Roosevelt Military Academy - Rough Rider Yearbook (Aledo, IL)

Page 55 text:

,- -L .- - R. M. A. 7 Knoxville, a game which every mem- ber of the '42 team will remember for some time, was a game where the ca- det team had to come from behind MA- - to defeat a hard- hitting Knoxville team. Trailing by six points going in- to the fourth per- iod, our boys got going. A blocked kick by Rosenbaum and a cadet recov- R.M.A. 9 -- MORGAN PARK 0 After a week of hard practice and with only one game experience, a wiser, tougher cadet team journeyed to Chicago to take on a bitter rival, Morgan Park Academy. The generals hit hard and early in the game, Ros- enbaum and Nelson bringing down a Morgan Park back behind his own goal for an early two points for the cadets. The cadets furthered their slim lead with an off-tackle score by King, who also went over for the extra point. Morgan Park fought hard but the Roosevelt team quelled each threat. Scruton, Roosevelt's speedy back, high-lighted the game with a beautiful 60-yard punt return behind some nice blocking. Runners-up to Park in the Mid- West Conference, the Roosevelt foot- ball team ended the 1942 season with it record for four wins and one de- eat. The '42 squad was successful in doing what no other R.M.A. team had done, beating St. Joe. The cadets ran wild that day, downing their old rivals 26 to 0. Traveling to the Windy City, the cadets met their greatest rivals, Morgan Park Academy, and plowed them under, 9-0. Coach Pembrook did a good job of building a new backfield, and organ- izing a strong line that rolled over all Itheir opponents except Pullman ec . - KNOXVILLE 6 ery set up the scor- ing play, King pass- ed to Ravenhill to tie up the game, and the cadets forged ahead when King smashed over for the victory point. All the play- ers will agree that this was the tough- est game of the season with each team substituting freely because of the casualties dur- ing the game. - .. . - . . l

Page 54 text:

. 1,-im. A S il, .. ' 5 i l 4 , 1 EVEN er, Nelson J., VVintei's. Clausen, Martin. lg F.B., Kingg I-LB., Scruton. ti'-k SEASON SUMMARY R. M. A 7 ......... Knoxville R.M.A 9... . . .Morgan Park R. M. A. 0 . . . . . Pullman Tech R.M.A 7 . . ..... Elgin R.M.A. 26 .. . . St. Joe R.M A. 47 . . . . Opponents Scruton Around lEnd l t i 'Ir :fi fx' 1 ,X l if I 3' ,N - , . . A , ,S -, ' ga f.',. Q.,lff42rt 'S55 l -e 5 .. .' Ravenhill to Rosenbaum A 7 , King Up the Middle F01-ny-efgm

Page 56 text:

R.M.A. 0 - PULLMAN TECH 26 The following week our team again went to the windy city, this time their opponent being Pullman Tech. The '41 team slashed out a 24-12 victory over Pullman Tech, but '42 turned out different for the cadets' team. The Tech boys had everything-speed, power, and a lot of spirit, and the cadets wound up on the short end of the score. Pullman scored first on an intercepted cadet pass and went over untouched. The other three scores were made on long runs, fast cutback plays and plenty of tricky ball handling. The cadets showed a spark of life as the second half opened, but a fumble dimmed their hopes of scoring. R. M. A. 7 - Elgin 0 Playing Elgin Academy in the cadets' an- nual Homecoming week-end, the team found Elgin to be as powerful as they had been the previous year. Those who saw the cadets de- feat Elgin Academy will tell you it was thrill- packed with action. Both teams hitting hard, driving hard, and running with all they had. With Scruton, R.M.A.'s back finally scoring in the third period on an end run and Ravenhill scooting over for the conversion. R. M. A. 26 - St. Joe 0 In the final game of the year, Roosevelt awaited revenge which they held in their minds for two years, to do what no other Roosevelt team had done, beat St. Joe. The boys did just that. Jerome, cadet quarterback, scored first for the Big Red Team , and R. M. A. led at the half time 6-0. In the last half of the game, Roosevelt collected 20 points on touchdowns by King who scored twice, and Ravenhill who scored once, the extra points were made by Jerome and Hulslander. This, the final game of the season, brought to a close the high school careers of nine senior lettermen who carried most of the burden. The graduating gridmen were: F.B., Kingg H.B., Scrutong E., Martin, E., Rosenbaum R.g T., Greeng T., Clausen, C., Nelson J.: G., Brand L., and E., Thomas. Fifty . ir