Charlotte High School - Delphian Yearbook (Charlotte, MI)

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The CHARHIAN GRANTLAND RICE SPORTS REVIEW Oriole Eleven Take Honors 47 Season Shows Six Wins; One Tie, One Loss The football team played a tough season this year. Winning six, los- i ing one. and tying one, the Orioles | finished in first place in the Capitol Circuit Conference. This makes the third time in the last four years that Charlotte has finished at • the top of the League. Charlotte journeyed to Lakeview for the opener which was a non- conference game. Lakeview scored | first with a plunge over the goal. ; Charlotte came back in the second ' period to score with 11. Brown tak-1 ing a pass from Bob Mohre. Mohre , converted for the extra point. On 1 the kick-off Baker of Lakeview took the ball, darted down the sidelines 1 for a touchdown. Lakeview miss- ed the extra point. Charlotte final- ly started to play ball in the last quarter, but it was too late and the game ended with Lakeview in front 13- 7. Charlotte played host to Lincoln Fark. Detroit, a Class A school. The first touchdown for Charlotte was made by B. Mohre. The extra point was good, making the score 7-0 at the half. Sam Spagnuolo clipped off twelve yards for the other score. The game ended in a 14- 6 victory for Charlotte. B. Mohre drop kicked both extra points. Mason Game Undes Lights Charlotte played on Mason's field that was newly equipped with lights for night games. Half of fourth | quarter was gone when the Orioles i started rolling and brought the ball I to Mason’s 12 yard line. From there Spagnuolo cut around his own r.ght end for a score. The ' extra point was missed. Bob Mohre ; intercepted a pass and returned it; to his 30 yard line. In the next few | plays Bob passed to Spagnuolo in j the end zone. Bob also made the j extra point which made the score j 13-0 in Charlotte’s favor. Playing another game away from home. Charlotte battled Grand Ledge for a 12-0 victory. Char- lotte scored first in the second quar- ter when B. Mohre scooted around left end. The dropkick for the ex-1 tra point was blocked. Don Johan- sen threw a quick pass over center to Doug. White. A pass was incom- plete for the extra point. Win From Hastings Charlotte drubbed Hastings by a score of 25-0. The Orioles were j playing on their own field. Not un- i til the second quarter did Charlotte score when B. Mohre slipped a pass to D. Johansen after a Hast- ings fumble. At the half the score stood at 6-0 ' with Charlotte out in front. R. Ra- dee scored on a 35 yard run after he slashed through the line. A pass was good for the extra point mak- ing a 13 point lead for Charlotte. In the fourth quarter Bob Mohre went around left end for another score, B. Mohre converted. B. Brown ran around left end for the last score. Playing a home game again. Charlotte tripped Howell 13-7. Char- Thinclads Going Strong Back Bow—A. Foster. D. Low». Third Row—Asst. Coach Paajanen. E. Towe, R. Marshall, C. Doman, $. Colizzi. W. Pede. A. McDonald. R. Johnson. C. Mohre. R. Smith, C. Harao. K. Sparks, Coach Gobel. Second Row - D. Stewart. J. Clark. R. Nevms. G. Starr. R. King. E. Ells, A. Blaine. G. Royston, J. Wilson. R. Huffman. S. Spagnuolo. M. Elis. Front Row—D. Adams. M. Mason. B. Bryan. D. White. R. Radee. R. Santee. R. Mohre. D. Rosenbrook. R. Derby. Oriole leathers DAVID ADAMS—Dave won a letter in football at the position of guard and one running the dash in track. BOH BAND FIELD—Bob has won two letters in football at the position of tackle. ARTHUR BLAINE—Art won his letter in baseball. BRUCE BRYAN—Bruce took part in football and track and received two letters in each. ELWOOD CLARK—Elwood won two letters in football. DICK DERBY—“Derb” has collected 7 letters, one in track, three in basketball and three in football. He was chosen captain of the latter team. He was chosen for the all- conference football team this year. MAYNARD ELLS—“Mickey” won a letter in track. ALBERT FOSTER—“Bert ” played center to win two letters in basketball. DON FURU—Don won a ‘‘U” in cross-country and another in track. ERIC FUR—Eric received two letters in cross-country and' two in track. KARL GEARHART—Karl got a letter playing baseball. DICK HUFFMAN—“Huffy” earned three letters in football at halfback position, one in tennis, and one pitching baseball. DON JOHANSEN—Don won two letters in football, two in basketball, two in tennis, two in cross-country, one in track, and one in