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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Flnal Reekonlng Stat1st1Cs proxe the 41 -4' team ranked as the best offensne and detenslse qumtet at East H11,h 1n the past hxe sears The X IVSIIS aserlged 78 pomts 1 .game s1h1le holdmg the OPPOSIIIOH to 74 oser a span of U 1,ames The team f1n1shed the season xuth 1 reeord of 14 111ns 1 amst 10 losses amassmg, 683 pomts to the cpposmon s J The h htms, sp111t of the tum xx as x 1l11ntlx d1s plaxed ID the seeond 1'1st West game when 111 hu of the start1n lllll. up beeause of lllness had been out of sehool some t1me durmg, the week Nlajor letters NK ere lwarded Captam Alun Rohle Roger Stephens Stexe Zetarae Don NleDermott Bob George Eddy B1sdorf and Stanley XX assenaar E1 an Hultm1n Bob Lpdegraff Ross Aqer Dem XX1lson Ihlph R1dder NX axne Nlebossen Herbert Claus Norms Cordrax ack enmngs and George Wheeler were 1XK.11'dL.Ll m1nor letters and 1.J1Cl'x Cor seplus a student manager s letter Sophomore C,o1eh B111 Waters dex eloped mother hne team th1s yelr He coached two I11LI'lIOI 1OLlS to pl1ee the1r te1m h1s,h 1n the Xl1ss1ss1pp1 X 1lle1 Qonterenee ll I n Facts RESUME OF THE North Des Nlomes Dlke tort Dodge Rooseselt IC. RQ Dubuoue Roosexelt QD N1 Lee 1r l llls XX est NN 1terloo X ISOH lf. R Q Ce ar l 111s Xlason C1t1 C l1nton Franklln QC R lort Dodge Nlason CII, Cedar 11115 XX est NX aterloo Nlelxmlex 1C R X rth QD Xlj Oranve Flgu res 1941 42 SEASON East Opponents L SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT esup 1.1 1 orte Dunkerton 7 AT EAST DISTRICT TOURNAMENT AT NEW HAMPTON 1 ostx 1lle 4 III X P11411 futuh Tbvu 0 o 0 o 7 ., v, -U . ' ' v . K h , ' . ' t . 4 ' 25 31 1 . . 1 . . K F 'I 22 33 A , ,Q , , K, 1 h -1 T KV 24 18 . ... j. '. ' X A ' 'F F. . 21 20 , , ,- , V U - . , , - , .I ' 25 22 ' S' ' e...1 24 22 'P S 581- Hi. f. 11 -0 ' lg I K' ' ' 'L ' 'g l. I' . - 4 K' -lll 27 .H . N V - - V, Y I V - Y, 'S l . .l 40 26 ' ' I ' I 1 I. 22 23 x '- 1 1' A ' 1 1 . . ' f 22 28 ' ' ' l ' l K' ' ' '- Q ' 56 39 A ' , , ,, , L ' I ,Y . ' I . 37 20 , F j ' 29 31 , . . - 1 .. . , , - - - . K F' ' ' ' ' A ' 32 18 X y , y k 7 1 r 7 1 t . 5 A ,t 1 V. 1 , f , 1 - . -. - 13 23 sf. - X -Y v N - H 1 A ' 'l' . 31 22 ' v ' ' ' ' A ' l i - v0 . . . . 39 26 1 A f J ' J 1 ' yr 34 18 A K ' .I 31 17 X N f ' . ly 1 'N x J ' ' ' . ' 32 22 ' , ' ,sg ' , . ' ' - 'f 36 18 players in Ralph Ridder and Ross Agar, who did much ' ' '- 21 23 lllisl Rush: I. ll lllrlyw, R.S1p!11n1,.X'.Co11l1.11. D. 1l. 1l111r1. I. Hrlfv, lx. lllllfllhlll. S1 0x11 Rem: S. Z1jq1a1'.11', D. .1l1D1r1rmll, S. ll 1111.11.1.11', .l. Rnfvlp, ll. Cfllml. H. Ci1'n1'g.', D. Cnrnfv 1. Fl-llllkll Rox 1 I.. R11,fl1'111111'1gq1'1', li. 1'j11l1gQr11-fl. lx. !i111lu1'f, ll . 11111111 ru, R, Rr.lJ11', R. .'lg11. fi. lY'f11'1'l1 . llll. 1l '1lf1'r1. . X K x 4 , A 1 t ' 1 A as ' Q N li, I 2 5 ' f .