Brooklyn High School - Echoes (Brooklyn, IA)

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BASKETBALL First Row: Max Ryan Cmanagerh, John Stirniman, Delmar Ford, Tom McGeorge, Jack Newman, Bob Cram, Coach Becker. Second Row: Bill Peak, Merlin Manatt, Gene Osborn, Marion Miller, Clair Manatt, Kenneth Paul, Buster Reida. BASKETBALL SUMMARY Brooklyn 18-Victor 21-The Bears were green and a bit awkward and the fact that it was their opener was the victory margin. Brooklyn 19-Hartwick 17-lt was the typxcal, speedy game that Hartwick always brings. McGeorgels two free tosses told the tale in the closing moments. Brooklyn 31-Toledo 22-The boys started conference work on the right foot. McGeorge and Newman were high in a well balanced attack. Brooklyn 22-Grinnell 37-The boys bit oft more than they could chew. Grinnell was just out of their class this year, even on our own floor. Brooklyn 9-Tama 29-On their first journey away the Bears were taut and just way off. Tama proved unbeatable on their home floor all year. Brooklyn 28-Grinnell 40-This return match at Grinnell was a surprise with the Bears tak- ing an early lead off the Grinnell Seconds and holding it much of the time until the last 12 minutes. Brooklyn 23-Belle Plaine 21-This was the big morale builder because of the Plainsmen's precious conquest of Tama and Monte. Brooklyn 16-Montezuma 17-First game after Christmas and Monte won on their only free throw made all evening. Brooklyn 17-Marengo 32-Back on the road again but a complete collapse the last half, only 3 points made by the Bears, sunk them. Brooklyn 33-Hartwick 17-This proved much easier than at Brooklyn with the game never in doubt all the way. Brooklyn 16-Toledo 19-This killed any hopes of title aspirations and just about put us in the cellar. Brooklyn 15-Victor 33-Too much overconfxdence from the County Tournament. The boys were outplaved all the way. Brooklyn 76-Belle Plaine 36-The Plainsmen got revenge in our own back yard. They used a fast break and reallv Doured them in. Brooklyn 20-Montezuma 31-A low scoring first half, 8-4 in Monte's favor, blossomed into a free scoring second half on their court. Page Thirty one

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Brooklyn 0-Montezuma 38-The Armistice Day homecoming on the Bears campus proved to be a rugged mix and the Bears felt like signing some sort of an armistice about the time the game ended. Monte drove to an early power touchdown in the first quarter, but were repelled by the Bears until, with seconds to go in the half, the Braves pulled a 57 yard end around touchdown play to give them a slim 13-0 half-time lead. It was sheer brute force however, that finally K. O'ed the Bruins the last half both offensively and defensively because they never got within the opponents 20 yard line. SENIOR LETTERMEN Jack Newman- Jackson finished his third year as a regular end having won three letters. He completed most of the Bear's aerials and was a good defensive end. He was one of the six players to play the full time for all six games, 288 minutes. He was chosen C0-captain for the year and also received All-State Honorable Mention. Roy Loven- Rollo was a stonewall on defense and few plays got around his end. He was in on most of the tackles but played so hard he was injured in almost every game. He won his second letter at end and also was elected co-captain. Jerry Price- Lard won his first letter after three years of honest effort at a guard slot. He was a rolly-polly Rock of Gibraltar and enemy thrusts just didn't go through him. Fred Nelson- Tarz was a king size tackle and then some. He broke through the op- posing forwards to pull down many an unfortunate ball carrier with his long reach. He became one of the 288er's. George Birdzell- Birdseed won his numeral at the center post and frequently crashed the line to annoy the enemy backfield. He also was one of the iron men for B. H. S. JUNIOR LETTERMEN' Tom McGeorge- Mac won his third letter in the backfield and proved to be quite a ground gainer with a trick reverse his best tool. He called signals from left half and held the boys together with his steady performance. He too joined the iron men ranks. Gene Osborn- Ozzie was the line backer on defense and was usually found in the op- ponents back field about as much as they themselves were. He Won his third letter this year chiefly through ability to diagnose the enemy moves and stop them before they got started. Except for a few minutes in the Monte game, Gene had a perfect endurance record. Delmar Ford- Hank was a hard driver and really played the game for keeps. He took some bumps during the season but always came back for more. He was the key man in the T par- ty handling the ball at quarterback on every play. Merlin Manatt-- Merlie was another new comer to the Bears green line but wound up as a 48 minute guard for all six games. Marion Miller- Barney Oldfield saw lots of action as a reserve end. With more experi- ence he'll be right in line for one of the two vacated wing positions. SOPHOMORE LETTERMEN John Stirniman- Prof started out as a guard but after his debut in the Tama game he became a half back. He had explosive force when bolting through the line and also carried a large share of the passing burden. Dean Lippincott- Lippy also performed as a half back and possessed the greatest passing arm for distance on the team. He also is a slippery ball carrier and has good promise. Student Manager: Norman Taylor- Izzie completed his baseball stewardship from the year before to earn his monogram. I-'RESHMEN LETTERMEN' Bob Cram- Strangler filled in the gap at right tackle superbly for a freshman. Not only that but he was the sixth member of the coveted iron man group. Page Thirty

