Fairbury High School - Trail Yearbook (Fairbury, NE)

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Harold Iones, FFF Leonard Hand, FF Bob Korte, FF Frank Shipman, FFFF Bill Cook, FFF Maurice Wade F BOB KORTE-Center, Iunior. Won a berth on the first- tearu all-state lineup fthe first such honor ever be- stowed upon Fairbury basketball playerl. Only one other player outside of Omaha or Lincoln was placed on the team land this player was a seniorl. Korte averaged 12.9 points per game, and usually fielded a large percent- age of the rebounds at both ends of the court. FRANK SHIPMAN-Forward, Senior. Won all-conference honors during both his junior and senior years. Led conference scorers in the 1940-41 campaign. The fastest man on the squad. An excellent defensive player. Ship- man hit his peak against Geneva and North Platte, when he rolled in 23 and 21 points, respectively. Lettered four years on the first team. HAROLD IONES-Guard, Senior. The squads most ag- gressive player. Often lost before the end of the game because of personal fouls. Iorres was the best marks- man on the team from the center of the court. Shifted to a guard this year alter winning his letter at forward for two straight seasons. LEONARD HAND-Guard, Senior. Although he weighs 190 pounds, this rugged guard displayed plenty of speed on the court. Valuable on drive-in shots. Shared top-scoring honors against Nebraska City, with a total of 15 points. Never tired, and always strove to keep up the team's morale. BILL COOK-Forward, Senior. Had to wait until after nine games were played before he became eligible Ibe- caurse of a residence rulingl. His previous two years of first-team experience helped him to bolster the team in the North Platte game and thereafter. Tall, and especially strong defensively. RICHARD MILLERMCenter, Senior. Combined aggres- siveness with a good basket eye. Stood out at Wy- more, where he played only briefly but nearly captured scoring honors. MAURICE WADE-Guard, Senior. His steady play earned liim the position of No. 1 substitute during many of the games. Especially valuable on defense. 11M DENNEY-Guard, Senior. On a team with a less- gifted starting lineup, he would have been a capable regular. Best on defense. EUGENE MEES-Forward, Iunior. Handicapped by lack of height, but one ol the squads speediest. Divided time between the first and second teams. LELAND SMITH-Guard, Iunior. Height helped him to be a standout on the reserve team and a good substi- tute for the first team. CARROLL NISPEL-Forward, sophomore. Played on the starting lineup during at least half of the games. A skillful ball handler and a good shot. Will be a danger- ous man during his final two years in high school. BILL GEAR-Guard, Sophomore. His coolness under tire was remarkable, considering the fact that he was only a sophomore. Played a whale of game against North- east in the regional tourney. All-state Bob KO1l'! reaches high for a re-bound in the Crete game. Other lells in the action are Harold lanes KNO. 441, Frank Shipman fface showing at Korte's chestl, Leonard Hand KNO. 491 and Carroll Nrspel tex- 9 treme rrghtb.

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fllG1enn, F Richard Miller, F Maurice Wade, F A FINE SEASON Six victories, two defeats, and one tie during the 1941 football campaign gave the Ieffs a berth among the top twenty high school teams in Nebraska. Undefeated in non-conference play, the Sloanrnen finished third in the powerful Mid-East Conference. Opening the season at Belleville, Kansas, the entire squad saw action in a 33-to-O conquest over a weak and out-manned Buffalo eleven. ln the second game of the season, last year's state championship Hastings team succumbed to Ieff power by a 13 to 7 margin in the home opener. York's mighty Dukes, unbeaten and untied at the end of the season, out-foxed the injury-riddled F. ll. S. crew, 26 to 14, at York. Then came Hebronf-va team which the Ieffs spanked, 35 to U, on the home sod. Crete was next to fallffbut only after a bitter battle at the Saline County metropolis. The score was 13 to 6. Northeast High School disappointed a trainload of Fairbury fans by taking a 26 to 6 decision in Lincoln, but the F. H. S. squad bounced back to win its first victory in recent years over Falls City, 14 to 6. ell llull, 1' 1-tussi-l1Willcoxun, F 1effL1tel,F Don Kenney, FFF Bob Korto, FF Ass't Coach G G C tln circlelz Frank Shipman, Fairburys all-state quarterback tln the action photol: Shipman plows across for a touchdown in the 'lhanksglving Day game with Bcahicc After spotting the Wyinore Zephyrs a l4fpoint lead in the first half, the Ieffs staged a comeback to gain a 14 to 14 tie in the final home game under the arcs. To climax the season, Fairbury downed its traditional rival, Beatrice, in a Thanksgiving Day game here by a score of 13 to 6, LeRoy Welch, F llarold lOY11't5, VF A:s::'t C lack M 1 l d t -D'

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NEBRASK1-YS EIGHTH-BEST TEAM Finishing the season in eighth pace among Nebraskas prep school teams, the Ieffs were un- defeated in twelve games against non-conference foes. The final seasons record shows fourteen vic- tories and four losses. The defeats included a two-point and a four-point loss to Northeast High School of Lincoln Cconference champion and run- ner-up at the state tournamentlg a one-point set- back at the hands of a hot Hastings five, and a two-point loss to a strong York team. To offset these defeats, Fairburys season in- cluded a twelvefgame winning streak which car- ried the team to second-place ranking among the state's Class A clubs one weekHa-twenty-three- point victory over a Geneva team which finished the reguar season in first place among Class B teams in Nebraska-a nineteen-point conquest of North Platte, winner of one of the state's four Class A regional tournaments-a decision over the high-ranking Falls City outfit fthe first such win in recent years for a Ieff teaml-and victories over Superior and Hebron, which brought a third consecutive title in the Hebron College Invita- tional tourney. Besides the victories enumerated above, Coach Sloan's cagers won regular-season games over Lexington, Wilber, Crete, Beatrice, Wymore, Hebron, Nebraska City, Nelson, and Clay Center, Kansas. Although this season did not bring the high- Richard Millar, F flelt belowj est total of victories, it did bring the fewest de- feats--fand considering the narrow margin in these defeats and the caliber of opposition, the l94l-42 squad deserves its reputation as the best yet developed in Fairbury High School. Iim Denny, F Carroll Nispel, F Eugene Mens, F Bill Gear, F Leland Smith F