Published In
Ann Arbor News, November 8, 1951
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CHAMPS SIT FOR A SQUAD PICTURE: Ann Arbor High's Five-A League football champions concluded business for 1951 yesterday by sitting for the official squad picture and naming a new captain and a most valuable player. End Marv Baker, who scored five touchdowns and kicked one extra point, will succeed another flanker, Jim Cartwright to the captaincy. Line-Backer Doug Nordman, key man in a Pioneer defense that shut out five opponents in eight games, was named most valuable player and will have his name engraved on the Bill Ball Trophy. Here are the champs with the letter-L-following names of the 36 recommended for varsity letters: Bottom row, left to right: Ernie McCoy (L), Jack Lichty (L), John Heald (L), George Hartman (L), Bob Barr (L), Brian Fingerle (L), Harold Shilling (L), Bill Walz (L), and Doug Nordman (L). Second row: End Coach Frank Kline, Dick Zill (L), Sheridan Springer (L), Al Jesperson (L), Marvin Fraker (L), Capt. Cartwright (L), Chuck Featherly (L), Prenty Ware (L), Paul Uhlendorf (L), Art Hughes (L). Third row: Coach Hank Fonde, Coleman Jewett, Doug Bock (L), John Smith (L), Capt.-Elect Baker (L), Ned Jones (L), Tom Sibert (L), Hugh Correll (L), Duane Calvert (L), and Chris Toshcoff (L). Fourth row: Line Coach Don Dufek, John Batsakes (L), George Pullen (L), Harry Shore (L), John Kagay (L), Bob Parker, Jim Meyer (L), Bob St. Clair (L), Dick Sleet (L), and Bill Royce. Top row: Manager Bob Creel, Manager Wilbur Shilling, Joe Bone, Tom Couper, Bill Adams, Bill Green (L), Garth Rowland (L), Manager Dick Alstrom, and Manager Morton Hirshman. Missing from the picture are Bob Mattis (L), and Don Hakala.

Published In
Ann Arbor News, December 4, 1951
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Seated: Left to Right: Marv Fraker, A.A.H.S.; Jim Cartwright, A.A.H.S.; Morton Cox, U.H.; Doug Nordman, A.A.H.S.; John Heald, A.A.H.S.; Tom Rickelmann, St.T.H.S. Standing, left to right: Coach Gene Freed, U.H.; Coach Hank Fonde, A.A.H.S.; John Batsakes, A.A.H.S.; Dick Visel, St.T.H.S.; Jerry Leith, U.H.; Frank Collins, St.T.H.S.; Prentiss Ware, A.A.H.S.; Coach Leo Wagner, St.T.H.S.; Bob Ufer, Sports Director, WPAG.

Published In
Ann Arbor News, October 15, 1947
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EMBRYO GRID STAR: Capt. Jim Tronley of the Tappan Rams totes the ball around end on a reverse in a Junior High football game against the Tappan Beavers. Shown executing a devastating block on Bill Hare, left half for the Beavers is Brad O'Brien, right half for the Rams. John Heald, Beaver guard, is shown at the extreme right. Coming up through the fog in the center background are Bob Graf (31) and Jim Cartwright, both members of the Rams. The contest ended in a deadlock, 6 to 6.