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The Shaw High School foot
ball team goes into the 1858
season with a record as cham
pions for two years straight.
This, Coach Don Drebus told
Kiwanians, Monday noon has
a double reaction. II 1t will
spur opposing teams to beat
the champs, and p it will give
Shaw the desire to stay on top,
plus the confidence of a winner.
Coach Drebus and the Shaw
Kirk football coaching staff
were guests at the annual Wei
come Dinner given by the serv-
ice club for the coaches.
In introducing the Cardinals,
new football mentor Grant F..
kibbel, Snaw's assistan5 prinI
cipal, said: Il admire Don Dre-
bus for the courage of his con-
victions, his ability to teach,
and his interest and concern for
boys" kibbel has been at Shaw
for two years.
The coaching staff. intro
duced by Drebus are shown in
the accompanying photo:
Picked by sports writers to
repeat as the Lake Erie League
grid champions has put Shaw
on the spot, commented the
coach who, while optimistic as
to the outcome, tempered his
remarks with a few of the un-
forseens that can befall team.
Looking over the team and
its possibilities, Drefus feels
that with eleven lettermen re-
turning the Cards have a good
nucleus for another strong
lineup.
Returning in me en- who
earned varsity letters last year
are Ends Lou Yacobucci, Ken
Connell and Dave Davies;
tackles Dick Vaughn and Bill
Helmar; guard Mark Griffiths;
Center Frank Klenoshek. Dave
Davis may be tried as a guard.
While four lettermen return
as backfield candidates not one,
said the coach, has won his let
ter as an offensive back. Mario
Gerhardt, the barefoot place
kicker, Al Thomson, punter, and
Kent Andrews and Dave Silves-
tro were defensive backs. This
four plus Denny Rogers, Louis
DeHaas, Bill Morris, Nick Bar
lie and Tom DiBartolemeo
should shape into an outstand-
ing unit both on offense and de-
fense.
Drebus pointed out that the
returning lettermen on the line
will be given stiff competition
by Carl Strack, Rudi Klauss,
Jack Elstone, Earl Cipriani and
Ed Nagel.
A few new prospects have
moved into town, said the
coach, but these are still un-
known quantities and only com
petition with holdovers will tell
their real worth.
Coach Drebus said the basic
defense and offense to be used
this year will be the same az
employed by Coach Leo Strange,
with new and added variations
that all good coaches must add
each season to keep at par. ana,
if possible, ahead Of the other
coaches.
Looking TO the 1858 schedule,
Coach Drebus sees Euclid and
Lakewood the two toughest
teams in the Lake Erie League,
with Parma and Cleveland
Heights, because Of their large
student bodies, close behind.
Shaker has a smaller enroll
ment as does Shaw, but it has
always had a good team. Shak-
er, he said, can surprise any
one on any given day but doesn't
appear to have the overall
strength for a complete season,
The non-league games COM
ments were: "Collinwood is the
neighborhood rival with the
outcome a tossup; Brush, now
larger than Shaw in enrolment
is not as tough as last year but
should prove a good opening
test of the Cardinal chances.
Toledo DeVilbiss doubtful, we
lost to them two years in a
row. Sandusky has a new coach
in Ben Wilson Che coached this
years South All-Stars) and
should be much improved over
last year.
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