Charlotte High School - Delphian Yearbook (Charlotte, MI)

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spouts Thv ru xmuw Quintet Holds Circuit Crown Second Year East Lansing Downs Cobelite Squad in Regional Final With returning lelterinen. B. Mohre. H Mohre. I). Moore. J. Pray and V. Gresso. Charlotte successfully opened It» 44 '45 basketball season hy down iDC a strong. fighting IIuhIIiikh five. The game was a hard-played see- saw buttle with both teams trying to forge ahead. Since it was the first encounter of the season for both the teams, many scoring opportunities . and shots were missed. Scoring hon- ors went to K. Mohre of Charlotte and Myers of Hastings, collecting nine and I ten points respectively. Final score 1 December 8 found the local team in Everett to meet the Vikings. From j the opening whistle on. the game was never in doubt with Charlotte having I a field day. B. Mohre. ace Oriole forward, garnered 20 points. The out- come was 47-11 with Charlotte on the long end. Grand Ledge Game Thriller The following Tuesday. Charlotte played host to the Comets of Grand {«edge, a game of thrills galore. With a tally in the first few seconds, the Comets held their lead all through the first half, with Carter, the sharp- shooting Grand Ledge center, collect- ing 8 of their 15 points. The second half opened with the Orioles dropping in a tally followed by a return score on the part of the Comets. This even exchange eontinu ► ed until the last two minutes of the third |uurter when the Orange and Black team forged ahead 32-28. Apparently sparked by their third quarter drive, the Orioles continued to add to their lead in the fourth quarter by picking up 8 points to their opponents' 4. The game ended 40-32 In Charlotte's favor. Mid-Season Undefeated Travelling to Howell. Charlotte reg- j istered its fourth consecutive victory; with a score of 33-25. The game was hard-fought with many personal and technical fouls being called. Bob Mohre and Don Moore, and Cook of Howell shared the scoring honors with 10 points each. Trailing at half time 23-19. Char lotte runic through with a last half push led by Bob Mohre and defeated Class C Napoleon 47-39. Napoleon, pre- viously was undefeated. High scorers for the night were B. Mohre with 19 points and Griffin of Napoleon with 13 Hitting their mid-season stride, the Orioles easily vanquished Mason to the score of 44 20. At half time the score read 22-9. High point men were the two Mohres and Moore, each con- necting for 11 points. Pierce of the Maroons dropped in 6. Continuing their hot pace, the Or- ioles. registered their seventh victory at the expense of the hapless Island- ers of Baton Rapids. Being com- pletely outclassed. the Cardinals never endangered the lead built up by the local . The outcome was 46-26 in Charlotte’ favor, with D. Moore and J I’ray netting 15 and 13 points re- spectively. In one of the fastest games of the season Charlotte laid low the Grand I .edge Comets to- the score of 38-32. Tin gumo was fought on a nip and tuck basis with the half time score 18-17 in Charlotte’s favor. Directly after the second half opened the Orioles jumped into the lead and at Thinclads Have Good Season 1st. row: A. Williams, D. White. O. Hice, J. Loucks. B. Mohre, C- Weaver, H. Ackley. R. Mohre. J. Pray. 2nd. row R. Oebler, S. Haigh. E. Furu. R. King, A. Blaine. D. Furu. D. Rosenbrook. D. Schultz, R. Dane 3rd. row: M. Horn. H. Langmaack. A. Fox. O. Loveland. M. Ells. P. Buraley, W. Holmes. R. Packard. E. Platt. J. Martin, tth. row: Coach Gobel. A. Foster. R. Santee. M. Mason. Oiio c Fvalhvrs BERTRAM JANE—“Bert won two letters as manager of the basketball team, and one as a reserve center in football. JUNIOR KING—.Junior earned his letters by running cross- country and playing reserve halfback on the football team. GEORGE MCDONALD—“Mac , during his three years in C.H.S. has won three letters in football, playing end and fullback, two letters in basketball as a reserve guard and center, and two more in track running the hurdles and throwing the shot. RAY MOHRE—Ray has earned three letters in football, playing quarterback, three letters in basketball as a guard, and one letter for running the cross country course. He also was selected captain of the 1944-45 basketball team. JOSEPH PRAY—“Joe has acquired two letters each in football, basketball and track, besides winning one in cross country. In track he placed first in the half-mile at the state meet and in doing so, broke a school record. He played end anil forward on the football and basketball teams. EDWARD SHAMP—Ed received his letter for playing reserve tackle on the football team. Sophomores Champions in Interclass Track Meet Bob Mohre and Doug White, taking six first places, led the class of '47 to an easy intramural track meet victory. Their score was 46 points. The juniors took second