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.x .e Roy A. Speece Speece Heads Work Under the direction of Roy A. Speecc, one-time athletic great at Western Union College at LeMars, 1a., the Central City High athletic department has steadily grown in strength and power, gaining state-wide respect for the flne teams and individual performers produced. Taking over in 19-13, Mr. Speece produced a better than average football eleven with only three lettermen available. The Bison cagers copped the Merrick County tournament title and the district class 213,, championship during the 1943-44 win- ter, sending a quintet that lost to state champion York in the opening action at Lincoln in state championship play. The track team found the range, the Bison ranking second in. the state class 2132, championships and winning the Central Six conference crown. Mr. ,Speeee2s 19115 gridders, hampered the en- tire route by injuries and ineligibilities, made a 30 great offensive show while the 1944-45 basketball five copped the Merrick County flag a second straight time. In addition to producing some fine teams, Mr. Speece has helped immensely in the development of some great individual athletes. Jim McConnell showed well in both football and track, earning aII-state mention as a gridder and ranking among the top in Nebraska as a trackman; Bill Kerr, the high scoring Bison forward who paced the 1943-44 bunch t0 the pair of titles with 222 points, earned all-state mention; Ed Potter, an all-around boy, has been pushed along in threesport action; and Lindy Everett, the 1945 top scoring guard in Ne- braska football, who scored easily and often on a Speece ttoxtiginaw grid play. Too, Mr. Speece has tutored zind aided the largest squads and teams in history of the school, despite handicap- ping circumstances in facilities.
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.m t 1 l ' x Larson Gridders Win F our Despite I njuries .P-newrwhr-wrw Wa gner a Completing the 1944. grid campaign with four victories against four losses, Central Cityls battling Bison finished the season with only six members of the original. starting eleven. In the course of l the season, which resulted in one of the most dis- astrous in recent history, Coach Speece lost his best two ball carriers, then was forced to revamp t the entire line becausie of three forward wall Everett losses. Sixty-five boys, the greatest turnout on record, reported for opening:r day drills, with the group including nine 19113 starters, three of whom were rated on the all-Central Six conference eleven. Although the Bison won-lost record was not impressive, Central City rated standout attention -'handing two teams their only setbacks 0f the 1944 season. Central City rocked Genoa, 21-0, and Gibbon, 12-6, with both Genoa and Gibbon completing the season unbeaten except for tussles with the Bison. Central City was strictly an of- Lutrell fensivc wang, outyarding all six initial opponents 9 O
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