Moline High School - M Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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Members of The varsiTy Toofball squad are, BOTTOM ROW: Jim Bevins, CurT Kava, Ralph Higbee, Clarence Taylor, Ben Olivera, Dick Doerr, Larry Schinckel, Gary WaFl'le, Karl Todd, Sam Gusiafson, Terry PosTon, Nick Lanf, John Peferson, Bill Sunlin, Jim Caldwell. ROW 2: Gene Griffin, John PeTerson, STeve Thorne, Chuck CaTTerTon, Ron BesT, Carl McSparin, Ken Rosenberg, Norm Aquirre, Bob Bryan, ElliaT+ Parker, John STaack, Tom SeiTz, Bruce PeTerson, Jeff Buck, Dave SackeTT, Norm SToerr, Dale MoTT. TOP ROW: Doug Bendle, Bill Bump, Bill Masengarb, Bob Mason, Bob Graham, Joe EwerT, Gary Brown, Bill McCormick, CurT Roseman, Gary Goodwin, Joe Smilgis, Dave Tanner, Roger Pfehing, Don Weime, Dave Hyland, Rhod Hawk, Dan DaCosTer. Varsity Squad Enters New Conference Play Ending his TourTh consecuTive year as head TooTball coach aT MHS is Coach Archie Swanson. A graduaTe oT Mo- line. Coach Swanson previously coached baseball and sophomore TooTball beTore Taking over The varsiTy TooT- ball posiTion. A chemisTry Teacher aT MHS, Arch holds a masTer's degree from The UniversiTy of Illinois. Opening The '57 season wiTh The Dubuque Rams, The Mo- line Maroons drew TirsT blood wiTh Al ScoTT scoring The iniTial varsiTy Touchdown oT The inTanT season. Making Their bid To Tie The score, The Rams bulled Their way inTo Moline's end zone Tor a TD. LaTe in The Tinal period Maroon quarTerbaclc, JeTT Buclc, plowed over from The Two-yard line Tor six poinTs. Placekicker, John STaaclc, Again guiding Moline's B Team To a successTul, six win- made good ,ro give me Maroons a I4-6 vidoryi one loss, season was AssisTanT Coach FriTz Boom, com- pleTing his second year oT coaching aT MHS. A Torrner TooTball player Tor The UniversiT oT Illinois, Boom pre- viously handled all sporTs aT CoarValley Junior High. ln addiTion To coaching, he Teaches geomeTry and algebra. Bill BalTzell compleTed his TirsT year as Coach Swanson's assisTanT This season. LasT year he was an assisTanT To The sophomore coach, Joe Vavrus. Coach BalTzell aTTended EasT Moline High, where he played on The baseball, bas- lceTball and TooTball Teams. While aTTending WesTern lllinois STaTe Teacher's college, he leTTered in These Three sporTs. Mr. BalTzell also Teaches driving and saTeTy classes and assisTs in baseball coaching. Punfing deep in opponenfs' TerriTory was a chore accepTed by back, Bob Mason. Taking Time ouT from pracTice, coaches, Jack Coder, Archie Swanson, Frih Boom, and Bill BalTzell look over prospecfs Tor The Maroon eleven.

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Penny Clymer, Sally Holcomb, Joyce Thorngren, Nancy Rosborough and Pam Bell, fha spiriiecl sophomore regulars, cheer ihe Lifile Maroon: on fo vicfories. Our feam will win! yell Gloria Anderson, Karen Hoerrman, Gale Jones, Bev Bergshom and Pai' McFarland, fhe varsify alfernafes. Sparkling sophomore alfernaies, Jill King. Margi Eihl, Karen Hyink, Sandy Harrelson, and Pat Lievens pracfice for perfecfion.

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MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONFERENCE STANDING Davenpor+ ............, Rock Island .., .. Clinlon . . . . . Iowa Cily ... .. Moline . . . . . QUAD-CITY CONFERENCE Davenporf ............. Rock Island ... .. Easl' Moline . . . . Moline ... . . 8 O O 6 2 O 6 2 0 3 3 2 3 3 2 STANDING 3 0 O 2 I O 0 I 2 O 2 I s.. I'm coming +hrough, shouis MHS fullback Bob Graham as he plows deep in Davenpori ferrifory. Another poini' for Moline, as placelicker, John Sfaach, demonsirafes 'form which nailed fiffeen exfra Maroon poinfs. Varsiiy Cenier Bill McCormick gels ser fo open ihe Iine as he snaps fhe a 1957 FOOTBALL RECORD Moline I4 Dubuque ...... Moline 2I Thomas Jefferson .. Moline 26 Rock Island .....,, Moline 2I George Washinglon Moline 7 Alleman .......... Moline 7 Iowa Cily .. Moline O Davenporf .. Moline 7 Clinion ..... Moline 7 Eos? S+. Louis .. Moline ..... 7 Easl' Moline ... . . 7 Advice on defense, new rulings, opponsnfs' siafisiics and scoufing reporfs are all parf of fha locker room noise as squad members gel sei for fha big game. 'I35