Salina High School - Trail Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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Champions ,lack Purdy--halfback, senior. He was always an excellent reserve signal caller. A fine forward passer and one of the best punters on the squad. A hard driv- er and a heady ball carrier. Basketball letterman. Mickey Hines-end, senior. An exceedingly capable end reserve. Could be counted upon for several spark- ling tackles in every game. A calm ball player and a standout pass receiver. ,lim Surface-center, senior. His ability at center made him a very valuable reserve A good blocker, an excellent snapperhack, and a fine defensive man. Outstanding student. Bill Wenger.- guard, senior. Transfer from Junction City. Good defensively, and a hard driving player offensively. Expert at taking down secondary defense. One of the best singing voices in school. Bill Reed-end, senior. Good blocker and tackler. His speed made him espe- cially valuable under punts. A track letterman and a good student. Charles Bowles-end, senior. Ex- tremely fast. One of first down under punts. A fine pass receiver and one of the best tacklers on the squad. Track letterman. Frank Sloop-guard, junior. A hard driver, difficult to take out of a play. His rug- gedness and experience should make him valuable Ny Y Y' N x U53 1965 J .' .9 X l next year. A hard clean tackler. James Meadows-.X X halfhack, junior. An extremely fast and slippery-hip- ped back. Cecil King-halfback, junior. A hard driving ball carrier, especially good on reverses. His blocking and tackling made him a valuable reserve, Bud Moore-fullback, sophomore. Promoted from iiB', squad to varsity in early season. One of the hardest driving ball carriers and fiercest tacklers on the team. Two years to play. Ralph Stuck-tackle, senior. His huge size made him a rock of Gibraltar. He could always be counted upon to strengthen a weak or severely attacked spot in the line. Wesley Garri- son-tackle, senior, two letters. A severe knee injury in early season kept him out much of the time, but when he was playing it was practically impossible to take him completely out of a play. A valuable player 21

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Conference Alfred Hargrave-tackle, senior. three letters. Cap- tain, all C. K.L. team. Honorary seasonal captain. His vicious play in the line stood out in every game. Stop- ped Junction City's famed Phil Lallis, one of main reasons for Salina's victory. Paul DuPree--halfback, senior, two letters. 'Unanimous choice for all C. K. L. eleven. His driving. slashing, never-say-die ball carry- ing was a feature of every contest. A fierce line back- er, and a track letterman. Fred Eberhardt-guard, senior. All C.K.L. Outstanding on defense all year, and an expert at pulling out of the line. Editor of Salina High News, and an outstanding student. A quarter miler on the track squad. Roy Mitchell--center. senior. All C.K.L. Defensively he rated among the best. As a block- er he was not to be excelled. Every pass from center was timed perfectly. Senior class president and a good student. Junior Hoisington-end, senior. All C.K.L. Une of the finest pass catchers in the league. and a onstant threat on an end-around play. A good stu- ff? , 'Q I hglxfnt. and a basketball and track letterman. Llarence 1 lfwvllitp-halfback, senior. Transfer from Junction City. lgbzjjpfgcellent blocker and defensive man and an of- U , sive threat on reverses. His last quarter field goal defeated Chapman, 9-7. Rollen Magathan-fullback, senior, two letterman. An excellant job of calling sig- nals. A good forward passer, he was especially dan- gerous on plunges into the line. Did much of the punt- ing. Paul Van Cleef-end, junior. Une of best de- fensive ends in the league and a fine blocker. llis pass receiving xx as of the best. Fast, often first man down under punts. Bob Van Guudy--halfbacli, senior. Une of the passers on the squad, a southpaw. A vicious and expert blocking back. An exceedingly heady and con- sistent typc of player. Uutstanding student. Walter Brodine-guard, senior. Short, stocky, extremely hard to take out of play. Good nian offensively, he was one of the best at taking down the secondary defense. Loren Gray-tackle, senior. Advancing to the first team in the middle of the season, he was an outstand- ing defensive player. Also a capable center reserve. Lynwood LlllldStl'Olll-l3ClilC, junior. Could always be depended upon for many satisfactory line plays. gg 20

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The Gridiron Season HE l937 football season ended with the Maroons possessed of a record of seven victories and two defeats, with the seven wins com- ing eonsecu tively. The final league results showed the Mustangs, with five games won and one lost, tied for first place with the McPherson Bulldogs. Salina,7-Hutehinson,19: ln the season's opener the Mustangs were turned back by the Salt Hawks, l,9-7. The Maroons received the initial kickoff, and without losing possession of the ball, marched 53 yards upfield to score, and Clarence White kicked the extra point. The Salina team led by the score 7-6 until late in the third quarter. Salina, 12- MePherson,13: Sweeping to two touchdowns in the first eight minutes of play, the McPherson Bulldogs defeated the Maroons l3-12 in the first league game of the year. The Mustangs badly outrushed the pups in the game's final 32 minutes, but were able to produce only two touchdowns. The 78 yard touchdown run of Holbert, Bulldog halfbaek, early in the first quarter was the offensive feature of the contest, but blonde Paul Du- Pree played an outstanding game for the Salina eleven. Salina,7 -Ern- poria,0: This game started the Maroon's seven-game victory march. Bol- len Magathan plunged over for the second-quarter touchdown which defeated the favored Spartans, 7-0. Salina, 39-Abliene, 0: Completely overpowering the Cowboys in every department of play, the Maroons conquered this traditional foe 39-0. Big Al flargrave performed superbly in the line, and quarterback Magathan was the offensive spark, scoring three touchdowns. Salina, 13-Herington,0: ln agame much more one- sided than the l3-0 score indicates, the Maroons defeated the Herington Railroaders in one of the crucial games of the league season. Paul Du- Pree scored both touchdowns for the Salinans, and the whole Mustang line played outstanding ball. Herington crossed the 50 yard line only twice and only once penetrated as deep as 37 yards. Salina, 9-Chapman, 7: In the hardest fought game of the season, the Mustangs downed the Chapman Irish 9-7, before a crowd of 3000 people. The Greenies domi- nated the early minutes of the game, and scored in the first quarter. ln the final quarter Wlhite, with Van Gundy holding the ball, dramatically kicked a field goal from the 16 yard line which won the contest for the Salinans. Saliua,20-Junction City,6: Before a record-breaking crowd of nearly 4000 people, the Maroons conquered the previously unbeaten Blue ,lays 20-6. The Maroons received the kickoff of this all-important non-league game and in ll plays hurdled 63 yards to score. Junction ran two plays after the next kickoff and then Salina recovered a fumble and drove to another touchdown without losing the ball. The Mustangs prob- ably played their best ball of the season in this game. Salina,4t6-'Linds- borg, 0 After a jittery start the Maroons came through with a 46-0 vic- tory over the outclassed Lindsborg Vikings. This game gave the crowd an insight 011 next year's football team, as the Salina reserves played much of the way. Jimmy Meadows scored twice on runs of 44 and 75 yards. Salina,19-Ellswortl1,0: Playing on ice-erusted snow, the Mustangs won the last game of the year, from the Ellsworth Bearcats l9-0, to as- sure themselves a share ofthe Central Kansas League crown. White, Du- Pree, and Magathan scored in the second. third, and fourth quarters. 22