Effingham High School - Signet Yearbook (Effingham, IL)

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Front Row left to rlght Coach John Sheahan Ieyxls Martln Jun Hastlngs Bob Dexall Isaac Harper Roger Dettro Second Row Harold Wenthe manager John NIcDey1tt Merhn Mercler Don Iclmore Bob Hanev Charhe Althoff Jack Fladm Manager BASKFTBALL Ihe hrygh spots of thc Ifhnghxm blslxet ball season were undoubtedly thc XILUJFICS oy er Mlrtmsvrlle Marshall md Palestme IIT the F I Tournament Teutopohs and oy er Loursyrlle and Cow den IIT the Regronal To vwm at Casey 1n the F I Tourney with a poor record for the first part of the season xx as gratxfymg to players coaches and fans Defeat by Parls rn the champxonshlp glllil' xx as probably to be expected The Flaming Hearts trlumphed oy er Teu topolls ar uary 17 19 27 Before the1r ylctory the Hearts had lost thelr l1st four games yxrth Teutopohs XV1th all of last se zsons regulzrs except lion Dey ill and nn Hast1ngs gonc If xx is hardly to be expected that IHS would be a strong contender for the I I League cham Pltillblllp 3 The Helrts losmg thelr hrst exght Lgunes seemed to possess 1 new spxrrt lfter the Chrrstmas hohdays On anuary 10 they played thelr hrst game of the new year agamst an undefeated Charleston T C Frye and defeated them 51 45 From then on to the RCglCJl1dl Tournament nnclusne they complied 1 record of ten yxctones agamst 19 defeats Thelr sudden change to the better yy as largely due to the mentorshlp of Coach ohn Sheahan yy ho changed the style of pl ly almost completely oyer the xacatlon Three of thc boys who were members of thrs courrgeous l1ttle team ire seniors 1nd x 1ll dehnnely be mlssed next season They lre 1I'T Hast1ngs Buclc I-Itrper md Bob Dcyall V 5 V 1 '- V . T., ' . .1 ' I 1 1 Y. . ' v gr 'f ' f r v 4 1 f 'v A fr .v v 4. 7 1 f - ,. . - V . . . . - a V V V V V - V I V c c ' L , 4 , ' ' 7 7 A V ' 1' I ' ' 1 4. L 4 v vi 1 V V J V V V V V V ' .. . J . - , 7 I Y y 1 V V r' V V VA 7 V' L ' ' ,. . , -Q VV V V VV - V - V V ' ' ' ' 5 K v Q ' V V V 1 2 V V V, - V V , - I - Q I 11 I I D Y , ' VV V V V ' V-I V V - ' , I V . - V - V V V - V V .Q . V 1 L , 4 4 Y - V VV - - V V VV -V . V K ' . V , V ' 1 . . A V V V I V- Vx Q V, L . . . L - V V V V I 4 . 4 C C C .VZ V J V . V2 L - . - . . 1 .V L V V V V V V V - . V T V V ' - - - - V V -V . L Jr ' , 2 L V V. . K L

