De La Salle High School - Delta Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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1947 RECORD WON 5 LOST 0 TIED 0 DE 35 7 DE 19 Cretin 7 DE 14 7 DE 19 St. John's 7 DE 28 St. Thomas 0 TOTAL POINTS 115 28 DE LA SALLE OPPONENTS First downs 62 21 Yardage gained rushing ...1712 745 Yardage gained passing .... 185 145 Passes attempted .... 38 59 Passes complete 12 17 Passes incomplete .... 26 42 Punts (yds.) .... .... 691 1177 CONFERENCE SCORING Coulombe 42 Bell 12 Dargis 36 6 Kelley 6 Kennedy (convers.) 13 Lined up below ore the Central Catholic Conference Football Champions for 1947. These men were the main stalwarts of tho Islanders jaugernout, which steamrolled its way through the conference undefeated. In the line aro PRE-SEASON GAMES Winning one game and losing two in preseason play, the sputtering De La Salle football machine gained needed strength and experience in tho three pre-conference tilts. De La Salle opened the football season by trampling Blake 14 to 0 on the losers' rainsoaked field. The Islanders were sparked to victory by the outstanding play of Tom Coulombe and Dick Dargis, who each accounted for a touchdown. This was the only defeat Blake suffered. The following game saw DE in action away from home against Duluth Central, to whom the Islanders dropped a heart-breaker, 7 to 0. Hard running in the backfield failed to halt Central, who seemed to have all the breaks. DE was unable to score, and Central won on a lone tally. An eventful second half spelled defeat for the Islanders, as Edison won 13 to 6. After outplaying the Wizards for a lead of 6 to 0 at the end of the first half, DE fell short of victory by allowing two touchdowns in the last half. Pot Kelloy (RE), Fronk Barber (RT), Gone Brownrigg (RG), Don McGinty (C). Dave Kennedy (LG), Leo Svobodny (LT). and George Powlik (LE)j In the bockfioldi Dick Dargis (RH), Jerry Bailey (QB), Doug Keefe (FB), Tom Coulombe (IH).

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Pictured above are the 1947 Catholic Football Champions, who completed tholr conference schedule with fivo victories and no losses. Top Row -Bob Kammer, Pat Kelley, Bob Murphy, Bob McGuire, Bob Wintheiser, and Bob Ryan. Second Row—Hood Coach Dick Reinhart, Jerry Weber, Leo Svobod-ny. Gene Brownrigg, Joe Vavrock, Dick Dargis, Tom Coulombo, George Pawlik, Larry Peterson, Jim Romlly, Frank Barber, Jerome Jungquist, manager, and Mark Sivan-ich, manager. Third Row—Line Coach Fay Frawley, Joe Coval, Davo Konnedy, Bill Hinton, Jorry Boiloy, Jim Dutcher, Bob Kasbohm, Doug Keefe, Steve Bell, Ed Bergquisf, and Denny Murray. Bottom Row Wolly Madden, Don McGinty, John Miller, James Jagodzinski, Ronald Jocobs, Joe Stansberry, Ray Flannery, Pot McGuire, and Dick Meyers. Mighty Men of DE De La Salle captured the Central Catholic Conference crown and holds the title for the second straight year. Climaxing the season by a crushing victory over St. Thomas, the Islanders stood undefeated and untied in conference play, thus entitling them to receive the coveted football championship trophy. Tom Coulombe, speedy Islander halfback, led the conference scoring by ploughing his way to seven touchdowns. Second high conference scor- Wear Grid Crown ing honors were given to hard hitting Dick Dargis, who came through wfih six tallies. Dave Kennedy did a fine job of kicking by converting on 13 scores to take top conference honors In the extra-point department. Fast running Steve Bell hit for two touchdowns, while end Pat Kelley and halfback Bill Hinton each scored one marker. During the season's conference play, De La Salle piled up a total of 115 points while the opposition scampered for 28. Pago iwenty-four

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Thoio are the De La Salle members of the All-Catholic Conference team os picked by the St. Paul and Minneapolis papors. Top Row— George Pawhk. Jim Dutcher, Coach Frawley, Don McGinty. Jerry Bailey, and Dick Fitrgerald. Bottom Row-Dkk Dargis, Tom Coulombe, Dave Kennedy. Fronk Borber, and Pot Kelloy. The individual ploy of these All-Stars is what enabled the Islanders to go through their conference with a clean unbeaten and untied record. ALL-CONFERENCE MEN De La Salle was honored this year in having ten men on the All-Conference teams picked by the Minneapolis Times and St. Paul Dispatch. The Times had Kennedy, McGinty, Barber, Kelley, Coulombe, and Dargis on the first team. Pawlik and Dutcher on the second. The Dispatch honored Kelley, Fitzgerald, McGinty, Dutcher and Coulombe with first string ratings, while Kennedy, Bailey, and Dargis made the second team. Tom Coulombe received All-State Honors. DE 35 - ST. AGNES 7 In a terrific showing of class and speed the Islanders beat the Aggies, 35 to 7. The first period had Dargis and Coulombe both scoring. In the second period Hinton scored for the third tally. Once again in the third quarter Coulombe easily loped 60 yards for a touchdown. Also In this quarter Steve Bell mode his speedy 75-yard runback and final Islander score. Dave Kennedy's toe accounted for all five extra points. St. Agnes scored in the final period. Brothor Mark, Athletic Director, and De lo Salle Cooeh Dick Reinhart happily admire the trophy presented to the Island ers for the football chompionship of '47, tho second that Cooch Reinhart's teams have won. Page twenty-six