Eastern State High School - Porthole Yearbook (Charleston, IL)

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Date Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. jan. jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. SCORES SPECIAL THRILLS Score Opponent We They 24 Lerna ..... 27 20 1 Westfield . . . . . 19 21 4 Rardin ... . 29 16 8 Martinsville 16 20 11 Kansas .... 26 18 15 Charleston . 19 24 19 Paris ...... 18 29 6 Ashmore . . . 31 9 13 Toledo .... 42 34 15 Westfield .. 22 17 19 Robinson .. 24 37 26 Brocton . . . 24 33 29 Lerna . . . 52 28 E. I. LEAGUE TOURNEY 4 Palestine .. 21 23 10 Toledo .... 27 16 12 Kansas .... 18 32 16 Charleston . . . Qovertimej 31 32 19 Paris ...... 34 32 DISTRICT STATE TOURNAMENT 24 Newton ........... 18 12 26 Westfield . .. .. 18 16 27 Casey 34 22 SECTIONAL STATE TOURNAMENT Itazkvrhall 1235-37 Certain games during the 1936-1937 season will long be remembered by T. C. fans be- cause of the great number of thrills and fine quality of ball which characterized such con- flicts. At Kansas the T. C. at- tack was not so good in the First half, but the second half was packed with thrills as our team snatched the lead and coasted to a twenty-six to eighteen victory, holding the Kansas team to only four free throws in the second half. The second C. H. S. game was the hardest game of the year for T. C. to lose. We dis- played a line brand of ball which kept us in the lead until late in the game when the taller northsiders tied it up and went on to win by one point in the second overtime. Q13

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jf.. . S ' f ,,,f':1vkff?tfL y ii Vfgjifagj if!-x !ff i ' . .. ,,y I I X 1, -14 f :TJ 1, x 1 . i.-X x f 77711 1391, V ,,4,, ,-If As tackle, John acGregor probably got more tackles than any other man on the team. Enemies just didn't go around his and Day's end of the line. When T. C. made a touch- down, it was up to Bill Finley to make the extra point, and he nearly always came through. Bob Mirus was distinguished by his hard blocking as offen- sive guard and his fine job of returning punts as defensive safety man. Bill Thomas was one of the lightest men on the team, but he had enough fight to more than make up for this lack of weight. Russell Myers was regular right end most of the season, but because of injuries was forced to share the honors with Jack Ingram. Both were out- standing on defense. The right tackle position was capably Hlled by Herman Hutton until his injury just preceding the C. H. S. game. Herman had plenty of good old team spirit. James Swann was used to plug up weak spots in the line since he could play either guard or tackle. Bob Carrell's signal calling for T. C. could hardly have been improved. In no game was he outpunted and his accurate passes to Day led to many a touchdown. Although he was the small- est man on the team, Harold Hayes' play at center was always a credit to the team. Several teams were caught Hat-footed by John Redding's Fine left-handed passes. john's blocking was also outstanding. Harold Piper ended his first season of football as regular right tackle. He should be a star next year. X X C 5 I 5 n FOOTBALL SQUAD First row: Swickard, David. List, King, Rea, Freeland, Closson, Hawkins. Ingram. Second row: Swann, Piper, Mirus, Carroll, Ha s, Endsley. Redding, Moore, Albers. Petty. - Third row: Coach Van Horn, Hall, Thoma, MacGregor, Finley, a Hutton, Myers, Day, Manager toner. ' N PMR . Y !u, ' 1 1.- ' 4 . .f i-,quiz A, K 1+ 'V '27 'A' i ' ',-- 1 ' 2 -, I , ' l by ' I A ' FIRST TEAM First row: Myers. Piper, Mirus, Hayes, Thomas, MacGregor, Day. Second row: Hutton, Ingram, Endsley, Finley, Redding, Carrell, Hall. Swann. Several men who did not get letters deserve a lot of praise. Endsley was kept out of most games by illness and Rennels by injury. Also several Freshmen distinguished themselves as great prospects for next year, among them, Bill Reat, Richard Freeman, Troit Freeland and George David. 26

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-. x 1 . 1 ' ff JQLQ4-ff f ' g fffnbl. SPECIAL THRIL 'T T. C. staged the biggest up- set of the year when they built up an early lead and gave Paris its only defeat of the regular season. In the District Tournament at Greenup, T. C. fulfilled the hopes of our supporters and took First place for the second time in as many years. Al- though playing below par, our team took an easy victory from Newton. Not so easy was it to outscore Westfield with a final quarter rally. In the fi- nals, Casey proved hardly so formidable an enemy, and T. C. came home with the champion- ship. BASKETBALL TEAM First raw: Myers Day Second raw: Coach Childress lgrrznnnrl Co-Captain Wilson C'Wick D Day was a fine, steady leader. He was very outstanding on defense and scored 186 points playing guard most of the season. The high point man of the team was Co-Captain Bob Mirus. Bob was a hard lighter and his long shots pulled several games out of the fire. He totaled 201 points. The tip was controlled in nearly every game by Lowell Brown, T. C.'s center. Lowell was quite out- standing on rebounding. A man who scored comparatively little, yet was very valuable to the team was Bob Carrell. His clever ball handling led to many baskets and his defensive play was always a credit to the team. Carroll Endsley was a very spirited player who could come through when points meant games. Russell Myers was a reliable player who could take any place on the team without weakening it. Probably the best shot of all the substitutes was Mac Childress. He didn't shoot often, but when he did, he usually connected for a basket. A substitute with plenty of scrap and pep to pick up the team in the face of defeat was found in Harold Hayes. Howard Lewis's ball-handling and rebounding wad quite notable. Bill Finley played on the First team during the first part of the season and displayed a Fine brand of ball. Harold Hall, Lowell Adkins, and Harold Piper played with the regulars and deserve a lot of credit for their fine work. Several underclassmen who played with the second team showed themselves to be Fine prospects for future teams. Among these were Richard Stansberry, John Red- ding, Bill Reat, and Richard Freeman. Q43 28