St John High School - Blue Book Yearbook (Jackson, MI)

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I i i I l s s l l i l i i I- SI. John 19 20 20 32 40 13 12 41 0 203 Flilill .IANKIC Ilcml Cllllfll SEASON RECORD Vandercook Lake Resurrection East Jackson Flint St. Mary St. Philip Lansing St. Mary St. Thomas St. Augustine Jackson St. Mary 0111 14111 Pnls G 0 fi 13 19 20 0 19 13 96 oofgaf! Coczc .sa .XL lJIlili0I.l'J Axsixnuil Cuaclz Fred Janke, former University of Mich- igan captain, is head football coach of the Gaels and is ably assisted by Allen Diebold. former Michigan State College quarterback. Both men were outstanding players on their respective college teams and are a highly prized coaching pair. Janke took over the reins at St. Johnls in 1943 and started the Gaels on the upgrade. Janke went into the service in 1944 and Al Diebold took over and coached successful teams in 1944-45. Janke came back from service in 1946 and coached the Gaels to their best season in many years, ably assisted by Diebold. Page Twenty-oils

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oofgaff ua First row, lf-l't to right: Maiizxger .lorry 0'Connell, .lack Muller, Tom O'Dowcl, Ralph Skrocki, NYilli:1m Mcllluskcy, Aloysius 0'Dell, Captain George Schrumm, Jim McQuillzui, Bill livlly, Tum Hagen, .lim Cavender, Art Dully. Si-amid row, standing: Alex Harpowski, Frederick Carroll, .lov lA'I't'l'L', Huh Nichols, Jerry Sykes, Jim NY2llt01'S, Tony Iiowlm-s, .lim Dugzill, Larry Everett, Ted XYeiss, Paul Hegel, Jack I.m'cm-en, Bill Carsmi, Dau Chappell, Howard Dillon, Hunulcl P2ll'lCt'l', J. Hugg. Jerry JOIIHSOII. Not pictured is Put McQuillau. '

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FOOTBALL SEASON The football season of 1946 will always be remembered as one of the Gaels' most successful gridiron years, with a record of seven victories and two defeats. The crush- ing, running and passing atack of he Blue and Gold netted the Gaels an aggregate total of 203 points against their opponents' com- bined total of 9G markers. The Gaels opened their season with their old rivals, Vandercook Lake. To the tune of 19 to G the Gaels gained sweet revenge for past lickings at the Jayhawks' hands. Big George Schramm rammed over for two of the Gaels' touchdowns in this contest and Tom O'Dowd took a pass from .lim McQuil- lan for the other one. George Schramm con- verted on one out of three place kicks for the extra points. The Gaels tucked their lirst Catholic League of Southern Michigan victory under their belts in their next game when the Blue and Gold shut out a visiting Resurrec- tion of Lansing eleven 20 to 0. Fleet Tom Hagen broke away on a couple of long dashes for two touch downs and George Schramm barreled over for the other one. Scnramni sent two out .oi three boo.g from placement through the uprights for the extra points. A 26 to G victory over the Trojans of East .lackson was the Gaels' third straight win of the 1946 campaign, .lim McQuillan tossed aerials tO Tom O'Dowd and .Tim Cavender and Schramm. Jerry Sykes powered over for the other two touchdowns. Schramm split the uprightis with two out of four boots for the points after touchdown. A rampaging Gael eleven added St. Mary's of Flint to their list of victims in the Motor City in a free scoring 32 to 13 contest. Schramm topped the Gaels in scor- ing with three TD's, while Tom O'Dowd took an aerial for the fourth tally. Jim Mc- Quillan dashed over for the iifth score and Schramm converted two of five kicks from placements for the extra points. HVictory No. 5 was the Gaels' fifth straight and their second Catholic League triumph. The Blue and Gold administered a 10 to 19 thumping to the Tigers of Battle Creek St. Philip's in Withington Stadium, October 20. Schramm again was the big gun in the Gael attack, tallying three times, while Hagen scampered 64 yards for an- other, and Ralph Skrocki, Gael right tackle, pounced upon a Battle Creek fumble in the Food City team's end zone for the final TD. Schramm sent four boots through the cross bars for four extra points in six attempts. The Gaels met their Waterloo and their first defeat of the campaign at Lansing Sunday, October 27, in Pattengill Field. The bewildered Gael defense permitted the big Lansing St. Mary's team to score on them twice in the first half before the Gaels got back in the light. A determined St. FOOTBALL TEAM 1. Captain George SL'lll'2lI1lI1lQ 2. Al. 0'Dellg Ii. .linl Cave-mlm-rg -L Tom Tlugcng Jim Jlcljuillang ti. Tom 0'D0wd. Page Twenty-Iwo