Saint Michaels College - Hilltop Yearbook (Colchester, VT)

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laringhefol 35-.Si mckaefh 20 October 25, 1952 Wl1at's that line?-'Lthere's no place like home, something like that, anyway. The Knights could sing it loud following the lone road trip of the gridiron season. The trip was to Springfield College and the result, the worst defeat of the year although still nothing to be ashamed of. It was anyone's game until half-way in the final period of play. SMC showed its best offensive power of the year thus far by tallying three times against the tough Maroons. After the Gymnasts had gone ahead by one TD, Carr and Co. took over. Sir Michael capped a forty- two yard march to score from the twog then Casperson fired to end Paul Crotty in the end zone for nineteen yards of scoring materialg and, after Aumand intercepted a pass, Carr went sixty yards off tackle and outdistanced the secondary with his speed. Springfield braced thereafter. Their strong bench began to take its toll, and as the Knights, not completely healed after the bruising AIC clash, began to weary in the late stages, the score changed hands for keeps. Springfield tallied three times themselves in the final fifteen minutes. It was a loss, but the closeness of the game is not told by the final score. 107 PAUL AUMAND All-America, All-Catholic

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merican .gnfernafionaf f3-3. mcdaefh 7 KEN CASPERSON All State H. M. October 18, 1952 New Englandis highest rating small college eleven had to have pluck and luck to get by the ever-improving Purple Knights. They did so in thrilling fashion, coming from behind in the fourth period to take the lead, then knocking down a series of good-looking aerials in their own end zone. For the Knights staged a comeback of their own with less than a minute to go, trailing by six points. A Casperson to Stokes pass, good for thirty-six yards, and a completion to Bergeron for ten more, found SMC knocking on upset,s door-the Aces' eight-yard line. With run- ning power diminished after Carr had sustained an injury, Casperson called for passes to dent the big black-shirted defense. But three couldn't connect and a second heart-breaking defeat was administered. Yet thrills were frequent and play was rugged so that the large crowd was disappointed but not dismayed. The Knights had scored on a lightning-like forty-four yard pass from Biggy to Carr, now being referred to as Crazy-legs. The final analysis might be too much Salvucci and Laude. lO6

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SQ. mcdaefh 39-Zgriclgefaorf 6 Bos JARVIS All State H. M. November 1, 1952 Back to friendly confines and a battle with the Purple Knights iWl1at's this?J of Bridgeport University. Despite the similarity of name, the two teams proved to be far apart in capabilities and the Knights lof SMC? rode to one of their easiest victories of the year, 39-6. At half-time it was 26-0 by virtue of: LaBossiere,s grab of a twenty- six yard aerialg Carr's twelve-yard cruiseg Carr's eight-yard rushg a sensational eighty-five yard pass from 'LBiggy'7 to fleetfooted frosh Don Gallagher on the last play of the halfg and two Casperson placements. Bridgeport tallied late in the second period on an eight yard pass to Tedesco. But by that time everything but the margin had been decided. ,lust to keep their hands in, the Knights went over twice more. A guy named Carr dashed sixty-two yards, and lanky Paul Crotty mitted an eighteen yarder to not only lock the door, but to throw away the key in addition. We got an opportunity to look at some of next season's combinations and what we saw looked good. 108