Notre Dame High School - Crown Yearbook (Portsmouth, OH)

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H rigs., W K 'Hina F wil LH r , THE SENIOR SIX TERRY BORN 165-6' Co-Captain Defensive signal caller and stabilizer of the Titan line. DICK GILL 165-672,' Co-Captain His out- standing play as a pass receiver and defensive end gained him a spot on the all-S.0.C. Defen- sive team. HKENNYW STAMM 107-6' A fine T-formation cen- ter whose snap centers gave em- phasis to the smooth operation of the Notre Dame backfield. HJIMU GEMPERLINE 160-5'11 When the stakes were high he was at his best in his first year of varsity competition. HJERRYH SOMMER 160-6, A versatile lineman whose low shoe-string tackling saved many valuable yards from the hands of the opposition. 'LBOBH ALBRECHT 160-5'1l His low charging and hard hitting earned him honor- able mention on the all-S.O.C. All Star Team. Page Forty-eight f A A s N if ll I X I . b , cd X ,- In I Gi? ' W' deff .5 KN, 1 J cas ,J

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SCENE FIVE: GRIDIRON REVIEW Coach Pasquale Pat ' Darone During his five years as head coach and athletic director in Portsmouth Catholic schools Coach Darone has not only de veloped several fine ball clubs but has also developed fine character and good sportsmanship among the boys on his squads. Experience gained in Boston College while a pupil of the master tutor Frank Leahy, now of the unlverslty of Notre Dame, has pa1d off well The Notre Dame Titans pose for their annual team picture Front row Eddit Russell Jerry Sommer ,lim Gemperllne Kenny Stamm, Co-captains Jerry Born and Dick Glll Bob Allsrecllt Pat Franca ,lack Bauer Galy P1erron Paul Brown and Eddie Kean. Second row: Assistant Coach Dave Wetta John Foster lll1Clx4.V Sand Bob Evans Larry Gavin Bob Hock Dave Ferrell, Richie Frantz, Larry Cerken, Mike Doyle Aaron Brown Mika July Holi Haley and Coach Pat Darone Top row Mike Barry, Jerry Rush, Harold Witter, John Snnou Harry Price Don brown Mark Banchy Joe Walsh Ro er Don1n1 Tom Russell, Vernon Fitzer, Mike Francia, and Joe Cronin l

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AS WE SAW THEM S.0.C. Preview - Wnsliington - September 5 - Some 3,000 fans turned out for the annual S.O.C. Preview and received a big surprise as Notre Dame held the powerful Washington Senators to a 13-6 victory. After losing thirteen men from their fine team of the previous season, the young Titans dis- played an unexpected degree of football ability. Wlzeelersbzzrg - September 13 - The opening game found Wheelersburg dominating play in all periods, and Notre Dame seriously threatening only once. The Titans not only lost the game, 18-0, but they also temporarily lost the services of guard Bob Albrecht, who received a head injury late in the second period. Washington - September 20 - Barricaded by a stout, impenetrable defense, the injury-riddled Ti- tans failed to advance beyond Washington7s 40- yard line as they went down to their second defeat, 72-0. The young Titans revealed a dogged courage against devastating odds and came out of the game with six injuries resulting from the losing but never- say-die effort. Hillsboro - September 26 - The Titans journey- ed to Hillsboro for an encounter with the potent Indians and again returned on the short end of the score, 45-0. This marked the third straight time that the Titans had been shut out and, to add to Coach Darone's headaches, Co-captain Jerry Born was lost for several games as the result of a badly sprained ankle suffered during the course of the contest. Chesapeake - October 3 - Notre Dame scored its first two touchdowns of the year, but they were- n't enough, as Chesapeake defeated the Titans, 25- 12. Both of Notre Dame's scores came on passes from quarterback Pat France to Co-captain Dick Gill. Waverly - October 10 - Big Earl Knight ran wild as Waverly defeated the Titans of Notre Dame, 44-0. Knight scored four times in sending the Titans to their fifth straight defeat. Dick Gill, Titan end, was injured in the third period when he was hit from behind on a pass play that netted Notre Dame 4-0 yards and its longest gain of the night. McKell - October 18 - Cast upon the victory Sahara for five straight week-ends, Notre Dame,s Titans stumbled upon an 'noasisw with lVlcKell and drank their football fill. Quarterback Pat France and fullback Jack Bauer paced the Titan offensive that swept across with one touchdown in the first period, one in the second and two in the third to wind up the evening's activities with a 25-6 win. Portsmouth East - October 25 - The Titans went down to their sixth loss in seven games as the power- ful Tartans of East erupted on a second-half scor- ing spree to win, 4-1-7. Both squads scored the first time they got their hands on the ball and East held only a slight 14-7 margin at halftime. The Tartans hit hard in the second half, though, -and with two touchdowns in each of the last two stanzas clinched the game going away. Ironlon. St. foe - November 1 - Under the reign of Queen Suzanne Davis the Titans marched to their second win of the 1952 season, 20-13, before a homecoming crowd of 500 fans. Notre Dame scor- ed single touchdowns in the first, second, and fourth quarters to take a 20-0 lead before St. ,loe made a serious threat. The Flyers broke loose in the final five minutes of play, however, to score two TD's and make things hot for the Titans at the final gun. New Boston -- November 8 - N-otre Dame closed its somewhat dismal season with a 39-0 loss to the New Boston Tigers on Dad's Nightf' Co-captains Dick Gill and Jerry Born, guards Bob Albrecht and ,lerry Sommer, tackle Jim Gemperline, and center Kenny Stamm played their last game for Notre Dame. Page Forty-nine