1948 Yearbook
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1948 Yearbook
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Augustana scored in the first three minutes of play
after recovering a St. Ambrose fumble on the 21 yard
line. They ran the ball to the 6, and then Art Whalen
fumbled the ball as he went off tackle. The ball rolled
into the end zone and Perry Roos recovered for the
touchdown.
The Bees scored on sustained marches of 77, 57, 55
and 62 yards. Joe Molnar scored the first with a 9 yard
run, Don Whan the second from six yards out and Jack
Melligan the third from the 5 yard stripe.
The final score came on a 25 yard pass from Molnar
to Whan, climaxing a 62 yard drive in which all the
yardage was gained through the air.
Davenport, Oct. 26—St. Ambrose College walloped St.
Joseph's College of Indiana, 31 to 2, on a wet field this
Destiche scored the second St. Norbert touchdown in
the third period when he intercepted a pass and ran
12 yards to score.
St. Ambrose tallied in the final period on a 26 yard
pass from Joe Molnar to Don Baumann.
St. Ambrose threatened in the fourth period, advancing to the Knight's 14 but four straight passes failed to
click and the game ended shortly after.
Davenport, Nov. 9—St. Ambrose piled up four touchdowns in the first half and then went on to win its
final home football game of the season before 6,100 here
this afternoon 39 to 13 over St. Thomas College.
Halfback Jack Mooney scored two of the first-half
scores for St. Ambrose on runs of 50 and 25 yards. In
the closing minutes of the game Joe Molnar scored the
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Vidimos, Carbone, Burns, Beiser.
Row 3: Mgr. Reese, Mgr. Mart, Uranich, Grothus, Powers, Priester, Carter, Steele, Stiglich,
Maher, Karvelis, Ambrose, Orozco, Nelson, Forbeck, Angerer, Galetich, Riley, Pomatto,
Stockman, Stevens, Dawson, Walters, Michalick.
Top Row: Porky Morgan, Coach Mullins, Coach Duetsch, Coach McKinnon, Coach O'Connor.
afternoon before a homecoming crowd of 6,000.
St. Joseph's linemen managed to smear fullback Jack
Mooney behind the goal line for the visitors only tally,
but the pummeled pumas ended the game with a ground
attack yardage of minus 29.
The finger of achievement was pointed at the sensational running of fast-stepping Jack Mooney, one of
Mullins' streamlined backs, who twice within the space
of three minutes astounded the cheering mob by long
runs.
Scoring for Ambrose were: Molnar, Jack Finigan, Ambrose, Mooney (2). Points after touchdown: Baumann (1).
West DePere, Wis., Nov. 2—St. Norbert College Knights
scored twice on two short runs Sunday to defeat St.
Ambrose of Davenport 13 to 7.
Quarterback Pete Klein tallied for the Knights in the
second quarter on a 5 yard run, and halfback Paul
final Ambrose touchdown on a 60 yard dash around end.
St. Thomas scored in the first quarter on a 77 yard
touchdown pass from Quarterback Ed Krowka to Halfback Salscheider and in the fourth period when Krowka
sneaked over from the 1 foot line.
Peoria, III, Nov. 14—Bradley University "out-sailed"
the St. Ambrose Bees here tonight in a real mud battle,
19-6, at the Peoria Stadium before 3,500.
St. Ambrose gambled in the opening minutes with a
pass from Gola Waters to Jack Mooney from the Bees'
15. Mooney nabbed the flat heave on his 15 and
scampered the remaining distance, hitting the clear
at midfield.
Bradley scored touchdowns in the first, second and
final periods with Chianakas, Bill Stone and Don Shelton
doing the honors. Bradley's lone point after touchdown
was made by Tom Peterson.
after recovering a St. Ambrose fumble on the 21 yard
line. They ran the ball to the 6, and then Art Whalen
fumbled the ball as he went off tackle. The ball rolled
into the end zone and Perry Roos recovered for the
touchdown.
The Bees scored on sustained marches of 77, 57, 55
and 62 yards. Joe Molnar scored the first with a 9 yard
run, Don Whan the second from six yards out and Jack
Melligan the third from the 5 yard stripe.
The final score came on a 25 yard pass from Molnar
to Whan, climaxing a 62 yard drive in which all the
yardage was gained through the air.
Davenport, Oct. 26—St. Ambrose College walloped St.
Joseph's College of Indiana, 31 to 2, on a wet field this
Destiche scored the second St. Norbert touchdown in
the third period when he intercepted a pass and ran
12 yards to score.
St. Ambrose tallied in the final period on a 26 yard
pass from Joe Molnar to Don Baumann.
St. Ambrose threatened in the fourth period, advancing to the Knight's 14 but four straight passes failed to
click and the game ended shortly after.
Davenport, Nov. 9—St. Ambrose piled up four touchdowns in the first half and then went on to win its
final home football game of the season before 6,100 here
this afternoon 39 to 13 over St. Thomas College.
Halfback Jack Mooney scored two of the first-half
scores for St. Ambrose on runs of 50 and 25 yards. In
the closing minutes of the game Joe Molnar scored the
B
E
E
S
Vidimos, Carbone, Burns, Beiser.
Row 3: Mgr. Reese, Mgr. Mart, Uranich, Grothus, Powers, Priester, Carter, Steele, Stiglich,
Maher, Karvelis, Ambrose, Orozco, Nelson, Forbeck, Angerer, Galetich, Riley, Pomatto,
Stockman, Stevens, Dawson, Walters, Michalick.
Top Row: Porky Morgan, Coach Mullins, Coach Duetsch, Coach McKinnon, Coach O'Connor.
afternoon before a homecoming crowd of 6,000.
St. Joseph's linemen managed to smear fullback Jack
Mooney behind the goal line for the visitors only tally,
but the pummeled pumas ended the game with a ground
attack yardage of minus 29.
The finger of achievement was pointed at the sensational running of fast-stepping Jack Mooney, one of
Mullins' streamlined backs, who twice within the space
of three minutes astounded the cheering mob by long
runs.
Scoring for Ambrose were: Molnar, Jack Finigan, Ambrose, Mooney (2). Points after touchdown: Baumann (1).
West DePere, Wis., Nov. 2—St. Norbert College Knights
scored twice on two short runs Sunday to defeat St.
Ambrose of Davenport 13 to 7.
Quarterback Pete Klein tallied for the Knights in the
second quarter on a 5 yard run, and halfback Paul
final Ambrose touchdown on a 60 yard dash around end.
St. Thomas scored in the first quarter on a 77 yard
touchdown pass from Quarterback Ed Krowka to Halfback Salscheider and in the fourth period when Krowka
sneaked over from the 1 foot line.
Peoria, III, Nov. 14—Bradley University "out-sailed"
the St. Ambrose Bees here tonight in a real mud battle,
19-6, at the Peoria Stadium before 3,500.
St. Ambrose gambled in the opening minutes with a
pass from Gola Waters to Jack Mooney from the Bees'
15. Mooney nabbed the flat heave on his 15 and
scampered the remaining distance, hitting the clear
at midfield.
Bradley scored touchdowns in the first, second and
final periods with Chianakas, Bill Stone and Don Shelton
doing the honors. Bradley's lone point after touchdown
was made by Tom Peterson.
Date
1948
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St. Ambrose University 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
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