Muskegon Heights High School - Oaks Yearbook (Muskegon Heights, MI)

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lie ervf ootball Q, 'X qt! . 'vf' , rf V , Y , , Q Y,-me .SAE Kc' gg V ' Til' , V , , -.1 15 X N ' Gale Bolthouse Reserve Coach New Reserve Coach, Gale Bolthouse, with C. P. Ziegler and Ilm Norris, as assistant coaches came up with five wins and two losses for the 1953 football season. The Iunior Tigers moved right along, with Ted Halasinski at fullback klcking the extra points, Vern Hosks and Ioe Christy at the hnliback spots, and with big Bob Slezak in at quarterback. The line was made up ot Rozlell Tucker and Clif! Cummings at the ends: Ray Cook. and Captain Fred Hilliard. tackles: Russ Veihl, Bob Siedlecki, and lim Hozer, guards: and Ierry Crane, center. Other boys playing regularly were: Ken Kubilins. David Krueger, Ken Deephouse, Charles Bonifield, Iohn Rebone, Leon Smith, and Gordon Murray. RESERVE FOOTBALL Tigers Opponents Scores 35 Grand Rapids Union ..... . .. 0 41 Muskegon Catholic .,.. . 0 33 Holland .....,...., . . . O 12 Kalamazoo ...... . . . 13 20 Grand Haven .. . 6 13 Benton Harbor . . . . 0 7 Muskegon .,.. . . . 13 ri-12 . - 1217-r .1 'gflthvi ,W iff. . U-'LH' I A y Q f' Q- i V ' f -L f tx 7:27 '....,,.X 11. ,Q g I .I 34 f ' '. -5 f ttf' . 'fi MQ' -.-f - t 1 ei -3 -. , '-t Z, ' ,, f.21ip'?3?? ' lli 'I SA lk 5. - '-!x.N553 - . C. P. Ziegler Assist. Res. Coach Top Row: Harper, Murray, Siedlecki, Gabris, Hozer, Hunter, Garbrecht, Deephouse, Norkus, Long. 4th Row: Pickell QMgr.j, Austin CMgr.H. Beecham, Hill, Boniiield, Christi, D. Scott, Hansen, Fielstra, Sorenson, Ziegler tgCoachJ. 3rd Row: Samuels, Tindall, Walachovic. Thorstensori, Hoske, L. Scott, Baker, Green, Halasinski. Veihl. Znd Row: Wheeler, Malone, Tucker, Hilliard, Crane, Mandt, Smith, Krueger. Zwart, Ohrling. Bolthouse CCoachj. lst Row: Vanderstelt, Davis, Kubilin. Cook, Bomers, Cummings, Griffin, Everett, Slezak, Rebone. Page Ninety-seven

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lar ity Football It was a rough and rugged season tor the Heights Tigers with a record oi live wins and four losses. The Heights eleven was really at its peak when they beat Kalamazoo. 19 to O. . , . K Coach O. E. COkie-D Iohnson had a short season ' P . this year due to the fact that he was injured during a ' 'ffl practice session. Assistant, Delmar Firme. finished out 4 ' x Xt Q9 RQ t . X 5 E-x the season, together with C. P. Ziegler. Mr. Firme A -- deserves a great deal oi praise lor his work. It was ' -' X, perhaps the most difficult job a substitute head coach 'V could lace at that particular time on the schedule. .E F r r PPOOTBALL 4' , , ,.t' fy x YNQQAQI: I . . we 1 PMN k ..... I I 41-, Q ,V - f' r ,s.3g:4g, , . ,, I 4 T dsl - ' Tl-NS p l .N Ag :. i I , Y fr A ' T YEAR. , ,- - ijt gj i liqx- J Jgrnvx- . T ' . T lla an-. Okie lohnson Del Firrne l-lead Coach Assistant Coach Back Row: D. Firme CAss't Coachlp. W. Barnes. T. Haan, Bohland, Green, Carlson. Lodzinski, M. Barnes, Mauch, Terdal QMgr.D, O. Iohnson QCoachj. 3rd Row: Plichta. Allen, French, Roberson, Thomas, Witham, Gabris. Samuels, Koniarski. 2nd Row: D. Haan. McCauley, Lambrix, Chidester, Wigren, Crane, Danigelis, Scheel, Nelson, Olson. lst Row: Kendrick, Tuttle, Smith. Iohnson, Krentz. Hartman, Newald. Howell, Hall, Rowell. gfsre-r-1 -I I Page Ninety-six

