Fairbury High School - Trail Yearbook (Fairbury, NE)

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W J Scheuler, FFF I. Lesher. F. H. Germer ED KRUGER, sophomore, played tackle. Ed was a strong defensive man and a good down field blocker. He weighed in at l63, HAROLD SHORTRIDGE, senior, weighed 160 and played guard. Harold was a stout defen- sive man and a good blocker. DlCK ANDERSON, junior, played quarterback and called plays. Dick did most of our pass- ing and was a good defensive halfback. PHlL HElDELK, sophomore, weighed l45 and played halfback. Phil was a good breakaway and broken field runner. LEROY HUGHES, junior, weighed l4U and played quarterback. LeRoy had plenty of spirit but was handicapped by his size. DOUG THOMAS, sophomore, tipped the scales at l4O and played halfback. Doug was our safety and was a good broken field runner. CHARLES SCHEULER, senior, was All-Confer- ence guard. Chuck was a stout defensive playf er and a good blocker, He weighed in at lESU. IOE LESHER, senior, was All-Conference fullf back. loe was a slashing runner, a good de- fensive linebacker and weighed l6U.. B. Kenney. F K. Iones, FFF I. Iuczre Fighting off cr host of tacklers with a rugged stiff arm, Doug Thomas speeds around end in the Wymore game. HAROLD GERMER, senior, had lots of hustle and determination. Harold played end and tipped the scales at l6U. BOB KENNEY, senior, was a stout defensive player at tackle. Bob was one of the heavier boys, weighing l9U. KAY IONES, senior, weighed l42 and played center. Kay was field general for the team and placed on the All-Conference eleven. Huff, FF I. Loyd. FF H. Chirnside, FFF D. Michels, F B. Kirby, F P. Seuchord Page 27

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41 T7 Dux Heroes Drive! Drive! Drive! Picking up an extra yard or two. Snyder lights through several Wymore tacklers. Starting the season with a light and inexpe- rienced team, the Ieffs improved With every game and When the season was over they had five victories, three defeats and one tie to their credit. The coaches are to be commended for having done a fine job. ' Entertaining the Hastings Tigers in the first home game, the leffs fell before the Mid-East champs 25-6. Traveling to York, the leffs went on a scor- ing spree against the Dukes and returned with a 31-7 victory for their first Win. With a veteran team, Geneva played the leffs to a standstill and settled for a scoreless tie. The Ieffs gained their second victory by downing the Crete Cardinals 12-6 in an im- portant conference game at Crete. Grand lsland invaded the Ieffs home terri- tory and the state champs plastered a 45-O de- feat on the Ieffs. The leffs met their traditional rivals, the Be- atrice Orangemen, and defeated their arch foes 12-6 at Beatrice. Although outplaying Lincoln Northeast in every department, the leffs lost 7-U on the Rockets' home field. Playing their best game of the season, the leffs defeated Falls City 19-14 in one of the most thrilling games seen on the Fairbury grid- iron. The Ieffs scored in the last thirty seconds to Win the game. 1-lampered by injuries, the Ieffs closed the season with a 20-13 victory over Wymore. E Kruger, F H. Shortridge. FF D. Anderson, F P Page 26 , Heidelk, F L. Hughes D. Thomas F

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Wk Pleis. FF I. Preston, FF O. Poppe. F IOEVIUAREZ, sophomore, was a hard driving halfback weighing 135. loe has a lot of promise for next year. 4 IACK HUFE, junior, played center. jack was the best pass defensive man on the team and tipped the scales at 145. IVAN LOYD, junior, weighed 160 and played tackle. lvan was a steady defensive man and a good down field blocker. D1CK C1-11RNS1DE, senior, weighed 160 and played end. Dick was a good blocker and a rough defensive end. DEAN MICHELS, junior, was a stout defensive guard. Dean made the regulars hustle to keep their positions. 1-le weighed 180. BUD K1RBY, sophomore, played guard and weighed 145. Bud should develop into a val- uable guard next year. PAT SEACHORD, sophomore, played fullback and tipped the scales at 158. Pat was the best tackler on the team. WENDELL PLE1S, senior, played end. Butch was good defensively and developed into a good pass catcher. 1-le tipped the scales at 155. HM PRESTON, senior, played guard and weighed in at 155. lim developed into a rugged guard before the season ended. K. Duensing, F M. Hein D. Wilso ORVILLE POPPE, sophomore, played tackle and was a strong defensive player. Orville tipped the scales at 194. KENNETH DUENSING, sophomore, was one of our fleet halfbacks. Kenny weighed 143 and has great possibilities for next year. MARV1N 1-lE1N, sophomore, weighed 182 and played tackle. Marvin has promise of develop- ing into a rugged lineman. DALE WILSON, senior, weighed 145 and played guard. Dale was always in their fighting, giv- ing the regulars a lot of trouble. ERANC1S MCGORD, junior, was a fast, shifty run- ner who tipped the scales at 140. Francis has good possibilities for next year. RlC1-IARD DUX, senior, weighed in at 165 and played end. Richard was the hardest trying player on the squad. DALE WALKER, junior, weighed 160 and played end. Dale sparkled as a pass catcher and was high scorer on the team. IOHN SNYDER, senior, played halfback and tipped the scales at 145. johnnie was a hard runner and a good defensive back. GEORGE KARABATSOS, sophomore, was our student manager. George was the hardest worker and the busiest person on the team. F. McCord R. Dux D. Walker, F I. Snyder, F G. Karabafsos, F Page 28