Norman High School - Trail Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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TOP ROW (left to right I—Henry Jones, Korl Molthoner, Bill Price, Jock Bumgorner, Reece McGee, Bob Ewbonk. BOTTOM ROW—Jud Boiley, Bob Soyer, Bill Jocobs, Lester Jensen, Hugh Swift, Bob Bell, Monoger.

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line. Cool, dependable. he showed the kind of grit it takes to become really great when he played with an elbow and a rib that would stop most men. Carl Malthancr. the surprise package of the year, developed into one of the finest ends in the state. Soft spoken and mild in manner, all opponents will testify that he left this part of his character in the dressing room. Duane Grace, another end. showed great ability when it came to dragging dow-n passes and men. Spraining both ankles at the first of the year, Duane worked under handicap the whole year. Bill Johnson, a bidwark in the line, held down the guard position as it should lx- held down. When it comes to football instinct he must have had it. for he played three quarters of the Classen game when he was so addled from an injury that he didn't even know the name of our opponents. J. B. Dufran. another guard who had what it takes, faced opponents on the average of twenty pounds heavier than himself the whole year. He pushed them around as much as any heavyweight ever did. Henry “Posie” Jones has red hair, which depicts a fighting man. and his football ability testified to the fact. Posie played a whale of a game at guard position. Tile untried Tiger squad went marching out on the field for the first time again Lawton. When the smoke cleared away, the Tigers had stopped Lawton Next on the Tigers' list was F.nid. whom Norman defeated 12-6 last year. The Plainsmen came and the Plainsmen went, on the short end of a 31-7 score. The next game was the real test for the Tigers. The Central Cardinals had power-plus in every de- partment and it looked for a while as though a wet field would hamper the fleet Norman backs. But the Tigers, sparked by the brilliant runs of Bill Remy. conquered the mighty Ming and Company 13-12. But the jinx struck in this game, costing the Tigers their best guard. Dcaune McFlhancy. and in the game proceeding this one the Tigers lost their excellent full- back. Jack Bumgarner. Then came the Amarillo Sandies. At the half the score was Amarillo 14. Norman 13. But in the third quarter tragedy struck, costing us our backficld ace. Bill Remy. On a punt. Remy, after a hrillinat thirty yard run-back, broke his leg in one of the game's cleaner tackles. With him went the heart and hopes of the Tigers. Back in Oklahoma a revised Tiger line-up faced the Shawnee Wolves. With Bill Price doing the tail- backing. it was tooth and nail. But the Tigers went dow’ti to defeat, 26-20. Then came Stillwater and victory. 39-0. A back- ficld consisting of Price. Bailey. Cheadle, and Hwbank started the game. The Tigers sped past Chickasha and then met Classen. Lester Bear Jensen wrote his name in the Tigers’ “Hall of Fame in this game with his passing and running. In the last game of the season the Tigers whipped Capitol Hill 20-0, rounding out the season that saw fate take Dcaune McFlhancy. Jack Bumgarner and Bill Remv from the previously title-bound Tigers. WINGED VICTORY -Before he Went on Crutches»

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HU'ttrr alma laalu'tn'rs By Bob Eubank 1 i long last the Norman High School athletes J have placet! our nante on the basketball map in capital letters. For the first time in the twenty-eight years of state basketball tournaments we have won the coveted title of CHAMPS. There arc not enough words in our limited vocabulary to give adequate praise to the bovs on our team. So we will just say “Thanks, fellows. Warming up on four non-conference games, two each with F.dmond Central and Purcell, the Norman Tigers cbwed into the Mid-State race with a decisive victory over the Enid Plainsmen by the count of 44-29. Next on the Tigers' list was the Shawnee Wolves who were brought down by a 27-19 score. After Shawnee came the stubborn Classen Comets who fell before the surging Tigers by a 23-18 count. With three victories and no defeats in conference play the Tigers took on the favored Capitol Hill Redskins to decide the champions of the Mid-State conference and maybe the champions of the state. With vim. vigor, and vitality the youthful Ben gals defeated the Redskins by a score of 30-29. l-reni that game on the Tigers mowed down any opposition brave enough to pit their strength against the mighty baskctccrs from Norman. The on-surging Tigers swept on to nine straight victories in Mid-State plav. and only 'he Comets from Classen were able to weather the storm and stop Norman's winning streak. Nine straight conference wins and nineteen straight games in all other competition is a record we can justly boast of. All of this. too. in spite of the fact that our coach Skivcv Davis was con- fined to his home for several weeks with an illness. This speaks volumes for his excellent training. With the Mid-State title put neatly away the Tigers started tooth and toe-nail for the state cham- pionship. In the Regional tournament the Norman High lads cut down the Seminole. Ada. and Shawnee teams respectively. They finally opened their final drive fo rstatc honors and let Bartlesville have it with both barrels, beating them 46-33. On the fol- lowing night they exhibited their scoring ability again by trouncing the Clarentore Zebras bv a decisive 41-26 count. Then came the big night in the career of ten eager kids. It was the final game for the state [77] championship. That never-say-die spirit was still in the Norman High team and they beat a determined Muskogee 34-30 and gave us our first state basket- ball champs. Not all of the credit of this winning team goes to the ten champs; but rather to Skivev Davis, our honorable coach. When he became sick and was un- able to finish his basketball coaching, we. the basket- ball players, vowed we would go on and make it a successful season even though he would not be there. Under the management of Lance Fwbank. principal of Norman High, we surges! on to the state champion- ship of Oklahoma, an honor to be held the rest of our lives. Even though basketball t x k up most of our time, the boys still had good marks when six weeks rolled around. One of our players. Bill Price, will be valedic- torian this year. On the basket- ball court. Bill was as smart as in his books, always thinking of the team rather than of himself. In Karl Malthancr. Norman ac- quired a great player. When the time came when scores were needed. Karl was always on the job. He w'as honored with be- ing on the all-conference and all-state teams. When spirit was getting a fraction low you could always hear Justin Manly Bailey pep- ping up the old school spirit. On the court he was a whiz, always turning in a gcxxl job of ball handling and defensive work. If the opposing team had a high scoring ace usually Jack Bumgarner was assigned to the task and did a good job. too. He also was mentiones! for all-state honors. The final player of the first five was myself. Bob Fwbank. The only thing I have to say is that never have I enjoyed playing with such bovs at Norman. To me they'll always be tops on my list and never could I ask for better companions. Since four of the starting five will graduate this year. Coach Davis will have to build his team from scratch, but with such reserves as Hugh Swift. Bill Jacobs, and Bruce McGee, the sledding shouldn’t be too rough. In closing. I want to praise again the fine team work these bovs displayed in their drive toward the state championship. Tin's taste of victory makes us more eager for another kill next year. BASKETBALL SCORES Purcell 29 Normon 42 22 31 Purcell 24 Normon 38 24 Normon 56 Enid 29 Normon 44 Shownec 19 Normon 27 Ck» sen 18 Normon 23 NROTC 31 4' 31 33 Copitol Hill 29 Normon 30 25 33 Centrol 25 Normon 36 Copitol Hill 28 Normon 43 Shownee 36 Normon 52 Centrol 31 Normon 41 26 39 Clossen 35 Normon 24 Ardmore 27 Normon 41 Seminole 33 Normon 46 Ado 27 Normon 31 Shownec 24 Normon 36 Bortlcsvillc 33 Normon 46 26 Normon 4 1 Muskogee 30 Normon 34