The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-01
Letter Winners,
Top Reserves
Get Invitations
Uniforms Honded Out
This Morning; First
Game on Sept. l8
Bulletin

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eran end of the city high
football team suffered a frac-
tured wrist in a bicycle acct
dent last night and will be out
of action - from football
standpoint - for "three or
four weeks" ii was learned
today from doctors.
Siewert, riding his bike,
was hanging on to the side of
q car while coming in on
Croker avenue last night,
when his wheel left the pave
mont, throwing him.
A two-year letterman, Sic
vert was heavily counted
upon by Coach Ernest J.
Buckholz for a wing position.
A double-practise was sched-
uled for today as Coach Ernest
j. Buckholz of City high open
ed drills for the season football
campaign, anticipating long
and tough schedule.
Uniforms were issued at $50
this morning following which a
short practise was held, limited
to limbering up. A second drill
was slated for o'clock this af-
ternoon. Twelve of last years
letter winners who are return
ing and handful of particularly
promising reserves were issued
invitations last week to attend
opening practise. At the same
time, Buckholz said that any
other boys interested were invit-
ed to turn out. Some 35 were on
hand today with another 40 ex-
pected when school gets under
way next week.
OPEN SEPT. 18
First game of the season is on
Sept. ID, WIN an 8-game card Is
opened here against BEDFORD I'm
ion, a newcomer to the Mount
Clemens high school schedule.
With such stars as center Bob
Godfrey, and backs George Da-
husky and Ken Strassburg grad
uated, chances of repeating the
successes of recent years were
regarded as problematical by
Buckholz.
Last var, the Bathers won five,
lost two and tied one in an eight
game schedule, following a sea-
son in which they were unde-
teated. Four backfield positions
and several slots in the center
of the line are wide open this
year, though Buckholz empha-
sized the fact this morning, that
even letter winners wouldn't be
assured of starting positions if
they didn't show their stuff i'm
mediately.
BRANYON CAPTAIN
Leading the ranks of the
monogram group is c h a r e S
"Chuck" Branyon, captain and
tackle, who follows another
lineman, Bob Godfrey, as leader
of the team. Bill Nicolai, anoth-
er letter winner, is expeced to
be at the other tackle post with
big Ralph Siewert, Bob White
and Johnny Johnson holding
down the end positions, if they
duplicate their last seasons per-
formances. Harry Mial, tough
little guard who started out as
backfield substitute last Septem-
ter, is expected to again occupy
ore guard slot but the other po-
sition and the pivot post appear
to be wide open to all contend
ers. Chuck Maikoski, Godfrey's
substitute last season, is given
the inside position on the race
for center while Don Girard and
George Daily, both monogram
winners are the top guard candi-
dates.
BACKFIELD CANDIDATES
In the backfield, Jackie Ser
ems is expected to be leading
fullback candidate while Bruce
Bostwick and Jimmy Smith are
q pair of returning backs who
saw some service last season.
Three other backs who are high
ly regarded, although they failed
tC win major awards last season,
are Victor Potoroka, a shifty
halfback; Lyle Bliss, a halfback;
and Bob Manning, a sophomore
fLllback.
NEEDS PASSER, KICKER
Biggest backfield problem this
season will be to locate a cap.
able kicker and passer. AT pres
ent, no one on the squad appears
to measure up to the graduated
Ken Strassburg in either depart
ment, but Buckholz has hopes
that one of the boys may have
developed from last year. Judg-
ing from last Falls perform
snces, the best passers appear 10
be at the fullback position; while
Buckholz' system allows for
passing there, he is in deperate
need of a tailback who can oper-
ate at least as a double threat
and will be casting an apprais-
ing eye on all candidates who
show any possibility at all.
Letter winners issued invita-
lions were: Capt. Chuck Bran
yon, Bill Nicolai, Harry Mel,