Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Scoring Emerson Opponents Colley . ... 36 Touchdowns . . 22 9 Ortosky . ... 18 Extra Points. . 14 4 Schaff . ... 18 First downs . . 84 51 Kuck . ... 18 Yards rushing . ... 1555 660 Carnahan . .. 14 Yards passing. . 355 515 Yesh . ... 12 Own fumbles recovered . 13 16 Miller . ... 6 Opp. fumbles recovered ... . 12 12 Pangiotis . ... 6 Passes completed . . 21 33 Lesch . ... 6 Intercepted . . 11 13 Ranzino. ... 6 Passes incompleted. . 41 61 Minitti . ... 6 FOOTBALL TEAM Carl Carnahan —Tough lineman and conversion expert. Dom Cefali —Strong lineman, especially on defense. Dick Coi.ley —Pulled us through many tough spots with his smart signal calling and fine running. Bill Kane —One of the best pass receivers around. Louie Karras —Veteran tackle, was often in opponents backfield. Jim King —Saw plenty of action as a reserve guard. Don Kirksey —Accurate center, tough on defense. Steve Kokos —Mighty guard; rugged and aggressive. Merrit Lesch Excellent ball-handler on the T ; good passer. Joe Minitti —Fast and shifty; a hard man to bring down. Paul Ortosky —Small but powerful back with plenty of speed. Jack Sciiaff —Count on Jack for those needed yards. Bob Yesh —Tough on defensive, one of the better ends in the state. Page Thirty

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Emerson 21—Hammond 0 The Tornado started this one early. Fullback Paul Artosky intercepted a Wildcat pass early in the third quarter and raced 68 yards to score. In the second quarter, Dick Colley sparked a 73-yard drive and scored a short plunge. Colley came through again in the final quarter, and Carl Carnahan’s third placement made it 21-0. Louie Karras again was the bulwark of the line. Emerson 14—Washington E. C. 13 After leading 14-0 at half time, the Tornado ran out of steam and came close to losing the game in the second half. We drove 71 yards for our first touchdown as our whole backfield alternated in carrying the ball. Bill Kuck finally took it over. With less than a minute left in the first half, Colley broke loose for a 43-yard ramble to the 1-yard line and then took it over. The Senators showed new life in the second half and came back to score two touchdowns. Carnahan’s two placement kicks were fortunate for the Tornado. Emerson 20—Froebel 0 We took to the air to score two touchdowns in the second half after leading only 7-0 at the end of the first half. Paul Ortosky plunged over for the first touchdown after Louie Karras recovered a Froebel fumble deep in their territory. A 23-yard pass, Bill Kuck to Bob Yesh, accounted for the next touchdown after a 34-yard pass to Sam Ranzino. Early in the last quarter, Merritt Lesch con¬ nected with Ranzino for a 31-yard touchdown. Emerson 13—Roosevelt 0 The Panthers showed unexpected power as they held us scoreless through the first half. Paul Ortosky powered the first touchdown drive with Colley going over from 5-yards out. Lesch intercept¬ ed a Roosevelt pass to start the last drive with Ortosky going over from the 6. Emerson 27—Horace Mann 6 The Tornado really came to life in this game and rolled over to the Horsemen. Center Don Kirksey intercepted a Mann pass to start the first drive, highlighted by Colley’s 23-yard run. Jack Schaff took it over. A couple of penalties, a Joe Minnitti’s 22-yard run set up the next score when Colley went over from the 2. In the last quarter, Colley went over from the 16, after a march of 81 yards. Carnahan kicked his third straight conversion. The Horsemen scored soon after on a 74-yard aerial drive with Kyle hitting Lees from the 12 for the score. Emerson came right back as Minnitti broke loose for a 44-yard touchdown gallop. Page Twenty-nine

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The Klugmen started the 1945-46 season in the “if” class according to Mr. Werry. With six major letter winners returning, things looked quite a bit better to most observers. The boys who had fought through last years sectionals and were back for another whirl were Tom Wilson, Jack Schaff, Dick Colley, Sam Ranzino, Lester Mayes, and Frances Gant. To round out the team such standouts as John Depanion, Dick Swan, Albert Gasper, and Bill Kane were in there for their first whirl at var¬ sity basketball. The Norse opened the season with a 47-33 victory over Hobart. Emerson showed plenty of point potency and an adequate defense to cope with the Brickies. The second game of the season found the boys traveling up to Benton Harbor. The Norse found the Harbor boys a little too tough on their own floor and took a 37-33 set-back. Emerson put up a great drive in the final quarter but just couldn’t pull this one out of the fire. £7 “he Smetson- tloehel Jlitiller Page Thirty-i