Evanston Township High School - Key Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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Basketball After an early season slump marked by four successive defeats, the Evanston Varsity staged a comeback in the second half of the basketball season to earn ct final standing of fourth place with six victories and a like number of defeats. The Wildkits outscored their opponents 377 to 367. Although sickness ripped gaps in the squad early in the season, the team played fast and consistent ball at the end. With breaks, said Coach Roscoe Hampton, the team would have finished in second place. Morton gained this spot, although Evanston defeated that squad twice this year. Lloyd Iewett was the most valuable player on the team, according to Hampton. Hts consistent playing was a stimulant to the squad. Chuck Worthington took fourth place in the league, scoring 110 points. The Varsity opened the season against Oak Park in Beardsley Gym. The game caused sorrow for the local rooters with the Villagers winning 39-28. Although the Orange defense was excellent the forwards couldn't find the basket. Next came two non-conference games with two triumphs for Evanston. The Wildkits over-ran Senn to the tune of 54-12, the locals showing a greatly improved offense. The other victory was over Roosevelt High of Chicago. In spite of frequent fouls, the squad developed a smoothly-running scoring machine. After tasting victory, the Orange dropped four consecutive games. Following a surprise defeat by Waukegan, the champion Proviso team rolled over the Wildkits, 4l-26. It was after a 39-22 defeat by the rivals from the north, New Trier, that the Varsity experienced a revival. Evanston walked over Highland Park, 37-10. In winning its first conference game, the Orange predomtnated from the beginning. Then after trailing Morton for three quarters, the Evanstonians forged ahead to eke out a thrilling 34433 victory. The Wildkits then smothered Waukegan 49-29 with Worthington going on a scoring spree to garner 12 baskets. Two more victories followed, the first one over New Trier, 44-32, and Highland Park, 31-20. The team closed the season with a thrilling overtime victory over Morton. In the third extra period, Worthington broke the deadlock and the game ended Evanston 38, Morton 36. After the regular season, the Varsity took on former stars of E. T. H. S. in the annual alumni game. Reversing the decision of last year, the Varsity triumphed 40-31. Back Row: Francis Nordlund, Ralph Van Patten, Hamid Neetz. Robert Wells. Robert Godemann, lack Gregory, William Kelley Front Row: Alvar Steele, William Schmidt, Donald Knapp, Charles Worthington, Alphonse Mtsdztunowukl, Paul Cohan, Lloyd Inwett.

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Evanston received tts first defeat of the year when they journeyed to Maywood to play the strong Provlso eleven. Seemtng to miss the services of Kidd in the line, and the blocking of Torcom in the backfteld, the Orange failed to score till Melgs, Evanston end, leaped high and speared a blocked kick, tucked lt under his arm, and galloped a short distance over the line for the only score. . Evanston's second setback of the season was received at the hands of Odk Park who was held scoreless during the first half. The superior weight and power of the Villagers finally told, and they managed to squeeze one score across the goal line. Evanston ended up her football season with a qame with New Trier. As if avenging herself for her defeat at the hands of the North Shore rivals last year, Evanston rose up and pushed aside the Green Wave to the tune of 20-O. In this game, runs by Alexander, and line smashes by Worthington netted touchdowns for Evanston, while accurate kicking by Mled- zlanowskt added points, Besides gaining prestige through victories, Evanston added to her laurels by having the lion's shore of men on the All-Suburban team. Robert Eppers and Charles Worthington made the first string team, while Iames Torcom, Stanford Meigs, William Stronach, and Lloyd Iewett all made the second All-Suburban team. Other outstanding players with one more year of Varsity competition are Fred Ftschl, Warren Hamer, and John Iennlngs. An interesting stdeltght on the Mtshawaka game was that the team stopped at a prominent hotel in South Bend during their stay. and upon departure the manager of the hotel came to Coach Schultz compltmenttng htm for the behavior of his team. He said that his hotel had taken in a qood many high school football teams and had done so for many years, but that he had never seen a better behaved group of boys than those from Evanston. The two games that Evanston lost were dropped to the two most powerful teams in the Suburban League, Provlso, and Oak Pork. The fact that Evanston really had the old scoring punch was often demonstrated, for every time the Orange brought the ball wtthtn twenty yards of their oppo- nents' aoal line, they did not fail to score. This was due mainly through the efforts of the line which compared with the best in the Suburban League and the backfteld, thouoh a little slow, was very effective on line plays.

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. . Sw1mm1ng The 72 boys out for swimming started their 1936-37 season by defeating Senn High Sch0ol's team in a practice meet, 57 to 28. Coach Doc Parker collected the school's best material, and six afternoons a week the would-be Weisrnullers coasted through many lengths of the Y. M. C. A. pool, developing wind and muscle. Curfews were carefully kept and occasional time trials recorded progress. Coach Parker ironed out imperfections and drilled his squads on racing starts and underwater speed turns, in preparation for their first plunge into Suburban competition. Then Mr. Matt Mann, coach of many of the 1936 Olympic swimmers, qave a talk emphasizing that style and power can be developed only by persistent hard work. All this paid dividends when Evanston celebrated consecutive victories over Roosevelt Htqh and Highland Park. New Trier's new super-natatorium produced a team which out- polnted the Wildkits, but undaunted they came back a week later to overpower Proviso, a very formidable opponent. There followed a thrillingly close defeat at the hands of Oak Park and then an easy triumph over Morton. Competing against all the Suburban League schools at once, the Varsity took third out of seven: the Fresh-Sophs, second. Throughout the year Bob White and Russell Cobb drew cheers with their gruelllng breast- stroke races: Filipp Kreissl and Stuart Plettner shone in the 100-yard free-style: and King Collison, Stanley Lewis, and Captain Emmett Mclnnis, scrapped it out tn the crawl sprtnts. Fred Reiche and Don Wahlgren starred in backstroke. After an injury disabled Dick Mead, Richard Buckle carried on in fancy diving. Other maior letter winners were Manager Iohn Sanders and Fresh-Soph Captain Wes Whitchurch. Earl Asher, Charles Corcoran, Kenneth Eckholt, Richard Irvine, Compton Swanson, and Bob Vrooman, earned Varsity minor E's. Coach Parker was especially pleased at the interest shown in intra-mural swimming. Ninety-seven boys competed in the all-school meet, and a third of that number won places in the highly competitive finals. Many of the intra-mural qualifiers and champions found that they should have been on the school teams all year. The top home rooms were 124 and 104 on the first floor, respectively, and 324 and 304 on the upper floors. Back low: Coach Parker, Fred Heiche. Robert White. Emmett Mclnnts, Stuart Plettner, Dave Charleson, Earl Asher, Don Wahlq-ren. lohn Sanders. Front row: Compton Swanson, Russell Cobb, King Collison, Charles Corcoran, Stanley Lewis, Robert Vrooman, Richard Buckle. Richard Irvine.