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DON HAAN 5n...n I I ..,.- I ,ff- nl 'A lx x ED CARLSON ,ff Quarterback ' ANY .X DAVE CK 5rvntu BAN DANIGELES ' D In min' t 1 HEIGHTS 7, G. R. UNION E - The Muskegon Heights Trgers won lhell' lirst game of the A 531 19 - :Jw- season rn GfGHdEG5ldS over Unron Htgh School bg a txght I 'Qu ' 459.7 7 to 6 margm, t ough the score was close, t e trgers ,H -' a 1-if-3-ET' made 206 yards to 72 for Umon. Ron fthe bearl Newald 77 sparkled on delensrve play. Lee Howell, Irm French, and ' i Ie-rry Rowell, were standouts as ollensxve men. J, 1, if Ev, --.R Y , . HEIGHTS O, BAY CITY 19 -,ft 53565 pf V 7:4 , 11. The Herghts Trgers ploymg the bxggest htgh school loot- 'A M A' 1 N I5 Rall te-am rn the Unite-gl States lost by a I9 to 0 score. ' ' Q .W In gamst the mamrnot ay Ctty deferstve ltne, the T e ' .' 2 ' gcuned 110 yards on the ground to 128 for Bay C1ty,lg1.e,g , g. Howell and Ierry Rowell carrred the runntng attacks along ,L-ji-,f K '3gif2'ifQ'1, 1 f:gQgfg.5 AI um-A wlth the ftne delenslve play ol Ron Newald, Ed Carlson , r ' gba-21' G and Ron Hartman 4i-r.rL-e ,'Lttf:zff-- ' Thx I zmsru I I ,l1s.,,-pi.N--WELL Wt-I M X X RON LOD ww- MLEE HOW AHYWM -- r v':f,, I W In HEIGHTS 34, HOLLAND 7 ,iifx ffzg I Hgnnlng, passing, ltlcktng, the Tlgers overpowered Hol- ,fi - .f -' ar Wll. ease In the lxrst pe-rlod French, Howell, and Nc ,K ,H BC U ',.A -': M, Howell all combmed for two early scores When the run- ,W 1f551', 5 mng game stalled the Tlgers passed wrth great success ,yi rj :Q ' In thrs department Dean Dangehs passed from the Holland 5iIg5?gS.fif:. 38 to Otto Smrth on the I5 and went tnto end :one for the f'TI Q ' '1 Ihrrd score W ' lg! X Q' , ,ity t -. - ' ' ' 1 , ,fi HEIGHTS 13, OTTAWA HILLS 0 A A The Tlgers started the lmrsl perrod playrng a very deter- ? ' m1neddO?ttiwaSticm 'lhe Cgndlans made 76 yards on the Q rn 's.ttl lhth-, I ,. L ev. M liilich mid? thi Tier 12111 ,AlThJ2m E we V V 'V 31 ' L, son, Don Haan, and Len H and SCM f nfolvi HAA '- YQ. i then Irm econd hall. Must Ionn- artman took passes from Damgelxs or a total ol 116 yards. End t new N ymibac ' N HARTMP- RENT7. , LLONARD yfH'ff f,,V,,,.,f - , pm, scHEEL,,,,,,,,. l GERALD K Page Ninety-eight S, nun' . xi gnxfwr , hm HENCH N X Gwrd 1 mu KEN BRICK lnnwl