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

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Islander non-conference games were impressive, but the squad lacked the uniformity of a conference champion. DE dropped games to St. Paul Johnson and Rob-binsdale before beating Blake in pre-season contests. In the Johnson game, which De La Salle lost 20 to 13, DE marched 85 yards for the first touchdown, with Denny Murray scoring on a reverse. Murray and Dick Roedel led to the score with a variety of running plays. Johnson, however, wasted no time in tying the score, and in going ahead by converting the extra point. Their drive was highlighted by two long passes. The Johnnies scored two more touchdowns before the Islanders could get another marker in the fourth quarter, on runs by Murray again, with Dave Kennedy kicking the extra point. DE lost their second game of the season to the Rob-binsdale Lake Conference co-champs in a 13 to 6 thriller. At the half the Robins led 6 to 0 after intercepting an Islander pass and throwing one of their own good for 25 yards. In the third quarter Robbinsdale scored again on a 40-yard pass from Pete Hayek to Hamie Nelson, together with a 17-yard run by Hayek. At this point the Islanders took over with Lane Pro-vencher blocking a punt on the Robin 35-yard line. Dick Roedel then threw a pass to Don McGinty, who dropped it, but Dick Perzel was there to recover it for DE's only touchdown. De La Salle next went into action against Blake and trounced them 32 to 12, under the lead of Steve Bell. DE scored early in the first quarter, when, after intercepting a pass. Bell and Murray carried the boll to the one, with Bell scoring. Soon after. Bell and Murray moved the ball up to the Blake seven with Bell again scoring, putting the Islanders ahead 13 to 0. Blake tried to make it a tough game by connecting for two long passes and a touchdown, but on their kickoff Bell raced 75 yards for another DE marker. Kennedy made good his second extra point. In the last half Bell racked up his fourth marker, and Hans Reiss passed to Bud Blanchard for the final score. Top—Denny Murray, DE halfback, out-runs o Blake wingback as ho breaks away for a gain in the 32 to 13 rout of Bloke on our homo field. Center—Rugged line play and effective blocking was the turning point in the Cretin game. Holes in the line, like the one pictured, enabled Denny Murray to roce to two touchdowns. Bottom-Breaking into the clear is Steve Bell, as Andy Kasperbauer (50) comes In from the side to head him off. Page twenty-eight

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Bock row—Vince DeLisi, Bob Wintheiser, Denny Murray, Dick Roodel. Don Jaeger, and Jerry Ferret. Middle row— Jerry Piano, Ronald Jocobt, lane Provencher, Mike Com- pton, Joe Stansberry, and Bob Hoiledine. Manoger. Front row—Wayne Valentine, Gordon Weber, Louis Cabella, Fred Cussler, Don Larson, and Dick Loesch, Manoger. ray and Don McGinty. Murray has played for two years in the backfield and is one of the fastest ball carriers to graduate from De La Salle. The third man, McGinty, has also ployed on the first team for two years, but being a junior, he has another year of competition left. Don, who in his first year played center, was changed last fall to an end by Coach Reinhart because of the shortage of good ends. Taking McGinty's place at center was Dick Boemer, a junior. Standings for the Central Catholic Conference in 1948 are: Team Won Lost Pet. T.P. O.P De La Salle ...3 1 .750 71 41 St. John's 3 1 .750 52 57 Cretin 3 1 .750 79 43 St. Cloud 1 3 .250 26 51 St. Thomas 0 4 .000 35 71 The ihfce All-Conforenco men pictured bolow ore, from left to righti Don McGinty, Dove Kennedy, and Denny Murray.

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l»ft—Seeming to hovo no opponfion but peering cautiously 31 to 13 defeat of St. Thomas. Right-On the bottom of the ahead is Denny Murray os he racks up a long gain In the pile but scoring the touchdown is Don Jaeger, DE fullback. Meeting archrival Cretin in the opening conference game, De La Salle scored win number one on its way to the championship by beating the Raiders, 14 to 7. Cretin moved into a 7 to 0 lead at the half after Ted McQuillan scored from the one-foot line. The touchdown ploy was set up by a Raider march from the Islander 30, with Jake Mauer doing the damage. It took DE but five plays of the third period to tie the score. Steve Bell carried the ball to the Cretin 33, and then Denny Murray took the pigskin on a double reverse and carried it to paydirt. In the final quarter, after Dave Kennedy recovered a Raider fumble on their 40, Murray raced for his second touchdown of the afternoon. Buddy Blanchard made good his conversion. In the closing minutes of the game Mauer carried the ball 58 yards only to be stopped and held for four plays on the Islander six-inch marker by an iron man line. DE then took over as the game ended 14 to 7 in their favor. In action next against St. Cloud, DE won another close game 13 to 7 on the losers' home grounds. The Islanders, using a double reverse, spun to their first touchdown on two runs of 25 and 55 yards by Steve Bell. In the second quarter DE again scored after Don Jaeger intercepted a St. Cloud pass on the 50-yard line. This gave them a 13 to 0 lead which was nothing too much, because St. Cloud seemed to be a different team during the second half. Bob Rader intercepted an Islander pass and raced 75 yards for the only Cathedrolite tally, but they threatened for the rest of the game. A sad homecoming game it was for De La Salle fans os St. John's dumped DE, 20 to 13. The Islanders were first to score when Bell plunged over from the six, after a series of runs and passes. DE soon scored again on o pass from Bell to Blanchord, who was waiting in the end zone. St. John's then took over and scored three | touchdowns. This not only caused DE to lose the game but also cost the Islanders undisputed possession of first place in tho conference. Tipping St. Thomas 31 to 13 gave De La Sallo its third conference title in as many years, although they shared it with St. John's and Cretin. Page fweny-nine