Abilene High School - Orange and Brown Yearbook (Abilene, KS)

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Baslteteers Finish Sixth Four Senior l5erth5 To Be Capahlg Filled Next Year bg Strong Second-string Contenclersg Finale for Coach MCCOQ CQRAXVII Oli 'l'l'll'f Xltilene fuwltttvsl toxgj-33 lt:ts- ,Xlter :t v:te:ttion lzty-oil. the tovvlttws ertnte ltztek on ketlutll e:tntp:tig'n wonltl resentltle, sontewh:tt. :t blztnnztry 4 :tml stttteezetl out :t vietort over the lflls- roller-eo:tster with higlt spots :tt eztelt eml :tml :t wot'th l'ie:tre:tts for their tiirst le:tgtte win, ji to Jo, long' v:tllev in the nticltlle. with l'olley's tiieltl goztl :tml ll:trnton's free throw .Ns :t nueletts :tronntl whieh to lnniltl his te:t1n this ttrovitlingt tlte tn:trg'in of vietory. veztr, L.'o:teh Rletov hzttl font' returning lettertnen, The following' week sztw the towltovs lmnrelv eketl Llonrml llztke. lYemlell llztrnton, Holt l'olley, :tml liens out luv the highlt -totttetl Sztlimt Mztroons. to to IX. nie ilourse. To this tlttztrtet w:ts zttltletl ll:tle Llztven- :tml strangely enough, sztw thent tttrn :tronntl three tler, xYlllllL'I' Xlettger, l'rentiee ti:try. .Xllretl Switzer, tlztys lztter :tml tlnntp the Clay Center 'l'igers, Sl lu lvftn Cheney :tml .lint 'I'h:teker nntil it looketl like :tn 30. when Xtiltner XYeng'er slittttetl in the tleeitling :tggregzttion th:tt eonltl eztuse sonte tronltle in tlte Lien- eonnter witlt live seeomls to plzty . tr:tl K:tns:ts Leztggne. On the two following liritlztys the eowlmoys rztn ntl This sqttzttl openetl its sehetlttle on lleeentlter I7 lay :tg':tinst the llerington Rztilrozttlers :tml tlte Klel'herson winning over llztrion, 33 to 37, with Holm l'olley seor- linlltloggs :tml were tleie:ttetl in lmttth :tttenttttsg lw llers ing the winning' lt:tskets :titer lfeker. Klztrion eenter, ington. zo to 33, :tml hy the Hulltlogs, 37 to 35. hzts pnlletl his te:tnt to within two points of tlte llztmls The next week lonml the llztmls :tt th:ttnn:tn lt:-ing late in the gztine. swept nmler hy tlte Green Title, 34 to 36, :tml enter- .Xpp:trentlv off to :t stteeesslnl se:tson, tlte lineksters tztining the Lintlslmorg Swetles on the honte eottrt :tml took their longest j:tttnt ol the se:tson tlte following wliipttittgtltettt. 34141 to. week :tml tttet the ll:t5's lmli:tns on tlte large eolisetttn Un l eln'tt:try et, the lhteksters lost :tnother one- eonrt :tt llztys. 'lihe large reetztttgle w:ts too tnneh point tleeision, this titne to the lfllsworlh l3e:tre:tts in for the Hztmls :tml they snecuntlietl, 25 to 31. the L':tt's tlen, Lt tu 33, :tml on the following 'l'ttestl:t5' ii ii Caqers First How, l.t-i't to llifrltl-ffllolrt-l'i 'l'ltottx1tsott, gttttrtli tl. t', ltltlterittu- ton, forwztrtli I+'r:tttk l'ttt-kett, g'u:trtl: Holt l'ollev t'orw:trtl: XYil- 4 E ,Ll l St-eotttl llow, Lt-fl to liitgltt-flfrt-tl Gztns, gttztrtli little l':tvt-tttler, for- wztrtlz Alfrt-tl Switzer, guttrtlg Hen- nit- l'lJLl1'Ht', t-entt-r: Conrgttl llztke, gttztrtlz XYt-tttlt-ll llttrnton, gttztrtll :intl lion lloltnes, ettatrd. 'I'hil'tl liow, l.ei'I to liightflvzttt Flttfttt-y, l'orw:trtl: l.t-stt-r Akers, g.g'tt:trtl: Itorlztnd Ilstntt-y, forwztrti, lint lhttlt-r, et-tilt-ri llttoll llt-r- eltt-ttrot-tlt-r, uunrtl: :tntl lfltl l.onp.g', forwztrtl. with his ortttion, Death on the Kuhn. M. Wttrtlrop. tlwens, li. Iiigltwttygf' Boytl. :tntl ll. 1A't'lil'Ul1. lfltlt-Girls knoek oflf for tlte l-lllt-Spring' vztezttion. Mnsie ilfll'l'lIllUll heeztttse they won tlte eontt-st still in progress :tt Sztlinat. ttnnnttl sttles Villllllillgfll. llistotgv Mixetl t-horns, t-xt-ellent: girls' twojet-ts thte. Hpenittg' tlztv of ntn- prlet- elnh. superior :tml ltttml. sit: eontest :tt Sztlintt. lion Howell, hig'hl.v superior. A m'i'i'l' NV- 'l'lWKl'iS ltoy's low voit-e. gets :t highly sn- inlll-Aillft' spring' vatezttion. Aix't1l.n'tt pt-rior: girls' t'llSl'llllllKt. exeellentg ltitlt-'l'r:tt'k nteet :tt Sttlinzt. Ft, Ilttys Kztllsilrs Slilllh Dale lilrtlntttn, fl'llIllINtl, superior: Vowhoyeintlel'111ett in loo fztsl H- S' Fretl tlttns, ll'tlllllIUlllt. gootl: XVin- Vtllllliillly. ston Kintlertliek, horn, exeeilent, lTlh-listster Q'l'l'l'llllQ'S! Nzttionztl llonor Sotfietv atn- lNlll-The hettrts ot' tlte nottneetl. Menthers: Allison. R. sehool's tztml town'st eligihles :tre lintig. I-lnswortlt. W, llIl1'Il1Ull, still om.