Alexander High School - Moccasin Yearbook (Nekoosa, WI)

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Left 1949 Champlonshlp trophy of the Lumberjack Conference Center Trophy presented by bus1 nessmen of Nekoosa Rxght 1948 C0 Champlonshlp Tro Dhy won by Nekoosa and Mosmee Football Banquet Mr. A. D. Wicklund, Secretary of the Lumber- jack Conference, pre- sents the Conference Championship Trophy to Russ Dunne. Coach Ostrom presentmg letter to Norman Femhng

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C OAC II JOHN OS'l ROM In the second half Dunne crrcled end for 7 yards and another touch down and also caught a 40 yard pass from Iaemlmg for the sex enth touch down Femlxng completed the scormg for the evenrng bv runnlng 50 yards through the entire Tomahawk team for the last touchdovsn OCTOBER 14 NEKOOSA 19 TOMAH 13 An unbeaten and unscored upon Tomah eleven came to Nekoosa wrth hugh hopes of being the frrst team to defeat the Papermakers thrs season Tomah seemed on the way to accomplrshrng thls ln the flrst half but rn the second half was unable to stop a determmed rally by a frghtrng Nekoosa team and lost by a score of 1913 Tomah scored fnrst early rn the frrst quarter after recovering a Nekoosa fumblc on the Nekoosa 25 yard l1ne Nekoosa became the frrst team to score on Tomah th1s season as Norm Femlmg threw a touchdown pass to Russ Dunne on a play that covered 68 yards Tomah came frghtrng back and droye 70 yards for a touchdown to make the score at halftime 13 6 Early rn the thxrd quarter Dunne raced 37 yards around end to make the score 13 12 About the mrddle of the sec ond half Nekoosa started a march that totaled 95 yards and was capped when Femlrn drove oyer for the wmnm touchdown g 8 OCTOBER Z1 NEKOOSA 39 MEDFORD 14 Nekoosa closed rts home season by wmnrng the undnsputed Lumberyack Conference tltle played on a wet and muddy freld but the Purple and Whrte made nt srx wrns rn a row by havrng the greater scormg punch Nekoosa scored the frrst trme they had the ball as Femlmg drove over from the three and also klcked the extra pornt Medford came rrght back and tred the game at seven all but from there on Nekoosa had the game well rn hand Dunne raced 40 yards around end and also took a pass from Femlmg to make the score 20 7 at halftlme In the second half Goodness scored from the three and Femlrng went over from the four The frnal touchdown was on a tackle around play as lrneman Hank Allwarden went 16 yards to make the total 39 14 rn favor of Nekoosa NOVEMBER 1 NEKOOSA 27 WAUPACA 0 Nekoosa ended an unbeaten and untled season by trimming Waupaca 27 O 1n the frnal game at Waupaca The Papermakers were held 1n check rn the frrst and thrrd quarters but they scored twlce rn each of the second and fourth quarters to wm agarnst a fxghtlng Waupaca team Norm Femlrng passed to Russ Dunne for the two touchdowns rn the second quarter Russ made a beautrful catch rn the end zone for the flrst score and later aided by a great block by Bo Garvin he made a dazzlmg run along the sidelines to go over for the second one In the fourth quarter Frank Votava raced around end without a hand being lard on h1m and ID the frnal mmutes Len Goodness nntercepted a Waupaca pass and ran the remarnrng 50 yards to the goal to make the fmal score 27 0 IU faxor of Nekoosa JIM ZURFLUH DON GUSTIN Offensxre end Plenty of :punk that dzd a great fob on defense BOYD FALKNER Fax: defensne tackle LEN KLAPPA He was great ly mused by the squad after recexwng hrs knee mfury . , - y . . . . . y . I, , . , . A I ' V . 4 ' E Y l I as they' trrumphed over a game Medford team 39-14. The game was 3 - . . . '- , . Y - 3 9 , . . . . y , . Y u n ' ' ' ' 7 . .. . . ,I 1 n . , . . , ' v ,, ,, . . , . . . . l

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A H S band leads lbe porfde Queen Mary Ann and her fgufl thls year was a crownlng of the ueen Mary Ann Weayer and complete Success lt was a beautrful October day her court conslstrng of Dorothy Schmidt anet with clear blue skles and sunshme Festrvmes be Drews Carole Klappa Nancy Cleveland and gan thc nrght before wlth a snake dance and bon Mrckey Crowns A parade was held down Maln frre, followed the next day by a pep meetmg, and Street and after the game a dance was held Porl of lhe big rrowd ibut witnessed lhe parade Boy Smm floor K Pep rally Market Street We Scalbed Tomalmuk Sophomore float urns Isl prize