Cotter High School - Embers Yearbook (Winona, MN)

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James Mauszycki dribbles the ball as James Danielson and Ralph Dorsch watch the ball. What Makes An Athlete! Everyday in every newspaper we read on and on of the events in the field of sports. Some people buy papers and magazines and the first thing they thumb for is the sports' page. Some street- corners have the cold looking chap busily handing out the green sheets, the sports page that is free of charge. Frist come, first served for this informative copy of the latest in sports. There is always a discussion or argue- ment on this player's ability over another's. Paul Giel should have gotten the Heisman Trophy before Lattner. Lattner had a great team behind him, and Giel didn't, goes the argument, on and on. Naturally all of these little arguments are useless, senseless, but seem to keep the conversation going or work from getting too boring. If the sportswriters are going to put Lattner before Giel, Campanella before Roberts, they are going to do it. All the talk from every worker in every fac- tory in the country isn't going to change the decision. Now every- body talks about sports, about the different sports, about the different athletes, but just what makes an athelete. I don't mean the All-American Paul Giels and Johnny Lattners but even the small college players whose teams are not, probably, ever mentioned in the big newspapers in the coun- Pagc 86 try. I don't mean even the stars of the small colleges, but just the kid who came out to practice everyday, everyday, for four straight years and never so much as felt the pigskin, or basket- ball or baseball in a game but is still not willing to give up in a hope that he might get that last chance to make good. To me the thorough athlete is combined into many things yet each athlete is different from the other in so many ways. To me the ideal athlete begins his first training at home. His attitude towards his parents, especially his mother. He must be able to take correction and advice. One who has the correct outlook towards his parents will always have some religion in him, faith in God. Secondly, consider his school life. He must have the right attitude towards his studies, his teachers, his classmates and himself. The best athletes are usually good stu- dents. Thirdly, the athlete must have the correct attitude and feel- ing on the sports field. He must never quit until the contest is over. He must play with his team- mates that the team might be one rather than eleven or five individual players performing. The desire to cooperate will always make a team-player. If a player envies another mate for carrying the ball too much or for shooting too much he doesn't make an athlete. The most important qual- ity of an athlete is his attitude in the game and out of the game. A Letterman Catholic State Meet A strong Duluth Cathedral five ousted the rallying Cotter Ramb- lers 49-48, in the first round of the State Catholic basketball tourna- ment. It was a close game for the first half, but Duluth blew it wide open in the third period and then withstood a blistering Cotter final period rally to snatch the victory. In the first half, Duluth stars John Daly and Nick Minotte trad- ed baskets regularly with Bill Pellowski and Dan Shrake, with Cathedral having a slight 27-23 edge at halftime. The third quar- ter was different, however. A Rambler cold streak coupled with an improved Duluth defence ran up a 42-27 lead towards the end of the third quarter. At' this point the Cathedralites stalled out the last 25 minutes. In the fourth stanza, the Ramb- lers put a three man press which all but completely stymied Duluth. Shrake, Dooney, and Pellowski took the ball away from the Du- luth guards time after time. They didn't score until the quarter was about half over. At the same time Shrake and Pellowski pared the lead down. Pellowski's jump shot made it 48-46, and then Don Doon- ey swished 2 free throws with less than a minute left to tie it up at 48-48. Several seconds later, Duluth's Jack Yollar was fouled under the Cotter basket. He mis- sed the first free throw but made the second to finish the scoring. Final score: Duluth-49, Cotter-48. lf was one mad scramble for the ball as Cotter played St. Felix in the regional tournament at St. Mary's College.

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All-Regional Team His Excellency, Bishop Fitzgerald, poses with the all tournament team, Gene Feuerhelrn of St. Pe1er's, Hokah, David Skemp and James Danielson of Cotter and Richard Harano and Thomas Oschner of St. Felix. , , .. - -s A we ..c. sxssm Left to Right, First Row: Donald Lovas, Ralph Dorsch, William Ritter, James Schernecker, James Mauszycki, James Danielson. Second Row: Coach John Nett, Robert Poblocki, Donald Dooney, William Pellowski, Daniel Shrake, Dale Welch, David Skemp and Coach Robert Modclc. Page 85

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The Cotter Ramblers bowed by one point for the sevond time in 2 days as they fell before St. Cloud Cathedral, 52-51. It was a see-saw game, with Cotter lead- ing at the end of the first stanza, Sl., Cloud leading at the half, Cotter leading at the end of the third, and The Crusaders win- ning the game by one point. The game was tied in the late stanza of the contest by srores of 311, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44. Cotter guard Dan Shrake, who was later named to the all-state team swished a long one-hander with 15 sevonds left to boost the Ramblers to a l point. lead, but St. fTloud's Den- ny Zimmer countered with a bucket from his forward position and that was it. A l ,X The photographer snaps the Tournament Ten as they leave for St. Paul, to partici- pate in the Catholic State Tournament. Left to right in the foreground are Ralph Dorsch, Kenneth Plein, Dale Welch, Donald Lovas, James Schernecker, David Skemp, Daniel Shrake, Donald Dooney, William Pellowski, peeking over William's shoulder is Coach John Nett, James Danielson and James Mauszycki. A Squad Cheerleaders, First Row: Margaret Vaughan, Merlin Duellman, Thomas Slaggie, Nancy Ciszak. Second Row: Kay Joswick, Margaret Ramsden, Donna Brown, Mary Roemer, and Catherine Small. Page 87