with a score of 39. seniors third with 26. and the freshmen next with 22. Results for the meet were as fol- lows: 120 yd. high hurdles. White sophomore, first; McDonald, senior, second; and Santee, freshman, third; time 20 ; 100 yd. dash. Weaver, jun- ior. first. Loucks. junior and Radee. freshman, tied for second, time 11.4”; 1 mile run. B. Mohre. sophomore, first. Williams, sophomore, second. Tharp, junior, third, time 5.02.3”; 140 yd. dash. Radee. first. Clark, soph- omore. third, time 61.1 ; 220 yd. low hurdles. White, first. R. Mohre. senior, second. B Mohre. third, time 27.2 : 220 yd. dash. Weaver, first. Loucks. second. Mayne. freshman, third, time 24.3 ; 880 yd. run. B. Mohre. first. Mice, junior, second; Krusell. junior, third, time 2.17.5 ; Relay, juniors first, sophonfores sec- ond. freshmen third, and seniors last, time 1.49.1 ; pole vault. B. Mohre. first. R. Mohre. second. R. Radee. third, height 10 ft., shot put. G. Mc- Donald. first. D. Moore, junior, sec- ond. Ackley, senior, third, distance 40.8 ft., high Jump. R. Mohre. first. I). Moore, second. Nlsse. freshman, third, height ft i! in., broad Jump. White, first. Radee. second. B. Mohre. third, distance 18 ft. 7 in. Under the Shower Has Sweetie” Gay’s escapade to Oak Park with the Hags finally leak- ed out? This topic is the center of much discussion. What happened to Dick Cooper’s foot? Was it an accident high jump- ing or did Barb step on it? It has been told that after Dr. Barker's talk on health. Keith Gldner drank so much water, he nearly died of internal drowning. Mr. McCall: Do you guarantee this hair-restorer? Mr. Behrens: Better than that, sir. We give a comb with every bot- tle. DICK SCHNECKENBERGER—Dick collected three letters play- ing guard on the football team. Twice he was placed on the second string all conference team. JAMES THORNTON—“Jim won his letter running on the cross country team. the end of the third quarter Char- lotte was on top 27-23. Then Grand Ledge, led by Tetnan. rallied and with three minutes to go the game stood at 32-32. Charlotte then came through with 6 more points to win the game. Perfect Record Broken January 23. the Orange and Black quintet travelled to Napoleon, where they received their first defeat. The game was a give and take battle with both teams forging ahead at various times, only to lose the lead again. A final last quarter spurt put Napoleon ahead and there the game ended. Pray collected 14 points for Char- lotte nnd Dean of Napoleon dumped In 21. The following Friday the Orioles en- tertained Everett. The game was slow in getting under motion and the first half ended with Charlotte just ahead 15-12. but from the beginning of the third period, the Orioles scored at will nnd went on to win 40-25. Playing heads-up hall nil the way. the Orioles went on to defeat the Mason Maroons to the score of 46-37. This was the seventh conference win of the season for Charlotte. Moore and Pray were high point men with 15 and 14 points. February 9 found the Orange and Black engaging the Eaton Rapids Cardinals there. The Oriole lead, which they built up In the first quart- er was never endangered as they won 43-28. R. Mohre connected for 14 points. Charlotte hurdled Its last Imrrier to a conference championship hy de- feating Howell 38-32. in the local gym. Moore, alone, accounted for 20 of the , Orioles' 38 points. Cook of Howell led his team with 11. Playing their last game of the regular season. Charlotte, for the sec- ond time, went down defeated, this time at the hands of the Hastings’ Saxons 36-30. The first two quarters were played on fairly even terms with j Hastings leading at the half 18-13. hut. the Saxons rallied in the third period i and built up a twelve point lead. The Orange and Black, having a hard time hitting the basket, gradually gained but ended 6 points shy. Foster of Hastings stood out with 13 points. Tournament Has Ups and Downs Again Charlotte was selected for the district tournament with 8 teams of Class B and C. Charlotte in its game with Lake- view completely smothered the small quintet from Battle Creek and nearly Does your husband talk In his sleep? “No! and It’s terribly exasperating. He Just grins. ! doubled the score. D. Moore, sharp- shooting Oriole center, displayed a spectacular under-the-hasket perform •BM which netted 22 points. The Orange and Black outscored the Spar- tans in every quarter and at no time were they ever threatened. 55-36. Hastings defeated Eaton Rapids hy a lop-sided score and in doing so earn- ed themselves a chance in the District finals. Charlotte, stung hy their previous defeat at the hands of the Saxons, overpowered the Hastings five and won 31-26. giving them the district trophy and a shot at the regionals at Albion. There the Gohelite five drew Albion for their first encounter and after a hard-fought battle emerged victors to the score of 34-32. B. Mohre. Oriole forward, dumped in 13 points. In the final game of the year, the Trojans of East Lansing dealt the Orioles a 31 28 defeat. Some of the statistics for the sea- I son are as follows; Total points 713. j opponents’ total points 542. offensive , average 39.6 pts. per game, defensive average 30.1. During the year four cagers collect- ed over 100 points. I). Moore led the team with 169; then B. Mohre. with 159: R. Mohre. with 141; and J. Pray with 138. 17

