Springfield Senior High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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'knit 1 By Building Stronger and Healthier Bodies Lead by Coach Morgan J. Jones and his able assistant William Clauss the 1945 SHS foot- ball squad ended the season with a record of never losing a district meet in Evans Stadium intact by gaining the Southwestern crown May 19 with 49 points. I.-,f 'Q I ODA Y S Y CU I H PREPARES i U l I O ee 3313 .fe 1 - 1,3 .F 4 fl 1 ii 1 r af-is w ,:-g ref :rj u 'Qu' My. six wins and four defeats. The squad fought The Wildcat thinclads went to the post for the hard, and the gerrles Whiph Vffere lesf, Were not first time April 13 in a postal meet with Cin- last beCauSe of 3 lack of flghtmg Splrft- EVerY' cinnati Western Hills. The Cats practically ffsxellgf fthf members 11Ved UP to 1115 name of swept the meet, winning by a 77-43 margin. 1 ea - A week later, they faced Columbus West at The squad was largely made up of underClaSS- Columbus in their annual dual meet and came I men with little experience Six of the nine t 0 t 64 59 . - ou n op - . teen lettermen were seniors. Those receiving In the next three weeks, the Springfield spike- Varsity letters were Ferree, Harshaw, D. Rob- sters made the rounds of the three main scho- erts, Sanders, Standley, Wysong, Downey, lastic track meets of Ohio. On April 28, they . Dunfee, Haernmerle, Hale, Hawken, McKenzie, participated in the Wesleyan Relays at Dela- Trimmer, Valentine, Wright, Fox, Powers, E. ware, tieing for 12th place with Columbus West Roberts, and Snyder. with four points. The next week, the Wildcats Coach Jim McDonald, who served in the U. S. fared ef little better at the Piewerk relays, fin' Navy for four years, will be head coach for ishing in 6th place with 206 points. Then on '. , next season, assisted by William Stewart who May 12, Sprmgfleld took 7th Place ln the has also returned from the U.S. Navy after Miamilfelays at Oxford' , V four years of service. They look forward to The Wlldeat harrlers Sufpmsed most, of the F ' a successful season with an experienced, hard- downllgtovvirg eeiihes by tgkllfighe dlffflct meet 5, 1 fighting Squad. on ay W1 a recor o poin s. Completing a difficult but successful season The next Week in the State meet at Columbus' V , . . . . . IK, . tha 1945-46 Wildcat basketball squad has gerlnegeli fmfjslfd Wh Vftfg. 3 POTS' iven spectators their share of thrillin victor- mee e ase a games O t IS year ave not is and heart-breaking defeats Thg C d been played at the time the 1946 annual goes of ten wins and nine ,defeats was mfr-klaedoip to press' the 1945 Season is given here' by the team at the close of the season. Roasting a record of seven wins and one defeat, D g e 1945 baseball team, under Coach Morgan Although blessed with only two returned let- P. Jones' direction, has certainly had a suc- termen, Dick Corbin and Matt Clay, Spring- cessful season. Thrilled crowds more than field High Schools 1945 track team, under once excitedly cheered a speeding man as he Coach John Remsberg, kept their tradition of made his way around the bases for a home run. 7-lfifill . 4 4 4 .... . .... --. - . .t . . .1 c You tell him, Coach Jones Wait till the ball is dead, Jones

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ME SET A HLETIC PRUGRA Board Plans Sport Attractions for Coming Year Behind the scenes of all sport actions is the smooth functioning athletic board. Included on this board are teachers and coaches of the high school. Recently augmented by returned coaches from the services, the athletic board will reach its peak. The faculty board, as it is also known, makes all schedules and arrangements for competitive sports, such as foot- ball, basketball, track, and baseball. Also the board sets up the standards for athletic awards. As the war is now won the job of the faculty board will be made easier, since war restrictions hampered the functioning of the board. The Athletic Board