Charlotte High School - Delphian Yearbook (Charlotte, MI)

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U65 Cwctzgirzrz Congress ln Action Grldders Wm , Lose 0nl One Undefeated Lakevlew GIVCSI Squad Only Set back Charlotte Or1oles had a very successful football season th1s year pocket1ng seven w1ns agalnst one s tback Lakevlew after tr1pp1ng the locals w nt undefeated and won the Twm Valley league tltle Although the home squad lost the frrst game of the year they came back strong and won seven stralght games Included 1n th1s strlng of v1ctor1es were five Capltal C1rcu1t battles These wlns enabled them league t1tle for the successlon The followlng game resume of the Lakev1ew 19 Charlotte 13 Th1s was the flrst defeat hand ed the Orlole grldders 1n twenty straxght contests Defense was poor wh1le offense wasnt bad Lakevlew went through the sea son undefeated Dale Rolfe and Harold Rlsenhoover scored Charlotte 20 Ioma 0 An Ion1a vlctory started off the wmmng streak The team settled down to show s1gns of a good de fense and an lmproved offense Dale Rolfe tallled all three touchdowns Charlotte 20 Mason 6 Charlottes play 1n th1s game showed s1gns of experlence wh1ch to take the flfth year m a game by season Y Y wa1te Harold Rlsenhoover and Dale Rolfe smashed over for TD s Charlotte 28 Grand Ledge 0 Orange and Black offense real ly began to roll 1n th1s game The team rumed the Comets pass1ng attack by good coverage and rushmg the passer Jack Idle and Lee W1ll1amson both ta111ed twlce Charlotte 14 Hastmgs 0 Hast1ngs rose up to meet the Or1oles and gave them a real scare It was a rough tackl1ng game by both teams wxth a boy from Hastmgs rece1v1ng an ln Jury Idle and W1ll1amson broke through for the scores Charlotte 14 Howell 6 Th1s was one of the most thrxll mg games of the year and also was the decxdmg game of the Capltal Cxrcult League The Hlghlanders and Or1oles were undefeated when the gam b gan The game was close w1th both teams gomg all out to wm Both the Or1oles TDs were scored ln the fourth quarter one, by W1ll1amson the other by Idle Charlotte 14 Everett 13 The Gobehtes closest game of the league won by one conver s1on was wxth Everett Charlotte was favored to wm but Everett! went after the team ln despera I t1on The game started out as ex 1 pected w1th Charlottes Jackl Rlchardson and Dale Rolfe both tallymg ln the early stages of the game The V1klhgS came back to score twlce to trall by one po1nt l Fnrst Row P K1-rekes J Richardson J Pmch B Davud H Rsenhoover W B A W B P tt D P S d R D B t k II ruce eaver o er ryor econ ow os wlc B E :son S Southworth D Schultz J Quantrell R Cam T George K Olmstead C Hale Thlrd Row R Nelson J Wensley B Barnaart L Freeman D May D Ells D Carey H Thomas B Marple Fourth Row D Rolfe H Kardel C Barnaart B Els E Hamilton G Tennls W Wollpert P Wllllamson lxfth Row Coach Gobel J Churchill R Nevins B Freeman Bronson s Men Battle In C1rcu1t Competition Under the d1rect1on of Mr Hu bert Bronson the golf team 15 havmg a very full schedule The members of the squad th1s year are J1m Maatsch Johnny Vance Don Packard Eugene Mogg Bus ter Mead D1ck Chamberlaln Carmon Lee John Clark Dale Hlcks and Dav1d Dykhous Everett was the flrst meet of the year on Aprll 24 Thxs match was washed out at the f1n1sh of the twelfth hole wlth the score Next the Orlole golfers travel ed to Holt on May 7 where they won the match by 21 po1nts Howell ran over the Bronsonm ll by 41 po1nts but they came back to wln one Holt by 57 po1nts The rest of the matches are as follows Everett May 25 and Howell May 31 Also the Or1oles w1ll travel to Mason on June 1 for the Capltal C1rcu1t golf match Howell Eve et anl Ma son w1ll enter th1s meet Each team w1ll conslst of four mem bers Last year the golf team won one and lost two All members w1ll recelve large letters th1s year The1r extra po1nt attempt was stopped on the one foot l1ne for the game Harold Rlsenhoovers