Canton High School - Cantonian Yearbook (Canton, IL)

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l lst row: B. Hess, F. Melgreen, R, Mace, R. Dearing, L. Oaks. 2nd row: M. Cox, Manager, J. Ellsworth, B. Munson, R. Meacham, R. Izard, Coach Metzger. 3rd row: R. Mendenhall, H. DeGroot, R. Ball, R. Miller, R. Jones. 1944-45 gras mcuz-Soplzomore jaskefbaff The Frosh-Soph team turned in a fine record this year. The team was primarily made up of fresh- men who had made a name for themselves last year as the Stat-e Lightweight Champions. The squad was able to travel more widely this year which gave the members lots of experience that will be helpful when they compose the varsity team in a couple of years. They finished the season with eleven wins out of sixteen starts against out-of-town schools, one of these being a varsity team. They displayed some fine ball handling and team work this season, in spite of their inexperience. With a few more years experience, they should turn out to be a first rate team and one that C.H.S. will be mighty proud to call its own. Here's wishing you good luck in the future, boys, and keep up the good work! FRESHMAN-SOPHOMORE BASKETBALL SCORES Canton Frosh-Soph ..,.,,,.........................,......... ...... . East Peoria Frosh-Soph Canton Frosh-Soph ......v Lewistown Frosh-Soph Canton Frosh-Soph Monmouth Frosh-Soph Canton Frosh-Soph Farmington Frosh-Soph Canton Freshmen ...... ,Canton Sophomores Canton Frosh-Soph Peoria Woodruff Frosh-Soph Canton Freshmen ....... Havana Freshmen Canton Frosh-Soph Pekin Frosh-Soph Canton Frosh-Soph ...,... Galesburg Frosh-Soph Canton Frosh-Soph ...,... Roosevelt Junior High Canton Frosh-Soph ,.,.... Manual Frosh-Soph Canton Frosh-Soph Pekin Frosh-Soph Canton Frosh-Soph Peoria Central Frosh-Soph Canton Frosh-Soph .,..,.. Lewistown Frosh-Soph Canton Frosh-Soph ....... Kewanee Frosh-Soph Canton Frosh-Soph Galesburg Frosh-Soph Canton Frosh-Soph Farmington Frosh-Soph Canton Frosh-Soph ....... Yates City Varsity Canton Freshmen ......... ............. ....... J u nior High Heavyweights 15