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IOOTISALL Des tte t se tson s reeord of mnly one xytn tgttnst srx defeats loetl ftns tnd students seemed xx ell pletsed mth the retttrn of foot lH tf t sex teen year lapse litll More tn asststant eoteh put the luoy through their preltmtnaty xxotltottts tnt s Ill sprtny, trttnrne tnd C tttlm She th tn toole oyer tn August A eroxyd of tn esttmtted I 000 eheettnt fans yxttehed the Hearts drop therr ftrst game to St Ilmo 45 lv on the home held As mtght be expeeted the team was yery ytttery rn tts hrst gtme tnd thts proyed to he tts dow n fall The next hye games found the Hearts on the short end of the store Although mn less they kept thetr sptrtts htth tnd neyet ye tp tnttl tc h tl gun h td sottnt e sttd Co teh She than otlxme for tuett hrst ytn of se tson the lwoys rn tde the trrp to Ohlone for thett seyenth and hn tl fttme of the season 'lhts thrtllrng game was played under the yyorst possrhle eondtrtons lhe rttn pottret t xy n so h trd tt ttmes dttrtnt, the tettne th tt tt was tlmost tmpossthle to see .teross the IC ttr lltmtn H trts yy tllee o th tt rtrn drenthed fleld tt Ohlone xytth t 75 14 yretory the ftrst tn sexenteen years FHS St flmo HS llort HS Nlarttnsy rlle FHS Flort IHS Shelbyytlle H9 l HS Oblong st tow t tn t rc t Urs FUN 41 KS Harold Wenthe mana5.,er Ne-cond Row -X'-st Coaeh Vltlltant Wlorgan earl Xfrdeyen Jafk lttle e , I 1 o boxx ert Crxyenhorst Dm I y e- Shan L Fl luhner em er hue-nnemeyer Max brounlng, Qoaeh Iohn Sheahtn lhlrd Row Hury Serltehloxy Dale fephtlt 1 1 tm o yery u aus u 1 o gan oree tor nts anets n h low Dtlt arrts lor tn 1ll Ries Iester John ton Ixelth -Xus Dale Webb Wayne Woody Jack -Xshbough Jtnte 1'1N11J1 Dtle And mon PA Al L' l' l 1' ' 'l gill L L l tl ' llll 1' L f V t V' A - - stttt 1 Vltj t A yt' the hall tts at major sport at f S t ter 1 f - en- f 'Q Y . A t - 4 L' drill' V ' A ' il A JL llik .l 'Q t ,U L 'I t' ' 'i ' vi A' , ll -ld. O H Ta ' 3.1 ea 'L ' d lt . ' ' Y Q- 7 H 1 I Q 1 13 . 1 45 .. t . N . ey j .Q Y f ti 6 f t ts , ' 1 ti tt t A ' 5-t ' ' 1 6 ' ' 2 7 4 f f ' ' 3 tt 3 f' - 37 Q t 'Y . H ' '4 - lf . 0 St. fltno 59 -1 ' ' Q w t ti ze L tt Fir: I' '. lef '1 righ : 'll-rry Sturt tr, Illilllll'Lfl'I', llill Vrvss, Melvin llartkt-, l.z1df-Ii . '.'l1l1'Y', .Xl- frt-cl llttwkins, Max liolin, Let j Myvs, .la-rry' Mztthy, .lrtvhk Gludin, Furl Imxzitt, Char! Altlnol'f'. rr t'h'tt'p D 1' -, Alb ' L 11 v- 'L ' l3:zt.wQt-, Ljl. ' ', ' 'y '1 s ' ti p-, mt, ' 1 tt, ' f. ' '. .' ': ', 'ri- z'. llol Ytct h , Jim L X' j, I3 d D' Q, Pa l llolloman, L1 ren M rf' , Ge f- lla 1, Dale' liztly, l5oll'- Fr' Fol I : 2 r ll' '.', 3 l I tpin,a,.li' Wx, nf - 4: , ' ' . stin, 1 m

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1946-47 BASKFTBALL SCI-IPDL LF LHS OPPONI NTS XV1ndsor Niattoon Qhimpaign T Town Robinson Flora St Timo Mt Vernon Charleston Flora Altamont T Town Robinson NIdI'f1flSX1llC Marshall Palestine Pans Law rengex 1lle Salem Crrcenup Vandalia Casey Mattoon New ton Vandalra Loulsvxlle Flora lack Row left to right Jlm Loxxrx Franklin Lankford Waxne Woodw James Taxlor Harold Row Cary AndeQ Alfred Haxxkim Jim Dane lerrx Mathx Lxle Shan laul Holleman Lorcn 'Iorg an lhll I ron n JameQ Norrw 59 1 ' ' A 50 47 1 ' 1 50 58 ' ' 5 2 ' ' 51 25 ' ' - ' 42 52 ' ' ' 'A ' 55 54 ' ' ' 57 67 5 I . 1 56 45 ' ' . 65 61 ' ' 45 57 ' ' 57 54 ' 49 59 ' - ' 27 43 5 5 Paris 69 42 Cowden ' 72 52 ' ' Haven lhll Ferris, Arthlur Davirlsoi1I.John Hayes, Bill flies, David ffkltlmoffg Mri Morgan I-ront