Anderson High School - Andersonian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Merton if if if 43 if if if Last year Anderson's track team cele- brated their second year in competition with an outstanding record. Competing against the finest opposition in the state, the Redskins went to Delaware for the Ohio Wesleyan Relays, to Oxford for the Miami Interscholastic Meet, and to Columbus for the State Meet. Sand- wiched among these travels were shorter trips to Carthage, Withrow and Walnut Hills. Several county records fell before the fast-moving Redskins. Their feats including breaking the State discus team relay record at Ohio Wesleyan, only to see their record broken the same day. Outstanding performances were turned in by Anderson's mile relay team, composed of Maury Iackson, Art Merten, lim Truitt, and lim Owens. This team set a new county record, finished first at the district meet, the Knights of Columbus Relays and Miami. They ended the season by finishing second in the State Meet. Individual stars in their events were: Owens, Elfers, Iackson, Merten, Truitt, Metzger and Hack. Others competing successfully were: Silver, Evans, Iack Owens, Richey and Rusk. Losses through graduation, the Navy, and entrance at U. C. blasted a 1943 team with excellent prospects for a high standing in the State. Leading candi- dates in the various events are: Truitt, Rusk, Merten, Connell, Richey, Evans, Owens, Pelk, Milt Iackson, Hirschauer, Bob Burnes and Ralph Burnes. Coach Herron lim Truitt passing Meyer of Plain- ville - District Meet at Walnut Hills. 1942 Art Morten lead- ing in mile relay -State Meet at Ohio State. 1942 Richie Truitt running in close mile relay- State Meet at Ohio State. 1942 Relay Team Owens

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at if if 43 if as at 5 N2-hat FIRST ROWfFrecl Pauly, Sheldon Rusk, Robert Hirschauer, Iames Staqqenborg. SFCOND ROW--Richard Koppman, lack Owens, Kenneth Merten, Milton lackson, lim Pelk. THIRD ROW--Charles Brown, coach, Harold Beaird, James Truitt, Robert Brooks, Eddie Eggers, Richard Herron, assistant coach. Although the record of won and lost tends to show otherwise, the Red- skins, in their fourth year of football, really had one of the best teams in the county. This they proved twice during the season, first by beating Deer Park, one of the strongest teams, Zl-O, and then by holding Plainville's champion- ship team to no first downs. The Red- skins lost this game by fumbles and some bad breaks. The line which accomplished this feat of holding Plainville's backfield was comprised of Iackson and Metzger at ends, Truitt ably blocking up the center. The backfield against Deer Park was comprised of Merten andxlitusk at full- back with Owens at quarterback. Both Merten and Metzger earned places on the second string all star team. Merten led the season's scoring with 48 points. -. -.s,a,1t,,,h Qian-xx ' r -t X M l, 4' Second Truitt - - Team S . ,af A ' ,,. A 'Ft' . 1 - ,, A 5- x Metzger 'f wax I . A - ., ' V Pelk Owens tw' ' 1, , 'fi 5,,g,,,Y K I Rusk Merton g I ' v jf M. Jackson W av, 3, -1 , ?' , A , I l Q. l , an js. r ' T 'M' 1. . . .tn -

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at ff ir 43 af if af g FIRST ROW-Robert Burnes, lack Richey, lim Truitt, Richard Koppman, Donald Shellabarqer. SECOND ROW-Charles Brown, coach, Thomas Evans, Kenneth Merten, Paul Connell, lack Owens, Sheldon Rusk, Donald Kurzynski, manager. Even with the loss of three of last year's first stringers, Coach Brown has again produced a basketball team of which Anderson may well be proud. Although the team brought home no trophies, it played good ball all year and finished the season with an average of more than 60 per cent. It is well be- lieved by all, however, that without the loss of its first Stringer, Maury Iackson, in the middle of the year, the team would have brought home a trophy from the tournament. When pairings were made Anderson drew a bye and finally lost to Sharonville, one of the smartest ball teams of the tournament, 40 to 30. Merten for the third consecutive year paced his team's scoring with a total of l55: Richey and Kopprnan followed with 91 and 75 points respectively. tr h Li ,, S U Q if Q l a