Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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lOppositeJ Don Westphal, EHS high iumper, clear- ing the high lump bar at 5 feet 5 inches, in a dual meet against Joliet, to win first place for EHS in this event. - CBelowi Qualifying lor state finals, Don Westphal llefti cleared the high jump bar at 5 feet 9 inches, while Dick Simonsen lrighti completed the seventh best throw in the shot put. Coach Alexander ac' companied the two EHS stars to the state finals. - - 5 A i 1 ' X - - ' '.' Q In the twenty-eighth annual running of the Kane County track meet Elgin placed third among twelve schools. East Aurora placed first. Elgin now ties East Aurora with eleven county meet titles. Elgin was edged into second place by East Rockford in the third annual triangular meet. Dave Mumme eliminated a four-way tie for the pole vault record, when he cleared 10 feet 6 inches. Sweep Second Hand Trails Frosh-Soph Trackmen ln spite of the i950 Frosh-Soph track squad having an off season, several of the members were outstand- ing in various events. Notable among the contestants were Don Mapes' TOO and 200 yard runs, which he accomplished in almost the some time as the varsity Frosh-Soph 1950 track team members, first row: Don Mapes, Roger Tillman, Lester Groth, Neil Murphy and Richard Larson. Second row: Donne Plote, Carl Kleinschmidt, Seymour Narofsky, Stan Boncosky, Wayne Reinking, Roy Russell and Bob Ransom. Third runners, Jim Goughs' tossing the shot 39 feet 8 inches to break the Frosh-Soph record, Seymour Narofsky's contribution in the 200 low hurdles and Carl Klein- schmidt's discus throw. row: Manager Dave Yonker, Barry Danielson, Jim Gough, Jack Zimmer, Don Heniese, Glenn Lose, Tom Casten and Student Coach Rhene Cassel. 5099 049 -339: C9 l ffl l 5 ti kv'

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3 si ' Elgin varsity track team, first row: Bob Malohn, Merrill Kallenback, Afnbld, Dick Alilnif DON We5iPl'0l and Manage' Jim Ecliols' Thlfd Nom, Begglkq, Bob Beggg, Bill Morton, Harrison Race, Don row: Coach Chet Alexander, Erhard Mooseman, Tad Morgan, Austin, Dave Coulson, Roland Smart and Ted Dusek. Second row: Bruce Siurseth, Tom Stolt, Walter Minehart, Dick Simonsen, Wil- Manager Bob Weigel, Mark Murray, John Teets, Bruce Struckman, lard Schuldt, Leonard Behling, Ken Travis, Lane Osterman, Warren Gordon Honert, George Elliot, Bob Daly, Roger Rydell, George Ahrens and Coach Emery Ebbert. Stop Watches Clock Varsl As spring rolled around, there was a glint in the eyes of Track Coach Chet Alexander. Optimism prevailed among the cindermen regarding the coming events. Re- turning maior and minor lettermen to the 1950 track season were Dave Mumme, a threat in the high lump and pole vault, George Arnold, a top notch hurdler, Walter Minehart, Dick Simonsen and Erhardt Moose- man, weight men. Traveling to Hinsdale for a dual event, Elgin's cindermen won the maior meet, 67W to 45W. Coach Alexander's band were third best in the triangular track meet at West Aurora. Elgin's var- sity placed second in the first annual quadrangular re- lays. Taking a clean sweep in the weight events and firsts in the high hurdles, 220 yard dash, high jump and pole vault and coupled with a flock of seconds and thirds the E.H.S., varsity trackmen defeated Joliet in a dual meet. Dick Simonsen flung the shot over 5'l feet, his best eftort so far. . N.. ....,. . .14 ., . ,W 'ty Breaking the Tape 4 a-v-pvanu:-s---..-s.- QAboveJ Just a split second before Don Austin, EHS runner, broke the tape to win the 220 yard dash in competition against Joliet High School, Roger Rydell is EHS runner at left. lOppositeJ All phases of action are depicted in the 200 yard low hurdle race at Maroon Field as EHS defeated Joliet 60-53 in a dual meet. Elgin hurdlers ileft to rightl Bill Morton, George Arnold and John Teets.

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Time for the Annual GAA Sports Review Broadcast! This is station WGAA bringing you the 1950-51 Sport Highlights direct from the newsroom of the Girls Phys- ical Education Department. This year has really been a very successful and eventful one. Activities were head- ed by Delphine Joerns, president, assisted by Dolores Kaplan, vice-president, while Margaret Lawrence kept the minutes up-to-date and Sandra Chaplain wrote notes. Willene Steele managed finances. Officials who saw that all games were played fair and square were Miss Wilda Logan, Girls' Athletic director, and her co-sponsors, Mrs. Phyllis Apple and Mrs. Gene Stoerz- bach. Now, on with the big annual Girls Athletic As- sociation sports review! CAboveJ A social dancing class at Illinois State Physe ical Education meeting, Pam Weeks, Winchell Reber, Sally Warner, Wendell Schmidtke, Ann Thurnau, Mor- ten Anderson, Tommi Braddock and Kyle Jones. fOppositeJ On Target! Marlene Hall, kneeling, and Mary Ellen gt. Heinicke, seated, wait their turn with bow and arrow, while Mary Ann Begalka sights the bulls eye in archery practice. fBelowD American Red Cross Standard First Aid course is required of ull third year students. Practicing use of triangular bandage, Janet Krunnfusz, Patricia Weeks, Nancy Nielsen and Elaine Bern- stein. ,-