Saint Michaels College - Hilltop Yearbook (Colchester, VT)

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NORWICH-With an impressive win over Vermont behind them, the Knights moved to Northfield to elimi- nate another obstruction in their quest for the state title. The Cadets of Norwich however, proved a little tougher than expected and the Knights were able to score only once in the first half. This score came on the very first sequence of downs in the first period as St. Michael's rolled to the Norwich five from where lack Ripper Heggarty carried over. The second half was a different story however, as the Knights ran roughshod over the hapless cadets. Frank Simas scored twice on short line bucks within five minutes of the kickoff. Then Norwich opened its only sustained drive to march 67 yards to score. But with Ed Krupinsky calling signals and passing brilliantly, the Knights roared back. A Krupinsky to Simas pass racked up the Mikemen's third score, and just before the period's end, they scored again after recovering a fumble on the Norwich ten. The fourth period was just too much Carr for the Cadets as the blond sophomore reeled off two beautiful runs, both of which set up scores. The first time, Mike romped 55 yards to the Norwich five, from where Pistol Pete Plourde tallied. The other run ate up 30 yards leav- ing eight for Frank Simas to traverse for the last touch- down in the Knights' 44-7 win. ARNOLD - A crowd of 4000 turned up at St. Michaels to watch the first Sunday football game ever played in the state. The crowd was well satisfied when Frank Simcts bulled over with his third touchdown, four minutes before garne's end as the Knights came from behind to edge Arnold 26-20. It looked bad at the start. The game was only a few minutes old when Carmine Toscher flipped a short pass to the gigantic Arnold end, Andy Robustelli. Robustelli made the TD and Webb made it 7-0. M .Q-st. 'iff x' tis if tiiiiiitiiif itil . . f' , . ,- T - 4 Q ' . . Q if iiff 5 --Litifi siigcgf- I 'i - . .-ww, 4 A.. 5-.s,f?'l-xi, - . 1. S, V , J fi ' '.' . 1 '. .3 ' - .,. ..' '-an 5 ..' 'EV' il if jmgiy R 'E it ' 31, ai'-45g,5,gyQg.-,3ggfiwtf'1' we 'if Big sid whtuock Toe Hefmfms E1 393

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mai Harry Young, captain of the 1950 Knights. .. I H .. 'f a ' V... W -.-. A .. ..,. .. . .. ..,.,. .4 . f... ..,.,. , NM E ,......,.. .....,..r .. ., r,.. M. ,M . ia ..-.....c..-wifi :-:D 'i' ' . , '- ,:::-. .IEizS:::Zz 'zk' :W rf f' ,. , ' f5521ii ' 5' 'X' :sm '-:: Stiff: i w.. :- - H -a.'9 ' Ki..'?r 5.zi fWN:'a .s'ii' , - - : '!a.i.i1'-.-:ff , ..,,: ::- 'L ' i :: ' ' 1. . Jr.. ,,, j . ,311-3-wif ,-Q. -,:- - 'Il .:,., , 5 M - -,:: . fs- 17 . ..., ,...,.,.. ...f Eiw lt looked like a good season. Gone were the Dalys, Knights, Conleys and others who had carried much of the burden during our first three trying years of football and in their place were the members of three successive freshman teams which had proved practically unbeat- able in yearling competition. This was to be the first team which had entered St. Michael's wholly since Doc lacobs had taken over as athletic director. lt was the Doc's baby and we expected great things of it. So back we came from a summer of dodging the draft board and Wincing at headlines-ready for another year of school, another season of football, and particularly, ready for another crack at our friendly rivals from the next hill, the Catamounts of Ver-r-r-mont. VERMONT- lt was an opener we'd long remember. For the first time in the history of the college, the Knights were playing in their own football stadium. lt was homecoming weekend, the weather was fine and warm, our own band serenaded us at half time, and all seemed well with the world as we and some six thousand others settled down for the game. Vermont however, opened up as if they intended to put a quick end to the festivities. On the kickoff, Bob Brown, Vermont halfback, took the ball on his own five and almost broke away before he was hauled down from behind at midfield. The Catamounts then added another 30 yards before the Knights finally stiffened on their own twenty. Neither team was able to do much for the next few minutes but late in the first quarter the Knights started moving. Ken Casperson sent hard driving Frank Simas and lack Heggarty cutting through the Vermont line and St. Mikes was soon on the Catamounts' four. Simas then turned his own right end to score and when the placement failed, it was St. Michael's in the lead, 6-O. After an exchange of punts, the Knights made it 12-0 on a beautiful pass play from Casperson to Iack Meisel. This time, Art Coggio drop-kicked the point-after to boost the Knights' lead to l3 points. Vermont came roar- ing back however, as a Kehoe to Brown pass made it 13-6 at half time. Midway through the third period, speedy Mike Carr took a pitch-out from Casperson and raced into the end zone. Coggio came through again to make the score- board read: St. Michael's 20-UVM 6. In the final quarter, Dick Stokes, who plagued the Catamounts all afternoon, blocked a kick. Pete Plourde then smacked the center of the line for the five remain- ing yards to make it 27-6 at the end of a very enjoyable day.

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The Knights soon retaliated as Ed Krupinsky inter- cepted an Arnold pass to set the stage for a Ken Cas- person to Dick Stokes touchdown pass. Arnold was right back however, as Wizzer Webb sped 30 yards on an end run, and then plowed the one remaining yard for the score. ln the third period, Krupinsky again intercepted an Arnold pass, and three plays later Simas scored from three yards out. Coggio's conversion tied it up at l3-13. The Knights quickly tacked six points on to this as Harry Young recovered a fumble and Frank Simas shot over from the five. Early in the final period, Webb limped back into the Arnold lineup and unfolded a dazzling 64 yard jaunt which put the Connecticut team a point ahead of the Mikemen, 20-19. With the situation getting desperate, Dick Stokes made a spectacular catch of a long Casperson heave to set the stage for Simas' game winning run. SPRINGFIELD-Putting their undefeated record on the block, the St. Michael's gridsters moved into Spring- field, Mass., to engage the high powered and highly rated Springfield College eleven. Playing minus the services of Frank Simas and Ed Krupinsky, the Knights were in for a rough afternoon as the Springfield club rolled up a 23-0 decision. In the first quarter Leon Hannigan, the Maroon full- 1401 Dick Klaess Krupinsky back, started his team's scoring with a five yard drive and Doherty added the extra point. Minutes later, Frank Mirago grabbed a Casperson pass and raced the re- maining 25 yards to make it l3-0. After this, the Knights stiffened until near the end of the half when Doherty booted a 25 yard field goal to make the score 16-0. The Knights started the second half like a new team. Taking the ball on the kickoff they moved the length of the field only to loose possession on a fumble inside the Springfield l0. Again, midway in the third quarter the Knights penetrated deep into Springfield territory only to fumble. These two bad breaks plus the play of the bruising Springfield line proved too much for the Purple and when Angelo Insalaco circled his own right end to score in the fourth quarter, the day was over for the St. Mikes rooters. HOFSTRA - On a gusty rain-soaked November after- noon, the Purple Knights entertained the Flying Dutch- men of Hofstra College. Proving themselves good mudders the Knights swamped the visitors 41-6 with Pistol Pete Plourde and lack Heggarty totaling 281 yards between them. The Dutchmen opened the day's scoring but their lead was short lived as Plourde tallied twice in the second period to send the Purple ahead 13-6. Coggio added the extra point.