Unidis High School - Trojan Herald Yearbook (West Milford, WV)

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Left to right first row James Wmdcn Dick Whittington Marvin Mlller Bernard Haggerty Bill Marcrum Homer Mackey Second row Bill Cofflndaifer Jack Saurbourne Oscar Barnett Delbert Bauman Bob Davis Herbert Arnett Coach Fldler Q' HE BASEBALL team for 1944 was someu hat depleted by gradua K7 tion the season before Sex eral plas ers were missing from the team the beginning of the season without an experienced pitcher on the squad But as the season progressed pitchers xx ere uncox ered in Jack Saurbourne a Junlor Herb Ainett a freshman and also Bill Marcrum who dld some relief pitching The catching depaitment xx as wx ell taken care of by Oscar Barnett Barnett also led the team in batting aw erage Oscar batted over 500 for the season The team won fifty per cent of their games In spite of having lost three regulars from last year s team Umdis High School IS expecting a good team for the coming season of 1943, including the star pitcher, Davis. Coach Fidler found himself at

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Left to rrzhtf-frrst row Blll Barlev Hawker Greathouse Brll Marcrum James Wmdon, captain, Charles Dobbms Herbert Arnett Brll Burge Second row Coach Fldler BlllCoff1ndaffer Jack Saurbourne Harold Lurry, Homer Mackey Kenneth Rhodes, Rnchard Prtts Bob Adams, manager j3ACH Froler vtrth onlx one regular left from last sears team has roun Q lt, ed out a fast and xx ell balanced team vthrch has vlon a large percentage of the games scheduled The loss of Delbert Bauman Just before the start of the season was qurte a blovx t the team Bauman vsas tall and a good shot but Currs at center has proved to be a br help although he rs plaxrng hrs Hrst season of oasketball Be nard Ha fe tx alter bernf rn the Nan for three weeks was medrcallx drseharfecl and returned to proxe a waluabe man to the crr nr as f.,ll'lldShlVClll'1ClPILIOU lr tor the oppo rn Iorxx rrcls to store and each rn turn has scored rnarrx pcrnts tor tht term Trlf squrcl hrs sexe rl boxs xxho as reserves have arded the team rn vlrrrrrrrr some arnes Only one regular and thru rcstrxts xxrll be lost bs the team ind mth Irve boys Jornrn the squad Irorn thrs xt rr s Jurrror Hr ll Unrdrs H1 lr School vsrll be lookrrr or xx rrd to a sllitfs tul season next rear . . Y: . . U , , . v : . y . . Y , , , , . fs ' . . V. . V A .. K. J ' K d- t . . . L, J . K A. . , A 'Q . L . ,' . ' . . , I t- - 8 . I. L . K gg 1 it r , A gi - t 5 v ' . A ' L Iv K 1 . . , , . . ,L t L squad. Charles Dobbins led the terrrn in scoring. Captain Wirrdorr and Bill Mar- ,- L . , , . X. .,., ,tj .' L. , 2 ,' - .' ' L: . .L . Q A B. . . ,..g' L. A, . I

