Cissna High School - Review Yearbook (Cissna Park, IL)

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T55 REVIEW Back row: O. Richoz, P. Reutter, Mr. Weaver, R. Schmidt, Mr. Umbaugh, C. Hofman E. Yergler. Front row: A. Morton, D. Pendergrast, E. Reutter, L. Morton, W. Farnsworth. BASKETBALL SCORES Cissna Park--- Alumni ----- Cissna Park--- Stockland - Cissna Park--- East Lynn -- Cissna Park--- Milford --- Cissna Park--- Wellington -- Cissna Park--- Watseka -- Cissna Park--- Sheldon ----- Cissna Park--- Onargo --- Cissna Park East Lynn -- Cissna Park--- Onargo --- Cissna Park Sheldon --- Cissna Park--- Onarga M. S Cissna Park--- Cnargo M. S. Cissna Park--- Milford --- Cissna Park Chatsworth Cissna Park--- Onargo --- Cissna Park--- Watseka ---- Cissna Park--- Chatsworth Cissna Park.--- Wellington -- Cissna Park--- Hoopeston Cissna Park--- Loda ------- Cissna Park--- Milford --- Total Points Cissna Park flames Lost ------------548 ------------ 10 Opponents Games Won Percentage of games won ------------------- ----481 ---- 12 ----55.55 twenty nine

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The team did well for the little practice they attained in the first n 'IEE R E VIEW T I . Q I Ol Y SlPfl 'Ili 155.1 P SUP ll PIO' fill! U If I D 89,11 DU' if - 1 . - 1 . - fn155nl?vs5.u'.'4?a5rsvJffulfu5.u'.'o9ain'n9fu1 . Q 050515 ovofnir - - . , - - . 0-nv N- f.-ussmu un f.-of mf- - . . - - - f f . .. . , . viii.102-s!!u4.'o9ninsf1IIA0-uhn'.'Nn2:mn5ful f . - 1 f . - - f Although this year the Tri-High League, which had been made up of Buckley, Cissna Park, and East Lynn was not organized, Cissna decided to have a baseball team anyway, and play teams which they were able to schedule. Due to the unfavorable weather conditions only four games were played during the season. Hofman, a new student, who came from the Rossville High School, was chosen captain of the nine. He served his capacity in first-class style. Hofman and E. Reutter alternated in pitching and playing first base. Mor- ton did most of the catching. , The rest of the lineup was as follows: Pendegrast, 2bg Hofer, 3bg Brenner, rf 5 P. Reutter, lf, Schmidt, cf 3 Barth or Richoz, ssg Harweger and Yergler played in some of the games. The first game was played against the strong Buckley nine. Buckley had one of the best teams in this part of the state. Cissna lost this game, playing very loosely. The next game was also played against Buckley. Buckley won this game also. Although the game was stopped by rain before the required innings had been played, it was called a game. The next two games were victories for Cissna Park, both being ad- ministered to Roberts. The first game was played here. The game was featured by much hitting which is evident from the large score. The game was close and interesting all through. The score at the end of the game stood Cissna 15, Roberts 14. The next game was played at Roberts and Cissna again won by a close score. of the season. The scores of the games played are as follows: Buckley .............. 17 Cissna Park Buckley .... .... 1 4 Cissna Park Roberts -- .... 14 Cissna Park Roberts -- 4 Cissna Park twenty-ei gh t

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153 REVIEW W ' ' i 1 ' - 1 . - I vs-rvnnffvnlnunu . on-nuvnnlnvu 4 nu-ruin-nnlnvu . ' vnfvn' var' ' if on nu- n nv' A'n0 l'- QU-D' 0 'vl'A U-V'- H - f nu -.so-.u,nu v ,nu Munn, 1 1 - v un v nv v n 1 Q-'vu-A-fn-5 .'o'.qifnvnnbenltx-54u'.'4S--fm-1,1n.s-f,v. Q..-:vu nunva-'Q lenifmn'-,ul.vf.n4.'4?qifmI'-IurnsJu'.'o'3qifwbhnifwis-'. At the start of the season the athletes turned out for basketball in high spirits of having a good season. There were two men left over from last year's squad, and a quantity of talented material available for the team. Therefore there was some merry competition for places on the team. The team went through the season winning a fairly good percent of the games played. Besides this, they took second place in the Whippet Six tournament. Twenty-two games were played during the season, of which twelve were won and ten lost. Earl Reutter played center on the team. Earl could be depended on to get the tip-off from the opposing center. He also was there with the goods in the defense, besides getting up in the offense for some baskets. He captained the team part of the year. LeRoy Morton, who was high score man during the season played either center or forward. He was the main stay of the team. He made the First All-County team and also the Second All-Star team in the Whippet Six tournament. He captained the team the other part of the year. William Farnsworth played a whale of a game all through the season. He held down the position of back guard very capably. Many times he would leap in the air and intercept passes or block shots which would have resulted in baskets for his opponents. Delbert Pendergrast, a Freshman, played forward. He played much of the offensive game for Cissna, being fast and a very good shot from long range. He made the First All-Whippet Six team and ranked next to Morton in the scoring of points. Aubrey Morton, another Freshman, also played forward. He was very elusive with the ball, which made him a menace to the opposing guards. Aubrey was a fair shot and played a brand of basketball which was out- standing during the season. Paul Reutter was another good defensive man, playing running guard. He was very shifty and quick on his feet. This made him adept in getting across the iioor quickly to intercept passes or to cover his man. Ralph Schmidt also played running guard. Smitty was an exceptional- ly hard fighting player. He scored with regularity which often turned the tide of the game in favor of Cissna, besides doing his defense work. Elmer Yergler was a forward. He could get the ball through a line of defense made up of men twice his size. It was his dead-eye shooting which downed the Onarga M. S. lads in the game here. Hofman and Richoz played guard and forward respectively, both be- ing very valuable men. thirty