Saints Peter and Paul High School - Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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ST. STANISLAUS, BAY CITY Oct. 'I marked the first victory for the Midgets as they mauled the Stags of St. Stanislaus to a tune of 39-0. ST. MARY, FLINT Oct. 8 - The Midgets iourneyed to Flint to battle St. Mary's at Atwood Stadium. In a very thrilling and excit- ing game, the Midgets went down to a 20-'I9 defeat. ST. JAMES, BAY CITY On October 'I5, the Midgets, sparked by the running of Jim Skelcey and Jim Shields, walloped Bay City St. James by an overwhelming score of 47-'I2. ST. MARY, SAGINAW The powerful Maroons invaded Midg- etland for a crucial game on the night of Oct. 22. After taking an early lead, the valiant Midgets finally bowed to the Maroons by a 'I9-7 margin.

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Il0:g I!1 FOCTBALL HIGHLIGHTS me SEASON IN Review The Midgets of 1950 had a season's record of three victories, one tie, and five defeats. As in past years, the Midgets lacked experi- enced players, and Coach Joseph Flood had to build around four returning veterans. y Playing inspired ball all season, the Midgets with a few breaks could have easily come out on top. They played their best when they played games that counted in the valley.. The Midgets won three, tied one, and lost 5 one to tie for second place in the V. P. L. The season was considered a total success when in the final game, the valiant Midgets played superb football to beat St. Andrew's, 31-12. ST. MICHAEL, FLINT On the night of Sept. 17, Coach Joe Flood fielded his inexperienced Midget eleven against a heavily favored Flint St. Michael. Although outplayed the en- tire game, the Flint eleven finally tal- lied on the last play of the game to nip the Midgets, 6-0. ST. JOSEPH, BAY CITY Sept. 24. - The Midgets traveled to Bay City to play the hulking Yellowjackets of St. Joseph. Scoring on an explosive 56-yard run on the first play from scrimmage, and a pass play covering 11 yards in the final quarter, the game Midgets battled ,the Jackets to a 13-13 tie. 50

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Nov. 12, the Midgets climaxed their ST. MARY, MUSKEGON Oct. 29, Homecoming night found the Midgets battling Muskegon St. Mary's. Not even the presence of for- mer stars and our queen could save the Midgets as they were outscored, 33-15. Although beaten, the Midgets showed surprising strength in the first half. li U sl it ST. ANDREW, KEEGO On Nov. 3, the Midgets met O'Shaug- nessy and his Keego Harbor mates. The Midgets, stunned by the explosive Irishman who scored 8 touchdowns, ac- Y Y cepted a 55-19 defeat. , :fx , V JJ ll-1, ,- Q - 2 , ST. ANDREW, SAGINAW season by engaging the powerful St. Andrew Bulldogs. Striking early, the Midgets scored on Jim SkeIcey's one- yard plunge. The Bulldogs struck back with an odd TD. Don Franz scored the second Midget tally but the Bulldogs struck back on Sid Brady's 69-yard dash. Then, with the score at 14-12, Franz flipped a 21-yard touchdown pass to Bob Schramke who made a specta- cular leaping catch. The final score: St. Pete's 21, St. Andrew's 12. Needless to say, this victory made the football season of 1950-51 an outstand- ing one. ' s J'69' g. ,4 4. . V , ..... I s X ,ja , uv , ,S 4 P