Lake Forest High School - Forest Trails Yearbook (Lake Forest, IL)

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Quarterback Bill Johnson, a key man on the squad this year, passes to end Don Volpe during the game with Woodstock. SEASON RECORD Lake Forest 27g Waukegan J. V. 0 Lake Forest 145 Libertyville 0 Lake Forest 243 McHenry 6 Lake Forest 25g Woodstock Z0 Lake Forest 203 Zion 14 Lake Forest 6g Crystal Lake 6 Lake Forest 6g Barrington 2.5 Lake Forest 6g Warren 19 LETTERMEN Ben Froelich Ted Olson Ralph Dunn Captain Francis McGowan Don Volpe Frank Becker Leroy l-lochhalter Barry Fitzgerald Gunnard Stark Bill Sammon Jon Shafer Jerry O'Reilly Byron Prais Bill Johnson Tim Kime Ron Johnson George Ekdahl Ralph Hertle Jack Kempher Gene Hanner George Hanner Halfback Leroy Hochhalter snares a pass for along gain against Liberty- ville, as end Ben Froelichf60Q moves over to run interference. Taking over the varsity reins from Mr. Edgar Lindenmeyer, who retired from coaching because of ill health, Mr. James Nelson led Lake Forest High School to a fine season on the gridiron. Mr. Nelson, agraduate of Iowa State Teachers College anda standout football star, came to Lake Forest this year from a coaching and teach- ing job at Olwein High School in Olwein, Iowa. Though having only six players with varsity experience to build around, Coach Nelson workedthe football into a precision unit by the time of the opening kick-off of the '53 season with the Waukegan J. V.'s. Playing one of their toughest schedules in years, the Scouts appeared headed for their second North Suburban crown in three years. However, injuries to key players proved costly to the Scouts and in their final two games they were unable to get their high scoring offense rolling. This year's team greatly surprised some experts, who had picked Lake For- rest fora cellar finish, by coming through with a winning season. 49

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BLOOD, SWEAT AND CHEERS Mr. James Nelson has shown skill in leading the Scouts to a successful season in his first year as coach at LFHS. . .ON THE GRIDIRON CONFERENCE STANDINGS Barrington Warren Lake Forest Zion Libertyville Crystal Lake McHenry Woodstock Won Lost Tied 7 O O 5 1 l 4 2. l 3 3 1 3 4 O 2 4 1 1 6 O 0 7 O FIRST ROW: Karl Nagel, LeRoy Hochhalter, Wally Trezise, Byron Prais, Ron Johnson, Gunnard Stark, Captain Frank Becker, Tim Kime, Duke Colclasure, Toby Johnson, Ralph Hertle, George Ekdahl, Kenneth Jackson, Tom Garrey. SECOND ROW: Coach Jim Nelson, Bill Sammon, Jerry O'Reilly, Jon Shafer, Jack Kempher, Pat Riley, AndyCas- carano, Ben Froelich, Dave Burns, Barry Fitzgerald, Dave Dreiske, Steve Nisbit, Coach Roy Etnyre, Coach Art Ser- fling. THIRD ROW: Manager John Jones, Bill Johnson, Bob Hatch, Skip Swan, Larry Smith, Ralph Dunn, Jim Yore, Don Volpe, Francis McGowan, John Nelson, George Hanner, Gene Hanner, Roy Rubin. 2

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John Jones drives in for a lay-up shot during a hard fought game with Arling- ton Heights. Teammate Pat Reilly 1131 moves in for a rebound. . . .ON THE HARDWOOD CONFERENCE STANDINGS Won Lost Barrington 14 O Crystal Lake 12 Z Zion-Benton 8 6 Woodstock 6 8 Lake Forest 5 9 Warren 5 9 McHenry 5 9 Libertyville 1 13 During the season there were many serious moments as well as happy ones as is shown in the pictures be- low. At the left coach Arthur Serfling gives guarding instructions to Ted Olson 1313, while Ben Froelich 1223, Don Jensen 1141, and Ron Johnson 1425 rest during a time out. At the right Dick Trost 1301, Froe- lich, and Mr. Serfling express their joy during the closing minutes of the first Woodstock game which La ke Forest won.