-e ztgztin atftet' t'lntterin,:' Stzteltli. R. Ilztsloner, Hess, 'W. for :IIIIIUNY ttiirltt ntontlts. Miss l , , I

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the undefeated Junction City Blue Jays. They held the lays to two touchdowns in the first half, but were unable to stop Lallis, junction's colored flash, in the last half. The final gun sounded with Abilene on the short end of the score, 33 to 0. lt was a revived Orange and Brown squad that took the field against the Mcl'herson Bulldogs. Having been unable to score in previous games, the Hands showed more puncl1 and aggrcssiveness and stayed abreast of the Bulldogs until the last quarter when Holbert, colored half, broke loose for a 95-yard dash that ended the scoring at 20 to 12. and from there on made up for lost time by playing a crashing game from his guard position. A deadly tackler, he was also a power on offense. llflerven Neis, halfback-This was the first and last year that Merven played under the Orange and Brown colors. He strengthened a doubtful reserve force 6 and saw considerable action. Robert Polley, quarterback - Polley was the 'gbrainsu of the Cowboy attack, a leader who at all tinies could keep his teammates keyed up to a fighting pitch. V The following underclassnien received letters: Jim Nachen, Alfred Switzer, Glenn llnsworth. junior The Chapman Irish entertained the Bucksters on Armistice llay and were rude in giving their guests a sound beating. lt was in this game that Tom Har- ris, sub tackle. received a broken leg and was forced out for the remainder of the season. The Irish were Murphy, Tom Harris, Bill Barber, Fred Gans, Don Vickers, Lester Akers, Prentice Gary, Bob Keast, lfarl fiardisty, and Robert Akers. Out of this group of yearlings, .lim lAlZl.CllCll, jun- later forced to forfeit this game. For their last road trip, the Cowboys traveled to Hays where they tangled with the Hays Cadets on a snow-covered gridiron. The Cadets were out-played and out-gained but took advantage of enemy fum- bles and won, 20 to 7. The Clay Center Tigers were Thanksgiving Day guests of the Cowboys in a game that was a finale for both teams. Determined to bring an unsuccessful season to a successful close, the Hands out-charged the Tigers but still lacked the punch that is needed for counters and succumbed, 13 to 0. This game wound up the grid careers of six regulars and eight lettermen. Senior Lettermen Virgil Allison, tackle-'f,Pege was the bulk of the team in more ways than one, He took care of his side of the line in a manly manner and will leave a big hole in the line when he graduates. ior lllurphy, Bill Barber, Lester Akers and .l rentice Gary were regulars on the 1937 aggregation which helps to confirm the belief that within a year the Abi- lene Cowboys will be a team to be reckoned with when Central Kansas League laurcls are handed out. Prentice Cary, colored half, who will be a junior next year, was one of the Cowboy's main scoring cogs, hav- ing registered most of the Orange and Brown coun- ters this season. jim lllachen, Alfred Switzer and Junior Murphy, three ends, will engage in a battle royal next fall for the wing positions while the guard notches will be capably filled by the Akers cousins, Les and Bob. Oddly enough, one of the hardest-charg- ing backs on the Abilene squad this year was a fresh- man, Bill