St Maries High School - Lumberjack Yearbook (St Maries, ID)

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St. Maries' first out of town game was played at Wallace. It was a rainy day and the field was slippery. Wallace's heavier team had the advantage, but living up to their nickname, :fn the Iron Men , St. Maries won. They had to sacrifice the loss of an f end and a back, and their goal was crossed for the first . A fl time. Vern Skelton took over end position and earned g t at the end . last the respect of all pre- of the game was minutes of play ,K sent. Score 9-13. The were in the St. Maries 20 yd. line. li Sandpoint was the cru cial test. Rated as fourth high in the state, I the Bu were undefeated. Allen Nance, Maries halfback, played an out- standing game even with a Cracked ankle. The game was a thriller. St. Maries went on the defensive against the bigger and better equipped Sandpoint team and stopped them was inpenetrable. Dale Wallace, paying holes through the center scored when Bob Lynch caught a because of a man in motion. The On Nov. ll, the Lumberiack squad championship of the panhandle. d'Alene and it was exciting from Cold. St. Maries' forward wall Don Johnson, Tom Roan opened of the line. One touchdown was pass, but it was called back game ended in a 0-0 deadlock. played Coeur d'Alene for the The game was played at Coeur start to finish. Jim Fitting made a berth for himself for the all-conference team because of this game. St. Maries pushed down to within the Vikings 5 yd. line the ball over the score of the game Barry in the 3rd St. Maries in the d'Alene made a 4th quarter, tying Arch Lowry, made the day on the He ran ? yards down from behind. headed the Lumber- his powerful line last minutes of again g goal, - but the Lumberiacks tried a field. goal and 4,4 e tie 6-6. l ended in ' f' game another ' but couldn't put goal. The first was made by Red quarter. This put lead, 6-0. Coeur touchdown in the the score 6-6. the largest run of return kick-off. before he was drug Jack Taisey spear- iacks' drives by plunges. In the play, the ball was on the Viking failed. 'x

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Undefeated Lumherlacks St Marues started their football season In September by playmg an the Coeur dAlene .Iam Bonners quarters were played one agamst Wallace and one agamst boree Two Ferry Roy Alderman turned In a fme perform ance an t IS event St Maries placed fourth e game of the season played at home The Lum stroyed the Spartans with a 26 0 score Although Bonners Ferry was a bugger school than Priest Rlver the Lumber lacks dealt wnth them nn much the same way Babe ust showed hrs , passlng powers and the gun sound with a score of 13 O T e northern panhandle took notice of the small St Marles team after the Kellogg game Kellogg descended on the wnth blood In their home with blood on then. noses Floyd Sherrard and Bozo McDowell bmh strong defen slve powers stopped kel ogg 3 a beofer they ever o started Rnver Cnty eyes but The outcome was un St Marles favor with a score of 32 0 Because of the small team and theur rugged plqymg agamst larger opponents the Lumber loclfa were dubbed the LITTLE IRON MEN h' ,I . . ' . , ' Q 1, Th ' was y . - de- ,, . . . . i L . . - xl ed h ' 4' b ltr D h ' - I T, , pl ys ,, g t Ka W P 1 ff . . ' , - , X Q Il I ll F

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64 First Row-Vern Skelton, Jim Smith, Allen Nance, Jack Taisey, Tom Roan, Warren Barry, Bob Tobias, Jim Fitting,Bob Lynch. Second Row-Don Johnson, Dale Wallace, Floyd Sherrard, Roy Alderman, Elmer McDowell, Howard Wetzel, Dick Bowmer. Third Row-Manager Pete Johnson, Joe Angelo, Fred Craner, Charles McCracken, Barry Lust, Vernon Lowry, Don Reidhaar, Tex York, Jerry Boosinger, Manager Pat Angelo, Coach Ted Scropos. Coach Ted Scropos, Jack Taisey, Tom Roan A newcomer to the Panhandle, Coach Ted C. Scropos directed the St. Maries Lumberiacks into their most successful season since l94l. Captains Tom Roan and Jack Taisey were elected Co-Captains of the l947 undefeated football team of St. Maries. Both boys are seniors and have won football awards three years. This year Roan and Taisey led their team to five victories and two ties. The Lumberiacks were unscored upon on their own field, they had ninety-two points to their opponents nineteen.