Lee High School - Echo Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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LEE HIGH 1936 mand to Cline. With a comfortable six' point lead and only a few seconds to play, the Rebels kicked off to Coopersville and were stunned as they beheld Peters, the Coopersville fullback, scamper seventy- five yards for the tying touchdown. The game ended on that play, 13fl3. The Coopersville game marked the final gridiron contest for eight Rebel regulars. The retiring men are Captain Tiger VanEyck, left end, who led the team wellg Dave Darby, the big left tackle, who played his position in a way that required no apologiesg French DeRidder, the lighting guard who ripped open many great holes, Al Aalderink, another guard, who did not waste time foolingg Bernie VanderMeer, giant right tackle, who, with his four years of experience, knocked down many opposing backs, Merle johnson, right end, who snared several long passes for touchdownsg Chic VanderHoff, triple-threat quarter' back, who did everything and did it well, and Bob Hines, another fourfyear man, who was changed from guard to left half where he played steady and spectacular ball. Other boys who have played their last game are Bill Hansen, guardg George Bruining, guardg and Warreii Graff, half' back. From the 1935 regulars Joe DeMaar, center, and Dick Cotton, right half, have been elected cofcaptains for 1936. 11291

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1936 T HE ECH FOOTBALL One day in the early part of Septemf ber, 1935, fifty boys were out on the Rebel gridiron ready to begin what was destined to be a very successful season. The highlights of the season's play were the Godwin and Coopersville games. In the former, the Rebels turned, after two consecutive defeats, and fought the confident Godwin team off its feet, It was no easy victory. After scoring a touch' down in the first quarter, the Rebels were put on the defensive for the rest of the game, but a fighting Rebel line held the enemy for downs inside their own ten' yard line no less than ten times in the last three quarters of the game. In the latter game both teams packed enough thrills for a season into the last two minutes of play. With the game tied at 7f7 and only two minutes to go the Rebels lashed out with terrific force, scorf ing a touchdown on a pass from Com' 6 i281

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1936 T HEECH THE SEASON'S SUMMARY FOOTBALL Lee 0 Comstock Park 13 Lee 0 Grandville 19 Lee 7 Godwin O Lee 21 Lowell 6 Lee 20 Sparta 0 Lee 12 East 19 Lee 19 Hudsonville O Lee 1 3 Coopersville I 3 FINAL STANDING OE THE GRAND VALLEY LEAGUE ' VW L. TY PCT. Grandville 4 0 0 1.000 Lee 'Z 2 0 .500 East 2 1 2 .400 Rockford I 2 1 .250 Godwin 1 2 1 .25 0 Lowell l 4 0 .200 T301