Carter County High School - Medicine Rock Yearbook (Ekalaka, MT)

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Tom Waterland center Bernard Niee center Leland 0-undlach right end Elden Strand right end Billy Cooper left end Frank LaBree left end Clyde Welch center Loyd Townsend fullback Coach Callaghan Rod Emgwiler quarterback Bob Hedgee-halfback Skeeter Hedge a-fullback Dean Albert-quarterback Floyd Bailey left end Bob Cooper left end Lee Castleberry Albert Penn right end Harold Stuart fullback center Ralph Lee Don Pulse halfback halfback

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Carter's basketball season began on December 8 when the Bulldogs challenged Ismay on the home floor. The players haring had three weeks of tough and tumble to toughen them for the year came out on the floor with high spirits. Ismay1s team as well as other opponents looked good for so early in the season but they had played two games already before meeting Carter, but this was her first opponent. Ismay was rlctorious with 48-18 In Carter's first game but it showed Carter that she still needed practice. The lineup for the Bulldogs was; Rodney Eaewller and Frank LaBree, forwards, Dean Al- bert and Lee Castleberry guards, Elden Strand, center; Bill Cooper, Skeeter Hedges, and Tommy Waterland, guards, and Bobble Cooper and Loyd Townsend, reserves. Eight players of last year's team failed to return this season. Two graduated, four went to the armed services, one transferred, and one Just failed to come back. The loss of these eight put Carter down near the bottom in selecting her squad for the year. The starting five of the Ekaiaka players averaged 5' 91 in height wi h Elden Strand being the tallest 5' llj and Rodney Emawller the shortest 5' 6 . The Bulldogs In basketball as they did in football improved as the season drew to a close but were not at the bottom with the scores as were other teams. At the beginning they showed poor Judgment on their shots and altogether they played a poor game but as time progressed they improved immensely and were really in there playing ball in every game in the last few conference battles. Tf they had had this playing ability at the beginning of the season they should have made a very good showing and did make fourth in the District No.4 Tournament at Miles City. The games were as follows: Ekalaka 18---------------—Circle 48 Ekalaka 18-----------------Bainvllle 30 Ekalaka 14-----------------Plevna 37 Ekalaka 26-----------------State School 40 Ekalaka 17-----------------Baker 24 Ekalaka 23-----------------Ismay 36 Ekalaka 25———————————Baker 23 Ekalaka 19-—--------------—Wibaux 45 Ekalaka 25-----------------Plevna 14 Ekalaka 21---------------—Ismay 16 Ekalaka 21-----------------Plevna 19 Ekalaka 33———————Jordan 23 Ekalaka 44-----------------Sacred Heart 50 Ekalaka 27-----------------State School 28 Ekalaka 35-----------------Sacred Heart 53 Ekalaka 47------ —---------Cohagan 14 Ekalaka 48---------------— Broadue 36 Ekalaka 29-----------------Jordan 32 Ekalaka 28-----------------Baker 17 Ekalaka 35-----------------Sacred Heart 46 The last five games are tournament scores.

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Carter's football season of 1944 began with a bang on September 12, when 22 boys came out to compete for the main team. The group con- sisted of four freshmen, nine sophomores, seven Juniors, and two seniors. The main five of last year were lost to the services, other schools and graduation. Johnny MoCumsey, Bob Townsend and Lyle Hahm Joined the Navy, Tommy Hurst transferred to Chicago and Charles Guyer graduated from Carter. This put a great gap In the lineup for '44 but there was a large group to pick from at that. Three regular players who received letters last year came back, Clyde Welch, Dean Albert and Leland Gundlach. With three weeks of training behind them the Bulldogs came out looking as fine as could any other team but Carter soon knew that she would really have to struggle when she met the first opposing team. The Bulldogs found out that they were up against some real fighters. In the first game of the season the Carter Bulldogs met the Miles City Beavers on Septem- ber 23 and lost the game with 32-19. Miles was behind until the last quarter but In a final effort came back to make three touchdowns In the last three minutes of play. The Miles Team averaged 40 pounds more than Carter's men with the average of 190 to Carter's 150. There was a misfortune during the game for Chuck Travers broke his leg in the last minute of the game. In the second trial of the year for the Bulldogs the team lost again with a 27-0 defeat by the Circle Wildcats. At the kick off the Wildcats Bleied the ball and In a mad rush for the’ goal made a touchdown in the first minute of the game. Carter tried with all her might to stop the charging advance of the Wildcats but in every play the Circle team would smash through the Bulldog line and go again for a nice fat score. The last quarter snowea tnat the Ekalaka team was at a loss to the opposing side and the score showed a vlotory for the Circle Wildcats 27-0. Clyde Welch suffered a painful mishap when he had the misfortune of having hi a left elbow thrown out of place when he was tackled by two of the Circle team. Bernard Nlee substituted for him. The third play of the season piled still a- nother defeat atop the Carter losses. The Wib- aux Longhorns gave the Bulldogs a worse score than any other team In the games of the past. Although the game was not very exciting the Wibaux team gained steadily on the Carter play- ers. Ekalaka was unable to score during the entire game and web led to the defeat of 50-0. The Wibaux team had not been defeated since '41 and still held the title of the Northeastern Division Champions after the game. When the time for Homecoming came to Carter high the Bulldogs had a very poor showing for their 1944 football season but despite this Carter had shown signs of steady Improvement. They showed better playing ability each game. The team had lost all the other games but one thing which they themselves still owned was the reknowned determination and the will to win. November 4 was the day set for the Homecoming game and the weather man seemed to want to call off the game. The field was the muddiest mess possible and there was a good stiff wind coming from the southeast. Tommy Waterland caught the Baker kick off and made yardage toward our goal. The teams played near the spot where Waterland was tackled during the rest of the quarter. The second quarter warmed up the players and early in the second Loyd Townsend in a quick dash made the distance to the one yard line to line up a touchdown In the next play. Strand soon after caught a pass and made a conversion. This put the score at 7-0 in favor of Ekalaka. Mingle of Baker in the sec- ond half scored a touchdown and Bickle made an extra point. This tied the teams with 7-7. At the finish the teams played off and when the whistle blew Carter was in the opponent's terr- itory giving them two points. The score then totaled 9-7 making a victory for the Bulldogs. In spite of the cold and mud Ekalaka gave her football season a good ending if not a good beginning. The boys who played the required time in football during the season to earn their foot- ball letters were Frank LaBree, Tommy Water- 1 a n d, Dean Albert, Leland Gundlach, Eldon Strand, Rod Emswller, Ralph Lee, Bob Cooper, and Loyd Townsend. The players who practiced and played with the team all year but not the required time to receive letters but who earned lota of credit were Lee Castleberry, Bob Hedges, Skeeter Hedges, Bill Cooper, Floyd Bailey, Don Pulse, Bill Tiedemann, Albert Penn, and Harold Stuart. Clyde Welch and Bernard Nles were injured earlier in the year but were also awarded let- ters. Dick Rolfson received a Manager's letter. In the group of football players this year were only two seniors. Bob Hedges and Frank LaBree, so there is a promise of a good team next year.