Wabash High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Wabash, IN)

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A WABASH TRADITION ATHLETIC Page Twenfy-Nine

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Football Season 1949 ROW ONE Steve Cowen Jack Parrefl ROW TWO lob Mattern llll Evans Jay Coppock Edmond Moyer Kelly Elhroih Kenny Hettmansporger Ted Parker Gene Miller Tom Herrell Jim Carney Charles Jacoby Beryle Miller Bud Deeter Football Squad ROW THREE Ward Smith Carroll Voss Tom Gamble Richard Christman Bob Washburn lab Klng David larneh Lyla loardman Jerry Renbarger lud Hettmansperqer Wayne Devore Vernon Leland John Wire Jim Vrooman John Tatum, Coach ROW FOUR Levis Kaulfma nn, Assistant Coach Dale Tomson Kaye Wilson Bob Stierwalt Tom Vice Jack Amick Leonard Drook Richard Strickler Herbert Conover Jack Weaver Neil Barnharf Don Brunn Robert Egly, Assistant Coach On the first day of school Wabash Apaches st.arted one of the most successful football sea- sons in their history by defeating the invading Sheridan Blalck Hawks 28-0. Three days later the Apaches traveled to Elwood to defeat one of the conference co-favorites 25-6. The fol- lowing Friday t.he Scalpers wenlt to Fort Wayne to defeat the Concordia Cadets 20-6 on dusty Dfwenger Piark Field. One week later the Apaches journeyed to Huntington for their toughest test olf the season up to bhis time. After 48 minutes of hard-fought football the Amaches were victorious 27-19. Then, las a tune-un for the Plymouth game, the Scalpers defeated Mon- ticello- 37-7. On October 7, the Plyimouth Rockies enter- ed Wabash to play in what was undoubtedly to be tlhe deciding battle in the conference. The Rockies administered Aipaches' only defeat of the season in a 'galflle highlighted by the sub-par playing of the Apaches. After a week of gruel- ling practice under Coach Tatum. the boys de- feated Peru 27-6, and then in the next week rolled over Hartford City, 33-12. In the last game of the season tihe Apaches defeated their old rival Marion 33-6 to end the gridiron year with an 8-1 record. Wabash quarterback, Jim Vrooman, and two ends, Whitey Thomson and Kaye Wil- son, were chosen for the All-Conference first team. Jerry Renharger. fullback, Jack Amick, hal-faback, and Ken Hettrnansperger, center, were chosen for the All-Conference second team. The Wabash line was spearheaded by vet- eran guards Wayne Devore, Kelly Eltzroth, an-d veteran tackles Ted Parker and Bud Hettmans- perger. These boys opened massive holes for their backs and refused to budge while on de- fen-se. Leonard Drook switched from quarter- back to half-back in fall nnactice and displayed a surprising amount off power and cleverness. At the annual banquet, service clubs of Wabash presented footballs to eight seniors: Thomson, Wilson, Amick. Devore, Parker, Drook, Tom Herrell, and Vernon Leland. Page Thirty