baseball. ROBERT MOHRE—Receiving 16 letters, Bob earned four in football, four in basketball, four in track, three in cross-country, and one in baseball. He was placed on the all-conference basketball team three times and once on the all-conference football team. This year he was! basketball captain. GORDON SPARKS--Gordy has collected two letters in foot- ball. DOUGLAS WHITE—Doug accumulated eight letters: three in track, three as an end in football, and two in basket- ball. He was placed on the all-conference football team in his senior year, and was also elected track captain his senior year. I lotte kicked off to Howell. The | touchdown twins. B. Mohre and R. Radee. accounted for a score apiece. Radee knifed through the line from the 3-yard marker for the last score. Only one of B. Mohre’» passes was complete for an extra j point. Playing under the worst condi- I tions in four years, Charlotte and Everett fought to a scoreless tie. Because of the mud. very little yardage was gained by either team. | It was a game of breaks for both, and about evenly divided. B. Mohre] punted out of the end zone and | Everett ran the hall back to the Oriole’s 15-yard line. With one minute of playing time left. Ever- ett opened an aerial attack. Dick Track Squad Places Well On February 8, Coach Gobel took a sprint medley team to Michigan State College to the high school Sprint Medley Relay. The Orioles won the event last year and again this year. If the trophy is won by Charlotte next year, it will stay in the showcase for good. This year’s team was R. Radee, 440; I). White, 220; M. Ells. 220; and B. Mohre, 880. The track team journeyed to Ann Arbor for the River Rouge Invita- tional Relay. The Orioles placed third. Doug White placed first in the high hurdles and second in the low. B. Mohre took first place in the pole vault. Radee got second in the 440 yd. dash. East Lansing was defeated by the Oriole thinclads 67 1 6-41 5 6. At the Hastings Relays. Charlotte was fourth. B. Mohre broke his old rerord by vaulting 11’8”. Ray Radee broke the 440 yd. dash school record by running it in 53.5 seconds. The thinclads defeated Eaton Rapids 62 2 5 to 46 3 5. Charlotte will he defending the state championship crown at the State meet at Michigan State Col- lege on May 24. Last year was the first time Coach Gobel has had a state championship track team. Cross Country At Battle Creek Central seveu boys ran to win 23-32. Bob Mohre won with a time of 10:44.4. The following is the way the Charlotte thinclads placed: 1st. Bob Mohre; 4th. Eric Furu; 5th. Ray Radee; 6th. Gerry Starr. Charlotte won over Sexton in the next meet 18 to 37. Charlotte placings were: 1st. B. Mohre; 2nd, E. Furu: 4th. Radee; 5th Starr; Gth. I). Furu: 9th. D. Adams; 10th, D. Johansen. The State Cross Country meet was held at Ypsilantl. Charlotte placed fourth in a field of 12 schools represented. Ypsilantl Central won the championship crown. The win- ning time was 11.34. Derby intercepted the second pass and ran to the fifty where the game end in a 0-0 tie. Before a crowd of 5,000 fans. Charlotte racked up a victory over Eaton Rapids in the traditional Ar- mistice Day game. This victory enabled Charlotte to cop the Con- ference Championship. No scor- ing was done until the last four minutes of the game when Bob Mohre hurled a 30-yard pass to Milford Mason, who was in the end zone. A few minutes later Doug White Jumped up in front of a Grey- hound passer and deflected the hall up in the air. Doug caught it on its way down and ran 45 yards for the second and last score. Both at- tempts for the extra point were un- successful. The game ended in a 12-0 victory for Charlotte. Four Charlotte hoys placed on the All-Conference team. The play- ers on the first are: Bob Mohre. the invincible; I)oug White, an iron man at end position; Dick Derby, who could plug any hole in the line, and Curry Garvin, a return- ed serviceman. Raymond Radee was placed on the all-conference second team. ----18-------

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CANDID SHOTS The CHARHIAN 1. We won. 2. Rock a bye baby. 3. Stretch high, Pete. 4. Peek a boo. 5. Thought brews mischief. 6. Eight to the bar. 7. All smiles. 8. Sweet and dreamy. 9. Chalk talk. 10. Waiting—open armed. 11. I’m Just shy. 12. Cheer.ful seniors. 13. Poor 'Old Doc .' 14. Why so sober, De? 15. Hold that ladder tight . . . 7 - - - 16. Ours or theirs? 17. What’s so funny? 18. The Bowery boys. 19. In or out?

