Saint Michaels College - Hilltop Yearbook (Colchester, VT)

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L PAUL BALCOM All State H. M. Vmcdaefh Qf- rancia 6 September 28, 1952 Sweet revenge for last winter's basketball drubbing-the Purple Knights pounding out a convincing 21-6 win over St. Francis of Loretto, Pa. We'll remember it as a beautiful warm autumn day with a good crowd at the Athletic Field. Seniors played a big part in this victory, casting shadows for future games. Halfback Mike Carr drove as the Knight of Old upon his chargerg Dick Stokes and Paul Balcom played strong ball in the lineg but the team as a whole was not at its best this early. The Knights took a commanding lead in the first period and coasted home despite a bad second half. Carr raced thirty-two yards for the p year's first TD and quarterback Kenny Casperson converted early in the quarter. Later., following Aumancl's recovery of a fumble, Carr went over again, this time from the eighteen. St. Francis improved their attack- in the second half, but their cause was futile. They scored with less than two minutes remaining in the game. SMC's clinching score was made by freshman Ted Bergeron on a two-yard plunge. Biggy,' was good from placement every time. 104

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So vital was line play for the Michaelmen in this important game that the second touchdown stemmed from it also. U.V.lVI. was forced to punt to its own thirty-five in the third period, and the Knights smelled paydirt. Seniors Don LaBossiere and Carr alternated to bring the ball to the twenty-one, and from the three the Carr Unlimited roared down the tracks to score. Casperson converted to make it 13-0 and many pre- sent and former Michaelmen were a little more relaxed. It was most assuredly a delicious cake for the Class of '53 to have a victory over the University, but the task of frosting it went entirely to the freshmen. Halfback Jerry Cronan, playing his first game, inter- cepted a Deacon pass on the first play of the final stanza, and went untouched forty-three yards along the far sideline for the third tally. Outstanding in the line were Dick Stokes, who was all over the field, Eddie Carrier, and Paul Balcom. Their smiles were deep after the final whistle had blown. Victory over Vermont-a most cherished part of our many memories. 1 O3 DICK SToxns All Smtn

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mo!! I3-52. Wckaefa 9 October 5, 1952 Signs of the air age: SMC's proud ten-game winning streak broken by a team that could gain only twenty-three yards on the ground. It was the passing of the Terriers, Giansello that meant defeat-the first on our three-year-old home grounds. Senior Dick Stokes gave a fair crowd a chance to yell when he broke through the Arnold line to spill a would-be punter in the end zone for a safety, the only one we saw in four years. And things looked exceedingly prosperous when Carr carried nine yards to tally on the first play of the second period. But Arnold refused to give in. Again the Knights had an indifferent second half. The visitors from Connecticut drove to a TD in the third quarter after recovering a fumble. And for those who don't believe that history repeats itself, another Knight bobble was recovered on the SM eighteen and the decisive score was in the offing. Fullback Consiglio scored from the two. Quarterback Casperson took to the air with little more than a minute remaining, but three long, potential scores went right through the hands of anxious receivers. St. Michael's fans gathered their weary bones and slid quietly away from the overcast field as the final gun sounded. It was our first loss since 1950. 105 Ennis CARRIER All State my t 1