two extra po1nts copped the game Charlotte 13 Eaton Raplds 0 Eaton Raplds Greyhounds had a very poor year but becaus f the br1ll1ant rlvalry w1th the Or1oles they went all out to w1n Rough play seemed to be the theme for the battle Wlth Charlottes good defenslve plaV burylng the Eaton Raplds ground attack they took to the alr but because of superlor coverage of pass recelvers and the l1ne smash 1ng ln on the passer the1r pass attack was also bottled up The two scores were made by Rolfe and Idle if lsaaemen Splut Clreult Honors, Lose Dlslrlel Charlottes basketeermg Isaac men went through the 1950 51 season Wlth a 10 won and 6 lost record After ga1n1ng a t1e ln the Camtal C1rcu1t League w1th Lans1ng Everett and Mason the team was dropped from the d1s trlct tournaments by a strong HaSt1HgS qumtet To start off the season the Or1oles whlpped Hast1ngs 40 33 Charlotte led by a small marg1n throughout the game and was ahead at half t1me 19 16 Kardel led both teams 1n scormg w1th 19 Next the Isaacmen tangled Wlth the Mason Bulldogs and came out on the long end of a 51 39 score Kardel led the locals w1th 14 counters Charlotte really began h1tt1ng the hoop on the Eaton Raplds home court as they shellacked the Greyhounds 64 47 Agaln Kardel led the scormg parade wlth 20 to hls credlt wh1le Gam mage and Bra1thwa1te followed wlth 18 and 17 po1nts Marshall Hands Defeat Marshall handed the Or1oles the1r f1rst defeat of the year as they chased the locals to the showers wlth a 56 39 score Lakevlew had trouble break mg through the Isaacmens t1ght defense and therefore was de f ated 1n the next game 44 29 Th1s was a runaway from the start Wlth the home qulntet lead mg 26 7 at half t1me Bralthwalte was h1gh scorer Everett Cap1tal C1rcu1t champ of last year was the next en counter one of the most exc1t1ng games of the year Charlotte squeezed by the Vlkmgs 50 48 m an over t1me perlod Kardel and P1nch led the locals w1th 16 ap1ece with one of Kardels buckets prov1d1ng the wmnmg marg1n 22 l Coach Gobel s Thlnclacls Face Good Competltlon Start1ng the 1951 track season the thlnclads traveled to the Rlver Rouge Relays Charlottes plac1ng was poor but two 1nd1v ldual efforts stood out Kardels tlfth ln the h1gh hurdles and Rlsenhoover s t1e for thxrd 1n th 'ugh Jump Next the Or1oles won 72176 ln a tr1angular meet wlth Eaton Rap1ds 33 and Grand Ledge 33Vz In the 120 yd h1gh hurdles Kardel placed lst w1th W Bruce 2nd ln the 100 yd dash Rolfe and Dean Carey lst and 3rd 1n the one m1le run Potter and Hale 3rd and 4th 1n the 440 yd dash Rxchardson and Weaver lst and 3rd 1n the 220 yd dash Rolfe and Carey lst and 2nd ln the 880 yd run P1nch and Nelson 2nd and 4th and 1n the low hur dles Bruce and H Thomas lst and 4th In the fxeld events W Bruce 'lnd B Ells won a 3rd and 4th ln the broad Jump B Davld S Southworth and H Thomas a lst and a t1e for 2nd and 4th ln the pole vault Rlsenhoover and Weaver lst and 4th ln the shot put and Kardel tled for lst 1n the h1gh Jump In the HaStlngS relay 9th was Charlottes rankmg In another tr1angular meet the local harrlers came out w1th 73 Pesurrectlon 36 2!3 and Leshe 18 113 The Or1oles placed lst 2nd and 3rd ln the h1gh hurdles lst 1n the medley relay lst 4th ln the 100 yd dash 2nd and 4th 1n 2nd ln the 2nd ln the 2nd ln the and r the m1le run lst and and and 880 yd run t1ed for low hurdles lst 220 yd dash lst lst 1n the pole vault 3rd 1n the hot put tled for lst ln the h1gh lump and a lst and 2nd 1n the broad Jump Along Wlth twenty three oth er schools Charlotte traveled to Mount Pleasant to w1n 5th 1n '1 relay meet Scores were as fol lows 3rd ln the h1gh hurdles 3rd 1n the m1le 5th 1n the Cen tral Mlchlgan 3rd ln the 440 3rd 1n the shuttle hurdles 4th m the m1le and 3rd 1n the half m1le Next the local th1nclads met Hast1ngs 1n the f1rst dual meet of the year on the Saxons track May 7 Kardel won the 120 yd low hurdles the 180 yd low hurdles and the h1gh