Salina High School - Trail Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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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

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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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W ff, gffff, W . WW . W C 1 1 I .MM W HE Salina High football squad of 1937 stood out as a club which put forth every effort it possessed to make the season a success. The result was a co-championship of the Central Kansas League. Almost every battle was action-packed from whistle to gun. There have been other Salina Football teams as good, perhaps bet- ter, but never one which came out of no-where like this year's edition, never another team which struck the public fancy like the 1937 outfit. At the outset of the season, with only four lettermen back, there loomed before Coach Douglass the tremendous task of rebuilding the Mustangs from start to finish. Hustle,,' which is a large part of football, was an everpresent fact- er in the play of the Maroons. Perhaps the main reason for this hustle was the enjoyment the boys got from playing. Never has there been a team which enjoyed its football as did this outfit. Early season play was marked by spotty blocking and poor defen- sive work, but as the season progressed the Mustangs, continued drive and willingness to work brought them along in leaps and bounds. Every game showed a decided improvement over the previous one. No chain is stronger than its weakest link-similarly no team is stronger than its reserves. For the first time in several seasons Doug- lass had a team which did not appear to weaken when a substitution was made. In fact the reserve more often than not finished the game in better shape than the tired veteran, whose place he took, could have done. Scholastically the 1937 club rates far above the average. On the first eleven alone were four A students including the senior class presi- dent Roy Mitchell, and editor of Salina High News, Fred Eberhardt. Seven from this squad, Bud Moore, Paul Van Cleef, Cecil King, Bob Stevenson, ,lim Meadows, Lynwood Lundstrom, and Frank Sloop will don the maroon and white togs again in 1938. Bud Moore, husky backfield candidate, was the only sophomore on the squad and should prove very valuable the next two years. Paul Van Cleef. a junior and regular end, has been elected to captaincy for next season, an honor which he rightfully deserves and can capably fill. 23