Holton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Holton, KS)

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THE RETROSPECT !Ef -115-'if5H1lH4-HIE Back row-J. Heath, Duffy, Fees, Dugan, Latta, B. Kennedy, Fairbanks, H. Sinning. Middle row-J, Flynn, R. Porteriield, Gilkerson, Max Davis, C. McKinsey, D. Bidwell, G. Allen. Wallace. Front row-Mr. Wherry, Mr. Moore, J. Hare, Hay, L. Lewis, R. Segenhagen, Milton Haag, Mr. Lawrence. Senior High Football The football season for 1931 proved to be one of the most successful the school has encountered in recent years. The Wild Cats won eight games and lost but one, Valley Falls was the first victim to fall before the Blue and White onslaught. The game was a non-conference tussle, and both teams played rather poor football. Holton emerged on the long end of a 13 to 0 score, The Wild Cats next avenged a 26-0 defeat handed them at Oskaloosa the previous year by cutclassing their heavy opponents 12 to 3 on Campbell Field. Effingham was the first conference rival to be encountered. The Wild Cats started their conference play right by defeating the Tigers 13 to 7. The first and only defeat of the season was administered by Holton's ancient rival. Hiawatha. The teams were deadlocked 7 to 7 at the end of the third quarter. but the Indians scored two touchdowns in the nnal period to win the game. Burning under the sting of I1 defeat the previous week, Holton released their wrath on the Sabetha Blue Jays and smothered them under a 32 to 6 score. Troy next fell prey to the powerful Wild Cat offense. They were beaten 33 to 7. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the season was the overwhelming defeat of Seneca. The Seneca game was anticipated to be one of the hardest games of the seasong but after playing on fairly even terms during the Hrst half, the game later turned into :1 Wild Cat walkaway and the Tigers were trounced 36 to 6. The Wild Cats concluded the season with a 2 to 0 victory over the Hornets at Horton Thanksgiving Day. The game was played on a sea of mud, water, and snowg and both teams had to resort to straight powerhouse football, Eight of the eleven players who started the game were seniors, playing their last football game for Holton High School. PAGE 311 X Z T-KE: .1 Elf 'rx X, X X

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F THE R-ETROSPECT Back row-Worley, Hollis, Godsey, Pagel, Walton, Reamer, Myers, Eyman, Mr. Steeples. Middle low-McGehe, V. Clary, Kathrens, S. Lines, Max Drechsler, R. Lines, Milton Drechsler, Junior Boettcher, H. Baldwin. Front row-Decker, Armstrong, R. Kennedy. Perkins, Hurd, R. Smith, Pomeroy. ' Junior High Football The Holton Junior High football team was greatly handicapped by inexperienced players and their light weight: but nevertheless, in all the four games that they played. they showed up comparatively well against their much heavier opponents. Although Hiawatha held a big weight advantage. Holton played them on fairly even terms during the first quarter of the first game of the season: but on the first play of the second quarter, Garner, Hiawatha quarterback, carried the ball around left end for a thirty-five yard gain, placing the ball on Holton's live yard line. Miesemheimer carried the ball over for a touchdown on the next play. He later scored again from the ten yard line to win for his team by a score of 13 to 0. The following week Horton defeated the Kittens 24 to 0 on the Horton field. The Kittens held Horton to one touchdown the first half, but became exhausted at the end of' the third quarter, and the young Hornets scored three more touchdowns. Victor Clary played well for Holton. Making long gains on sweeping end runs, the Hiawatha Junior High again defeated the Kittens in a return game at Hiawatha by a score of 41 to 0. John Meyers, Randall Lines, and Clarence Kathrens showed up well for Holton. The last game of the season saw an inspired Kitten team play Horton to a 6 to G standstill on the local field. Neither team scored during the first half, but Horton man- aged to score a touchdown early in the third quarter. Fighting to overcome their 6 point handicap, the Kittens resorted to a passing game which was culminated by a pass to Kenneth Worley who ran 35 yards for a touchdown In this final game the Kittens showed much improvement over their' former 'brand of play and with a little more experience would have probably developed into a winning team. immmmmmmmmmmm mun 1 9 3 2 EUKmnnUInlE5333..U5TTWm37fU1f',lm-TQ3:fQe'-Z-7T5QT??ifii-li2i?- PAGE 35