Washington High School - Memory Lane Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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ALL toughest game they had all season. Vwfashington had to be con- tented with a 7-7 compromise. To regain lfceling sorely in need ofj prestige the Washington gridders traveled to Muskegan. Michigan, and promptly administered a 19-6 defeat to a highly touted. here-to-fore undefeated. Muskegan team. With full steam worked up. the boys in jade returned home to beat Mich- igan City 19-0 and clinch the championship of the Eastern Division of the N. I. H. S. C, The last opponent on the Panthers' menu was the Emerson team of Gary. Indiana. undefeated. untied. and winner of the western division of the N. I. H. S. C. With the N. I. H. S. C. championship on the block. the green-eyed Panthers compelled the Emerson tornado to Hassume the angle and spanked home a 16-6 victory. Not content with its newly acquired string of championships the green wave rolled on to the east coast where it met the XVhite Plains High School of Vvfhite Plains, N. Y., in an annual post-season game on Thanksgiving Day. As in its native haunt of Hoosierdom the Panthers again reigned supreme. The count, 39-7. After the YVhite Plains game the team toured New York City and spent a day in Washington. D. C. In Washington Gibby Yish was elected captain of the 1940 team. Thus ended the Panther pigskin parade of '39 and according to rapidly forming tradition Washington High School had put out another great football machine. To name individuals as stars is misleading because the most outstanding quality of the team was its closely knit teamwork. At times the second team looked as good as the first and Bernie never was at a loss for effective combination, Several of the players. however, received particular mention. Bob Hajzyk was named most valuable player by the members of the team: Captain Ernie Wasikowski, Bob Hajzyk, Ed Hanyzewski, Don Schramski. and Ervin Wroblewski were named on the Twin- city team: Ernie Wasikowski and Ed Hanyzewski were named on the Indianapolis Times' Hrst All-State team, and Ervin Wro- blewski. Gibby Yish, and Bob Hajzyk made the Times' second team. Charles Kovatch won the Kiwanis award. Praise was warranted by the performance of every man on the squad for every member on a team of this- kind was ai star. each doing his share of the work. each contributing to the ulti- mate success of the team. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 1940 Date Team Place Time Sept. -Goshen South Bend 8:00 Sept. -F. J. Reitz1Evansvillel South Bend 8:00 Sept. -Central South Bend 8:00 Sept. -Mishawaka Mishawaka 8:00 Oct. Benton Harbor Benton Harbor 8:00 E.S.T. Oct. l2-Riley South Bend 8:00 Oct. LaPorte South Bend 8:00 Oct. Z5-Muskegan South Bend 8:00 Nov. -Michigan City Michigan City 7:30 Nov. -Open Nov. -Emerson Gary 7 130

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Sept. Sept Sept, Sept. Oct, Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov Nov 'lilll '30 RlfCC 8- Valpaiaiso tl lo- .l. lx lkt'lll ll'vans.l li ll - -Central ll ltl-V-V lVlish.iwak.t ll ti Peru ll ll - Riley 0 IO--V l.aPorte T l8 'lVlLlSlxCQ.lI1 ti li- Michigan City 0 l7 lfmerstvn tiiaryl U 23 -Vvlhite Plains 7 BRD XVashington vi'i.lSlll ngton Washington Xldashingtoti Xldashinglon XVashington NVashington Xklashington XVashington kVtlSlllIlj.1lOl1 Xkhtshington CFOQT ITH the pigskin autographed, shellaced. and reposing in place in the trophy case comes time for THE YEAR to look back on the Panthers' football season of '39 The record reveals the Panthers having equalled. perhaps surpassed. the miracle team ot 'l7. The Panthers went through the season undefeated, winning ten games and tying one. winning every football crown oflered in local prep circles. and topping off the record by being acclaimed State Champions by the State Press. The Panthers proved themselves a great team by not only compiling a great record but by doing it against th: top-notch elevens of Indiana. Rather dubious as to their possibilities the Panthers opened their season by going on the road for the hrst two games. The initial contest was against Valparaiso and re- sulted in a comparatively easy victory for the