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The CHARHIAN SPORTS CAVALCADE Cagers Win Third Straight Championship Quintet Plays Several Close Games During Season TuiniiiK In another good basket- ball season. Charlotte won the Capi- tol Circuit crown for the third straight year. B. Mohro. us captain. I). Johan- sen. A. Foster. 1). White. R. Derby. M. Mason, and R. Santee were the returning letttermen. The ’46-’47 season opener with Hastings was a thriller. The Orioles dominated most of ihe game, hut Hastings had a rally in the final quarter and came within a few points of tying. Charlotte won 28 to 24. Albert Foster and Boh Mohre were the leading scorers for Char- lotte with 10 and 8 points, respec- tively. The quintet then journeyed to Everett and w’ere the victors. The game was close all through the first half. B. Mohre made 9 points in the third quarter, putting Char- lotte in front by 7 points. The Vikings came close to tying the score, but they were kept down. B. Mohre made 15 points, helping Charlotte to win. 32 to 28. Grand Ledge was beaten. 41 to 25. It was Charlotte all the way. The half-time score was 30 to 14 in favor of Charlotte. Mohre and Mason again led. Howell Cracks String At Howell. Charlotte suffered its first defeat by the close score of 41 to 40. Up until the last quarter. Charlottte led. Howell made 20 points to the Orioles’ 11 in the last quarter. Howell’s cheesebox gym was so crowded that Derby ac- cidentally stepped over the line onto the court when Cnarlotte had the ball out of bounds in the last few minutes. The Highlanders then took over the ball. Foster racked up 16 points. Charlotte played host to Ionia in a non-conference game and piled up 36 points to Ionia’s 19. The Orioles led with a half-time score of 17-9. Teamwork by the Gobel men won the game when they pour- ed on the heat in the last quarter. Another close game played at Mason ended with the Gobelites winning 36 to 32. The score was always close. The first quarter stood 9 to 6 with Charlotte in front, but w'as tied 14 to 14 at the half. When the buzzer sounded ending the game, the score w’as 36 to 32 in Charlotte’s favor. Mohre led the attack by sinking 6 field goals and 2 free throws. The Greyhounds were trounced when they visited Charlotte. A huge crowd saw the local five rip past Eaton Rapids. 35 to 19. The score at the half was 22-10 with Eaton Rapids bowing. Charlotte was the whole showr in the final quarter and never had to worry. Russ Santee and Don Johansen were the leaders with 10 points each. First Oriole Nine Since 41 Baseball Starts Again Back Row—D. Barnard. J. Norris, J. Tuckey, R. Huffman, W. Crittenden. E. Roiter. D. Lowe. J. Cranson. J. Holmes. R. Wood. Second Row—Coach Stall. R. Smith. G. Yund. C. Friar. R. Nevins. R. Oebler. R. Hutchison. S. Spagnuolo, V. Mead. J. Gammage. Front Row—C. Mathews. R. Brown. D. Dickinson, D. Garn. K. Gearhart, B. Lavengood. R. Mohre, D. Brown. After Six Year Lapse Charlotte high school hasn't had a baseball team since 1941. Dallas Stall is the coach and has molded the team into shape. The fellows are a bit inexperienced but they are learning a great deal. Although the team has lost the first four games, it is steadily improving. There are just a few seniors play- ing so there will lie several veterans on next year's team. Mason defeated Charlotte 3 to 1 the first game. Bob Mohre pitched a one hitter. The Orioles got only four hits. The next game was at Ionia. The score was 10-2 in favor of the Bull- dogs. Bruce Lavengood held Ionia to 4 hits. The Orioles got 8 hits, 2 runs, and made 2 errors. Howell was the next game which Charlotte lost 10-6. Mason again beat Charlotte 3-1. This was a better game, because the Oriole nine had improved. CONFERENCE LEADERS AT MID-SEASON I Charlotte retained the circuit j lead af.er defeating the Comets 40 to 26. A lea'J of 7 points was built i up by the Orioles at half time, when the score was 17 to 10. In the second half. Charlotte found the! basket. It was too late for Grand Ledge to catch up and they bowed to Charlotte. 