East High School - Trojan Yearbook (Waterloo, IA)

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F THE AVE October I7 East, 14, Fort Dodge Ilast was forced to pull from behlnd In the second half to beat a flghtmz Dodger outflt October 24 East, 20 Mason CII3, 12 Al DI Niarcos passxng arm almost caught the Trogans off guard before 1 capacxty crowd of homecomers Nozember I4 East, 26, West, 6 After plavmg thur best game of the year before some 6000 fans at the Wahavnlt stadlum last could Iustlw lay clalm to the mytlntal State elumpxonsl Ip If PLTE EEKHOIF Last season was Petes Hrst In football He was undoubtedly the fastest man 0 the team ESTLE WVARREN He earned hIs letter at halfback after playmg one season at end WAYNE MARTIN A jumor, playmg hIs fxrst year at center, Wayne won hIs major W He started IH all of the games WALLACE PENNE Wally a jumor was the small est man on the squad, howew er he made hIs presence felt at a halfback post WILLIAM WATERS Waters IS fondly known to the players as Bxg Bull Hns spIrIt and drIve as 3SSlStant coach had a great deal to do wnth the success of the team GORDON BUTE INow Ensngn Bute of the U S avy, he was reserve coach for the squad KENNETH GREENING Playmg on the warsrty squad for two seasons, he earned hrs first letter thlS year He was consxdered one of the most aggresswe guards on the squad BOB MORRIS In hIs first year out for football he earned hIs letter at tackle BOB GEORGE Playmg at end, the red head, who IS a Iumor, won hIs Hrst football letter last season Page Twenty One . : ' , 6 ' ' , . A ' ' 'A , z : g ' I - ' v , . , . . . . , . , , I ' ' ' , Q , A. I I I r ,, A v I . . , 9 ' ' - . I1 . , . V 7 . . . ' N . - - . ' 7 1 . V . ' ' tl 31 - , V ., . . v 9 ' Q 7 . in . 3 ,, . . ,, . . . . . , . .

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ilu OHN T1 uokr Hts sensatxonal ball handlmg won hxm a berth on the second All State selectnon Play mg the key positron of quarterback, ohnny was truls a trxple thrext man as he passed ran and klcked mth the best tn the state Hts teammates elected hum honorarv captam Dom MLDKRNlOTT He upheld the tradmon of the Ir1sh mth hxs fight vxhnch carrned hxm through to a thxrd football letter at end He dld most of the bootmg on the klek offs ROGER STrPHlxs Rogers flawless sngnal calhneg and drnmg brealeavxas runs earned hlm a halfbaele s posltnon on the l D P A flrst All State seleetlon He earned hls thnrd letter ID football last season eu Ulllltkkll After xunnnng two letters at eenter Bob sultehed to end xx here he earned seeond All State mentlon nn the l D P A honor roll He ss as one ot the three members on the team to earn three letters He plaxed all but S mmutes of the season l ast THE CRE T September 19: East. 285 Wilsorx IC. RJ, 15 scored shortly after they got posscssmn ul the ball and went on to win handlly. September 25: East, 325 Roosevelt, 6 The Trojans romped through the Roosevelt T formation before a home crowd nf 3,600 spectators. October I East, 14, Dubuque, 0 Dubuqaes sophomores were no mateh tor last Hnehs lLlQ.,j,Lfl'llllI lterx man on the squad sm aetmn nn th1t eame Ortober I0 East 19, East Des Moines, I2 'lht Tmgms xeel erea! ball tle st l se a thexr puxn s then faltered md barely eame eut the vsmner ,sue A1 LLN The jack rabbxt vson hns first letter as a junior, at fullback Besndes has hard drnung off taekle runs, he was noted as one of the best block mg backs on the team DWIGHT FIKL Dwnght was consldered one of the best defensnve players on the squad He vson hns second football letter at tackle Dwnghts educated toe ran up a htgh percentage of polnts after touch dove ns PALL FAGUQLIND Paul xx on hns second football letter thus x ear at tackle although he vs as handncappeel all season vxth a charles horse He eaptanned the team durmg the East West game X INION ,IONIS Vmton earned hus hrst letter last season at guard At one hundred and nlnetx hse pounds lie xx as the heanest plax er on the squad ltox um Ru ll Nslfl Rclk East Hxeh s head eoach xx as aeelanmed the eoaeh of the sear nn Iowa athletne enreles for hxs effeetne dexelopment of the modern T formatxon 15121 Tut nts : , ' ' . pla' ' an 1' Hr' hal to 'ore ll - t, F . - - - U- -sy - J ' . , v J -- : vi 1 l . . . , . J ,, , - -' '- , ,' . K 7 , . . - y 1 T ' A . V . Y . . . - e L - , A Y - Av , s , . . x ' rs v ' . ,. ' ' ' - s t . . , , I , - V . V- s - . . 1 , ,, .. , , ., - . ' 1 I D - 'D 1 s . s -. .- sv - 1 ' s s ' . V, k-s - I V . ,A ' ,, , '. ' . , , . . . ,, - , . a 1 ' 1 -- -- By , , , , , . , . . - - , I A . I , , . . ,.. ,, , 'i l r 1 1 x ' 1 x l I i I' ' 1 1 . . e . - -' s , ' ' . A - . v ' - v E x . , .... . . . 1 - Y- ' X l xi 1 1 l l x 'A V xi ' . , , A , X ,x n , 3.- 1 l h 'X l x N. s 3 A I , I- I- -3 3 1 .. vs -

