Metamora Township High School - Parrot Yearbook (Metamora, IL)

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CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK First ruvv. loll to nstit James Ziiiiiiu-inian, Harold Neumann, Phillip Fandel, Marvin Smith, Donald Fandel, Richard Dehority, Eugene Nauman, Dwight Harlow, Michael Jaworskyj, Richard Etter. Back row, left to right — Kenneth Fauber, James Wiltz, Donald Zimmerman, Fred Fandel, Vernon Guih, Robert Chilcot, Bruce Seeber, Milton Wernsman, Wil- liam Zimmerman, Eugene Schlabach, Coach Walter Laitas. TRACK The 1950 track team wa s proud to initiate its new uniforms by getting second place in a triangular meet with Roanoke and Morton. The first meet was held on the home track. Harold Neumann, veteran track man, won two firsts in the long distance running. His victories were in the mile and the half-mile. Because it was a very cold and windy day, the dashmen did not do too much. The team did very well considering it was made up mostly of underclassmen who lack experience. The next meet was also held at Metamora with Eureka. The visitors won 68 to 40. Many of our track meets were postponed because of bad weather. The Woodford county meet was held at Metamora in May. Our team also went to the Gridley relays. Coach Walter Laitas was manager of the Illio confer- ence track meet at the Peoria stadium in which the track team participated. Last year ' s 1949 team took third in both the Illio and Woodford county meets. Kenneth Sharick took firsts in the 100 and 440-yard dashes. Charles Doak threw the discus for a first place and Gene Fehr took first in the half-mile in the Illio conference meet. These are a few of last year ' s high-point men. The graduating trackmen of the 1950 season are Bruce Seeber, Eugene Nauman, Fred Fandel, Vernon Guth and Marvm Smith. Sixty-Seven

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HOME GAMES November 23 — Metamora 57, Eureka 48. December 2— Metamora 43, El Paso 33. December 6 — Metamora 38, Washington 37. December 22— Metamora 38, Dunlap 35. December 30 — Metamora 44, Chillicothe 25. January 6 — Metamora 32, Roanoke 42. January 20 — Metamora 26, Washburn 29. COUNTY TOURNAMENT January 24-27— Metamora 35, El Paso 29. Metamora 38, Minonk 36. Metamora 38, Benson 41. January 31 — Metamora 54, Tremont 34. February 14 — Metamora 36, Minonk (6. February 17— Metamora 66, Gridley 33. AWAY GAMES November 29— Metamora 26, Farmington 38. December 9 — Metamora 32, Benson 50. December 13— Metamora 44, Gridley 26. ILLIO TOURNAMENT December 16-20— Metamora 38, Dunlap 33. Metamora 45, Morton 32. Metamora 37, Washington 48. January 3— Metamora 32, Washburn 34 (overtime). January 10 — Metamora 57, Eureka 40. January 13— Metamora 40, Minonk 42 (overtime). January 17— Metamora 46, Morton 26. February 3— Metamora 43, El Paso 42 (overtime). February 7— Metamora 31, Washington 35. February 10— Metamora 33, Roanoke 46. REGIONAL TOURNAMENT February 28— Metamora 38, Manual 47. Fifteen wins, twelve losses. Sixty-Six

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BASEBALL TEAM -• e. j r r ' ™.n ' ' ' t- ' m- M SSL -s. ■]§ jf%.JPLS5|L : -Mias-j First row, left to right — Willis Bachman, James HiiKm. Janus Zimnu rman, James Seckler, Marvin Smith, Eugene Nauman, Jerry Broers, Eugene Schlabach, Milford Broers, Richard Dehority. Back row, left to right — Russell Fandel, Richard Goldsmith, Donald Halford, Paul DuBols, Bruce Seeber, Durward Guth, Harold Neumann, Marvin Elbert, James Wiltz, Jack Gaetz, Coach Roy Larson. BASEBALL The Redbird baseball squad under Coach Roy Larson opened the season with six returning lettermen. They were Eugene Schlabach, hard-hitting first baseman; Milford Broers, second baseman; Durward Guth, pitcher; Jack Gaetz, sophomore catcher; Paul DuBois, third base, and James Zimmerman, outfielder. The team wore new uniforms donated by the school board. The team was hampered by a lack of experienced players. The squad was made up mostly of underclassmen — only four seniors on the team. Some of the more promising pros- pects were: Marvin Smith, pitcher and outfielder; Eugene Nauman, a transfer from Benson where he earned his letter in baseball, catcher and outfieldor; Rich- ard Dehority, infielder and pitcher; Harold Neumann, outfielder, and James Wiltz. pitcher. The first three games were cancelled because of poor weather. The season opened at Eureka with Metamora taking a 3-2 loss despite Eugene Schlabach ' s home run. Seven Illio conference games were scheduled for this spring. Other games scheduled included games with Woodruff and the district tournament at Lowpoint. The graduating lettermen from last year ' s team, which won six, lost eight and tied one, included Donald Jenkins, honorary captain and pitcher; Gene Fehr, pitcher and infielder, and Richard Zimmerman, outfielder. This year ' s team, composed mostly of underclassmen should in a few years produce a good team. Sixty-Eight