40 to 26. Santee and Mason made 9 points. A large crowd watched Everett! show' their skill when they downed ihe Orioles by a narrow margin 35 to 34. The Viking star. Ed Spra- gue. never missed a shot in the second quarter. Everett was out in front at the half 17 to 8. Char- lotte settled down after the half and gained 16 points while Everett: made only 7. The score was tied at 24 all in the third quarter and see-sawed until the Orioles went ahead 34-29 w'ith four minutes to play. Ed Sprague made the win- ning bucket in the last two minutes of playing time. Foster made 9 points and Bob Mohre was next with 8 points. Charlotte played better ball against Mason. At the half, the Orioles were out in front 11-7. The Gobelites racked up 22 points in the second half and held Mason to 14 points. Bob Mohre again took the honors by dropping in 3 field goals and 3 free throws for 9 points. Traveling to Ionia for a non-con- ference game. Charlotte clipped the Bulldogs 21-20. The two teams were close together all through the game. At half-time the Bulldogs held an S point lead 15 to 7. After the half, the game was hard fought, hut the Orioles pulled through with the victory. Orioles Clinch League Crown Playing Eaton Rapids on the Greyhound’s court. Charlotte fought hard to win by a small margin. The locals racked up 9 points be- fore the Greyhounds could make a bucket. Eaton Rapids crept up on the Orioles and was only two points behind at the half. The score was 14 to 12. The crowd went wild. At the end of the third quarter. Char- lotte w'as still leading 20 to 16. The Greyhounds crept up within one point of Charlotte. 28 to 27. Bob Mohre dropped in a foul shot making the score 29 to 27. From then on the Oriole five stalled the ball and was once more victorious. Mohre and Foster accounted for 9 points each. Howell was the last league game of the season. They w'ere beaten 46 to 32. The half-time score stood at 21 to 10 in favor of Charlotte who picked up 25 points in the last half. Santee and Mason had 28 points between them. Charlotte drubbed Hastings 53 to 26. The Orioles displayed fine ball handling when romping over the Saxons. Charlotte was far ahead at the half. 23 to 11. During the last half. Charlotte continued to drown Hastings with a shower of baskets. This victory gave the Orioles a record of 12 wins and 2 losses. Mohre made 19 points. Tournament Games Thrilling Charlotte. Eaton Rapids. Lake- view. and Hastings were the class ‘B” teams in the district tourna- ment. Charlotte played Lakeview while Eaton Rapids drew’ Hastings. Eaton Rapids downed Hastings by a score of 30 to 26 in a fast game because of the Greyhound improve- ment. In one of the fastest and most thrilling games of the season Char- loite came up the victor over Lake- view’. The Orioles settled down in the last quarter and the game end- ed 37 to 32 in favor of Charlotte. Mohre was again high point man w’ith a total of 22 points. On March 8, Charlotte played another breathtaking game with Eaton Rapids. The Greyhounds put up a good fight and gave Char- lotte a score, but lost 36 to 30. Lose to Adrian At Albion, where the Regional tournaments were held. Charlotte was upset by Adrian which led most of the way. The Orioles were off the beam and just couldn’t click. Adrian led at the half by a score of 18 to 13. In the final quarter Charlotte made 14 points to Adrian’s 7 points. Charlotte became des- perate. shot from long distances, and came within one point of tying the game in the last twenty seconds of play. Bob Mohre scored 13 points for Charlotte. Seniors Win Interclass Track Meet The class of 47 won the inter- class track meet for the third year in succession. This is the first time that this has ever been done by a class in Charlotte high school. Running away in the meet, the seniors piled up 67 points. The juniors were second with 36 points. Winning third place by one point, the freshmen had 8% to the sopho- more’s 7%. Doug White and Boh Mohre were the leading point earners for the seniors. Doug took first place in the high and low hurdles. He tied his own record for the high hurdles at 16.3. Bob Mohre made 5 feet for first place in the high jump. He also took first place in the pole vault. I). Derby put the shot 38’3” for first place. He got a third in the 100 yd. dash and fourth in the 220 yd. dash. Maynard Ells took the 220 yd. dash. Other seniors w’ho placed were: Dick Huffman, Doug White. Russ Santee, in a three way tie for second place In the high jump; Dick Huff- man. 3rd place in the 200 yd. low hurdles: Don Johansen. 3rd in the 880 yd. run: Albert Foster. 2nd in high hurdles: E. Furu. 2nd in the mile and 4th in half mile: David Adams. 2nd in 440 yd. dash: May- nard Ells. 1st in the 220 yd. dash. 2nd in the 100 yd. dash, and 3rd in the 440 yd. dash; Bruce Bryan. 1st in the 880 yd. run: and D. Furu 2nd in 880 yd. run. Second Team Completes Undefeated Season Stall'8 second team came through with flying colors when it had an undefeated season. They made a total of 599 points to their oppon- ents’ 320. Sharpshooter of the sec- ond team was Bob Brow n who made 166 points in playing 14 games. Brown was followed by Duane Ros- enbrook who had 86 points. The team w’as composed of B. Brow’n. D. Rosenbrook. C. Mathews. E. Roiter. N. Zimmerlee. and C. Rulison. There are more on the squad, but these are the boys who usually started. 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