Hutchinson Community College - Dragons Tale Yearbook (Hutchinson, KS)

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HllllRAll MARVIN-E. Kansas rrl Kansas CURTIS-E. THE 1952 SEASON BY DICK RENFRO Finishing the season in a blaze of glory, the HJC gridsters trampled the previously unbeaten- untied ElDorado and led McCook, Nebraska, into camp, ending with a respectable five -win, three- loss, and one -tie record. Traveling to Lawton, Oklahoma, to meet the powerful Cameron Aggies, the Blue Dragons did not fare so well. They were soundly trounced by the Cameron eleven, 39-7. It was in the first three minutes of this battle that Captain Ted Flickinger suffered a broken leg, sidelining him for the rest of the season. -1 r r, J.D. -T. Kansas Hutc hin DAVID-T. Kansas RICHARD-C. son K , ansas ,T FLICKINGER, TED-QB BOWEN, RALPH-E. Pretty Prairie, Kansas Burlington, Kansas Captain Acting Captain Bouncing back from the first defeat, the Blue and Red displayed power as the Dragons plastered the Kansas City Blue Devils, 46-6. This tilt featured many long runs by Hutch. The Dragons were never in danger as they promptly took a 13-O lead in the first quarter. After spotting the Tonkawa Mavericks a 7-0 half-time lead, the Hutch eleven tallied twice in the third and added another in the fourth quarter to wallop Tonkawa, 19-7 in the third game of the year. Two quick touchdowns in the third quarter against the tight Maverick defense was enough to clinch the contest for the dragons. A tight-defensive, scoreless battle was featured in the next game as the Coffeyville Red Ravens invaded Gowans field for one of the best defensive games seen in years. Many scoring opportunities prevailed for both teams, but neither could capitalize on the threats as the game ended 0-0. In two previous games between the teams, the final tallies were 6-6 and 13-13. WARD, D. A. -G. Hutchinson, Kansas MORFORD, RICHARD-G. Sl. John, Kansas -R NEUF Em, Ennis-G. Hutchinson, Kansas I 1 WATERS, DONALD-G. Macksville, Kansas ERNSTING, WILLIAM -C Ellinwood, Kansas E' l

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llllll RIIIH GRID RIIYAHY JANICE HORNISH SHERRY SMITH THANKS EVERYBODY -That was all Ruth Caffee could say when Mr. Tom Kelly announced her the Football Queen of the 1952 grid season. Her escort and co-captains, Ralph Bowen and Ted Flickinger, presented the traditional mums, gold football necklace, and kisses. KAY MCLAUGHLIN GEORGE ANN HARNEY JOANNE HAMILTON

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V -W. 4- , N ,,..4.e- ., vm SESHER, C, E. s,rl 1'.,5 Q.. 0 .0. ..5'2 ' MI3 MINUTES '22 14 T0 PLAY ll: .5 Class '39 9 lg.. Z-gf' -V. ,. ,,.,,,. V MQ. - -. HUTBHINSIJN - vlslr ns UUAHTEH Head Coach Hutchinson 7 39 Cameron Aggies Hutchinson 46 6 Kansas City Hl1i3ChiI1SOn 19 7 Tonkawa, Oklahoma H'-1tChif1S0l'1 9 9 Coffeyville Hutchinson 7 18 Dodge City Hutchinson 39 Z0 Garden City Hutchinson O 45 Tyler, Texas Hutchinson 34 Z1 El Dorado Hutchinson 34 7 McCook, Nebraska .Tourneying next to Dodge City to meet the Con- quistadors, the Blue and Red figure-d in an even chance to whip the unbeaten Conqs. The Dragons looked like a shoo-in as they marched down the field for a TD in the opening minutes of the tussle but once the Dodge City machine started rolling it was hard to stop. The Dragons were on the short end of an 18-7 score when the final gun sounded. Next on the Dragon's list of nine came the rugged Bronc-busters from Garden City. This contest featured good offense on the part of both teams. Although the Broncs racked up Z0 points, the Dragons were never in real danger as they built up an early lead to win, 39-20. Deep in the heart of Texas the Dragons took on the highly-rated Tyler Apaches in Hutch's roughest game of the year. The Apaches built up a 32-0 half- time margin and coasted the rest of the way to a 45-0 victory. This same Apache tribe later in the season scalped the Cameron Aggies, 69-0. HILL, GENE-C. -' Mt. Hope, Kansas SPANI, TOM-QB Chase, Kansas MYERLY, LAURENCE-G. CHRISTIE, BILL-G. FRIESEN, ELDON-T KRETZER, DOUGLAS-G. Hutchinson, Kansas Lyons, Kansas Stafford, Kansas Hutchinson, Kansas WASHALISKI, Bazine, Kansas BOWEN, ROGER E Burlington, Kansas STRANDBERG, Hutchinson, Kansas NEFF, JACK-T Little River, Kansas TAPPAN, ARLEN T Lyons, Kansas