Jump Rolfe won the 100 and 220 yd dashes and flgured ln one relay team wm W Bruce placed 2nd n both hurdle races and was a member of the w1nn1ng relay team Howell was next on the Orlole schedule The Hlghlanders team made up of underclassmen saw the locals break 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Congress in Action U65 U6.a6t1,1 Meyers New Harner Coach Although the 1950 cross coun try team had a very poor s ason the squad IS hoplng for a cham plonshlp team xn future years From last years champ1onsh1'J team one veteran returned 1n Buster Mead 'Ihe rest of the harrxers were Potter Cam Nel son and George The squad had a new coach Mr Robert Meyers a natlve ot Grand Rap1ds After h1s dxs charge from the U S Army he moved to Ann Arbor where he attended the Uh1VETS1ty of Mxch xgan He graduated wlth the class of 50 and xs now teachmg 1n the Hawthorne school Charlotte made 1ts only good showmg of the season mn the f1rst meet agalnst the Hastmgs Saxons The Or1oles squeezed by the Saxons 27 29 for the1r only vlctory of the year Although the Hastlngs squad took flrst and second places the Or1oles placed Mead 3rd Potter 4th Nelson 5th George 6th and Ca1n 9th The local harrlers although not w1nn1ng another meet went through a long tough schedule Wlth all th1s experlence and practxce under the1r belts Char lottes future ln cross country looks mighty brlght Trojans handed the locals the1r second setback of the s ason 42 40 Kardel was the b1g gun for Charlotte dumpmg m 24 pomts The Or1oles dxdnt stay down long as they came back to whlp Grand Ledge 4134 Charlottes big three seemed to get bottled up by the txght Comet zone so Coach Isaac pulled some strategy out of the bag He had the guards ball unt1l the zone was forced ou Comeback was the word for the Bulldogs of Mason as they dropped the locals 46 40 A good fourth quarter for Mason and a bad one for Charlotte was the margxn of vlctory Kardel agaln paced the scorers w1th 16 Kardels 21 pomts help d the home squad to overpower Eaton Rap1ds for the second t1me 43 25 The locals helght played an 1m portant role 1n thls game One of the xmportant Capxtal C1rcu1t games was next on the Or1ole schedule and the locals were brushed past 46 45 It was a fast bru1s1ng game wlth the Vxkmgs wmmng by Marlln Maurers overtlme basket Hans Kardel pushed m 17 counters Marshalls speed downed the Or1oles 1n the1r s cond encount r on the Redsklns court 7132 Kardel dropped m 16 counts Start Comeback Trail Charlotte got back 1n the w1n n1ng column agaln as they drub bed Howell for the second t1me 55 37 Jlm Gammage broke ln s hlgh scorer wxth 17 tallxes The full Or1ole bench got 1n Coach Isaacs squad broke through the Grand Ledge zone to score a 32 28 w1n 1n the1r next game Charlotte led throughout by a small margln Th1s vlctory 1 1 1 First Row D Marole D Burslev D Garn L W1ll1amson L Bralthwaltn R Rot M Stall J Y N Wllamso W Fer M Se d R o oung I n guson gr con ow Mr Brennan Asst Coach B Sutherland D Deland L Johnson R Cam J Iauch K Carpenter D Burkhead N Housler R Whute D Bust D Bruce Mr Stall Coach Thlrd Row M Larder E Johnson R Ro ers R Garn D Carey J Carr D Wertz B Lughtner S Pruden J Betty J Saurer E Jones J Dewey 0RIOLE FEATHILRS LLOYD BRAITWAITE Lxd earned two letters each an footall basketball and baseball PAUL CARTER Duane was a three letter track man BRUCE DAVID Bruce won a letter ln football a letter 1n basketball and two letters 1n track GARLAND DEPUE Joe was manager of basketball DICK FAST Dlck won two letters ln football JIM GAMMAGE Gumple IS hlgh letter wlnner of hls class wlth three ln football, three ln basketball three ln track and two ln baseball JACK IDLE Jack earned three football letters and one track letter 1 HANS KARDEL- Huntz won four letters ln track and PAUL KEREKES Paul was awarded one football letter KENNETH MATHIS Ken won two letters playlng tackle EARL MEAD Buzz acqulred one letter ln cross country