Canton High School - Cantonian Yearbook (Canton, IL)

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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

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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 gjzoffaff .Eeffermen BOB GROVE-Bob served as the captain of the team this year and did a fine job of it. He played at the quarterback position this season and did all of the passing as well as a good part of the punting. A senior, Bob's athletic ability will cer- tainly be missed next year. BILL OAKS-Bill completed another season of football playing at the tackle position. His pow- erful blocking and strong, accurate kicking made him one of the standouts of the team this year. He always played a hard game and never gave up without a fight. XVe'll miss you next season, Bill! RAY MORELLI-It can truthfully be said of Boom Boomn that he strengthened Canton's line considerably this year. He played right end this season and was always on the spot waiting to catch Bob Grove's passes. 'Ray's hard blocking and tackling, as well as his fighting spirit, will be missed next year as he is a senior. BILL COOK-This was Bill,s first season of foot- ball. He played at the right guard position, and did a fine job considering his inexperience. Bill was a very aggressive player and although he was injured early in the season, he came back to finish it. We'll miss your fighting spirit next year, Bill! LEONARD WATSON-Leonard, captain elect for 1945, was more or less the surprise player of the season. While playing his first season as a regular, he proved to be one of the speediest men on the team. He played in the left halfback position. He's a junior this year so a lot will be expected of him next year. PHIL WATT--Phil played his first season as a regular for C.H.S. this year. He did well in keeping the center position intact, and always did his part in trying to hold that line. Heis a junior so will be back next year. Good luck to you in your senior year, Phil! NORMAN HOPPER-This was i'Norm,s', first season as a regular for C.H.S. He played at the left end position and did a fine job of it. Besides being a good blocker, heis right in there when it comes to catching passes. He is only a junior and his love for the game will surely bring him back next year. ALAN EVANS-This was Red's', first season as a regular. He played at the left guard position. He has proven himself a good man on both the offensive and the defensive. He's fairly fast, and has put plenty of pep into our line. A junior, he'll be back next year. I 17 MARION BORDNER- Bottles, as he was called by the players and the coach, played his first season as a regular at the right halfback position. Another one of the ,fleet-footers, he proved to be a handy man to have on the team. Marion is only a junior so he'll be right in there fighting next season. KENNETH OWENS-This was Ken's first year as a regular, and after getting off to a slow start he improved rapidly. Being such a big fel- low f6'4 j he filled the right tackle position quite well. 'lKenny is only a junior this year so big things will be expected of him next season. DWAYNE GOUDY-One of the hardest fight- ing men on the squad, Killer saw plenty of ac- tion in the quarterback position. He's been out for football for three years and plans to make it four. XVith all his varsity experience behind him, he should be a regular in his senior year. FRANK MELGREEN- Frankie saw quite a bit of action this year in the line. Although he's only a sophomore, he's one of the more aggressive players and a hard-hitting blocker. With two more years ahead of him, he should do well by himself in football. DICK LEFEBVRE-This was Dick's first year of football. He saw quite a bit of action in the backfield but due to an unfortunate accident, his career was cut short this season. Great things can be expected of Dick, and we're hoping he'll be able to play next season. BILL BAUGH-This was Bill's second season of football and he saw plenty of action in the line. Although he lacks the height and the weight of the average football player, he's a good blocker and has a real football spirit. Bill's a sophomore this year so he should make the first string next season. DON WRIGHT-Don, a freshman, was the youngest member of the team to see a lot of ac- tion this year. He substituted at the halfback position and proved to be one of the fastest men on the team. He should make a name for him- self in C.H.S. football in the coming years. JOHN ELLSWORTH-This was Johnny's first year of high school football since he is only a freshman. He made the first string, playing at the fullback position. He's a hard player and has a great future in front of him in Canton High's athletics. Good luck to you in your coming years, Johnny!