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

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r™ ' ' : TOP — Al Perry, Elliott Westbrook, Clifton Merry, Coach Schultz. BOTTOM — Don Joyce, Art Murray, Leon Miles. Harry Jackson While the well-clad footballers were tearing up the practice fields, scantily-clad cross-country men braved the wintry winds to run their two-mile-plus race. An outstanding distance runner was found in Elliott Westbrook, who won firsts in all but two meets. In the big invita- tional meet at Proviso, in which the team finished sixth out of twelve competitors, Westbrook won a second. Other good men who placed in the meets were Art Murray, Leon Miles, Cliff Merry, Al Perry, and Don Joyce. Mr. Schultz was the cross country coach. In the season s record, which follows, low score wins: Palatine 48 Evanston . .19 Skokie . . . . 51 Evanston . . . 24 Lane 18 Evanston ..45 Morton... 34 Evanston ...22 Proviso 28 Evanston . .28 Maine . . .27 Evanston . . .30 25

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Mr. Rothacher, head coach, worked primarily with the backfield while Mr. Connor coached the line. The regulars, who include several sixty-minute men, were the co- captains Dick Jones, center, and Erv hHauf, fullback; Bud Lemon and Jim Parsegian, guards,- Jim hlorne and Bob Bliss, tackles,- Corky Johnson and Buddy Rice, two junior ends,- Dick Snyder and Dave de Swarte at the halves,- and Orchie Benington, quarter- back. Senior reserves were Russ Aagaord, Sam Adams, Tom Boswell, Fred hHarker, Art Herpolsheimer, Bill hiaefke, Johnny Johns, Bill Ward, Ed Ziemet, and h arold Schulz. Of the regulars, Erv hiauf was chosen all-suburban fullback and Dick Jones, Jim hHorne, Bob Bliss, Bud Lemon and Dick Snyder received honorable mention. Next years co-captains. Buck Chaney, who alternated with Benington, and Corky Johnson, headed a promising group of juniors: Rice, Seymour, Smith, Theilman, Ligore, Helm, Francis, Shedd and Brumbaugh.

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In conjunction with its war program G.A.A. has carried on an extensive physical fitness schedule. After-school sports have afforded good recrea- tion and exercise for the participants: speedball and hockey in the fall,- badminton, bowling, and basketball in the winter,- soccer, archery, and Softball in the spring. In addition to these activities junior and senior leaders have continued to help the physical education teachers in their classes, and also to collect the tin cans from the cafeteria. At the party on March 24 the 1944-5 board took over the reins from Dorothy Johnson, president,- Mary Davellis, vice-president,- Betty Jean hHorper, secretary,- Marilyn Meyer, publicity. 26