Clarion High School - Lasso Yearbook (Clarion, IA)

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First row: M. Wilson, J. Rohrer, Schaumburg, Egemo, Rowen. R. Melhus, R. Wilson, Muhlenbruch, Rink, Turk. Second row: Lar- son. Southard, Carter, McGrath, Skadburg, Bohy, R. Rohrer, Sebby. Rodriquez, Bell, Morse. Cavanaugh, Mr. Parsons. JACK C'AvANAl'on C95 lb.j---Jack, who is only a sopho- more, made the team for the first time this year. Jack is a wrestler who won his match a number of times when a loss would have cost the meet. .lack has two years of competition left and we look for great things from him next year. .lack drew with Barren CVi'.iV.J, the State Champion, in a dual meet this year. JACK 'l'muc C95 lb.J-Jack, also only a sophomore this year. wrestled on our second team against other first teams throughout the season. Jack won most of his matches by falls and should he remain in his present weight class next year, he will be a tough boy to handle. Vnuau. IIINK C105 lb.i -Virgil was the 95 lb. Cham- pion in 1916, but moved up a weight this year. Although injured before the District, Virgil went on to place sec- ond in that meet. W'II.1.IS Ml'11I.P2N1!Rl'C1l C112 lb.j---XVillis is a veteran of one season's competition. Willis had some tough luck this season when he injured his side in a dual meet. He is a junior and we expect great things from him next year. J1-:ssl-1 ltonuiom-zz C112 lb.,-Jesse is another sopho- more who made the team his first year. He wrestled for the first time on the team in the District Meet at Fort Dodge. ln the first round Jesse upset the dope when he defeated the boy who had been expected to win the meet. Bon Ni'1LsoN C118 lb.j---liob made the team for the district meet in 19-tt? and became a regular this year. He gave everyone all he could handle in dual meets as well as in the tournaments in which he was entered this year. Bob has a year of competition left. He won second place in the state meet after three overtime matches which were rated as good as the meet offered. Bois Mnuics C123 lb.J-Bob became a regular this year and proved plenty tough to handle during the dual season. Bob will be a good prospect for next year's team as he has a year of competition left. .Ions Rowus C123 and 129 lb.j f -John is a veteran of the 19t5--146 team. He was unbeaten in the 123 lb. class this year, John placed second in the district in 1916 and 28 tirst in 191-7. He won his state championship from Mc- Cormick in the 1917 state finals. John has one year of competition left. Aicrnmi Bonv C129 lb.i- -Art made the team for the first time this year. Art gave the crowd a good show every time be wrestled because ot' his speed and ability on the mat. Art is a senior and his loss will be felt next year. Bos l'lor:Mo C135 lb.j-Bob has been a regular for the last two years. Bob gave everyone a good battle during the dual seeason and came through to win the district championship. Bob had some tough luck in the state meet this year and will be missed next year as he is a senior. Laltov Scnarfniuino C1-15 lb.j--Leltoy made the team for the first time this year. He was tough to handle all season for boys who were more experienced than him- self. Leltoy got second in the district, and will be back to wrestle next year. Jrznoyn-: ltoumzn C155 lb.,---Jerry has been on the team for three years and has placed in state all three years. Jerry was the only boy to go undefeated this year, and was the only boy to get a fall in the final round of the state meet. He is a senior and holds the Midwestern A.A.U. 155 lb. class championship for 1946. His loss will be felt very much next year. Manu: XVILSON CHwt.j-Merle has been a regular for the last two years. He won second place in the district in 1946 and Hrst in 194-7. Merle lost only three matches this year, two of which he lost to Joe Paulsen of Daven- port who was the heavyweight in 1946-47. Merle has one year of competition left. Anxonn Simnuuno C135 lb.j-Arnie wrestled on our second team against first teams from other towns. Arnie won most of his matches and improved as the season went on. Arnie is a senior this year and will not be back. Envmnn Sovrnxno CHwt.D-Edward wrestled on the first team only once this year but won that match by a fall. He wrestled other towns' first-team heavies and never lost a match. Ed will be back and we look for- ward to a good season for him next year.

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Z?afsLefdaf The Clarion basketball squad had a tough schedule for the season and although they played their best in all of their games, they dropped the larger percentage of them. The only bright spot of the season was their lone victory over the Wildcats. They went down to defeat many times by very close margins and were Iighting to the last in all their games, but didn't quite have the power to overcome the opposing quin- tets. In the sectional tournament at Humboldt they were defeated by a smooth-running Webster City five, and so the Cowboy team lost its chance at any title hopes in the state tournament. Some of the outstanding players of the year were Charlie Birdsall, who led the scoring for the sea- son, and was followed by John Bancroft and Roger Sumners. Seven of the squad will be re- turning next year and a more successful season is hoped for. Wfeofgng The Clarion mat squad came through a tough dual season with only one defeat. This defeat was suffered at the hands of West Waterloo, 17 to 16. Clarion retaliated when they de- throned West Waterloo as the State Champions. One of the best meets of the year was with Osage. Osage was the pre-meet favorite but lacked the strength of the Cowboy squad. Fort Dodge, who held a victory over the Waterloo Warhawks, came to Clarion with the intention of administering to Clarion their second beating, but went home a badly battered squad on the short end of a 20 to 14 victory. Some of the best matches of the year were those between Virgil Rink and Eddie Nelson of Eagle Grove, Bob Wilson and john Harrison of Fort Dodge, Merle Wilson and Olsen of Osage, john Bowen and Schuh of Fort Dodge, Bob Ege- mo and Dick Cibert of Fort Dodge. No one who saw the Cowboys in action this year ever felt they lacked fight and will to win. Clarion went on the road this year to meet Maquoketa and Davenport, beating both in their stride. When the excitement of the District Meet at Fort Dodge was over Clarion was the victor and took home the trophy. The Cowboys also placed 9 of the 10 boys they had entered in the meet of whom 7 were eligible to compete in the State Meet at Clarion. Clarion won her first State Championship in 9 years with a total of 18 team points and 2 state champs, and 2 runner-ups. john Rowen annexed Clarion's Hrst champion- ship in the 123 lb. class. Jerry Bohrer, who was a Midwest A.A.U. champion last year, brought Clarion their second championship in the 155 lb. class. Merle 1rVilson lost a close match to Paulson of Davenport, but came back to win second place from Hutchinson of Fort Dodge. Bob Wil- son came back to win second place in the 118 lb. class. We look for good things for next year. WRESTLING SCORES Clarion vs. Gilmore City 25 11 Algona 31 9 I.S.T.S. 41 5 Osage 20 14 VVest Waterloo 16 17 Maquoketa 33 3 Eagle Grove 17 17 Davenport 2015 15V2 Iowa Falls 22 12 Iowa Falls 34- 4- Algona 4414 lk Fort Dodge 20 14- E. Des Moines 30 6 Mason City 19 17 I.S.T.S. 50 0 Eagle Grove 19 17 27

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