Washington High School - Cherokean Yearbook (Cherokee, IA)

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LE MARS 27 CHEROKEE 7 Scoring first, for the fifth time of the season Cherokee started like they meant to win. However, a LeMars attack, which featured over 21 passes, started to Click and the final score was all the Bulldog's. The Braves ground attack, good at times, was led by Martin, XVebb, and Stiles while the Braves forward wall forced LeMars to the air. CHEROKEE 33 STORM LAKE 14 Losing by 14 to nothing and seemingly headed for another defeat, Cherokee suddenly turned savage and chased the Tornadoes all over the field. Nelson scored first. Then Chuck Stiles threaded his way 41 yards for another. Martin then tallied twice on bull-dozing smashes through the middle and finally, near the close, Stiles applied the coup-de-grace as he scored again around end. It was a terrific close to a dismal season and Coach Christopherson was carried from the field by the over-joyed Tribe. The resurrgent Brave barrier was again manned by Ryan, Johnson, and Hahn as well as a host of others. FOOTBALL SQUAD ' - , . I 1 . , Very Frmzf: Roger Perrin. lfrrmf Rout Marvin Corrington, Larry Johnson, Ronald Hahn, Pat Ryan, Ralph Martin. XVillard Webb, Chuck Stiles, Chuck Pet- erson, Leonard Ranney. Srrollif Row: Don Burkhart, Jinx Tock, Bob Arinbreeht, Ronald Scott, Karl Corrington, Bob Montgomerv, Leliov Nelson Bob Creel, jim Smith. i ' i Tbiril Razr: Dennis Holmes, Dick Sagness, jim Light, Bob Pinkerton, Paul Rausch, jim Ainslie, Dennis NVr.xy, Bob Klart, Iohn Andrews. ' llurfc. Ku-ir: Coach Christopherson, Tracy Anderson, Bill Kreykes, Dennis Mummcrt, Don Nelson, lim Nelgon, Meri I A l N Pruett, As- sisant Coach Picktord.

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Cherolcee's IQ53 Football Season IDA GROVE 7 CHEROKEE 0 The Braves opened their 1953 season, under new head coach, M. E. Christopherson, by bowing to a powerful Ida Grove eleven 7-0. The Hawks, sporting their only touchdown early in the game as Cherokee stiffened on defense. Ron Hahn, Ralph Martin, and Pat Ryan showed well in holding the Hawk attack. EMMETSBURG 7 CHEROKEE 6 Leading until late in the fourth quarter by Don Burkhart,s recovered fumble in the end zone, Cherokee again fell as Emmetsburg drove for the touchdown. The try for the extra point was good and Cherokee was on the short end of a 7-6 score. Larry Johnson, Burkhart, and Martin were stand- outs on offense and defense both. ESTHERVILLE 26 CHEROKEE 0 Estherville's Midgets, fresh from their 14-12 victory over Spencer and ranking fifth in the state in class AA, completely dominated the game and whalloped Cherokee 26-0. Frank Mahan and company simply out- charged the Braves and were never in trouble. Ralph Martin and center Jim Smith were defensive standouts, however, for the outgunned Tribe. SHELDON 18 CHEROKEE 6 Sheldon, buoyed by homecoming, spoiled a determined Cherokee bid and rolled on to a hard-fought 18--6 victory. The Braves again scored first on Martin's plunge. Hahn and Johnson were mainstays in the line. CHEROKEE 26 SPIRIT LAKE 13 This time homecoming worked in Cherokee's favor and they rolled on to victory. Martin, Marvin Corrington, and LeRoy Nelson all scored for the Braves. SIBLEY 20 CHEROKEE 6 Playing on a cold rainy night at Sibley, the Braves sank to a new low, by losing to the Generals, for the first time in over 15 years. Cherokee once more scored first, but then seemed to fall apart. Martin and Chuck Stiles showed well offensively. SPENCER 28 CHEROKEE 6 Playing one of their best games of the year, Cherokee threw a terrific scare into Spencer before bowing to superior power. It was Chuck Stiles who sprinted 97 yards from scrimmage to give the crowd its greatest thrill of the season and sent the Braves ahead 6-0 at the half. From then on, al- though the Braves refused to let down, Spencer simply poured on the power. They scored with 3 seconds left to give the margin. Bobby Creel, Martin, Smith, Hahn, Burkhart, Johnson, and Peterson on defense, were Brave standouts. ..52..

