Aurora High School - A Roar In Yearbook (Aurora, NE)

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i Q UCZIZZ1 The mightiest mite, he weighed 130 pounds and could crack the line like a heavy weight Aubs tackling were excellent and Toodies passing ability made the Ben son to Benson combination an invulnerable one His kicking is good and in another year which will be his last he will be doing Here is another hustling sophomore who was Guss first year in football and despite lack of experience made a very good show Ex fl in WI Sl Sl Y mf AUR.onF,xN .vea -a' 1 . ELOE, Fullbark. ANAWALT, Halfback. , Miles is probably the lightest man to have ' ' ' ' l made his letter in football here, but no op- ' ' - 3 ponent was ever too big for him. He con- ' , 1 ' tributed four years of hard and consistent he has one more year to Play. z effort toward the success of Aurora football. ' U HOOD, Halfbdck' C. BENSON, Halfback. ,E Don is only a sophomore but his all- M 'Y H I I I ' ' around play stamps him as a coming star. I I I I I 5 I' He's fast and shifty--a good blocker and ' I I I I I tackler and when he's carrying the ball he's 'I going Placei everything even better. BROWN, End GUSTAFSON, Center. , Henry's pet trick was in piling up the ' ' , 'I opponents interference. This was his first has a brilliant future ahead of him, This year as a regular and he handled every de- ' ' ' , ' 3 partment of his position like a veteran. He ' - A has anotlzcr year to play. ing. . I1 Minor Sports i N Track N Prospects for a successful track season are fairly bright this year. Six lettermen from N last year are back. The Hastings relay invitation meet and the state track meet on May ? 14 and 15 are the important track meets that Aurora tracksters will participate in. The ' lettermen back are Bus Benson, Winifred lVlcCarty, Don Hood, James Vanwormer, Clif- I ford Benson, Henry Brown and Willard Beet. S Baseball 1 5 This year Aurora is to renew the practice of having a baseball team. The prospects 2 are only fair as everyone is still untried in interscholastic competition. The Aurora Nine I will play with the teams of the surrounding community. ' - lnterclass Athletics The junior boys won all the championships this year due primarily to the fact that most of the Senior boys were engaged in more important pursuits or deemed the affair - below their habitual dignity. The juniors won the basketball championship from the Soph- il 5 omores 19--17. They won all three games in volley ball after which they were severely trounced 1 3 by the Seniors in a free-for-all fight. They also, by their superior numbers, beat the Seniors :P 5 by a slight margin in aerial football. The junior girls won the championship in basketball, : l winning from the Sophomores 22-21. i p . ,,,,.., l 9 ,l 2 i :: 3 Page Forty

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ROLLSTIN, Tackle, Rex is big and fast. He has another year ahead of him and should develop into a real tackle. Rex is a good punter and when extra yardage is needed, he can step into the back- field and deliver. SCHAFFERT, Tackle. Ossie, playing his first and last year, play- ed great football all season. His all-around play gave him honorable mention on the All State team. Ossie worked hard all season and he was an inspiration to the whole team. He will be missed a lot next year. POWELL, End. Don is another lightweight who is willing to concede lots of weight to an opponent- and still play football. He's an artist at snagging passes and his tackling was good and consistent. He has another year to play. age Tb ity-nine SMITH, Tackle. This is Paul's first year on the team. He's big and tangy and with another years exper- ience he should develop into a dependable lineman. HUTSELL, G uard. Cliff is short and stocky with plenty of weight which makes him a hard man to get out of a play. The play never gets too rough or tough for him. Cliff has another year to play. SHANEYFELT, End. Dean suffered a knee injury in an early practice session and didn't see action till mid- season, His size and aggressiveness made his end a hard place to get around and his height helped make him a good pass receiv- er. fContinued on page 40.1

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ur sffiidiria.zzzzil-!i'6:imYLg1irj-5v i I H Al ik! 441- ,-'iN Football Record Only one regular and three lettermen from last years team answered coach Ossians call for football practice. In looking over the inexperienced, half-pint, material he no doubt felt pessimistic. However by hard work and wonderful team morale he developed a scrappy aggregation that played heads up football in every game. In every game the Huskies .were outweighed but never outfought, The season opened with a 13 to O win over Clarks on the home field. The first 'half ended without a score but in the last half Bus Benson scored twice. The feature of this game was a cleverly executed pass-Hood to B. Benson which netted 55 yards and a touch- down. The second game ended in a scoreless tie with Harvard, also played on our home field. The Huskies were outweighed about fifteen pounds to the man, but played inspired foot- ball to stave off defeat. Sutton gave the Huskies their first defeat at Sutton with a score of 15 to 0. Sutton scored two touchdowns in the first half but met a stubborn Huskie defense the second half which held them without further score until the last quarter. The Discoverer's came from Columbus and ran roughshod over a crippled Huskie team. When the field of battle cleared the final score was 38 to 0. Seven regulars failed to see action in this game. The State Championship Seward team led by Cardwell and Hyller lived up to form but a stubborn Huskie defense held them to four touchdowns to win 26 to 0. After a scoreless first half the Huskies launched an offense that netted three touch- downs for an 18 to 0 victory over Osceola. Anawalt scored once andj Captain Benson twice. ,Faced with a score of 7 to 0 against them at the end of the first half, the Huskies came up from behind in the last quarter to tie York 7 to 7. The pass attack for Aurora was working good and most of the gains were a result of it. The final game of the season found the Huskies face to face with their arch rival, Central City. Central City was beaten 12 to 6. Despite a wet field and damp ball the Huskie pass attack clicked beautifully to end a successful season. The Huskies won three games, lost three and tied two. The Huskies this year had a very successful season. Captain Benson, Shaneyfelt, George, Eloe, White, Lewis and Schaffert will be lost to next years team by graduation. Brown, C. Benson, Smith, Powell, Haywood, Rollstin, Otto, Hutsell, Gustafson, Ana- walt and Hood will be back to carry on to victory for the school. Sept. 25 Clarks 0 Aurora 13 Oct. 2 Harvard 0 Aurora 0 Oct. 9 Sutton 15 Aurora 0 Oct. 16 Columbus 38 Aurora 0 Oct. 23 Osceola 0 Aurora 18 Oct. 28 Seward 26 Aurora 0 Nov. 6 York 7 Aurora 7 Nov. 11 Central City 6 Aurora 12 92 50 .nrmmnzwg l 9 3 2 F fmmm'mWmW'TmEm'l55Q 99.U!1W!U! . Page Forty-one