Hamilton High School - Review Yearbook (Hamilton, OH)

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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 .

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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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'f 'Qatar Nr' v--.f gif? Dave Chalk senior haltback x Q A in Nelson Johnson senior guard , . I F ap NN-wx Q f Jerry Carey senior guard c5343 f elf. E .1 Tony Johnson senior tackle 'XAQSSY .Q lst Joe Logsdon junior center , 'USN J '939 - Norm Settles senior quarterback Hamilton .. ..... 1 9 Portsmouth ...................... 0 The Blue fought up to their name and defeated a Portsmouth Troian team in Portsmouth's Homecoming game. The River City boys tried valiantly to defeat the ranked Big Blue, but the Hamilton squad played possession ball to its full advantage on a muddy field holding Portsmouth scoreless. Jim Lacey, Dave Bailey, and Owen Baker scored the Big Blue touchdowns and were the stand- outs of the game. With this victory the Big Blue vaulted to the top of the Greater Ohio League standings with a 2-O-l record. Hamilton .......... .... 3 3 Dayton Fairview .............. 0 A superior Big Blue romped over Day- ton Fairview, 33-O, in the last contest held between the two schools. The Blue held a distinct advantage throughout the contest while holding the Bulldogs to only one first down in the entire game. Standouts in this game were Mike Yeri- gan, Jim Lacey, and Don Curtis. A short gain is made by Neil Burtis t4Ol in Portsmouth's Home- coming game. Hamilton's defensive forward wall was too much for the Bulldog's offense, which could not penetrate into Big Blue territory. ty 1-A G .Q 1: M Q . xi vs E ., 'fl 1 we 0- -...- nk '.,,UxL Q George McPherson Tom Metcalfe Jerry Johnson 25 senior tackle senior tackle iunior guard