumber over the Cumberland team, but not before Cumberland had scored twlce, once on a pass play from Volford to Chuck Hblen, and once on Ivan Porter's nice run Both of Lloyd Sm1th'S converslon attempts were Hood, and the f1nal score was Clearfleld 61, Cumberland 16 The followlng bovs recelved letters for the r play durlng the sea son D6U1OrS Lloyd Smlth, Charles Wblen, Bob Gerlock, Ga1l Holaday, Dav1d Wolford and Lloyd Vorthlngton Jun1ors Ivan Porter and Eldon Porter Other squad members were Dale Ballentlne, Jim Daughterty, Ernest Thomsen, Bruce Howell, Paul Wolford Llo d Smlth was chosen p At the end of the season team selected ow the Des Our manf thanks go ance and help throughout who ablr supported us dur1nU the season. rmanent captain Toines Register Bob Gerlock was given honorable mentlon on a 0 Lloyd CRedj LPXVIS, our coach, for h1s guld the season Ne also w1sh to thank our fans fi AJ 0 F 0 A . . . O . I . . 0 - O O . ' . L Q -- . ... - O T' 1 E r 'jvbr . W , h - Z. . A m . . 1 . . J U . . - - 57 1 . o A.. . ,-J - A .1 ,L . 'u M I . V g . 1 . A . . In 0 ., v l -' . . 2 .L' 0 . V . 'D . 1 G ' g .A I . I . . Lloyd Smith going over from the two yard line on a trick play. Smith . A . my . . O . . C: 4 . .3 . vr O 0 . k - 1, '71 V Y Y .J . o 1. O . - : . . : ' ' : W .' - 4 ' . , . - o I 1- C ' 2 o , . : ' A t 4 O v ..' e . . . ., ' f L 'F Q . 7 L ' t I . n . - , . Q ' 0 1 , ' . U