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

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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.

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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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Senior Mike Nash Center Senior Tom Bryant Bock Junior Lowell Fisher Center Senior Jack Balias End Bears Fade Tigers’ Stripes On October 17, Nowlin Field was the scene of another East victory. This time the Lincoln Tigers were the runners-up by a score of 12-6. The battle was hard-fought and gave further proof that East’s versatile eleven would not be downed easily. In the first half, although both teams had the opportunity, neither was able to score. The second half, however, sealed the fate of the Tiger men when the Bears scored on a pass play from John Finfrock to Tony Rodak. Albert Miller raised the total to 12 in the last quarter. Lincoln scored only once in the course of the game on an 86-yard end run but failed in their attempted conversion. Both teams seemed to be moving well in the last quarter when the Bears took the situation into hand and added the finishing touches. This victory paved the way for the so-called “Cinderella” team to scramble the Blue Eagles of Central in a homecoming duel which preserved East’s claim to a first place tie with the Southeast Knights. Ballet of the boll carriers wos performed by Swinging wide, John Finfrock evades Lincoln bock Albert Miller ond a stalwart Lincoln player. pursuers on a punt return.