Ecorse High School - Ecorsair Yearbook (Ecorse, MI)

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'77ack Row 2, left to right: W. G. Knox, coach, F. McKinney, C. Mobley, E. Allain, D. Williams. R. Neuman, W. johnson, C. Gerlach, E. R. Iohnston, coach. Row 1: M. Yandrich, C. Molnar. I. Kentris, H. Childress. R. Clark, F. Pearson, I. Biehl, I. Taylor, W. Babic The Track Team last year, although small, proved to be good. The indi- vidual stars were Frank Pearson and Erwin Allain. Pearson took a first at the heated meet against Dearborn in the hundred-yeard dash and in the two- twenty placed a close second. In the high jumping event, Allain took a thirdg and in the half-mile run, Taylor came second and Childress, third. In the meet against Melvindale. Pearson again scored by a second, both in the hundred-yard dash and in the two-twenty. Niles Schonfeld and Emilio Conti. the teamys niilers, also showed promise. Conti came in second in the Melvin- dale vs. Ecorse mile race, and Niles Schonfeld third. Due to transportation circumstances beyond control, all meets were not run off as planned. This year there were five meets run off between schools in this area.

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'Fafball Row 1, left to right: R. Neal, D. Schuler, R. Shonfeld, D. jones, P. Tabula, R. White, R. Cameron, S. Simko, I. Oleksink. Row 2: G. Hunt, coach, I. Edmund, R. Pheiffer, 1. Soares, N. Redwine, W. Shell, I. Hickey, I. Whitefield, D. Draper, coach. Row 3: F. Pearson, E. Kromrei, G. Ture, H. Kromrei, V. Lovasz, I. Ghindia, F. Pomgracz, K. Nay. The 1942 football season was one of the most successful in Ecorse history. Not only did the Red Raiders defeat River Rouge for the first time since their traditional rivalry came into being, but they also succeeded in winning seven out of the nine games played to earn a tie for the Twin-Valley Championship. The highlight of the season was, of course, the River Rouge game which the Raiders won, 6 -0, before a sell out crowd. The game was scoreless until the last quarter when Lovasz and Tabula collaborated to put over the lone touchdown which meant the game. Another big moment came when Ecorse battled the undefeated Dearborn team to a standstill to capture a 13-0 triumph and a share in the league championship. The team this year was coached by two old timers who were called into service due to the resignation of former Coaches Marsh and Wilson. Mr. Hunt took over the duties of head coach, while Mr. Draper acted as assistant coach and trainer. The seniors who played a big role in making the season a success are: N. Red- wine, R. Blair, I. Ghindia, D. jones, G. Ture, H. Kromrei, W. Shell, R. White fco- capt.J F. Pongracz, F. Pearson, P. Tabula Cco-capt.J, and K. Nay. The following games were played: Ecorse 6, River Rouge Og Ecorse O, Wyandotte 333 Ecorse 6, Wayne O, Ecorse 13, Plymouth 05 Ecorse 0, Birmingham 185 Ecorse 13, Dearborn Og Ecorse 12, Lincoln Park 63 Ecorse 13, Melvindale 6, Ecorse 45, Ypsilanti 0

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awin B. Vollmar, H. Covert, B. Blair, V. Mitea, lim Rice, coach, B. White, H. Kromrei, V. Cuingan, H. Marcott, I. Whitefield, coxswain. The rowing season of 1942 was the greatest season ever had by the Ecorse High School crews. For the second consecutive year the senior crew attained the title of International Champions of North America. The crews were coached this year by jim Rice, an internationally-known coach for fifty years. Mr.'Rice, in referring to the senior crew, said, They are the best high school crew I ever saw. The crew deserved this comment, and is indeed thank- ful to jim for all that he has done for them. Among this year's accomplishments by the senior crew were two things never be- fore accomplished by a high school crew. The first was the winning of both the Senior High School and the Senior Heavyweight Races of the Central States Regattag the second was the winning of the Senior High School and Senior Heavyweight Races of the Canadian Henley Regatta. Another notable accomplishment was the defeat of Culver Military Academy on their own course. The seasonal record was as follows: At Chicago, the crew met and defeated Waller High School of Chicago, Lane Tech, also of Chicago, and Madison High of Madison, Wisconsin. At Culver Military Academy, the crew defeated Culver for the first time in nine years on their own course. At the Central States Regatta, the crew made history by winning the Senior High School and Senior Heavyweight Races. At the Canadian Henley, the largest regatta in Canada, the crew again made history by winning the Senior High School and Senior Heavyweight Races. . Four members of the senior crew are now serving in the armed forces. They are: Robert Vollmar, U.S.N.R. Aviation Cadet, Virgil Ciungan, U.S.N.R. Aviation Cadet, Robert Blair, U.S. Army, and Harold Covert, U.S. Coast Guard. The junior Varsity Crew also enjoyed an undefeated season. This crew is entirely composed of oarsmen who havehad no previous experience. At Chicago they won over Lane Tech of Chicago by a large margin. At Culver they defeated the highly praised Juniors of Culver Military Academy by an exciting margin. They continued their successful season by defeating Wyandotte's Iuniors in a thrilling race. The crew members are: I. Gregen, C. Weary, K. Nay, W. Maxted, G. Pappas, B. Hughes, E. Kish, E. Kromrei, and H. LeBlanc.