Edwardsville High School - Tiger Yearbook (Edwardsville, IL)

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Bil BrewLr oa h Bob Barnharf, Lefl' End Wayne Baumgar+ner, Quarlerback Vincenf Beck, LeH End Harlow Coolbaugh, Quarierback Dan Eilers, Righl' End Carl Fish, Lefl Halfback Fred Gillham, Righi' Guard Willard Goff, Fullbaclc Ray Heinemeier, Fullback Clifford Hoppe, LeH Halfback Leslie Lance, Lefl' Guard David Maxfield, Cenier Charles Mays, Righi Halfback Frank McBride, Righi' Tackle Carl Mick, Righf Halfback Richard Ridgeway, Righi' Tackle Jack Riggs, Cenier Don Roberlson, Lef'I' Tackle Tom Slowey, Lef+ Tackle Earl Whiled, Righf End

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FOOTBALL LETTERMEN ' I rlrsr row, leff +o righf: Dan Eilers, Franlc McBride, Don Roberfson, Fred Gillham, Tom Slowey, Leslie Lance, Richard Ridge way, Willard Goff, Bob Barnharf, Earl Whifed. Second row: David Maxfield, Vincenl' Beclr, Jack Riggs, Charles Mays, Ray Heinemeier, Harlow Coolbaugh, Carl Mick Clifford Hoppe, Karl Fish, Coach Brewer. X E , FOOTBALL REVIEW The I948 edifion of fhe Edwardsville Tigers un der Coach Bill Brewer made a beH'er showing fhan had b I. h d . . . . een accompls e rn receni' years. lnfensrve drill in fhe fundamen+als early in Seprember was follo ed b W Y rhorough pracfice in rheir applicafiong 'lhe Tigers succeeded in winning vicfories over 1-hree opponenfs, 'lying one, and losing 'ro five. Three of fhe losses were ai' 'lhe hands of De Andreis of Sf. Louis, sfrong parochial school +eam, and fo Roxana and Collinsville, power houses of fhis area. The l948 foofball , p y me aHi+ude in sporrsmanship and fair play. Wi+h an improved spirif being displayed in foofball i+ is hoped, ihal' +he fufure of E. H. S. gridiron ac'rivi+ies will con rinue fo advance. aggrega+ion was a high-spirif ed, hard fighiing ouffil' all of whom dis la ed a F' Coach Bill Brewer in addiiion +o serving a full-schedule as boys' P. E. insfrucfor worked diligenfly and fai+hfull d ' + lo ' ' y an is o e commended for his excellenf handling of fhe feam. I7

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THJE I948 FOOTBALL SEASON TIGERS I2g MT. OLIVE 0 MI'. Olice suffered ifs firsf home game defeaf i.n fhree years by fhe Tigers. Our 'Ieam looked good for ifs firsf game. Heinemeier made bofh fouch- dow.ns on line plunges. Mosf of fhe game was played in fhe enemy's ferrifory, proving our super- iorify all 'Ihrough fhe game. TIGERS I9g STAUNTON I9 Sfring defenses were evidenf in bofh feams. Heinemeier scored fwice in fhe firsf half, leaving fhe score I2 'I'o 6, Tigers. The Bulldogs came back i.n fhe second half wifh a lead of I9 fo I2. Hoppe ran fhe ball over in a 25 yar-d run wifh seconds fo go, and Ray ran fhe exfra poin'I', fo fie fhe game up which ended in a fhriller. TIGERS 2Ip MADISON 2 EdwardsviIIe's powerful line was fhe deciding fac- for in fhis game, wifh II fo 8 firsf downs. We scored in all periods excepl' fhe firsf. The Trojans scored when fhey blocked a kick for a safefy. There was a Iighf rain during fhe secon-d period which seemed +o gel' fhe Tigers rolling. TIGERS I3g DeANDREIS 25 The Wildcafs seemed fo have a fasfer fealm fhan ours. Alfhough fhey oufweighed our feam, we never made a fumble in 'I'he game. Heinemeier scord bofh fouchdowns, one on a pass from Cool- baugh for a 25-yard score and fhe o'I'her on a line plunge. TIGERS I4g WOOD RIVER 7 The Oilers led Iduring fhe firsf half, 7 fo 0. Hoppe scored in fhe fhird period affer fhe feam foughf a desperafe baffle fo fhe I yard line. Mays saved fhe game when he infercepfed a pass and scored on a 45-yard run in fhe fourfh quarfer. By fhe end of fhe game fhe Tigers had oufclassed 'Ihe opponenfs wifh II 'Io 5 firsf downs, in a fhrilling game. TIGERS 6, ROXANA 20 The Shells scored in fhe firs'I' period affer which Barnharf wenf over on a 2I-yand run wifh a pass from Coolbaugh. Affer a poor sfarf in fhe firsf half, Roxana snapped back and wenf info fheir sixfh sfraighf vicfory. The Tigers .never fhreafened in fhe second half, having only one firsf down. IX TIGERS O, ALTON 27 The Redbirds won fheir spurs when fhey fook us for 'Iheir firsf win affer five losses. The Tigers never fhreafened. If was a hard foughf baffle, buf iusf couIdn'+ hold fhem off. We held fhem fo seven poinfs i.n fhe firsf half, buf fhey picked up in fhe second half. TIGERS 9, COLLINSVILLE 47 The Kahoks sfarfed ouf wifh a I3-poinf Iead', when 'rhe Tigers fackled fhe enemy in fhe end zone, for a. safefy, making if I3 fo 2. Then Wilkinson wenf over on a pass from Coolbaugh, for a score of I3 fo 9. The Kahoks wenf on fo wi.n a hard foughf game on a cold clear nigh'I'. TIGERS 6: GRANITE CITY 26 The Warriors played a rough game in which several players were iniured. AI' fhe end of fhe game we led I'h,em in firsf downs wifh I2 fo I I. Bofh feams used a passing affack wifh mosf of GraniI'e's clicking. We complefed only 5 ouf of 20. Cool- baugh scored on a quarferback sneak, affer four complefe passes and several hard drives. The feam was handicapped by 'I'he absence of Hoppe.