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Brooklyn 18-Tama 31-This postponed game found us tougher at home and Tama had to hit hard in the last quarter to win. Brooklyn 32-Marengo 29-The regular season wound up at home and in fine style with another superb last half. COUNTY TOURNAMENT, AT MONTEZUMA Brooklyn 32-Hartwick 13-Hartwick issued us a free ticket to the semi-final. Everyone fat- tened their scoring averages Brooklyn 30-Monte 28-Trailing 26-17 at the 3 quarter mark, the Bears pulled a Frank Merriwellf' to sour Monte's dreams. Brooklyn 17-Guernsey 23-The Bears ran into a champion crew who had them fighting uphill all of the way. SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT AT BELLE PLAINE Brooklyn 27-Marengo 23-The Bears moved into the sectional finals by proving their prev- ious win was no fluke. This one was decisive. Brooklyn 27-Belle Plaine 44-Belle Plaine hit a hot night at the hoop and deprived the Bruins of their first sectional trophy. SENIOR LETTERMAN Jack Newman- Jackson earned his third letter at a guard slot and really had a good year. He was runner-up in scoring with 127 points and was a Bear Cat on rebounds. He was usually game captain. JUNIOR LETTERMEN Tom McGeorge- Jake won his third letter at center this season. He held the team together in tough spots with his cool and steady play which also netted him 132 points for the team scoring crown. Delmar Ford- Hank won his first letter at forward, frequently hitting hot streaks such as in the Hartwick game. He really harassed opposing guards often stealing the sphere for a break away shot. Kenneth Paul- Cutter was a forward find late in the season and really proved to be a fast and fancy dribbler. He too was all over the opposing guards, tieing them up numerous times. SOPHOMORE LETTERMAN John Stirniman- Prof won his first letter at forward and although he had difficulty in finding the hoop he was a good defensive man and will be valuable next year. Student Manager: Max Ryan- 4x4 kept the equipment in shape and always had a peppy word for the boys in a tight spot. FRESHMEN LETTERMEN Bob Cram- Strangler won his first letter as a guard and really proved his cage ability in his first year. His scoring improved steadily during the season and he played a bang-up, fighting game all the way. BASEBALL The most neglected sport in the high school athletic program but also the one in which Brooklyn has the best record by far in its history, suffered another discouraging season in 1944. Not a single game out of the four that were played was witnessed by a home town crowd with the weather man's frequent rains taking most of the blame. The first game was with Montezuma, the Braves taking a free scoring fray to the tune of 12-11. Belle Plaine was the next conqueror by handing the Bears a 10-7 setback. In the sect- ional tournament the Bruins had no trouble in routing Laurel 10-0 in an abbreviated 5 inning contest. However, the locals were eliminated from the tournament by Montour in a close game 4-2 which was won in the last inning. Jack Newman was the sturdy southpaw who pitched almost every inning to win his second letter in baseball. Bill Simmons completed the battery to win his first letter behind the bat. The veteran infield was composed of Raymond Light at the initial sack. Jim Peak at the key- stone sack, Larry Gannon at short, and Tom McGeorge holding down the hot corner. Stanley Walford patrolled left field, freshman rookie Bill Peak chased flys in center, and Don Paul tend- ed the sun garden. Bob Cram, only in eighth grade then, did a good bit of the receiving, and Charles Edelen saw lots of activity in the outfield but neither won numeral awards. Page Thirty-two