Eugene High School - Eugenean Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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On the Cinder Path Coach Fritz Kramer took over the reign ot the Eu gene High track team again this spring, after two seasons ot leading thes baseball enthusiasts. Despite the loss ot several key men from last season's District championship squad, the Eugene mentor fielded a strong track and field aggregation, that played a limi ted schedule due to transportation, weather, and the early date ot the state high school track meet Eugene placed second in the No-Name league meet held at Salem. The Axemen qualified Gordon Brown and a relay team for the state meet. Brown tied for second, and the relay team also tinished in the runner up position. The Axemen lost Gordon Goepterd and Dick Mc Clintic to the navy, which put a decided crimp in the track plans. Goepterd, co-caption last season, was one of the best sprint men in the state and McClintic wha was elected as a co-captain for the 43 team, was ex pected to handle the weights. Eugene also missed last season's sprinters, Bob Hodgins and Bill Cramer, with Hodgins also doing the broad-jumping He Floats Through the Air with the Great- est of Easel'-Pole Vaulter Jim Whitmore swings atop the school, and the world. Captain BILL CALLAWAY Over the hurdles fly Bill Callaway Gordon Brown and Wayne Callaway during time trials FIRST ROW-Man- ager Jack Norris, Bill Callaway, G o r d o n Brown, Bob Silvas, G o o d m a n Kaarhus, Don Read, Dallas Schi- ewe, Bob Wechter, and Wayne Callaway. SECOND ROW- Coach Fritz Krameif, Iohn Chamberlain, Bob Peterson, Wayne Plais- ted, Richard Wildish, B'll Johnston, Bob Kimball, Jack Thienes, Vern Purdue, Dick Handley, Bob Hicks and Assistant Manager Lowell Head. Absent, Howard Stewart, Jack Smith, Jim Whitmore, E u g e n e Bird, Bill Moore, Hank Tobey.

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On the Diamond Under the eye of Ford Mullen for the first time, the Eugene High baseball team had a successful season during i943 - competing in the NO- Name and District 6 dia- mond leagues. Mullen, a professional b a s e b all player who will leave to join the Seattle Rainiers of the PacificCoast league at the close of school, drilled his team well in fundamentals- brings his professional training experience into the A x e m e n diamond camp. Eugene lost several key men from last year's Dis- trict 6 second-place team, including all their pitchers-one to gradu- cher Ray Brauner. and Catcher Clyde Greene are pictured going over last minute I ctlons before taking the field. rauner, Hendershott Trophy Winner A little professional advice . . . Joe Gordon, voted the most valuable player in the American league last year, and a member of the New York Yankees, .gives the Eugene infield combination, Ranny Smith and Jack Fassett a few pointers on the game. Gordon witnessed several basketball games, and played on a local independent team with Ford Mullen. ation and two to the navy. However, the A xe m e n were blessed by the ap- pearance of Ernie Danner, who did his hurling last year for University High. He was the only experi- enced pitcher although several other members looked good on the mound during the season. Altogether the Axemen had seven returning let- termen, including Capt. Jack Fassett, all-star sec- ond baseman, who, along with Ray Brauner, won the Hendershott cup. Chuck McCloskey, out- Captain Jack Fassett, Hendershott Trophy Winner fielder and catcher, Ranny Smith, short stop, Ray Brauner, pitcher and outfielder, Herb Gilbert, third base- man, and Don McCune and Charley Mickelson, fielders, were the other re- turning letterwinners. With Brauner and Danner doing the large share of the pitching, and Clyde Greene and Chuck McCloskey usually on the receiving end, the Axemen got off to a good start in both circuits, de- feating Corvallis, 7-3, in the seasons opener, and stopping University High, lO-2, in their initial district tilt. FRONT ROW - Jack Fassett, Roger Wright, Ranny Smith, Ernie Danner. Chuck McCloskey, Ray Brauner, Clyde Greene, Har- vey Humphrey, Frank Bishop, Charley Mickleson, Don I-llebechuk and Herb Gjl- bert. SECOND ROW -- Markger Malcolm Karr, Assistant Manager Cal Hersey, Byron Pengra, Cal Snyder. Bob Harries. Marion Watkins, Don McCune, Don Dickerman, Vincent Welch, Lowell Hersey, Dave Lam- port and Bill Love. THIRD ROW-Dick Murray, Corland Mobley. Harold Mclntyre, Willard Starr, Curt Sprecher, Warren Web- ster, Willis McCullough, Coach Ford Mullen, Ed Tivey, Ross Guiley, George DeBell and Hank Tobey. Absent-Bill Elder. A im

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Captain Captain Bob Black lakes BOB BLACK a final spring on the board before starting one of his fancy dives in one of the Axemen's tank meets. In the Tank Due to travel conditions, and lack of funds to secure use of the men's pool at the Oregon campus, the Eugene High Swimming team was forced to play a limited schedule - having only three matches, two against University High, and Phi Beta Pi intramural champions of U. of O. Despite the fact that some of the crack perform- ers were absent during one of the meets to take service examinations, the Axemen splashers had little trouble in rolling over some tough Tide and campus competition. Fritz Kramer and Walt Korrel led the Axemen swimmers, who deserve excep- tional praise because they financed the season themselves-paying for the use of the pool. Captain Bob Black easily won all of his diving events, while other stars included Bill Vannatta, who came here from Hawaii, Dave Lamport, and Al Caldwell. It was considered a better-balanced team than last years mighty state Cham- pionship squad. Bob Fisher and Bob Black get in position be- fore taking to the water . in swimming competition. ON LADDER 1 Ed Harris. FIRST ROW- Willis lVlcCullough, Bob Fisher, Bill Moore. SECOND ROW-George Campbell, Goodman Kaar- hus, Ross Guilcv, Manager Alvin Hills. Aibert Van- Elten, Al Caldwell. Bill Vannatta, Al Pierce, Wayne Plaisted, and Don Byars. THIRD ROW- Assistant Nlanafjer Paul Gilbertson, Cosches Fritz Kramer and Walt Korrel. ABSENT-Bob Black and Dave Lamport, ' 4 .qffkrgggunff i is., ,.,,, M i -,MVA W 1 ' - 2 ,, 1' 4,,p-fi A J B gg, f ' ' ', V, -V W -V