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liksi ljll itki: .L Rof1li.I3,fii'1ng1. .1u.l S. Zigixrin liilzi ffii' jl 1,r1 r for .1 l'il7llll7Ii1 ilnrnig flu' ,Xlilfirlliry guivli. Si n oxii Pit ll.RlZ 17. Mi llurnmll -fmoli lllllli IL. llliilnr-7 tmil R. R1.l.li'r zzafifi lun: virzk lt. age Artists Displa kill East's 1942 array of basketball talent provided its followers some extremely formidable playing by capturing the runner-up position in both the Missis- sippi Valley and Big Seven Conferences. Among the Trojans of this year could be found no stars, but in the words of Coach Leonard Raflensperger. They were a hustling bunch of fellowsf, Meeting .lesup in the lirst round of the sectional tournament, the spirited East quintet quite handily defeated them 31 to 17. Surprising power was un- covered the next evening in a lighting l .1 Porte team. vvlio battled the Trojans on even terms for three: quarters, but were defeated by .1 last game splurge 32 to 22. By defeating l7unlserton 36 to IS, the lfast baslxeteers captured the sectional championship. lfast then moved on to the llistrict, meeting .1 21 to 23 defeat at the hands ol' .1 towering Postville team. boasting four regulars over 6 feet in height. The game was a battle all the way. there being a ditierenee l'.:,Q1 ll-IA 1 of no more than two points in the score at any time. Honorary captain Alvin Rohle sparked the offense for the year, garnering 140 points to lead the scorers. Close behind were Roger Stephens, who, for the second consecutive year, was placed on jack Northls fourth All-State team in the Des Moines Register, and Steve Zegarac, sharp shooting center. The fighting Irishman. Don McDermott. proved to be the linest defensive member of the squad with his crafty play. lfddy Bisdorf improved as the se.1son progressed. and tournament time found him an im- portant cog in the Trojan m.1chine. Two juniors. Bob George and Stan XY'assenaar rounded out the tirst team and displayed some very noticeable playing throughout the season. Next season vvill find the team without the serv- iees of Alvin Rohle, Roger Stephens. lion Nlcllerrnott. and lfddy liisdorf. Steve Zegarac h.1s a half year of competition remaining. H11-'liao