Marquette High School - Marque Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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Louis Schwing and Al Houston combine efforts to bring down a Dewey back in the season's opener. Page 78 BOB SCHOLTZ Senior Center Letterman 52 53 54 55 Homecoming game captain All-State Special Recognition Oklahoma Catholic All Star Team Pre an tiny MARQUETTE O DEWEY 19 The Marquette Meteors opened their '55 grid campaign September 9, at Dewey. The Bulldogs surprised the unready Meteors 19-O, the worst defeat a Marquette team had suffered since Claremore over-powered them 32-13 in 1953. Funiblitis and inexpcrience gripped the Meteors and aided the Dewey cause. The power- ful Bulldog single wing attack drove for 313 yards while their defense held the blue and white to a scant 84 yards. The Dewey forces led only six to nothing at the half, but added touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to make the victory de- cisive. The hometown club was sparkplugged by Floyd Brown, a fleet back who later was named to the All State squad. Coach Jimmy Ford's Meteors left town beat- en, but equipped with valuable game experi- ence for future foes. I Q si, ,Yr Q BILL DETAMORE Senior, Halfback Letterman '55 Homecoming game co-captain

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fo fe x I Starting Defense, Botton' row: Cleft to right? Matt Hodson, right end, Harry Shannon, right tackle, Don Murray, center: Al Houston, left tackle, Bill Heath, left end. Second row: Pat O'Brien, line backer, Clyde Hightower, halfback, Louis Schwing, line backer, Bob Sclwoltz, line backer, Bill Detamore, hallback, and Bill Syron, line backer. MLW' .. QF ,A -wi M . s A Senior Letterman. Bottom row: Cleft to rightl Al Houston, Bill Heath, Bob Scholtz, Pat O'Brien. Second row: Eddie Peace, Bill Detamore, Johnny Mullens, Bill Syron, Don Murray. Third row: Bill Causey, Michael Hager, Louis Ford, Matthew Hodson, Mike Quinn. Fourth row: Mike Donovan, Mike Maroney, Pat Pyeatt.

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MARQUETTE 7 SAPULPA 26 After a rough week of ironing out opening game miscues, the Meteors met a powerful noneconference foe, the Sapulpa Chieftains, September 16, at Sapulpa. The rugged Chief- tains were pre-season favorites to top their Double A conference and boasted a beefy line plus speedy backs. Statistically, the offences were evenly matched but four spectacular runs around end Ctwo by fullback Ron Powersl accounted for four Sapulpa TD's, and the Meteors were able to retaliate only once. Clyde Hightower climax- ed a long Marquette drive, plunging over from one yard out. Bob Scholtz booted the extra point, The final score read Sapulpa 26, Marquette 7, but the Meteors proved they could stay on the field with a ball club of Sapulpa's size and talent. BILL HEATH Senior, End Letterman '52 '53 '54 '55 Oklahoma Catholic All-Star Team PAT O'BRlEN Senior, Tackle Letterman '53 '54 '55 Oklahoma Catholic All-Star Team Eddie Peace is brought down by a Sapulpa lineman after a short gain. Facing a tough blocking assignment is Al Houston. - - - gridiron let crmeu,