El Dorado High School - El Doradoan Yearbook (El Dorado, KS)

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cl - I ,::,. ' ae . : Q was ,. b f 1 s , gf 1 ' Q 1 I I . F 1 Marshall Wolfe '42f Harold Caro '42M Dick Brown '43 Randolph Mooie 42 Pieratt Johnson '42f Haven Kelly '42f Eugene Griffith '427'i Waltei' Bertiam Elton Tate, Stu. Mgr. Howard Kelly '44f2i' Floyd Holmes '43:ff Willis Neal Co 00 Tile 6'rM1' on Completing the season's pigskin parade, the Wildcats of El Dorado High were trium- phant in four gridiron battles, lost four and tied one. The brawny bruisers, under the most able guidance of Willis Neal, finished fourth in the annual Ark Valley race. The El- Doradoans outgained their opponents in yard- age about two to one, The final game marked sadness in the hearts of many graduating sen- iors, but they will have many memories which they will hold throughout the rest of their lives. After a slow but deliberate start, the Wild- cats started the ball rolling by scoring their first win over Ark City, in a smashing victory 28 to 6. Before this time they played two games, first against Emporia, which ended with El Do- rado on the short end of a 7 to 6 score, the second was taken by the powerful North eleven by a score of 24 to 6. These losses turned the Wildcats from a green inexperienced team to a fighting eleven which enabled them to de- feat Ark City by such a large score. The fol- lowing week-end the Wildcats lost a heart- breaker to Wichita East's Blue Aces, 14 to 25. Defeated but not discouraged, after this loss, they visited the Eureka Tornadoes, and gave them a complete going over in a mud bath spe- cial, trouncing them 25 to 0. Against the pow- erful Newton Railroaders, they held their own in a snow-soaked battle to a 12 to 12 tie. The next two games were a busman's holiday for the veteran Wildcats when they scored wins over Augusta, 34 to 0, and Hutchinson, 35 to 0. These wins led up to the last game which turn- ed out to be far from a Sunday school picnic, they encountered the league leading Welling- ton Crusaders and fell short of their goal by a score of 19 to 39. , sm

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The E-Club, where We find the muscle-men of our school, includes many of those vvho protect the honor of old EHS. It's members triumph for us on the gridiron, the basketball court, and the cinder track- in fact, in every field of athletics. The E-Club, this year, has been one of the most active in the school's history. First came the initiation of the new foot- ball players. The E-Club members were ushers at the regional basketball tournament, the first in El Do- rado. The joint E-Club and varsity dance was a decided success and vvas the only semi-formal dance of the year. The an- nual E-Club banquet was a gala affair. The tables were decorated with minia- ture basketball, football, track and golf settings. The captains of each team spoke, and each girl was given a rose bud. The able officers this year were Bud Cole, orderly, Dick Shields, secretaryg Leon Copeland, vice-president, and Jim Mather, president. f'-wi Qias l 5 i 57594, -Q , if G .3 , fa Y T Q A my ? fr'+ ,, ? 'W aff ff ,af N 149

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uiaullsmlnnnnQ ave Clymer '42iC Charles Mason '42t Marvin McPherson '42tf Ross Layburn '42i: Dick Lee '43t Verlan Shearburn '43i: Charles Camp '42f:t Roy Cole '42W Capt. Leon Copeland '42i't Jim Mather '42tt Dick Shields '42i't Dan Blaine Denotes Years Lettered This gave the Wildcats a better season than that of the year before. Much credit is due to the coaching of Willis Neal, who in his first year as the Wildcat mentor compiled a cred- itable record against the toughest campetition in the state. Neal was well liked by all the members of the squad. Not only did he know his football, but he was a friend of the boys. During moments of relaxation, he made them feel that football was not all work. We are sorry for the underclassmen that they are los- ing such a fine fellow to the Junior College, but we hope that with their new coach, they will build a winning ball club and forever carry high the banner of E. H. S. The team this year was greatly bolstered by the line plunging of Gravel Truck Kelly, the brilliant field running of Harold Caro and Floyd Holmes, the able guidance of Capt. Leon Copeland, the smart quarterbacking of Dick Shields, and the carrying out of assignments by very capable line men. Special distinction was awarded to Copeland, who was named on the All-State Second Team and on the All Ark- Valley First Stringg and also to Shields and Kelly by receiving berths on the All Ark Val- ley second squad. The annual football banquet, which was served to members of the squad and their fathers and guests, was a highlight of the sea- son. Dick Lee and Floyd Holmes were chosen co-captains for the '42 season and award certi- ficates were presented to the lettermen. We accredit Dan Blaine, as being the most rabid fan throughout the season and thank him for the amount of interest he showed in the boys. ls x 1,5 wg? f osx If ffyv .