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Thv 1'HAHMAA sroitrs Oriole Gridders End ’44 Season Undefeated Gridiron Sees Active Season Mohres and Moore High Point Men; Smoothness Dazes Opponents With nine returning lettcrmen and a host of aide reserves. Charlotte open- ed its foot tail season by downing a scrappy und persistent Lakevlew. After a scoreless first half the Orioles came back and twice shoved the ball over for touchdowns. The final score was 14-0. Ray Mohre and Don Moore making the touchdowns. The following game with Belding was the Orioles' first home appearance of the season, and a crowd of somt- 2.000 fans was at the game. From start to finish the game was all Char- lotte. with Bob Mohre. Ray Mohre. and Don Moore doing most of the ball carrying. The Orioles scored twice in the second quarter and once in the third frame. Holding's lone counter came in the fourth quarter. Final score 20-7. The following week, the high spirit- ed Orioles Journeyed to Mason where one of the toughest games of the sea- son took place. The Masonites, fight- ing like demons, staved off threat after threat, but weakened in the fourth quarter and Don Moore. Orange and Black full-back toted the pigskin across the goal line. During the game a Mason player was seriously injured and had to be carried from the field. Mason, an underrated team, had the distinction of l cing the only team to hold Charlotte to a single touchdown. Grand Ledge Battle Nip and Tuck The next week found a cautious and delitarate Charlotte team playing the powerful Comets of Grand Ledge, led by their triple threat star. Rex Car- row. Grand I dge had previously lost Just one encounter. The game was a see-saw tattle with tath teams scor- ing twice in the first hulf but in the second half the Gotalites scored again while holding Grand I edge at bay. The final score 20-13. Octotar 20. the Orioles played host to the Hastings Saxons, a long tune rival and supposedly strong team. Five minutes after the kick-off the Orange and Black eleven scored on a pass from B. Mohre to R. Mohre. Again halfway in the second period came another tally, making the count 14-0; but a few minutes later all the cheering subsided for B. Mohre was carried off the field with a wrenched knee. The game then gradually turn- ed Into u rout with C.H.S. the victors to the tune of 27-0. Oriole Eleven Dazzles Howell The following week at Bennett field, the Orioles registered their sixth vic- tory at the expense of Howell. From start to finish the game was all Char- lotte and swiftly turned into a run- away. The Howell eleven was dazed by the smooth ball handling and finesse which the Orioles displayed. In the last quarter a whole second string team was on the field. The game end- ed 39-0 in Charlotte’s favor. Traveling to Everett November 3 Charlotte rang up its seventh consecu- tive victory to the score of 27-0. The Orioles went through a scoreless first period, but early in the second frame a pass from V. Gresso to J. Bray spelled touchdown. As the half was drawing to a close, another pass, this one from R. Mohre to J. Pray register- ed another six points. The second half followed true to the first with the Netters Plan Full Schedule 1st row: B. Hart. W. Holmes. R. Gay. 2nd row: C. Lindblom. R. Huffman. M. Tharp. R. Packard. D. Johansen. fjr o c I’cf f icfs HARRY ACKLEY—Harry has accumulated four letters—two of them throwing the shot in track, and two by playing j tackle on the football team. DICK BEECHLER—Dick has won two letters in football at the position of center. He was selected on the all-state class! B team for this position this year. He has also won a letter in basketball where he played guard. HAROLD CHENEY—Harold has to his credit two “C’s” in track, which he won by running the dashes and broad jumping. DAN FULLER— Big Dan” has won three letters in football for his stellar work at tackle. He also was elected captain of the championship team of '44. ROGER GAY— Sweetie” won three “D’s” playing tennis at Dowagiac and his last year here acquired ‘‘C’s” playing number one singles and doubles in tennis, and was a reserve on the basketball squad. VERN GRESSO—Vern, during his high school career, has garn- ered three letters in football as a blocking back, and two in basketball where he played both guard and forward. BOB HART—“Omie” collected two letters in tennis, playing both