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

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A T H L E T I 1C RS THE CARJDINAL DOWN WITH THE GIRLS Of all the girls, you'll never find one, That's quite as true as a boy, by gum. They think they're cute, Yeah! Clever too, But you do your best and they make fun of you. Whenever you're ahead, or the best on the team, You can get all the girls the way it seems. But when your behind or not a ratin,'r' There's ne'er a one that can be seen a waitin'. And when you've got money, it's a terrible sin, The Way they beg of you till they win. They practically date you and all that stuff, But when you've no money, they're one big bluff. Fellows, say what you want to about your gal, But in contrast with boys, it's like Heaven and he- One minute they argue, the next they fight, The way they nag you it's a terrible fright. You can't trust a one as to what she'll say, When your back is turned or when your away. Yeah! Down with the girls and all their kind, There's not a one with you when your behind. --Charles Muehling

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ATHLETICS

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TH'E CARDINAL A T H L E T I C vS BASKETBALL The 1940 Basketball Season of the Cissna Park Red Devils in my estimation, was by no means an unsuccessful venture. It may have a little of that tempo, mostly because of the enviable record which the team of '39 established last season. The '40 team racked up a fairly enviable record in games won and lost, winning 20 and losing 9, which is by no means a humiliating record. The tournament play was very satisfactory in that we placed second in the Christmas Invitational Tournament at Hoopeston and placed first in the District Tournament at Potomac. Only two members of the 1938-39 starting five were back to form the nucleus upon which to build the team. These men were very amicably supported by several members of last year's second team. The scoring dur- ing the greatest share of the season was good and at times spectacular. In retrospect, we have the Watseka game 'in mind and also the Alumni game. These were certainly spectacular games, when we consider the strength of the opponents. Four of the starting five usually figured heavily in the scoring and the result was a fairly well balanced oiensive com- bination. The team experienced a let-down in the Cstatel tournament play when they journeyed to Potomac to begin the District Tournament. The members of the team seemed to be suddenly panicy in their passing and shooting, in fact, it almost became a minus quantity. The result was that teams which would have been taken in ordinary stride, during the season, became our severest opponents. It didn't seem that .the sudden decline in playing ability of the members of the squad was due to lack of a desire to play, but rather to that intangible something which causes a black-out to occur on many of the hardwood cage teams during tournament play. Four of the Red Devil's first ten will graduate this spring. Three of these men will be from the first five. These men are Kenneth Baier, Cap- tain and guard, Gilbert Brenner, forwardg Dale Yergler, guardg and Wayne Newlin, forward on the second five. These men certainly did much to form the nucleus upon which to build the team. Their attitude and determina- tion to give the game the best they had was evidenced during the entire season. Their desire to be faithful in their practice, and attentive to the job set before them demonstrated their true temper. They were very goo,l trainers and kept themselves in good physical and mental condition at all times. With reference to these last statements, I'm sure that their attitude will be reflected in the attitude of the younger players next year. This alone is a wonderful and fundamental accomplishment. ' My hope is that these graduating boys will be loyal supporters of future Cissna Park teams and that they will do their part in cheering our teams on to victory. The following men will receive major letters for participation in basketball: Kenneth Baier, ,Gilbert Brenner, Dale Yergler, Wayne Newlin, Don Morton, Ben Feller, and Arlyn Lober. -Lloyd Doenier