Barber, who is ex- pected to develop into a first- class gridder by the time he's a senior. ,llarl llardisty will prob- ably take over the pivot duties in 1938 after understudying junior linsworth this season. VVith the end of the 1937 sea- Nornian W'hitehair, tackle- Norman was Abilene highis one man gangfi He was surprisingly fast for his weight which he used to the best advantage in the line. junior Ensworth, center-One of the team's outstanding per- formers. Vlfas given all-league rating because of excellent de- fensive play and his steady offen- son. Coach lilvin C. McCoy, brought to a close a four-year coaching career to, as he says, enter a saner profession. His successor will be Mr. Carl Thur- low, who has been at Norton dur- ing the past year. Although unsuccessful in his sive maneuvering. Franklin Puckett, fullback- Frank could play either fullback or tackle well. He also proved himself an adept signal caller on various occasions. Lloyd Sexton, guard-Lloyd came into his own in mid-season Standing-Albert Hawkes, line eoaehg Floyd Currier, freshman eoaeh, and lilvin lVft-C7'oy, head eoaeh. Kneeling4Don Davis, student manager title bids during the' past two years, lNfcCoy's record is not all one of constant defeat. During his first two years at Abilene high school his gridders captured the league crown both years and his cagers were champions once. I of art, speaks to G. R. on famous 1 1 paintings. McCormick, Black, Souders, Logan and Haslouer, from the dramaties class, present l The Underdog in Ili-Y. Miss l.AUL E- COLLINS Christmore's plea brings devout Science silence throughout the produc- Nob. state T. C., Peru, tion, ' titli-Found: Deep in the an- nals of the City of Abilene, the name: Jule LeRoy Jolley. Tth-About 2 o'cloek this af- ternoon a blizzard strikes Abilene from the north and roars unabated throughout the night. Sand-like snow swirls before a howling gale. A. B. V irginia Polytechnic No history session at Mike's. Sth-lVorst blizzard in twe11- ty years tthey all arei. About halt of Abilene high's population digs their way to school while the rest dig deeper in the blankets. School dismissed for the day at 9 o'clock in the morning, Run on linimeut at local drug stores. Lack of skiis causes postpone- ment of music contest at Salina. 12th - xvlllllfl Staehli with lVhen Ma Rogers Broke Loose wins highly superior in the CKL declamation contest at Herington and Don Davis cops an excellent

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Traclz Returns To Sports Calendar Atter a Lag-ott of Several Years, Cowboas Again Take To Ctnders Under Tutelaqe of Newt Currlerg Attend Meets In This Dlstrtctg To Kansas Delags l TlCR .X l..Xl'SlC of four years. i938 saw a reviv- al in track at .Xbilene high school. Twenty-one A bovs answered the call of the cinders this season, the group consisting of three seniors. three juniors. eight sophomores and seven freshmen. Six contests were on the Cowboys' schedule. The first was a dual meet with the ller- ington Railroaders on .Xpril 12, which found the llands crushed by the experienced lleringtonites, On .Xpril 16. the local thin-clads attended an invitational meet held at Salina in which were entered many Central Kansas schools. The following week, April 22, a picked team entered the .. Kansas Relays held at l.aw- rence. The boys who made the l rt-neh, Royer. trip: Bill liuchard. Ci. C.. lath- erington, llarold Gary, l'ren- tice Gary, Don Holmes, LeRoy Hu,.l.hurd. BASKETBALL CONTINUED they crushed Marion for the second time. 28 to 24. Giving the best exhibition of basketball of the en- tire season. the Cowboys almost tripped the Railroad- ers on lfebruary it but were finally subdued. 30 to 28. The following evening they whipped the Sacred lleart Knights at Salina for the first time in seven years. 