Marceline High School - Marcello Yearbook (Marceline, MO)

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Late in the fourth quarter Mexico threatened to score but the stout Tiger defense held on the 10 yard lme untll an mtercepted pass stopped the drlve Hav 1ng played thelr best game of the year the Txgers were lndeed glad to take home the 14 to 7 vxctory to top one of the greatest seasons of football ever seen ln Marcelme After the fmal whlstle a ceremony was held 1n the center of the fxeld for the presentatlon of a large football tro phy Wlth the 1nscr1pt1on Flre Clay Bowl Champ1ons whlch was presented to Captam Jerry Burgener by the pres1 dent of the Llons Club Later the Llons Club of Mexlco who sponsored the game entertamed both teams Wlth a wonderful meal and presented each member of the two squads a gold football whxch was the 1nd1v1dual reward for havmg part1c1 pated 1n the F1rst Annual Fxre Clay Bowl As a result of a coaches meetlnff ln earlv November slx of the Tlgcrs were chosen on the North Central MlSS0llT1 All Conference Team John Mxller cen ter Don Stanley guard Charles F1sher tackle' James Metzger end' Bob Stephenson quarterback' Jerry Bur- gener fullback Burgener of Marcellne and Connel of Trenton were p1CkCd as co captalns for the team Bob Stephenson Tlger Quarter back recexved add1t1onal honors 1n Jan uary by bemg placed on the honorable ment1on 11st of the Prep School All Amerxcan Team selected by the Wlg wam Club of Oklahoma Clty Oklahoma On December 9 a football banquet was sponsored by the Marcelme Cham ber of Commerce ln honor of the T1ger team The ma1n speaker was Chauncey Sxmpson a member of the Un1vers1ty of MISSOUFI coachlng staff At the banquet the squad was presented blllfolds by the L1ons Club and gold footballs by the Rotary Club Also Edglr Myers gave each member of the team gold watch chalns for thelr efforts throughout the season Th1s brought to a close the 1949 football season of the Tlger team how cxer the 49 Txgers xull long be remem bercd among the outstandmg football teams of Marcelme Hxgh School GAMES RECORD MARCELINE MARCELINE MARCELIINE MARCELIINE MARCELINE M ARCELINE 'VI ARCELINE MFXRCELHNE SHELBINA BROOKFIELD MIL AN TRENTON CHII LICOTHE NIACON KIRKSVILLE BROOKFIELD FIRE CL -XX BOVNL 'VIARCELIIN E TOTALS MEXICO 44 4 .... ....,. 4 44 44 ,... 44 44 44 14 4 44 0 4 44 44 13 4 A 0 MARCELINE 4 4 44 19 UNIONVILLE4 44 4 0 . 4 4 4 19 , 4 4 7 . 4 4 32 1 4 4 4 4 0 1 . ' 44 4 44 4 20 44 4 4 4 0 . ' 4 4 4 4 18 4 6 1 ' 44 444444 444.4444 44444 444444444 4444 444444444444 4.4444 1 4 . 4 4 4 44444444444 44 7 162 20 70

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Bottom row left to rlght Leroy Wilson Wxllle Frandson Jerry Gooch James Howard Wllllamson Bobby Gooch Joe Sportsman Glenn Clark Jerry Burgener Roger Parkey and Runme XR lggl!lS Second row left to rlght Lee Downey student manager John Muller Norms Preston Don Walsworth Bob Smith Dwight Richardson Bob Stephenson James Metzger John Bowman and Charles I-'nshcr studcnt mx nga 72 V V V V . ' V v . ,, . . V V V V V - V V - - - K . - , . , U, ,w , V l , V V , . ... l