BARRACKS
Dillon and Tetlow show
delight in cleaning up their
barrack since the maids
have left.
FR. SHEPLER: Dean of
the Barracks. This picture was
taken right after he
woke up the boys on Monday
morning with his new
P.…
On a Sunday Afternoon;
FOOTBALL
FRANK BROGGER—The personable leader of the football Bees
came to St. Ambrose with an enviable background. He was a
standout athlete at Michigan
State, and later, utilizing his own
pet V-formation, he compiled a
most…
the Students Cheered, the Bees Battled.
Front Row: Jim Hyde, Darrell DeDecker, Bob Durnin, Ed Powers, Mike O'Malley, Terry Munch,
Gerry Riemersma, and Mitchell Ware.
Second Row: Rocco Matera, Fred Hanlon, Jack Smerdon, Ken Floerke, Don Mattern,…
ST. AMBROSE . . . . . . . . . 19
WESTERN ILL. [Macomb] 32
In opening the 1953 season, Coach
Frank Brogger displayed one of the
finest passers in college football—freshman quarterback Jack Abbott. However, Abbott's services were in vain, as
Macomb…
Jack Abbott
Quarterback
Ken Floerke
Halfback
Al Gensheimer
Halfback
Jim Murphy
Tackle
ST. AMBROSE . . 7
ST. JOSEPH. . . . 14
The Bees' second venture of the
season proved no more successful
than the first; this time the tormentors were the Pumas of…
Zitkus (65), Ware (34) and Floerke (right) decide its time
to end this Lewis ballcarrier's jaunt.
ST. AMBROSE . . . 15
QUINCY . . . . . . . . 0
The Bees displayed plenty of power in
upsetting highly-touted Quincy's Hawks,
parlaying the…
ST. AMBROSE . . . 14
ST. NORBERT'S . . 26
A lack of depth, which was a sore
spot to Coach Brogger all season, prevented the Bees from spoiling St. Nor-
bert's homecoming.
The Bees stepped out to an early 7-0
lead by virtue of an Abbott pass to…
ST. AMBROSE . . . . . 13
IOWA WESLEYAN . . 19
HOMECOMING
Cheerleaders stir up
excitement before students
leave for the
Homecoming game.
Wesleyan's Tigers relied on the passing of quarterback Dick Schmitt to
down the Broggermen and keep…
GAME
Abbot, (45), runs behind Brookhart's
interference in first
quarter of homecoming game.
Ware, (35), plunges to take advantage of
Abbot's, (45), interference, in third quarter
of Wesleyan mixup.
Florerke's grimmacing face
suggests…
