Doylestown High School - Torch Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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unior High Sports HOCKEY MARGARET KUHLBXAN, Cu-zllanager GRETA XVEIK, Co-Jlanager MISS MELBA LUKENS, Coach ANN BIESTER, Capfain FOOTBALL LEONARD HDSTETTER, Ca-Jlanager RONALD GODSIIALL, Co-Jlanager IIAIAIY WILSON, Co-Caplain IACK BITZER, Co-Captain MR. WILLIADK ZAIINISER, Af.n'.rlant Coach MR. WILLIAM LOWTHER, Coach BASKETBALL DICK SIIAEFFER, Co-Jfanager MR. RALPH MICHENER, Coach IIAIAIY WILSON, Caplain JOHN I'IAPP, Co-Manager BASEBALL HENRY RAND, .fllanager IIADIY WILSON, Caplain MR. RALPIl MICI-IENER, Coach LEONARD Hos'I'E'I'TER, d.mi.rlanl .llanager DICK WEIK, dmfiflanl Jlanager FRED COTTON, zlwfmlanl Xlfanagef' IIAIMY STRATTON, d.r.ri.rlant Jlafzagw-

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IUNIOR HIGH COACHES-MR. LOWTHER, MR. ZAHNISER, Miss LUKENS, MR. Pomuxum, MR. ixlICHENER. POVVER SONG ON O DOYLESTOYVN Mighty sons of Doylestown, On O Doylestown, On O Doylestown, All your brawn assemble. Plunge right through that line, Fight, fight, fight for victory. Take the ball Clear 'round old Lansdale. Sons of fame and courage, Touchdown sure this time, Fight right through that scrimmage On O Doylestown, On O Doylestown, Fight right through to victory. Fight on for her fame, Onward, onward, rip that line apart, Fight fellows, iight, fight, fight, Forward, forward, smear them from the start, And win this game. Don't spare them, Make them feel your thunder, Rip that line assuncler Fight, tight, Hght, for victory. IUNIOR HIGH CHEERLEADERSAIMM Row: M. LEATIIERMAN, H. XVORSTALL, A. BIESTER Q. RADCLIFFE, S. SHEPPERD. Fran! Raw: C. MABXOLYNIS, M. MILLER, P. Pumis, A. RUFE, A EAR. 66

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Under the tutelage of Bliss Melba Lukens, the junior squad was victorious in two out of live games. As the season progressed, these hoclseyites improved their skill to the extent that by the end of the season they came through with a final victory over Quakertown. VARSITY SCHEDULE D.J.H.S. Opp. D.H.S. tsecond Teamj ......,.,.. 0 2 Buckingham fSr. High 2nd Teamj 1 0 Souclerton .......,.,............. 0 5 Lansdale .,.... .... . . , 0 l Quakertown ..... . 2 0 Finishing its first organized season since its postponement during the war, the junior football squad battled its way to a tie for first place in the Bux-Mont League with the Lansdale juniors. Captained by Iimmy Wilson and coached by hir. Lowther, assisted hy lilr. Zahniser, the team was a hard one to defeat. VARSITY SCHEDULE D.H.S. Opp. D.H.S. Opp. Quakertown .... . . 19 ti Quakertown, , . . . , . 12 0 Souderton ..... . . 7 0 Souderton .,.... . . . 32 0 St. Stanislaus. , . . . I9 0 Uppermoreland. . . . 0 0 Lansdale ..... 0 I3 Lansdale ,...... . 15 0 u I1 I' B a, S t b Under Coach Ralph Michener, the Iunior quintet fought its way to the Bux-Mont league championship, with a record nine wins and one loss. This was a continuance of its last two years' record of two championships and no defeats. They terminated their winning streak with thirty-six straight wins when they were defeated by Ambler, lf! to 7. LEAGUE STANDING W L IV L Doylestown ...,. . . 9 1 Lansdale ..,.. , . 4 6 Quakertown ..,. . . 8 2 Sell-Perl: ,..,, . . 2 8 Souderton ,.,. . . 7 5 Hatfield .... . . 0 10 This year, forthe first time since before the war,Doylestown Iunior High School sponsored a baseball team. It was coached by Mr. Ralph Nlichener. Response was very enthusiastic, with forty recruits reporting for practice. The majority of these had little experience playing organized ballg therefore Mr. Michener had quite a little feat accomplished when the transformed them into a winning combination. 68