Salina High School - Trail Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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OLLOWING a very successful football season, the Mustang cagers of Salina High won for themselves the undisputed championship of the Central Kansas League by turning in a record which, per- haps, is the best made by a Salina High court team since 1925. Coach Earl Morrison had a wealth of material from which to pick, having lost but one letterman through graduation in 1937. The squad was composed of eight letterman and two former B team players. The 1938 Mustangs used a fast break style of play, which, no doubt, was the cause of many bad passes and off-balance shots. But by determined practice and coop- eration they improved greatly as the season rolled along, bringing with it the fruit of the crop. Perhaps no player should be given more credit than the unsung sub. Every practice session it was he who fur- nished the starting five invaluable practice and enabled them to iron out their faults. Not only was 1937-38 team one of good basketball tac- tics, but also one of high scholastic standing. There were three straight A students on the squad with the group asa whole having a good B average. Much credit for the season's fine record should be given to Coach Morrison. Beginning at Salina last year, he introduced zone defense to a team which had been using the man-to-man style. As a result of his work, Coach Morrison developed a feeling of self-confi- dence in the players, who brought home third place at the end of the 1937 season. This year they showed evidence of their ability to recall things told them last year, the result being a championship. The B squad presented to the crowd a hustling brand of play, which saw them bring the ball down fast, ever and again having three men down the court with just one man to guard them. The B squad was made up en- tirely of sophomores and juniors. Coach Morrison and his assistant, C. O. Scott used sophomores for one entire team and the juniors as another. Prospects for next year will not be quite as good as they were this season, since all members of the varsity except Bob Stevenson will be graduated. However next year's team will be one of the scrappiest that Salina High has had in a long time and, if they get the average breaks, are likely to land in the same spot where the Maroon Mustangs finished this season.

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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

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Back Row: Meadows, Hart, Porter, Magathan, Walker. Reed, C. Eberhardt, Coach Uhrlaub, Hoisington, Wenger, DuPree, A. Hargrave, F. Eberhardt, Banker, Bowles. White, V. Olson. Second Row: Fahring, Thyfault, Boyce, Lanning, Nordboe, Gebhardt, Hines, Cochran, Cole, King, Forbenius, Cannon,Norris, Van Pelt, Morrison, Mowe. Front Row: Manager J. Hargrave, Park, Struble, Mil- ler, Gregg, Cook, Johnson, Noyce, Eagle, R. Smith, Lagerberg, Hamilton, Finney, Kouns, D. Olson, Manager Ripley. The Maroon Mustang track squad of 1938 was the largest and one of the most well-balanced squads in Salina High track history. There are many outstanding individual performers but a number of these were also included in the powerful relays. Although the squad was made up chiefly of seniors, there were several outstanding underclassmen. In the dashes Hoisington was the number one man, being a point-winner in every meet. Others who ran either in the sprints or the sprint relays were Reed, Meadows, Bowles, Hart, Fred Eberhardt, and Virgil Olson. The quarter-mile event had an abun- dance of good men among whom were Reed, Charles Eberhardt, Virgil Olson, Magathan, Banker, Fred Eberhardt, and Morrison. Others who show promise in these shorter runs are Thyfault, Finney, and Struble. In the hurdles Hines, Reed, and Struble, Magathan, Norris, and Frobenius were the candidates. Norris and Struble are sophomores. Walker, fine Maroon half-Iniler, became ineligible in mid-season because of the age limit and his duties fell to Wen- ger, King, and Van Pelt, sophomore. Two juniors, Porter and Mowe, proved to be the best milers Salina has had for a number of years. Al Hargrave, big Maroon all-around athlete, was the standout in the weight events, placing in al- most every meet. Cochrane, husky sophomore, showed much promise, as did B. Smith and E. Miller, juniors. Gehhardt, Eagle, White, and Smith were the ja- velin throwers. Bowles made a fine record in the broad jump, placing in every meet. DuPree was the other regular broad jumper. DuPree was also the number one Mustang pole vaulter and high jumper. In the poll vault he bettered his own mark nearly every time he competed. Cole and Moore are sophomores who should go places in the pole vault. Lanning and Cook are freshmen who show promise.