Rutland High School - Talisman Yearbook (Rutland, VT)

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Reserxe men D1c1c Vlartm George Petlx B111 Frappler and But lu Fuller dld not start anx Saturdax hut tertalnlx saxx plentx of actlon someumes more than the starters Peclc xx as aet1xe IH the Plttsheld game and Frappler 1n the Brattleboro t11t Martm vxas ln and out of exerx game and xx as espetrallx notlteahle ln the Plttsheld frax From the spectators standpomt the 1948 grld machlne was a smooth Worklng smart aggress1xe outht vxh1c1'1 xfxas xx ell cond1t1oned phvs1ca11y Well grounded funC1amenta11x 1n the t1ger domam of the T offense and vxe11 schooled 1n the xarlous defenses to combat the stormg threats of the opposltron The men greatlx responslble for the sutcess of thls hne team are Coach Flalt and h1s asslstant Colch Keefe These two men haxe teamed together on the gr1d1ron s1nce 1938 durmg xxh1ch perlod the Red Ra1ders haxe been acclalmed state champ1ons hxe t1mes Those members of the 1948 squad who xx 111 1ug the leather ID 49 are 1m Gulld Captam Bob M11es B111 Frappler Bud McConnell Walt ohnson Car1eton C11f1ord Don Mac1:arren But 11 Fu11er and B111 Battles Benmngton Sprlngheld Burllngton Bellows Fal s Bratt1e13oro St Marx Plttsheld Mass M 8 J Totals Rutland Rutland Rutland Rutland Rutland Rutland Rutland Rutland D

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rm Vennett stole the show a week later on a ra1n soaked Bur lmgton held to drown the Seahorses 17 O The Redskln machrne bogged down vxhen the Purple of B lloxxs Falls demanded a scoreless tle Bob Mrles rurned manx of the Falls chances to score Wlth hls aggresslxe defenslxe plax The fOll0WlI1g Saturday Paul Horton and Brll Frappxer helpel to pull the Brattleboro game out of the hre At the end of the hrst quarter the Ralders were behmd 60 but pushed ahead to punlsh the Bratts 20 6 After an easv 39 O Walk over St Marx s of St Albans rn xx hrch the thlrd team plaved a good part the R H S grldsters took a decr GIVE 27 6 defeat from Prttsheld Massachusetts Hlgh 'Vlcconnell and Dlck Cllfford were outstandlng nevertheless wlth thelr hard hlfllng and vrclous tackhn Th1s loss was forgotten on Armlstlce Day vxhen the Redskln Arma a trampled the Green Wave of lvlount St oseph s Academv 26 O to clmch the state t1tle and become protectors of the Amerlcan Leglon Clty Champlonshlp trophv for the second consecutrxe year Walt ohnson looked good on the defense vxhlle George Plk who was recovermg from an lnjurx sustalned earlrer rn the s ason shared the honors for the Acad game Rutland Hlgh School placed hve men on the hrst strlng all state team and three on the second team Une made honorable mentron Co Captarns Rov Plumlev and Drck Clrflord took top Vermont honors together vvrth Rlp Kellogg rm Vennett and 1m Gurld xx ho xx as also named captarn of the team Tom Pease and George Prk copp tl second team posrtlons whrle ohnson xx as grxen honorable m ntlon Rox Plumley was rewarded doublx xxrth 1 trophx presented to hrm by the Holv Name Socletv of St Peter s prrrsh for the sports manllke way that he plaved IH the M S game Thrs xx as the First trme thlt the award has been grven One outstandrng feature of the 48 ser on was the lrrge amount of second team lav and the capabllltx of the reserve team and the fevx regulars W o were not on All State Don Peer started txxo games and plaved a good deal of the other srx xvhlle Paul Horton was ln the startlng bfrckheld four tlmes and ln all of the remalnlng tllts Bob Mlles a rugged sophomore started all the games and had 'rn excellent season Don MacFarren started the Brattleboro and Prttsheld games and drd verx xxell for hrmself and the team OACH LOYDN I l LAITZ C

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Btzifes Muff Front r 14 Robert Qharrovs Robert Perkins Daxld Roe Robert McConnell lameq Gulld 4 Coath Keefe Robert Nirlei Qherman Hunt Ichn Baldvsln Carleton CIIHOTLI Frederltk Rrchmond Niaecot Llttle Bundsxv. Pxedc The Ralder Hoopsters ploneered to a successful Hnale 1n clalmlng the Southern Vermont Tournament crown lr vs as the first tlme SIUCC 1926 that a Rutland team has emerged XICIOIIOUS from Ih1S event In g3lI1lI'1g admlsslon to the tournew the Red and VVh1te dropped but FIVE of thelr fourteen games 1n league competltlon Two of the pre season t1ltQ were chalked up ag mst the Ralders COACH Leo iBunJsl J REFFE 0 , ', ' Q. ' . . , , Rfl UH' ' . ' . ,. - , - I ' , , , ' V . . Y . . ' . . . . - n . . ca ,h , . 1.