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Football Braves CHARLES UCHUCKH PETERSON . . . St'lIi0l' Emi . . . 2nd year letterman . . . hard tackler . . . mainly defensive player . . . fine spirit and hustle. PATRICK RYAN . . . Sl'l1i0l' Eml . . . 2nd year letterman . . . valuable asset on both de- fense and offense . . . great pass receiver . . . liked it best when it was roughest. ROBERT ARMBRECHT . . . S0f7Z70l.'l0l't' Emf . . . Ist year letterman . . . rugged both ways . . . fine attitude and willingness . . . should make him valuable asset to next year's squad. JAMES TOCK . . . Soplwlfzon' End . . . lst year letterman . . . willing to go when called upon . . . fine 'spirit . . . made most of his opportunities. LARRY JOHNSON . . . Senior Tarkle . . . 2nd year letterman . . . first team all-eonfer- ence . . . leading tackler for two years . . . opened holes for valuable gains through opposing lines . . . all-state honorable mention. RALPH HUCK,' MARTIN . . . Sl'llfUI' Ilallflmrk . . . 4th year letterman . . . powerful runner . . . terrific punter . . . hard tackler . . . 2nd all-conference back . . . essential element to the team. CHARLES HCHUCKLESH STILES . . . Senior Hrzlflmvk . . . lst year letterman . . . speedy and shifty ball carrier . . . made the best run in Lakes Conference this season Q97 yards against Spencerj . . . honorable mention all conference. MARVIN MERT CORRINGTON . . . SfIl'l'lfj' Senior flafflmrk . . . 2nd year letterman . . . dependable reserve . . . vastly improved ball player . . . always willing to give his all. RONALD SCOTT . . . Illllilll' End and Hulflmrk . . . lst year letterman . . . valuable reserve . . . saw a lot of action . . . good punter . . . hard runner . . . will be tough next year. LEROY NELSON . . . Rvlirllllr' S0fIf70III0l'l' IJIIIHYIIUIQ . . . lst year letterman . . . handed key position in the buck lateral series . . . drove hard . . . valuable on defense. WILLARD SPIDER WEBB . . . Senior Fzzlllmvk, . . . 2nd year letterman . . . terrific T formation fullback . . . lot of drive . . . good spirit . . . great team man. ROBERT MONTGOMERY . . . IIl!li0I' Tackle . . . lst year letterman . . . improved greatly during course of season . . . fine spirit and hustle. RICHARD SAGNESS . . . Izmior Tnfkle . . . lst year letterman . . . dependable player . . . used his weight to our advantages. ROBERT PINKY PINKERTON . . . Izmior Tarlcle . . . lst year letterman . . . liked the game . . . steady and dependable . . . could be called on in confidence. JAMES LIGHT . . . lllllilll' Gzmrrl . . . lst year letterman . . . earned his letter by hard work and faithfulness to the team . . . always could be depended on. DONALD BURKHART . . . Senior Gllllflf . . . 2nd year letterman . . . nicknamed Dur- able Don . . . best when the going was the roughest . . . worked hard for the team . . . chosen co-captain by teammates. RONALD CLIFF HAHN . . . Senior' Blovk. III!!! Tackle . . . great spirit . . . found great pleasure in good hard COHEQICI . . . conference honorable mention. JAMES SMITH . . . Senior Czvzfer . . . 2 year letterman . . . 2nd All-Conference Team . . . rugged offensive player . . . vicious defensive man . . . main spark of team . . . liked the game when the going was roughest. ROBERT KLATT . . . SU!Jf70lIl0l'l' Cenfer . . . 1st year letterman . . . handled varsity duties well when called upon . . . played good defense. ROBERT CREEL . . . Illllflll'C2I1!Il'fl'l'f7lIl'!Q . . . lst year letterman . . . brains of the Braves . . . at best when handling T formation duties. KARL NBUTCHH CORRINGTON . . . Junior Bark . . . lst year letterman . . . handled position well when called upon . . . greatly improved as season progressed. LEONARD RANNEY . . . Senior Cfllllftl . . . lst year letterman . . . ready to go when called upon . . . played hard.