Fisher High School - Echo Yearbook (Fisher, IL)

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Football Tw enty three boys reported for football on August 31 to Coach Swartout Among these the returnmg lettermen were Gale Exchelbergex Galen Horsch Ronme Wllson Date Gossard Darrell Cox Mlke Kelly Fred KBISCI and Floyd Slzer Flsher had another xery successful season by wmmng all thelr games and becom mg Ill1n1 Valley Champs for the thlrd straxght year The squad as a whole dlsplayed ood team work Coach Swartout dld a fme Job of coachmg as the record tells The fust game was played vuth Sldell on Fxsher s gudlron with Flsher comlng out on top by a 32 7 score Ronme W1lson was hlgh man wxth tvso touchdowns Next vsas our arch rxval Mahomet on thelr fleld Again Flsher came out on top 40 13 Gale Elchelberger and Dave Gossard led the scormg wlth two touchdowns and one pomt after touchdown each After a two week layoff the team traveled to Um Hlgh They expected a tough game because thls was the team that txed them the year before, but Flsher took com mand of the game and walloped the Buckeyes 34 0 Galen Horsch led the scormg mth a touchdown and a pomt after touchdown Flshers next game was played at home agamst the St Joe Indlans After a hald fought game Fisher came out on top wlth a score of 33 26 Ronme Wrlson led the scormg wlth three touchdowns The next game was played at Longvlew agamst ABL wlth Flsher startmg thmgs off rlght by scormg on the opemng play of the game Coach Swaltout cleared the bench ln this game to let everyone play Ten of the players scored at least one pomt as Flsher routed the Trojans 55 13 Galen Horsch led the scorlng wxth two touchdowns and two extra polnts The fmal game of the season was agamst Homer Thus game was to declde WhlCh team would become champlons of the 1ll1n1 Valley Conference Homer scored flrst on a 35 yard run by the quarterback After that Flsher took command of the game and went on to rout Homer 45 12 Gale Elchelberger played a vely good game as he scored five touchdowns and passed for two othels Thus was the fmal game for the followmg elght Semors Fred Kalser Galen Horsch Roscoe Specht, Floyd Slzer Nllke Kelly, Ronme Wllson, Darrell Cox and Rlchard Bernett Wxth boys l1ke Gale Exchelberger Clyde Ingold Darrell Wxlson, Dave Gossard and Pete Jackson Fxsher should do a very good Job next year We, the students of Fisher Hlgh School wxsh to congratulate Coach Swaltout, the team and manager on bemg Illxm Valley Champs of 1953 ELLEN -'ff 1 3 1 1 1 v 1 9 1 1 'Q ' . V . . . - nl . . . . 5 . . . I V V. . . , '. . . . . - . . . . Y . ' ' Q y - . , . . ,. - 1 1 , . , , . 9 1 , , . , . 1 1 -

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I ootball Letterman Revue GALEIX HORSCH A great team captam A trxp around Galen s end convlnced many backs that football IS a rough sport Mr Defense w1ll leave a blg Job for someone to f1ll next year FRED KAISER A fme end Fred played a lot of offense and defense always ready He was a blg man who dld a bmg Job DARRELL COX Good and always xmprovmg Darrell ran for some much need ed yardage from hls r1ght half post and dxd some fme blocklng for the other backs SHADY EICHELBERGER A fme competxtoz that quarterbacked the Bunmes to then conference title He dxd a fme Job of ball totmg and passmg RON WILSON One of F1sher's top notch ends Ron was a consistent ball playel who liked the game of football a good blocker and flne team man DAVE GOSSARD A fast and loose breakaway runner who could go the dlstance on any play Keep an eye on Dave these next two years FLOYD SIZER Flsher s Snapper Backer Floyd was a bxg man who demanded a great deal of respect ln the center of Fishers llne NIIKE KELLY Mlke added a spark to the squad He had some experxence at end and at halfback RICHARD BERNETT Dlck s speed and aglllty proved to be valuable throughout the season He learned and played a lot of football for a flrst year man ROSCOE SPECHT A tall offenslve end who made a blg target for our passers Flsher wlll mxss some of thls S179 next year WALT JACKSON The blg man 1n the center of Fxshel s defenslve lme Walt lakes to rock em and sock em He should be a blg help m there next year CLYDE IINGOLD Showed a lot of offense but starred as a defensive half Chlp packs a lot of wallop for a small man and uses hls speed well DARRELL VSILSON A hard hlttlllg rxght halfback who lolled up several yards and pomts when they vsele needed Darrell has a lot of punch left for hls next two seasons Hats off to the remamder of the squad Competltlon ran hlgh for posltxons on the startmg lme up The reserves of thls season w1ll make up Flshers teams ln years to come The frxends and fans of the Flshel Bunmes can expect a lot of foot ball from these boys next year Season s Results FISHER FISHER FISHER FISHER FISHER FISHER NS-Llbx eff SIDELL MAHOMET 13 UNI HIGH ST JOE ABL 13 HOMER 12 1 , . . , - . ' ff - H H U ' . , ,, ',, . , - . . . 1 . . - . . . , . J 32 .....,.,........ '7 40 ......,......... 34 .......,......,. 0 33 ...,,..,........ . 26 55 ..............., 45 .........,.....,