El Reno High School - Boomer Yearbook (El Reno, OK)

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Herbert Little, co-captain. J. I . Roland. Loren Kochcllc. Klmer Miller. Glen Stroud, Orville Lind- sey, Kenneth Qulrnby, Hugh Bright, James Murphy. I'hil Jerman, Richard Boynton. Vernon Rush, Harold Rush, Jack Burmeier. Kverett Xweezey. Reese Thompson, J. L. Barry, Jack Mitchell, co-captain. FOOTBALL Playing under Coach Jenks Simmons, who returned to El Reno after seven years absence, and Assistant Coach E. L. Williamson, the El Reno football machin- ery clicked with smoothness and precision this year. Winning four games, one of these a forfeit from Chickasha, while also losing four and tying one, the Indians earned for the season a 500 per cent average and second place in the newly formed Boomer con- ference, of which El Reno. Lawton, Chickasha, Duncan and Anadarko are members. Simmons developed in the El Reno football team a fast, hard-hitting, wide open attack, and an equally strong defense. The team had, possibly, more than its share of bad breaks, for example, the hard-fought season opener with Clinton when the Indians lost 13-7. When the final whistle blew, the Indian charges were a scant few feet from touchdown territory and had a first down. The Weatherford game was an- other example of the luck that plagued the Indians throughout the first part of the season. After push- ing the Eagles all over the field and finally in the last quarter staging a magnificent goal-line stand to hold Weatherford, a blocked kick, when the Indians at- tempted to boot out, bounced behind the Tribe's goal where it was pounced upon by an alert Eagle player to give the victory to Weatherford. After the opener against Clinton, the Tribesmen journeyed to Kingfisher, where the Indians played the Yellowjackets to a 0-0 deadlock. Next came a Boomer conference engagement against possibly the outstand- ing team in the conference, Chickasha. El Reno lost 7-0, but was later awarded the game because of the ineligibility of a Chickasha player. The Indians first tasted sweet victory in their fourth start, against the Purcell Dragons, 6-0. When the first half ended with no score and the Tribe in possession of the pigskin on the 1-yard line, hard luck still seemed destined to follow the Indians. In the final quarter, however, all wts forgotten when dimunitive Herbie Little scamp- ered 70 yards across the double stripe to give the team its first mark in the victory column. Next in succession came the Weatherford game, the Norman game, in which the team lost a 7-6 tear- jerker, and the Boomer conference tussle with the Duncan Demons, in which the Demons proved just that and made off with an 18-6 victory. The Indians next pasted a 13-0 reversal on the Yukon Millers; and in their final game of the season, on Thanksgiv- ing day, they subdued the Anadarko Warriors, 12-6. Within 6 minutes after the game had started, El Reno had scored. Anadarko then scored; and as the game went into the final few minutes with a 6-6 deadlock, J. D. Roland faded back and hurled a 40-yard aerial bomb into the arms of Loren Rochelle, right end, to give the Tribe the triumph in the final game. Head medicine man, Jenks Simmons, losing only nine players by graduation or by the eight-semester ruling, predicts that next year’s Indian eleven will be much stronger, and he expects them to chalk up an impressive record. Success to him and the Indians in the coming year! K«l Har.lt, Clifford Golden, Weldon Dooley. Rill Huteon. Bill Meredith. Dougina Jennings. Jack Roblyer, Andrew House, Raymond Pouts. Iienzil White, Gene Wilker ton. Gordon Brown. Klm Mayhue Kenneth Kreger. Bill Barry (water boy). (10) Hulbert, Harry Ward. Prank Capps. Bob

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CLUBS FALL found the Pepetts and Squaws back- ing the football team 100 per cent in enthus- iasm—Fall also brought campaigning for the candidates for the football queen. FALL found the Student Council enthusias- tic about their activities for the year and ready to offer suggestions for improving the entire school program. One of their ideas developed into the first printed football programs for the high school. These proved to be both col orful and useful. In the FALL, students in the trade and in- dustry classes were busy obtaining their vari- ous jobs and learning about their chosen voca- tions-----Members of the Six Foot Nine were on hand ready once again to serve E. H. S. in every way possible. PKPETTS Virginia Bruce elected football queen — Initiated new members December 3 — Contributed food basket to Hi-Y at Christ- mas —Annual football- basketball banquet March 21 — Helen Lou Ricker elected band queen—An- nual tea for mothers and faculty May 15—Members had leads in all school dramatic productions. SQUAWS Twenty - three pledges initiated — Helen Tinsley elected carnival queen — Won second in carnival concession ----- Birthday party given November 26. and Christmas party De- cember 16 — Dona Mae Fahey elected first E.H.S. basketball queen — Gave annual senior farewell banquet in May—Assisted in poppy sale on May 24. (12)