East High School - Eastonian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Sliding hip pods and sliding Deon Tomlin enrage on ongered tockler. Hotfbock Dcon Tomlin rolls oround right end before being spilled. Bruins Ruin Indians and Pirates On Thursday night. September 25. the Bears, under Coach Harris, opened their Interscholastic league play with championship form by subtly pounding the Southwest Indians. 25-7. Nowlin Field rocked with East’s enthusiasm as the Bears played cooly. allowing few fumbles or penalties and taking full advantage of all possible breaks. East’s scoring came from halfback Dean Tomlin, quarterback John Finfrock. end Gene Cope, and fullback Jerry Womack. Tomlin led the field with a 17-yard plunge and a 71-yard scoring jaunt to rack up twelve points. On Friday. October 3. East met the Paseo Pirates on Nowlin Field. The injury-ridden Pirates put up little resistance as the Bears rolled over them. Both teams scored comparatively heavy although East held a tremendous lead in this purely offensive game. The final gun ended a colorful contest with a final score of 58-21. Scoring honors for the night went to Senior quarterback John Finfrock. who ran for four touchdowns. Halfbacks Dean Tomlin and Gery Kauffman each accounted for two touchdowns. Senior Bob McDoniel Guord Senior John Finfrock Quorterbock Senior Gene Cope End Senior Deon Tomlin Holfbock

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Bears Split Two Non-League Tilts The East Bears finished their 1958 football season in a tie for third in Interscholastic League play. Head Coach Virland Harris and Coach Harry Drie-fus led the powerful squad to a league season of five wins to two losses and no ties. The Bears split two non-league games at the beginning of the season. East’s combined season record resulted in six wins, three losses, and no ties. The Bears were a constant threat for the Interscholastic League Championship, for they suffered their only two league defeats as their last two games of the season. Had these been won, East would have tied for the championship with the Southeast Knights. The Bears opened their 1958 season with a heartbreaking non-league loss to the William Chrisman Bears on Friday, September 12, at Chrisman. The Chrisman eleven took advantage of every break to down East 12-8. East lost at least three touchdowns due to penalties in the course of the game. East’s only scores came from a touchdown plunge by Gery Kauffman and a safety at the close of the first half. Down but not out, East met the Glennon Eagles in a rare Saturday afternoon tilt on September 20 at Gery Kauffman Dean Tomlin Co-Captain Co-Captain Nowlin Field. The squad soothed any indignation caused by their Chrisman loss by outsizing and overpowering Glennon with a 41-13 victory. Halfbacks, Dean Tomlin and Gery Kauffman, nailed two touchdowns apiece for scoring honors. This powerful Glennon romp became a valuable boost to the Bears’ morale to brace them for their league opener on the following week. Snag that pass! End Gene Cope landed another pass for valuable yardage against befuddled Glennon tacklers. The football team patiently awaited the after-dinner entertainment at the onnuol football banquet. 25

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Senior Lorry Smith Tockle Junior Albert Miller Bock Senior Tony Rodok End Senior Gery Kouffmon Halfbock Falcons Get Plucked October 9 found East on Nowlin Field pitted against the Van Horn Falcons for its third league game. The Bears found the underrated Falcons a more formidable opponent than they had anticipated. However, East's powerful ground offense succeeded in pulling down a 12-6 victory. All predictions were coming true: East was championship bound. The Bears started their scoring early as halfback Dean Tomlin claimed our initial touchdown in the first quarter. Neither team threatened again until late in the game. The Falcons were able to crack the Bear defense for only one touchdown. The Bears, however, followed up with another score to retain their coveted lead. Conversions for both teams failed. The final gun ended a tight game with East emerging victorious. Quortcrbock John Finfrock toils in a lost-min- This isn't cricket! excloimed John Fintrock ute U-turn to ovoid o Folcon menoce os he bucked three tocklers.