Hoisington High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Hoisington, KS)

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Led by Dale Gunn, who avera ed Hoisington Bazine 24 swf Q I5liSlQl3'l'l5aI.L.' ee E 10.7 points per game, this year's Cardinal Cagers got off to a slow start but bit their stride midway in the season to win ll out of 19 during the regular season, including three victories in winning the R. E. N. Tournament at Otis. Outstanding games of the year were the Cardinals 35-32 win over Bison in the R. E. N. meet, their 39-22 victory over Lindsoorg and their heart breaking 37-36 loss to Sterling. Seniors who will be lost by graduation include: Gunn, Koerber, Buble, Hall and Barrett. M. Birdsong, sophomore first letter. B. Birdsong, sophomore, first letter. R. Thayer, sophomore, first letter. Dumler and Boyle Coaches Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Hoisington Kinsley 2O 23 Sterling 31 23 Ellsworth 37 20 Lindsborg 22 33 St. John 20 22 La Crosse 17 22 Ellinwood l5 18 Lyons 36 36 Sterling 37 34 McCracken ln 3l Ellsworth A5 35 Bison 32 42 Otis 27 39 Lindsborg 22 52 St. John l5 22 La Crosse 7 49 Ellinwood 13 Lyons 35 ' D. Gunn, senior, second high scorer in C.P.L., third letter. A. Koerber, senior, third letter. afnlrirealofe-W, H. Ruble, senior, second letter. L. Barrett, senior, first letter. Third Row Cleft to righty Dumler, assistant coach, ' Skolaut, Barrett, Russell, M. Birdsong, Bradshaw, B. Birdsong, Ruble, Boyle, coach. Second Row: Koerber, Neal, Thayer, Herres, Gunn, Smith. First Row: Marcum, Guliford W- Neal, Junior, first Hammond, Brewer, and Hall. letter- E. Herres, sophomore, first letter. B. Hall, senior, second W Junloff K Smith, Svphomore, H Skolaut U 1 . . , Junior, letter. equlpment manager of first letter. first letter, B. B. team. 14

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lil'- inr' . i - + with only ive lettermen from ,he year before, a team of green but potentially great Cardinals played in-and-out football during the 1939 season, finishing with a record of three won and two lost in Central Lll'l3.Z Prairie League playg four won and five lost for the full season. The feature games of the season included the Cardinel's smashing 20-O victory over the highly- favored Sterling Black Bears, and Larned's hard-fought 13-O victory over the Cards. xl iiffm' Holamgton 12. Bison 7. Hc-islngton 6, Elllnwood Holsington 6. Ellsworth Holslngton 0, Lamed 13. Holslngton 19. St. John Holsington 7. Cloflin 32. Hcisington 6, LaCrosse 7. Hclslngtcvn 20, Sterling 0. Holslngton 6, Lyons 7. Dale Whiteman, llrst letter playing Dale contributed Cardinal attack. Eighteen Cardinals Will Receive Letters Flnlsh Second in Central Prairlu League The 7-6 loss to Lyons on Thanks. Elvlng Day left. the Cardinals Ln sec- Frazler Blandon, sophomore, proven to'be one of the outstanding ball-lug- gers in the league lnearning his nrst putter at a wing-back p:sltion. With thu years experience and additional weight and speed, Frazier should really carry themail next Year. 'l. ond place ln the Central Prairie League 0, with three wlns and twc- losses. They were not so successful in non-league Howard Ruole, senior, was selected 0, play, losmg three out of four. honorary captain. Although injuries In' total points, the Cardinals out- Sept him out ci the early season games, gained their opponents 882-73, al- he played regularly in the later games, though they wcn only four of the nine earning his second letter. In addi- games scheduled. We list the season's tion to a strong defensive game. Ruble record below: junior, earned his in the tallback spot. many gains to the Jack Glynn, sexffor, earned his llrst letter by alternating with Kenneth Smlth at guard position. Jack played Eood. steady ball all season. Eddie Herresvsnphomore, was one of the lightest men on the squad, but he played his end pesltlon so well that few gains ivcre made by opponents around his position during the season. This ls Eddle's- flrst- letter. Chick Orr, senlor. earned his sec- ond letter, alternating with Blandon and Whiteman at the tallback position. Orr's famous lay-out pass play was completed for long galns ln slx games. Ras valuable for his place-kicking abil- Y A f' f iimll-ig X10 - J x WL if , '52 Harry Bradshaw, 190 pound supho more, started the season at tackle but later showed unusual ablllty as a plung- lng back, and was mc-ved to the full- back spot, where he became the spear- head of the Cardinal attack. This was his second -letter. I Kenneth Smith, sophomore. was also llg-ht. but very fast and hard to handle nt a guard positlonf He proved that he was nl:::- n ball carrier by raclng B0 yards for thc lcnc scorn against Lyons. I3 Maurice Skolaut, Junior, earned his Ilrst letter. playing regular center posi- tlon. Despite his lack of weight. Maurice opened many holes ln oppos- ing lines.

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'LEACL' .,..1lN'l'Rlals1Ul liL.Z Winning every game in Intramural Basketball Bill Christopher's team won both rounds of competition. Eight teams were organized in January with B. Kroesch, M. Skolaut, A. Younger, B. Keyes, B. Nagle, W. Harman, B. Valerius, and B. Christopher. B. Valerius and his 'team dropped out of the league during the first round. 6' -v i y Wee lv f p X EL x rxML?j53if,: CHRISTOPHER'S TEAM This year's track team is going to have a tough time living-up to the re- putation that last year's team set. Last year they won the C. P. L. and the Regional meet and placed fourth in the Hays Invitation Meet. The lettermen that are back this year are: K. Smith, A40 or mile relayg Orr, low and high hurdlesg Blandon, lOO Gunn, Pole Vault and 4405 and and 2203 Neal, Pole Vault. , Q fe? f7 First Row: Cozens, Green Second Row: Barton, Welch, Third Row: G. Sellens, Wilhelm, Chris- topher. 15 XX ? uf. .Ad fm yd Gi 4:-.J Q K