Junior Varsity Forms For First Season At Lee High
Ex,Ganders Cedar Bayou players bolster a 29 man JV squad under coaches James Elfig and Lewis Davis. The roster blends Cedar Bayou lettermen and ex death by own action players, with sophomores among the top prospects and Joe Mion Blansect and Armour MacManus contending for quarterback duties. Look out 1954 as the unbeaten JV eyes its inaugural campaign.
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Cedar Bayou
Suicide Squad
James “Slick” Elfig
Lewis Davis
Robert E. Lee
Dan Stallworth
Baytown Schools
Fort Odom
Milton Merka
Gene Burns
Dan Hardegree
Anton Smajstria
Gene Fletcher
Ellis
Janky Billy Young
Wesley Hicks
Dan St. Claire
Channelview
Iaporta
Joe Mion Blansect
Armour MacManus
Smajsila
Fletcher
Pears
Bil Sarver
St. Claire
Billy Joe Ayers
Hicks
John Tubby
Cate
Witts
Kerry Fleischman
Fitischeran
Young
Odam
Morka
Emanuel Keyes
Arthur Buland
Calvin Muckeleroy
Cambidates
AL Tackle
Bill Finch
Curtis Wwitbeth
Don Halloway
Harry Shanks
Aubrey Difer
Burns
Hardegree
Big Bill Parish
John Rasser
Charles Lester
Joe Glass
Corky Grube
Ganders Toy Room Earns Historic Relic Status at RL
Fans crowd the RL dressing room yearly to admire the walls lined with mottos photos and plaques. The training room honors post season honorees with wall to wall name plates All-Region All-State and All-American names in red on white. Displays feature former Gander greats and two retired jerseys of George Walmsley and Tom Stol handske in coachs room. The Gander motto and sayings are embedded in brick guiding to the famed Gander tradition.
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Gander
Suicide Squad
Ganderland
George Walmsley
Tom
Swede" Stolhandske
Opener With Redskins Is Sugar Game
The Lamar Red skins face the Ganders in the Lee Lamar series sugar game on Thursday September 16 in Houston. Lamar holds a slight edge with four victories, three defeats, and two ties against the Ganders as Gander fans hope to even the score.
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Ganders
Houston
Lamar Redskins
Noggins
Lamar
Baytown
Gander
Lettermen Aid Cause Art La Porte Bull Dogs Return Eleven
Eleven returning lettermen are expected to play a big part in the 1954 La Porte Bull Dogs season. The squad includes quarterback David Black, guard Earnest Powell, center Wayne Lee, end Jacky Haskins, tackle Billy Morse, fullback Leo Rizzulo, end Charles Gunnells, end Tommy Moser, tackle Dennis Brown, and end Calvin Bussey.
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la Porte Bulldogs
David Black
Earnest Powell
Wayne Lee
Jacky Haskins
Billy Morse
Leo Rizzulo
Charles Gunnells
Tommy Moser
Dennis Brown
Calvin Bussey
La Porte Juniors Open Football Schedule vs Spring Branch
La Porte junior high football opens its seven game season September 9 with a home game against Spring Branch coached by J. D. Burns who expects about boys to enroll. Remaining games include Southmore and St. Thomas on September 16 and 22 plus Cedar Bayou La Marque Deer Park and Webster on later dates.
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la Porte Juniors
la Porte
Spring Branch
J. DB. Burns
Southmore
St. Thomas
Cedar Bayou
la Marque
Deer Park
Webster
La Porte High Names Head Cheerleader For Fall
Helen V Vacek is named head cheerleader for La Porte High School this fall. She will be backed by five teammates Faye Alice Gris som Jeane Meiners Barbara Is bell Frances Robertson and Sandra Bogard to lead the Bulldogs in cheers.
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Helen V Vacek
la Porte
Helen Vacek
la Porte High School
Bulldogs
Faye Alice Grissom
Jeane Meiners
Barbara Isbell
Frances Robertson
Sandra Bogard
Barbers Hill Eagles Open 1954 Schedule At Home
The Barbers Hill Eagles begin the 1954 football season with five straight home games at the Barbers Hill stadium. They host Willis next Monday then Crosby, Santa Fe, Anshune, and Calmeswell before an away stretch to Chester, Saratoga, Kounize, and Hardin, ending November 19 at Hardin.
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Barbers Hill Eagles
Eagles
Willis
Hardin
Crosby
Santa Fe
Anshune
Calmeswell
Barbers Hill
Theagles
Chester
Saratoga
Kounize
Hast Chambers
Herbie Gray Slated For All American
University of Texas junior Herbie Gray is slated for All American tackle. Preseason selections by Collier's Magazine pick Gray to join Gander's Dave Johnson and Tor Steinandske on the honor list for the coming season.
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Herbie Gray
University of Texas
Gander
Dave “Rosse” Johnson
Tor “Swede” Steinandske
Gray
Colliers Magazine
Franscis Wallace
Eagle Coach Cannot Be Far From Work At Barbers Hill
Kelley, head coach at Barbers Hill, lives on the campus near Eagle Stadium. He spends evenings on his front porch watching the football field and recalling the team’s past games and moments.
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Barbers Hill
Lloyd Kelley
Kelley
Eagle
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Ganders’ Toy Room
Market ST
Redskins
Art
Greater Baytown Football
U.S.A
R.E.L. Ganders
Crosby Buffaloes
Bayshore
Charles Seligman
Pres
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