doubles and singles, and a JACK HESS—Jack has won one four singles. Orioles again touching pay dirt twice. I The tight Charlotte defense allowed j Everett just one first down. •Lil Brown Jug Returned to C.H.S. Armistice Day. the day of the an- nual football game between Charlotte and Eaton Rapids, was one of victory and history for Charlotte high school, for this victory not only brought back the little brown jug. but it also was the last barrier to an undefeated sea- son- „ The game began in true Eaton Rap t(jg—Charlotte style with most of the ball playing being done in the middle | of the field. The first half ended In a 0 to 0 tie. Halfway in the third quart- er Ray Mohre took the ball from Vern Gresso on a Statue of Litarty play, and scampered 33 yards for a touchdown. Eaton Rapids failed to | “C in cross country. letter in tennis, playing number make a comeback and shortly after the j fourth quarter was underway, R. Mohre again took the ball for a touch- down. this time on a dash through the center. As the game drew to a dose.] the Oriole eleven again threatened, but a fumble on the Eaton Rnpids 26 yard line ended the rally. This victory made the ninth time that the Orioles have defeated the Islanders in an Armistice Day series, which dates back to 1921. Eaton Rapids has emerged victor in eleven contests and j three were tie games. According to latest reports Conch Gotal is on his knees pleading with Ronald Brown to pleuse give up his latest enterprise of selling baked goods. Now. boys, you mustn't eat ta- tween meals. - 16 CHS Squad To Go Down As Best Ever Spirit and Teamwork Given Credit for Success by Coach Gobel Hats off, students of Charlotte high school, to our fighting, victorious, foottall team, one that will no doubt go down in history us one of the best elevens ever to don the Grunge and Black uniform of Charlotte. To back up their brilliant record os an undefeated team, the Orioles can rely on statistics. In the eight games played. Charlotte rolled up a total of 166 points, while holding their oppon- ents to a mere twenty. The only two teams that faced the Orioles and felt pay dirt were Grand l edge and Belding. Grand Ledge making thirteen points and Belding making seven. Not only did the team have a tight defense, hut their offense was consistent all season. Mason was the lone team to hold the rampaging Orioles to one touchdown. Spirit and Cooperation Responsible for Success Coach Gotal attributed the undefeat- ed season to the fine spirit and com- plete co-operation of the squad. He called them. “The ta‘8t hunch of boys I have ever worked with. Except for a few plays that were run out of the “T and the single wing back, this year the squad used a double wing tack formation almost exclusively. Some thirty mid plays were run out of these formations. Another important factor in the success of the leant was its size. The average weight of the starting line- up was 165.6 pounds per man. Al- though large in size, the team was fast and maneuverable. The usual starting lineup was as follows: J. Bray and E. Zimmerlee, ends; Fuller and T. Martin, tackles; I). Schnecken- target' and B. Wolcott, guards; and D. Beechler at the pivot position. In the backfield there were Ray Mohre, quarterback, and signal caller; Bob Mohre, Halfback; Vern Gresso. half- back and Don Moore, fullback. Of this team. Bray. Fuller. Schneckenberger. Beechler, R. Mohre, and V. Gresso are seniors. Their presence will ta sorely missed next fall. Also due credit should ta given the reserves, for without them no team can withstand u good season. Many of these boys such as Shanip, Mc- Donald. Krusell. Ackley, Derby, and Youngs pluyed much of the time. Racqueteers Face Tough 45 Schedule Facing a tough schedule against two (Mass A teams and one Class B, Charlotte opened Its tennis practice. Number one singles Is held down by the capable Roger Gay. who has twice travelled to the State and National semi-finals. In the number two posi- tion we find junior. Wayne Holmes, a previous letter winner. In the nuin- tar three slot Is Robert Hart and number four Is Carl Lindblom. sopho- more. who Is playing his first season. Number five singles is undecided. The two double teams are composed of R. Gay and R. Hart, and W. Holmes and C. Lindblom.

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SNAPSHOTS 1. Cooper and cow. Identify cow. 2. All dressed up to ko dancing. 3. Is It ax bad as all that? 4. How do you ride it. Huffman? 5. She flew through the air.” 6. Queenie Tanner.” 7. Is it cold. Thornton? 8. What a mixture!” 9. Heat it out. Wacky. 17. Careful. Lou Ann. 10. That’s my baby! 18. Ho-hum. when do we 11. Sea Scout pals.” 19. Smile at the birdie. 12. Mud-pie chemist? 20. Handsome boy. 13. Sweet and lovely. 21. Peek-a-boo. 14. Startled. Colleen? 22. What an eyeful! 15. Office girls. 23. Oh. so solemn!” 16. “Camera shy.” 18