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1944-45 asfeffaff .Eeffermen BOB GROVE-Bob was the captain of this year,s team and one of its top scorers. A quick, alert ball-player, he could always be depended on in the tight places. A good offensive man, he was a con- stant threat to the opponent because of his shoot- ing ability. This was Bob's second year as a regular so his experience was invaluable while he was playing at either the forward or guard posi- tions. We,ll have to say good-bye to a fine play- er as Bob's a senior. We'll miss him! RAY MOORE-Ray, a senior, was one of the scrappiest players on this year's squad. A good rebounder and fine defensive man, he was every- where the ball was. Ray played at both the guard and the forward positions and proved capable of handling either post. We take this opportunity to take our hats off to one of the less heralded, but, n-evertheless, hard-fighting ball-players. We'll miss him next season. BILL OAKS-Bill, another senior, closes his career as a high school athlete this year, but not without taking his share of honors as a basketball player. This was his first year as a regular and he proved himself a calm, steady, hard-fighting player no matter what the situation. His experience of past years made him a valuable member of the squad as he was called on at different times during the season to play guard, forward, and center. Bill's all-roundness will be missed next year. UBROTHERH SCHUMACHER-Ineligible the first semester, 'tBrother came out the second to make up for lost time. Playing on the first string at the guard position, he proved himself to be a fine man on the defensive and just as good on the offensive. Brother', was one of our top scorers during the latter part of the season, rarely missing that bucket. He, like the other mem- bers of the first five, is a senior this year. His fighting spirit will be missed when next season rolls around. KENNY PAYNE-Kenny was also ineligible the Hrst semester, but, like Brother,,' he came out the second to take over a berth on the first five at the forward post. A southpaw, and an accurate one at that, he was one of the sharp- shooters, and accounted for a good many points this semester. Kenny was a good defensive man and always did his share towards winning when called upon. Another senior, his experience as a ball-player will be missed next year. A. J. I-IENSELER-A. J. started out the season as a regular, but when some more experienced players came out the second semester, he had to relinquish his place on the first five. Since then f 14 he has got to see quite a bit of action. He was always ready to do his best when called upon and can really be called a scrappy player. A. J., like so many of the boys on this year's t-eam, is a sen- ior, so will be missing next year. KENNY OWENS--The tallest member squad this year, 6 ft. 4 in., Kenny,' started out by of his scorers of the playing at the center position. Because towering height, he was one of the high the first semester and was a constant threat to the opponent. Kenny was relieved of his first term position the second semester by a more experienced senior, but he still got to see a lot of action. His experience will be invaluable to him in his senior year, so great things are expected of him. DON COX-Don, a newcomer to C.H.S. this year from Vermont, Illinois, came out for basket- ball the second semester. He managed to see quite a bit of action while substituting at the for- ward and guard positions. Don was a good de- fensive man as well as being a good shot. With the experience of this year behind him, he should really play good basketball next year. We're -ex- pecting great things of this up-and-coming play- er next season. BILL HESS-Bill, a sophomore, was ineligible the first semester, but managed to see plenty of action the second. Bill was a fine de- fensive man as well as being a good shot. The fans haven't seen such pep and speed displayed by a Canton player for a good many years. With the experience he has gained this year on the varsity squad he should be able to take over a full-time position on the first string n-ext season. Good luck to you next year, Bill! FRANKIE MELGREEN-Although Frankie was only a sophomore, he got to see plenty of ac- tion this year. He was one of the shortest men on the squad, but made up for it with a fighting spirit that was hard to equal. Frankie was a good def-ensive man and substituted readily at either the forward or guard positions. With a year of varsity experience behind him, he should be a stand-out in the next two seasons. LECNARD WATSON-Leonard got to see quite a bit of action during his first season on the var- sity squad. When he was in the game, the fans were impressed by this little fellow's same show of speed that he had displayed so readily on the grid- iron. Speed, one of the necessities of modern basketball, is everpresent in Leonard. With his year of varsity experience behind him, he,s going to have a lot expected of him during his senior year.

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V lst row: Duddy, Hays, Sullivan, Managers. 2nd row: Owens, Morelli, Evans, Melgreen, Graham, Cook, Watt, Baugh, Leonard Watson, B. Oaks, Hopper, Capt. Bob Grove. 3rd row: Smith, Leek, Hurst, L. Oaks, Eddy, Cox, H. DeGroot, Jones, Games, Dearing, Goyen, Pen- singer, Parlier. 4th row: Leo Watson, R. DeGroot, Mace, Izard, Thomas, Lefebvre, King, McNett, Goudy, Zaborac, Ballard. sth row: Coach Metzger, Wright, Bordner, Pschirrer, Miller, Henseler, Sepich, Woods, Ball, Ellsworth, Taylor, Coach Larson, Munson. 1944 goeth!! The Canton High School football team finished the 1944 season with three wins and six defeats. Being light and inexperienced, the Little Giants were at a great dis- advantage this year. Our Canton eleven started off with a 24-6 victory over Havana. Then the Plow- boys ran into trouble, bowing to a powerful Manual team, 33-6, and experienced Pekin outfit, 35-13. Next came Woodruff Weighing Warriors, who outweighed the Canton team fifteen pounds to a man. We lost, 19-7 . Then came a loss to East Peoria's Red Raiders, 26-7 . The Plowboys got back into the Win column with a 32-0 victory over a weak Lewistown team. Then We traveled to Kewanee and were defeated by another fine Kewanee team, 34-14. One of the greatest teams in the state, Gales- burg, next whipped us 47 -7. In the final game of the season Canton beat a fairly successful Farmington team, 14-0. Though the team was light this year, they had a lot of fire and fight. Coach Metzger deserves much praise for his hard Work despite the material he had to work with. Lots of luck to Mr. Metzger and Canton High in years to come! 5161