Augusta High School - Beaver Yearbook (Augusta, WI)

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' ,DQ 'w,.,,4b, :,.u4,......,r . ' f.. -, X,. 1.!, I--nj xl ,1 1. 7 Z X EJ 5rd Row: McCune, Karlln, Sufars. Junherberg, Pettis, Hoehn, McAdams ,2!4j'r f-,bg,fiJ Smith, Uohrson. ,- 2nd Row: Lowry, Emanuel, Hadorn, Jacobson, Young, Gerlde, Dickenson, -4 'Tp -f f 'J Wahl, MacLachlan, Shonc. lst Row: Coach Humphrey, Drehmel, Shoemaker, Anderson Fredricks, I - 'b Dlcienson, Anderson, Bennett, Golden. fy 1 1944 FOOTBALL soxsou S' Augusta 18 Mondovl 7 Augusta O Arcadia 6 Augusta 59 Osseo O Augusta 46 Whitehall O Augusta 51 Durand 7 Augusta 20 Black River Falls 4 football season. finished in new coach, fine working the twelve prad- Ellle Anderson, Wally Shonp, Milton Dickinson, Don Gerike, Ferl Drehmel, Charles Shoemaker, Clifford Fredrick, Jack Bennett, Jim Golden, and Bill Sugars. The Aupusta Qeavers completed a very successful Starting the season with seven letterman, the Beavers second place for the third stralvht year. Augusta's Mr. Humphrey, developed his inexperienced team into a machine. Much of the success of the team is due to uatinz seniors. They are Fritz Lowry, Dick hmanuel, In the opening game of the season, Augusta met last year's champs, Beavers raining on an inter- Dlck Emanuel Mondovl. It was a fast and hard-fought game with the an 18-7 victory. Aupusta scored in the first quarter cepted pass and ninely yard run by Milton Dickinsen. scored in the second quarter, puttlnp the Beavers ahead 12-O at the half. Mondovi pushed over a touchdown and threatened third quarter, Auvusta found themselves again in the the lead in the fourth period, with Dick Emanuel aoing over standing up to end the days scoring. Traveling to Arcadia the following week, the beavers suffered their only defeat of the season. Arcadia was outplayed, but took advantave of the breaks to score ir the last quarter. Augusta, scored a touch- oown in the last two minutes, but due to a penalty, it was called hack. In their third game, the Beavers smothered dsseo by the score of cominn in each one touchdown, Dick Emanuel, Augusta quarter- the sidelines 39-O. The scorinv was evenly done, with touchdowns period. The scorinz was done by kllle Anderson with Fritz Lowry, two touchdowns and one extra point, and three touchdowns and two extra points. Wally Shonp, back strained a tendon in his foot, which put him on for the remainder of the season.

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The following Thursday, the Augusta powerhouse overwhelmed Whitehall 46-O. The first team scored twice in each of the first three quarters, before being replaced by the reserves. The reserves pushed pushed acrossed the final score in the last period. Dick Emanuel led the scoring with four touchdowns and two extra points. Lowry with one touchdown and one extra point, Fredrick and Rahl with one touchdown each and Halverson with one conversion scored the remaining points. In the annual homecoming game, Augusta met and outclassed their opponent, Durand. The Beavers scored twice in the first quarter on an 1B-yard run by Dick Emanuel and a pass from Emanuel to Don Gerlke, over the goal line. Emanuel converted after the first touch- down. The first team was given a rest in the second period and Durand pushed across its only score. Emanuel scored twice and Ellie anderson once in the last half, making the final outcome, Augusta 31- rand 7. Augusta journled to Black River Falls for their final and only nizht same of the season. Don Gerlke scored on a pass and Milton Dicklnsen on an intercepted pass with Dick Emanuel, convertlnv both goals for the Beavers in the first quarter. The Black River Falls team tied it up in the second quarter two touchdowns and two extra points. Play during the third and most of the fourth period kept see-sawing back and forth in the center of the field. With but forty seconds of play remaining, Emanuel threw a pass to Gerike in the end zone zlving Augusta a 20-14 victory. Dick Emanuel, star halfback, scored in all names except one, making a total of 79 points on twelve touchdowns and seven extra points. He proved to be the conference's leading scorer. Tackles, Sherwood Anderson and Howard Luedtke, center, Merle Jacobson and Haofback Dale Dicklnsen are the only lettermen returning next season. Fritz Lowry, fullback, made a showing as the most valuable all around backfleld man for the year. Fritz with his three years of playing experience in the line came out in his senior year as a powerfull fullback, Hia expert blocking and tacklinv were a great factor in team morale and in the final scores also. Fritz was elected Most Valuable Player by the lettermen. Honorary Captains were elected for each game and they were, Fritz Lowry, londove gameg Dick Emanuel, Arcadia game, Wally Sheng, Osseo game, Ellie Anderson, Whitehall gameg Earl Drehmel, Durand game, and Don Gerike, Black River Falls game. Dick Emanuel was elected Captain at the close of the season. CONFERENCE STANDINGS WON LOST TIED Arcadia 5 0 l Augusta 5 l O Mondovl 4 l 1 Durand 2 4 O Black River Falls 1 4 l Osseo l 4 l Whitehall 1 5 O