Panthers, 30-O. The second game took the Panthers to livansville where they met more rigid competition in the form of The J. ff. Reiti High School, but by .1 second half rally emerged victorious by a score of 1376. NVith two victories under their belts th.: Panthers came home to tussle with their traditional rivals. the Central Bears. Before a throng of lZ.0O0 the Panthers bore down on the task of taking into camp the Bears which they did to the tttne of ll O. Vvlith its first conference and twin-city series tilt won, the green wave continued its winning ways and assumed almost tidal proportions to swamp its next three opponents, Misha- waka. Peru. and Riley by the respective scores of 20-love, 32' love. ll ll, 'lihere was no love lost, however, when in their next game the Panthers met l,aPorte, in what was probably the Iiolfont Rott, lt!! lo Hull!! llonaltl Ncltlaniskt. Nlirion lieier ltluard 'lialboon lzwin XX'iobltwski l,:ntst XX'.tsikowski tiilbert Yish .loe Kodba, Robert llallvk, .intl louis lrelver Naomi Hott lr!! lo lQltll'! ltluaitl ll.iiix1i'uslti. 'loin Isaacs Maurice Ile Yoltlet lasiniei ltiiianslti, litvin XX'liesien. John Strvkitl. .loe llotlitk. Stete Vets .lolvti XX't'in1til Stanley llftpka .intl lliarles lioxxilcli 1 UO ll5Al.l SQLHXIW lltutl Ron lt!! lo Kraft! 'lonv Stailinslti Khttck faklotki. lleibt-rt lalsrotki. l.tlvt'.i:tl lxwtwtoiowyki, :Xl lVlolentl.i. Peter Ratajclali. lwlgetw Pav. kit-t. laigene l.tit1kt-wslti. lit-iuaitl Wittttki. Lit-urge liisktt, and lolin llc-vt-rs i i lotullt Rott. It-ll to leigh! letyiii Yan larvs. Lasimei lioslxls. llaniel lilotl. .lark lmtvitk .loe .Melt Maurice Mattens, ldwaid llarnion. lgugene Kerttx, Marion Slalktv, liail lihoore .intl l'mi'rv Slerrnte falas. lit lop Hott lift lu ltitllat Mike liotlttlx Ralph lliaitat lim laulson. Anton lgaz Julius Mikulak. l.ineii Wt-gli .Joe Jelinski Stanley Dubicki. lrank ilvext ilnvka. lletttiit' lilepiiitki ,intl .lesse llariell

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HIQRB XACKROCIQI Plflili RA'l'A.ICXAK DICK LiOl.ICHOXX'SKl HCONNIIY' IQACZMIIZRCXAK RNII1 Hl:Clil.INSliI .IOHN IUCKY ID 'I AIISOONI DOC I iXDlQXVSlil JUNIOR I'Il1Clil.lNSKl MZIZDAH HANYZIQXVSKI OACH .IDHN I-IDNV led his charges through another suc- cessful season. Playing a schedule of twenty games the Panthers established a percentage of 500. They won ten games and lost ten. thereby breaking even. which wasn't so bad at all considering that they played the toughest teams in the stat. After the regular season. the Panthers played in the sec- tional tournament of the N. I. H. S, C., defeating Vvlashingtonf Clay and Nlishawalta and going into the semi-finals before they were beaten by Central. In the manner of all Vshasbington teams. success was due to cooperative team work rather tlian individual ability. A special mention must be made on the line playing of Joseph and Ernest Heclslinslti at the forward positions. Edward Hany7ewski and Peter Rataczaln also turned in good performances at their guard positions. Peter Ratac7ak's value to the team was specially no- ticeable when he was unable to participate in the Wtishington- Central game in the tournament. At the pivot spot Clem I.a- dewslci and Ifdward Ialboom alternated. both doing very well. Credit must also be given to the second team composed of I,eon- ard Ka7mierc1ale .Iohn l.uclxey. Herbert Zakrocki, and Richard Ciolichowslci which was always read to go into the game should the necessity arise. 'lillli 'VJ - '40 RECORD Wash. Opp, December fJfArgos .. Z3 Z0 December ll'4Middlebury 26 25 December l5fNappanee 23 lo December I W- New Carlisle Z5 Z7 December ZZ- Iillehart C N Z-I December 27-Pekin tlllinoisl I3 l-4 December Z8 -- 'Clinton tlllinoisl Z3 V? .lariuary I Z-V Riley C Z5 Z-I .lanuary lb f-Central C l7 ll .Ianuary lil- Michigan City 24 ll .Ianuary 27--I alxeville 33 ll .Ianuary 30 --Knox -ll l-I lfebtuary l -Angola 34 2-I I7ebruary 3- Bremen Zo I tw lfebruary lv- Bristol -H ZX lebruary fl- Cioshen C 'I I6 Iebruaiy Ill--Hammond Iech VJ 45 l'ebruary lo- Mishawaka C 35 37 Ikbruary I7--North Side lliort XVaynel 35 -I3 lfebiuary 25 -V laPorte HC Zo H2 Sectional 'l'ournament- XVashington'Clay -ll 32 lVlishawaka . Z5 I7 Central 40 lo C Denotes Conference Games.