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JACK SAURBOURNE-Weight 150 helght 5 8 Jack Won h1s letter four years stralght ln foot ball The fourth year he was elected captaln of the team H1s posltlon was rlght halfback for three years then he swltched to fullback H1s l1ne plunging and brllllant strategy 1n workmg plays was responslble for much of the success of the team In h1s fourth yea. of h1 h school he won h1s letter ln basketball for Whlch he had been strlvlng Next to football Jacks best sport was baseball I thls he also won hls letter four years hlS first two years he played center fleld H1s last two he alter hated at pltcher and center fleld H1s battlng av erage and qulck th1nk1ng ab1l1ty speak for them selves as to hcw valuable he was to the team BERNARD HAGGERTY welght 145 helght 5 7 1 2 Bernard really got started ln athletlcs h1s sophomore year by earnmg a letter ln all three sports In fo tball Bernard played left halfback Hls speed qulck th1nk1ng and broken fleld run lllflg made hlm one of the most valuable players on the team ln thls sport When basketball season rolled around Bernard really proved h1s Worth by wlnnlng two letters and 1l'l hlS Junlo year scorlng 91 polnts durmg Ihr- regular season In baseball he played center field In the mlddle of basketball sea son Bernard was called to the navy but later re turned Wlth a medlcal d1scharge to complete the season DALE PIERCE weight 140 helght 5 7 Dale does hls best to make good and dld so hlS freshman year to wln h1S letter ln football at re llef guard It IS almost certaln that he has a regu lar pos1t1on on the squad of next year JIM WINDON weight 130, helght 5 8 Jlmmy started h1s athletlcs as belng manager of the basketball team h1s sophomore year An ln qulry was the cause of hlS non partlclpatlon that year Hls thlrd and fourth years he earned hlS let ter ln basketball the latter year he was captam Through h1s hard playlng qulck th1nk1ng and sportsmanshlp he proved h1S ablllty to fill thls po s1t1on Jlm was actlng manager h1s sophomore Jun lor and senlor years Durlng h1s semor year after securlng the perm1ss1on of hlS parents he played the last two games of the season and was qulte an addltlon to the squad H1s best sport was baseball Ill whlch he earned h1s letter three years h1s posxtron belng left field whlch he filled very n1cely CHARLES DOBBINS weight 159 helght 5 4 1 2 Charles returned from the navy Wlth a medl cal d1scharge hlS sophomore year to start school at Un1d1s at the beglnnlng of basketball season He was placed on the first five and won hlS letter that year and h1s Junlor year In hlS Junlor year he was hlgh 13011112 man of the season wlth a total of 180 polnts In hls first year to partlclpate ln foot ball at Un1d1s he was placed on the first strmg at rlght half At thls posltlon he was responslble for many g3.ll'lS as well as touchdowns Coach F1dler IS looklng forward to l'l3.Vlllg a good baseball player ln Dobblns as well as a football and basketball player BILL COFFINDAFFER weight 115 helght 5 5 B111 dld not enter the field of athletlcs untll h1S Junlor year when he made a good beglnnlng ln football Small though powerful B111 made h1s letter ln football H1s thlrd year as substxtute left half and fourth year as quarterback He not only could play football but also baseball B111 shone as short stop earnlng h1s letter h1s Junlor and sen lor years Durlng the former played all of the txme 1n eve y game B111 showed that he was really ln terested ln athletics by golng out for basketball his semor year DICK WIIITTINGTON welght 145 helght 5 5 1 2 D1ck dld not enter school at Un1d1s unt11 the mlddle of the Junlor year when he mcved to West Mllford from Pennsylvama When baseball season rolled around D1ck was there wlnnlng a umform and also h1s letter at several dlfferent pos1t1ons ln the team HIS best was catcher H1s semor year he earned h1s letter and really worked hard for the team as catcher Also ln h1s senlor year he won hlS letter ln football as left guard He really hep ped the team qulte a lot and we regret the loss of hxm at graduatlon thls year BILL BAILEY weight, helght not glven Bllly dldnt get to partlclpate ln athletics untl hls sophomore year when he went out for football and won hls letter through much tough work and hard tra1n1ng He really put all he had lnto thl football team and the boys all showed thelr appre CIRUCII for hlm That year he also made the first team ln basketball though he dld not wln hlS let ter He has great hopes of gettmg a letter m base ball thls sprlng BOB DAVIS welght 140 helght 5 8 To the Merchant Marlne we lost Bob Davls who was establlshlng for hlmself a good record ln ath letlcs at Un1d1s He started off ln baseball hls sophomore year and won h1s letter then and ln Junlor year He would have repeated that record thls year had he not left school As tackle ln foot ball he recelved h1s letter hls Junlor and Senlor years Thls year he was co captaln of the fcot season and had to retlre from football HOMER MACKEY welght 152 helght 5 7 Homer entered athlet1cs h1s sophomore year by partlclpatlng ln football although he dld not earn a letter that year he dld ln the two years to follow He proved very helpful to the team those years by filhng h1s posltlon at left end very well He also played two years cf baseball h1s posltlon belng second base All the boys agreed that he played the spot wlth much ab1l1ty Although not success ful ln gettlng a letter 1n basketball he kept plug glng hls last three years DELBERT BAUMAN wenght 156 helght 6 1 We keenly felt the loss of Delbert when he en tered the armed forces as he was one of our best athletes Although he d1d not attend school at Unldls untll hls Junlor year he lmmedlately d1S tlngulshed hlmself by maklng h1s letter ln football both hlS Junlor and Senlor years In basketball he shone on the basketball court by wmnlng hrs letter hlS Junlor year and was maklng good begm nxng h1s Senlor year untll Uncle Sam called hrm to the SEIVICC KENNETH RHODES-welght 142 helght 5 8 Although Kenneth as yet hasn t any letters to h1s credlt he has partlclpated ln all three sports and has won the admlratlon of all the boys play lllg wlth hlm HAVVKER GREATHOUSE-welght 140 helght 5 10 Toothy as he IS known started his sopho more year and settled down to buslness to earn hls letter on the basketball court Coach Flddler has great falth 1n Hawkers maklng a star player next year Although he hash t been so successful in foot ball h1s turn IS comlng It IS expected that he w1ll lgmalke a good record for hlmself thls spring 1n Base a - ' 1 n ' ' ' 1 . . . 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