Hamilton High School - Review Yearbook (Hamilton, OH)

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ri A I. X ,'- ' Y-'fry xl C, 31 5 r t l ' it iiir'5w+.'gt i sisistiifie .T fue! George McPhers Hamilton ....14 Mansfield .......................................... 7 Going into the game, the Big Blue of Hamilton High was on the verge of making or breaking the season. The team knew that if they lost they would come home with a mediocre 2 win and 2 lost record. Mansfield was ranked third in the state with impressive wins over several of the northern schools. The stage was set with l0,000 people looking on from Mansfield Stadium. Mansfield drove to a 7-0 halftime lead, but on the brilliant runs of iunior halfback Dave Hand- car Bailey, the Fightin' Big Blue of Hamilton High came back and defeated the Tyger eleven. N. :W .f, U vr'v .v'- ,At vs x 5 QW Q , 1 t .4 r it .. .x l va A nw' 'Y 3. A ' I ' L , . 9 t '- Q ' ' , 1 i 4 ft., N, X 'S s , x , .X X . . A -m lx ' 4 on T731 recovers a Hughes Big Red fumble in the Hamilton-Hughes game. Hamilton ............. ..... 4 7 Cincinnati Hughes .............................. 0 As the score of this game indicates, the Thackermen entirely dominated the game and their superb offense sent 2,000 Hughes' fans back to the Queen City with a feeling that they had played one of the top teams in the state. Standouts in the Blue's attack were Bob Leshner, Neil Burtis, Don Curtis, Jerry Johnson, and Dave Bailey. John Banks Don Curtis Dave Hays iunior tackle iunior quarterback senior guard 5 nv ' ri 9, ring 1' Q M 4 . 'V lbw d ...Q Q H' rv ':.'.T' l my l .

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Libbey defense. t V .. A 'st ' if 5-' V P- J if ,K V. f i... 5 3 y ,. Oscar Hauer Mike Melhuse Elmer Hoskins senior guard senior guard iunior center Hamilton ........ 7 Hamilton ......... 6 Toledo Libbey .................................... 21 The Fightin' Big Blue were overpowered by an aroused Libbey Cowboy aggregation, 2l-7, in the sea- son opener under the lights at Libbey Stadium. The Blue probably set a school record by scoring only one first down in the entire game, and their only score came late in the final period on an 85 yard gallop by junior safetyman Jerry Johnson, who intercepted a Libbey pass on his own i5 yard line. Jim Lacey lleftl iunior end Ralph Fox lrightl iunior fullback Cincinnati Elder .................................. 0 Although the buses which carried several hundred of the nearly l,OOO Hamilton fans to Elder Stadium broke down and were delayed for 30 minutes, the Big Blue roorers arrived iust in time to see our H. H. S. lads come home with a 6-O victory over the highly regarded Elder Panther crew in one of the week's top games in the state. After a pass interception brought the ball down to the Panther's four yard line, Co-captain Neil Burtis plunged off tackle for the Blue's only score. This was the winning margin as the Eldermen could not muster enough strength to break through the great H.H.S. line. Neil Burtis gains four yards with his new, high, twisting style for our only touchdown in the Elder game. B .,.. - 22 ad , Q11 Y 2, wi Larry Whiteside l44l sprints around right end while George McPherson 1731 prepares to cut down the

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24 g an .sea ex 5:4 F , 91 Dan Murray senior center Joe Brandel junior end ' li . Hamilton ..,... 13 9 Springfield .... 13 One of the best football games seen at the local H.H.S. Athletic Field was witnessed by some 7,500 fans at the Big Blue's annual Homecoming game when the Springfield Wildcats tied the aroused Big Blue team, l3-l3, in the last 8 seconds of the contest. The Blue built up a lead only to see it shattered in the last 5 minutes of play when the Wildcats sprang to life to score two touchdowns on an 85 yard gallop and a 44 yard punt return. The prize winning float in our Homecoming game with Springfield was made by the ioint efforts of the German and French clubs. Left to right: Gretchen Hayes, Janet Haacke, Suella Hoerner, linda Hayes. i, . Tacklers swarm to Don Curtis f32l as he tries an option play against the highly rated Purcell eleven. Hamilton .............. .... 6 Cincinnati Purcell ............................ 14 Purcell's high flying Cavaliers trekked to Hamilton with the first ranked team in the state, a high-step- ping band, nearly 4,000 fans, and eked out a bare l4-6 triumph. The score tells very little about the game as the Hamiltonians dominated it in every respect except the score column. Not too many fans felt disappointed in the Blue's game because they played great ball against the top team in the state and with a few breaks they could have won. Larry Whiteside Dan Foster senior halfback senior guard Co-Captain Neil Burtis senior halfback Owen Baker iunior halfback g ig, T if Q- Eiga. - ii 'V Q . 14:vv , k ki K sv s L .