Adrian High School - Antelope Yearbook (Adrian, OR)

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Boxing lwfl lo Rigfilfliean Xwoods, Frank Davis, Keith Lane, Donald Hatch, XWilbur jackson, Coach Attebery. Noi I'i1'll1i'i'if-'-Norinan Maueher, Melvin Crocker, Oscar Zamora, and Dean Ausman At the close of basketball, nine boys with pugilistic aspirations donned the leather mitts and spent their afternoons cudgeling a punching bag, skipping rope, and taking laps around the gym. After this prepara- tion they began trying their skill on each other. Bloody noses, broken thumbs, black eyes, all in the day's work. Hours of preparation fitted six boys to enter their respective weights in the second annual Malheur County Boxing Tournament held at Nyssa. Frank Davis showed up well in practice, but injuries kept him from entering the tournament. Since only one man could enter each weight, elimination saw the following enter the tournament: Dean Wfoods, 105-112 lbs.q Norman Maucher, 118-125 lbs., Keith Lane, 125-135 lbs.g Wilbur jackson, 135-145 lbs.g Melvin Crocker, 145-155 lbs., Oscar Zamora, 155-165 lbs. Wlieii the hnal gong had rung, ending the first night of boxing at Nyssa, Adrian had two fighters still in the running. NWoods lost by a decision, as did Maucher. Lane took the count in the second round, and Zamora was counted out with seconds to go in the third, after coming off the canvas repeatedly for more. Jackson and Crocker, however, decisioned their men and won the right to enter the finals. ln the Hnals jackson, in his first year of boxing, gave a good account of himself, and at the end of the regular three rounds no decision could be reached, so an extra round was fought. Still no decision, so the referee took the boys to their dressing rooms to come back later and fight one more round. ln this final round still no decision, so a coin was tossed and Lowe of Nyssa won the title. Crocker won his hrst bout by decision and won his second by a knockout. Lowe of Nyssa was unable to enter the Hrst Annual S. R. V. C. Boxing Tournament due to illness, and Adrian's entrants were jackson and Crocker. Both lost close decisions at Weiser, but did an able job of representing Adrian in a sport which will have a larger following from now on.

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Basketball The Antelope squad played a total of twenty-six gimes during the regular season. They won eight and lost 18. In Snake River Valley League play Adrian lost twelve and won four. Highlight of the Antelope sea- son was hanging a double defeat on the Nyssa Bulldog quintet. Following regular season play Adrian entered the Eastern Oregon B Tournament at North Powder. In a preliminary round the Antelopes won handily from Imbler, 5 5 -35, dropped a photo-finish game to North Powder in semi-finals, 27-24, and handily licked Wallowa 40-29 in a consolation game. Donnie Brewer and Thurman Piercy were selected on the All-Tournament team, while Carroll Thomas received honorable men- tion. Adrian received the Sportsmanship trophy for the second consecutive year. The end of the season meant the final basketball in high school for the following men: Thurman Piercy, Donnie Brewer, Melvin Crocker, Carroll Thomas, Verd Mitchell, Kenneth Elliot, and Keith Lane. Next year's Antelopes will center around three returning lettermen and members of this year's B squad. At the conclusion of the season, on February 27, the Mary and Martha Society sponsored a banquet for the team. One hundred and fifty rabid basketball fans turned out to pay respects to the 1944-45 Antelope team. The Howard Hatch trophy was awarded to Donnie Brewer, and Thurman Piercy was elected Honor- ary Team Captain. SEASON'S RECORD Dale Opponent We They Dall' Opponent They 'December 8 Vale .......... ... ..... 23 54 january 19 New Plymouth 45 December 12 Wilder ........ ..... 1 8 24 Fjanuary 20 Franklin fBoiseJ 27 'December 15 Nyssa ,............ ..... 3 0 28 january 25 Nyssa ............................ 29 'December I6 Huntington ....... ..... 2 7 29 january 30 Ontario .. 48 'December 19 Ontario ......,.. .. . 29 31 'iFebruary 2 Weiser 34 December 20 Huntington ..... 20 30 February 3 Emmett .... .. 47 December 21 Haines ......,. ..... 2 9 40 February 9 Pa ette ...... 52 Y December 22 Union ,,,.,........ ..... 1 7 43 February I0 Wilder ..,. 38 'December 29 North Powder ..... 38 23 February 13 Vale .,,....,.... 31 'December 30 North Powder ....., ..... 3 5 28 :February 16 Fmitland knng, ---,,-, 4 0 January i lyme! 'A ' A ii fi February17 New Plymouth 40 anuary mmett ...... ..... 'January 9 Payette ,.,,, . .,.. 35 36 February 22 Imbler ' 35 January 12 Vale g-------- ----- 2 0 36 February 23 North Powder .... ...... 2 7 January 16 Fruitland ....... ........... 1 5 26 February 24 Wallowa .....,. 29 The dates marked with an asterisk CJ were home games. The last three games were tournament games played at North Powder.

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My Track Burk Rau'-Wilbur Jackson, Virgil Mittlesteadt, Richard Beebe, Donnie Brewer, LeRoy Meeham, Kenneth Elliot, Martin Mittlesteadt, Coach Attebery. Frau! Rau'-Donald lilliot, Ivan Jensen, Merton Parker, Ted Nelson, Donald Hatch, Dean XVoods. The 1945 track season should show some outstanding individual performances because, in this sport, as in boxing, you win by yourself or lose by yourself, there is no one else on whom to rely, hence through gruelling sessions on the track and field. Returning lettermen forming the nucleus of the Antelope track squad are Brewer, Nelson, K. Elliot, D. Elliot, Zamora, and acksong the first three named havin won considerable recognition in :ist seasons for S o P their res ective erformances in 880-vard run, mile run, and hioh 'um . Donald Elliot s ecializes in the P P , as l P P pole vault, jackson, 880-yard run and relay, and Zamora in low hurdles and weights in field events. The newcomers to the squad this year present possibilities in dash, hurdles, 220, field events, and distance runs. The schedule of meets in which Adrian is to participate is as follows: Triangular meet between Adrian, Nyssa, and Vale on the local track and field April 4, April 18, Malheur County meet at Ontariog Snake River Vallev Conference meet at Weiser, April 255 with the District Meet at LaGrande May 5. All who win the right to enter the State Meet will go to Corvallis, the site of Oregon State College, to participate. The meet has formerly been held at Oregon University. Not pictured are Merlin Anderson, Robert Trussell, Glen Trussell, Norman Maucher, and Pete Tim- merman, Dick Stam, and Angus Curtis, Manager.