and one letter ln golf DON PACKARD Don pulled ln two letters ln basketballl and one 1n golf ROGER REED Roger received a letter ln track JACK RICHARDSON Jack ran down two letters ln track and one ln football HAROLD RISENHOOVER Arkle won four track letters and three football letters DALE ROLFE Rall was awarded four track letters 1 three football letters and two basketball lettels RONALD ROOT Rootle earned one letter lll football and two letters ln baseball JIM SHERD Jlm won a letter as football manager GEORGE WIDRIC Woodle secured a letter playmg guard on the football squad LELAND WILLIAMBON Lee earned four letters m base ball two ln basketball, and two ln football c1nched a t1e for Capxtal C1rcu1t honors Kardel aga1n ran away wxth 18 pomts Hast1ngs walked over the lo cals ln the next and last game of the regular season 42 22 The Or1ole offense Just wouldnt get golng wh1le the Saxons were fast In tournament drawmgs th home squad drew Grand Ledge wh1le Mason drew Hast1ngs Charlotte got off on the rlghtl foot as they dumped the Comets 38 25 Hans Kardel dropped 1n 14 counters 1 Lose Dlstrxct Flnal Although Hast1ngs had demol lshed the Isaacm n 1n the1r last game Charlotte 1umped to a 17 13 lead at the half The lead changed hands often dur1ng the cont st Wlth the Saxons hold1ng1 a one po1nt edge at the close ofl 'Er23H'fr 1 n o . 1.1 . 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' ' I - . . , ' , lx - I 1 H-'H - -Y - - - . , ' H . , 1 - . 9 Sluggers Dmde Games, Weak Defense Cause The Or1oles although three year defendmg champlons of the league are havlng a very medn ccre baseball season Th1s years team has won 4 and lost 5 and IS begmnmg 1ts last b1d for c1rcu1t honors The Or1 oles began thxs schedule Wlth three returning starters 1n Lloyd Bralthwalte Jlm Young and Lee W1ll1amson The team seems to be plagued by poor defensxvc play thxs year The local nlne got underwaf by defeatmg Eaton Rapids 5 2 Jlm Young hurled a two hlt ught strxke out game Flrebaugh threw for the Greyhounds and was tagged for four h1ts and f1ve runs Dxck Bursley collected two s1ngles Bra1thwa1te added a trlple Next the Orxoles trampled the V1k1ngs 17 6 Stalls sluggers pounded out 11 h1ts taking ad vantage of the Vlkmgs exght er rors to w1n the1r second game Lee W1ll1amson started for Char lotte but was shelled out at the end of the fxrst Young relleved He collected two trxples and a double wh1le Nell W1ll1amson slashed three s1ngles Grand Ledge started Charlotte off on a los1ng streak by sett1ng the locals down 7 1 Although the home squad outhlt the Comets 6 to 5 Grand Ledge cap1tal1zed on every chance Jxm Young threw for Charlotte wh1le Dlck Klemfelt hurled for the victors The locals errors gave the Com cts most of the1r runs Howell defeated the Or1oles bv los1ng p1tcher wh1le Ed Baller got credit for the vxctory Th lfhghlanders lashed out s1x hns wh1le the locals could collect but four Next the Charlotte mne was polished off by Mason 14 3 The Or1oles contrlbuted to the Ma son vlctory by commxttlng 12 er rors Joe Iauch and Jxm Young led the h1tters w1th two ap1ece Eaton Rap1ds came back to de feat the Or1oles 1n the next en counter 5 4 Th1s was the fir t1me the Greyhounds had beat n the locals IH baseball s1nce 1941 Nell Wltherow p1tched over Elghf Charlotte hlts to w1n the gamc Don Marple was the los1ng mtch er although he was relxeved by J1m Young Joe Iauch banged two s1ngles wh1le Lee W1lll8mSOH added a double and s1ng1e Charlotte broke lts four game los1ng streak bv defeatlng Fver ett squad the second t1me by a score of 10 7 Marple was the wmnlng p1tcher wh1le Rlder and Parlslan were shelled for ten hlts and the loss Nell W1ll1amson banged out a trlple and smgl wh1le Jlm Young and Dxck Bur sley slammed out two s1ngles HPIGCG Lloyd Braxthwalte and Lee W1ll1amson also pltched fox the Or1oles the game Hastmgs was forced to freeze the ball for the last few seconds of the contest