26 to 20. The remainder of February was spent in bowing to Lindsborg, 26 to 25. in an upset: Chapman, 37 toi26g and to Mcl'herson, 35 to 26. On lNlarch I the Hands were victims of the .lunction City liluejays, 36 to 23. and on March .t they closed their league schedule by again being eked out by the league champions, Salina, 36 to 34. On March 9. the Bucksters entered the Regional Tournament at Clay Center with all the odds against them but in their first encounter they dumped the Concordia Panthers. 30 to 27, and moved in against the favored Manhattan XYildcats whom they defeated, 32 to 27. ln the semi-finals, the Hands ran up against the Chapman irish and were defeated for the third time in as many meetings of the two teams 33 to 23. Following are the lettermen, the first four ' being First How-Garvie, Sterrett, Reynolds, Il. Gary, Seeonfl liow--Cusick, Engle, llutton, Coulson, l'Itli- erinpqton, Starr, Shephard, Woods. Third How-Caveuder, Fregon, Gans, Bass, Murphy, Barber, Ensworth, Currier, Fourth llowfGa!'dner, P, Gary, Holmes, Tliaeker, Reynolds, .lack Sterrett and jim Thacker, The Bucksters traveled to Clay Center on ,Xpril 26 for a dual tneet with the Tigers and on the following day they participated in a triangular meet with Chap- man and llerington at Chapman. The season closed yy ith tl C t l Y 1 city. of the year. ating. it H Xkith only three ' ie en ra lsans: s League meet at Salina and the Regional meet in the same lflovd C urrier was the coach Cowbov trackmen this men gradu- certain that is almost this revival of track at ,Xb1- lene high school will not dwin- dle in the next few years. Next season Carl Thurlow will take over the thin-clads and will track. no doubt build these under- classmen into top-notch cin- dermen who may regain the place .Xbilene once held in seniors: liob Polley. G. C. litherington. Wit-ndell Har- mon, Bennie Course. Fred Clans, XYilmer XYenger, Con- rad Hake, ivan Cheney, -lim Thacker, and Alfred Switzer. Senior Lettermen Bennie Course, center-Hen was a stabilizer for the Cowboys this season. lie has been on the first team for three years and this season was second in lfland scoring. lle was mentioned on several all-CRL sec- ond teams. Yllendell Harmon, guard-Harmon has been on the 5 c first team for two years and this year played a steady game at his guard position. Although not a high scor- er, he was a power on defense. Bob llolley, forward-l'olley on the team but made up for style of play. Although not a points he did get usually came they would do the most good. was the smallest man it in his hard-driving consistent scorer, the at crucial spots when Ci C lftherineton, forward-This was Potts',' . . . . Pg first, and last, year on the first team. llis seemingly endless store of energy proved valuable to the Cow- boys when the going got tough. industrial Art Pittsllurg Kansas R, S. Stout Cniversity Colorado Stale Kansas Wesleyan ROY M,XliT1N 24 S. tate Irwin announces she will be at home in Liberal shortly after Julie 12 when she will reply with a ..yl,S.,, ltbth-XViln1a XVt-nger chosen to lead the Girl Reserves next year as their presidentg Harriett, tlugler, viee-presidentg Shirley Hill, treasurer and Doris Jean Funston. secretary. New Ili-Y of- ficers elected: Conrad Ilake, presi- dent: Tom Ilarris, viee-president: Dale Kirkpatriek, secretary, Ed Long and Winston Kinderdiek, student council representatives. 20th-Tom Collins of the Kan- sas City Star spoke at Rotary yes- terday aud we. who were unable to attend. are deeply indebted to Mr. Roek for relaying the speech to ns plus sound effects, gestures and appearanee. Blstgllistory sessions all over town. Those at the Cozy are served beer every halif hour. Sen- iors trying to guess the theme of the banquet tomorrow night but juniors prove they can keep a see- ret. Berger, after considerable nnderhanded bribery. found it out this afternoon, but kept it to him- self.