Garfield High School - Anim Yearbook (Hamilton, OH)

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Garfield T4 - Taft T2 The second game with Taft was very close. The score at the end of the half was 6-O in our favor. At the beginning of the second half, Taft scored a touch- down tying the score at 6-6. Garfield and Taft both scored once in the last quarter, but Garfield managed to complete the run for the extra points to be victorious at I4-12. Campbell was the main yard- gainer as he scored both of Garfield's touchdowns and also the extra points. , -fd Russ Campbell C351 is downed by a group of Lima players as he goes for short-yardage. Z 3 , E ,A t -5- T 5 rg'-nf 1 Y -nw e A K-i i, it t asm :'i'2ff VY Garfield 20 - Lima 28 The Grilfins traveled to Lima to try for second place in the GOL. This was the best all around game of the season. A great second-half effort fell short as they were beaten 28-20. All three of the Garfield touchdowns were scored by Campbell. Garfield players combines for that one last yard which will give them another touchdown in the Middletown game.

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Garfield 40 - Taft 0 Displaying a powerful hard running backfield, the Griffins overwhelmed their crass-town rivals 40-O in their first GOL League game. Scoring 34 points in the first half and 6 in the second half with Campbell scoring four TD's and Whiteside two. Garfield 22 - Portsmouth 6 Playing in a downpour of rain the Griltins won their second straight GOL League game on a fourth quarter rally. The defense was spectacular as they held Portsmouth on three goal line stands. Sopho- more Dave Waller, quarterback, did a remarkable iob as he took over in place of injured Henry Lakes. Campbell again scored all Garfield touchdowns on runs of 65, 45, and 3 respectively. T' vpymiww 5 ww mm,-vb i ,, 7 Q -f' ' xv, A 4' 1 -,und- . . .V . .4 i ,, 5,5515 K? Q W sf mn! . .,, ,U , '1' .3 M.. W 4 Qyffigil 4 L QL an Garfield's defense shows its strength as Brown C201, Taylor C521, and Whiteside C361 combine to tackle a Lima ball-carrier. Garfield O- Springfield 61 Traveling to Springfield to play the state's No. 2 team for the GOL leadership, the Griffins never got started as they were trounced 6l-O, Although the score was' big, it doesn't tell the whole story. Earl Whiteside played his best game of the season as he stood out on both offense and defense. A Middletown ball-carrier is thrown for a loss by Skip Taylor C521 as Kleintank C231, and Conrad C571 are closing fast.

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The band salutes the team as they come roaring onto the field before game time. Nothing gives the crowd a greater thrill than Garfield 'I2 - Middletown 44 The Griffin eleven closed out its first gridiron sea- son by falling before the Middletown Middies 44-l2 before a disappointed crowd of 500 at the Athletic Field. Russ Campbell scored the last touchdown of the season as Middletown's passing game proved to be too much. Defensive players Ken Wells U91 and Richard Conrad prove too much for this Newark ball-carrier.