New Castle Chrysler High School - Rosennial Yearbook (New Castle, IN)

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A CLOSE-UP OF THE COACHES New Castle 18 Crispus Attucl:s 6 1 !ew Castle 6 Seymour 20 New Castle Richmond 20 New Castle 13 Rushville 12 New Castle 19 Marion 6 New Castle 7 Gerstmeyer 39 New Castle 6 Anderso- 13 Mew Castle 13 Shortridge 31 flew Castle Muncle 26 Left to Right; Langan Hay, John Janzaruk, and William Makowsky Behind each feam is the coaching s+af-f and here are Langan Hay, John Janzaruk, and Bill Makowsky, who are the -football mentors for the Green. Langan was the assist- ant coach and instructed the junior varsity who were credited with several victories. He gave considerable time to the varsity squad, was the main backfield instructor, and developed his boys into hard runners and bloclors. Jan is the head football coach and hails from Indiana University. Through hi: oast records, he has proved to be one of the best in his field. A valuable asset to the curly-haired gentleman is his personality which, in turn, enables him to have closer relations with his players. Since his arrival at our high school, he has made a record of 18 wins and I I losses. And there is Bill Makowsky, who is better known as Doc. hlo princioally dealt with the fresh- man squads and his job included training the beginners in the fundamentals of the game. New Castle ' s Trojans should benefit from this well-balanced staff and improve their records in the future.

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SPORTS Who are those guys that are wearing those green sweaters with the big white N across the front? You guessed it! They are the guys who have played in one of the many fields of sports offered at New Castle High School. They are the ones we sit through rain and shine to see carry a football across th? goal, the ones whom we cheer on to make another basket, to run a little harder, to pitch or bat that baseball a little better than the other team. But, Mr. Haydn, when you visited our school, you didn ' t witness one of our sporting events. You didn ' t see the Trojans work after school in order to play a conferenc e foe. You didn ' t see our athletes stay home from dances and refuse chocolate candy bars in order to be in better physical condition when they played Muncie Central or any other team that challenged them. So, Mr. Haydn, as you leaf through the sports section of our book, you can see for yourself the Trudgers in action and in play. And you can see why our school is rated among the best when it comes to sports. We know that as you read these pages, you will admit that N. H. S. has many fine athletes, and whether our win and loss record is good or bad, that you will agree with us that the following quotation is true: When the one great score is marked against your name. He cares not if you won or lost, but how you played the game. Page S event y-ninc

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FACTS ABOUT FOOTBALL Although the Trojans gained a total of II 95 yards by rushing and 525 yards passing in nine games, they came out of the 1946 football season winning three games and losing six. Last August 20, Coach John Janzaruk greeted 40 eager players, and out of this group there were only four players with any previous experience. After three weeks of practice, the Trojans were first tested by the Crispus Attucks team from Indianapolis, which was rated at the end of the season eighteenth in the state. The Trudgers at times displayed the form of a winning team, but at other times they showed lack of experience and the need for improvement. The final outcome was 18-6 in favor of New Castle. The next game was with the Seymour Owls, who definitely thumped the Trojans by a score of 20-6. There just wasn ' t too much to tell about this game as the Trojans displayed both a poor offense and a poor defense. The next game was with the Richmond Red Devils; but, although the Trojans were beaten by score 20-0, they played one of their best game of the season. The Trojans played heads-up ball the entire game, and gained a total of 186 yards rushing and 128 yards passing. The Trojans met the Rushville Lions and defeated them 14-13 in their next game. The Trojans displayed a bad first half offense and a very poor defense, but came out in the last half to put over two touchdowns and two extra points to win the game. The Trojans then went to Marion where they played the best game of the season. Led by Bob Keesling, who scored two touchdowns, they won their third game of the season by a score of 19-6. After winning two games in a row, the Trojans then prepared for the Gerstmeyer team from Terre Haute, who were rated as one of the toughest teams in the state. Although the Terre Haute team won the game by a 39-7 margin, the Trojans outplayed them in every phase of the game, and ran up 12 first downs to Gerstmeyer ' s five. Gerstmeyer scored three touchdowns on three intercepted passes and one on a return kick-off to give them the breaks of the game. The Trojans now became desperate for another win and tried to take it out on the Shortridge Blue Devils. Although the Trojans played a good game for three quarters and were on top 13-12 at that time, they just didn ' t have the reserves to help them and came out on the short end of a 31-13 score. Then came the final game of the season with the Trojans ' oldest rival, the Muncie Bearcats. The Bearcats were favored to win by at least six to seven touchdowns. The Trojans put on the power, aided by a muddy field, to stop the Muncie Bearcats and their all-state back, Dooley; but the Bearcats won by a 20-0 margin. Third row: left fo right — Gruler, G. Archey, Atkinson DeWitt, F. Chance. Second row: Baker, Whalen, Lawless, Reno, Keesling, B. Archey. Front row: Taylor, Lorton, Johnson, Ellis. , Wallen, Garvin, Meek, Stegner, Chastain, demons, Gernstein, Clevenger, C. Chance. - .T t. ' - L:t:Sa(ri»a»»dViia