Enid High School - Quill Yearbook (Enid, OK)

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18 THE Quui, Maoazmia 714 is 1 For e ainsman qfzi eam-- HITS for , always Tlze pfzide of HI-SCHOOLERS! .-5195. .sra'a212f'ff2sa f ' , : l iZl : , , A 1 1-t xx ?: How to get on the beamn with the younger set? VVc11, we know all the answers when it comes to outhtting you hi-schoolers, Colne 'round to our counters for the teens and find out for yourselves! We've lots of gadgets and jewelry . . . just ht-pped to distinctive young tastes. Bracelets, pins, clasps and other cute complements . . . not to mention match-and-mix-em classics for you gals, smooth togs for the fellas. Next time you stop at the corner drug for cokes . . . remember to drop in and SCL' Us tU0l The greater NlWMHN'3 Llffore than a Store., . . . .fl Community Institution., By GEORGE BROWN Although seriously hampered by the short- age of experienced players, Coaches T. King, lack Byrom, and Dale Holt took the draft-riddled 1944 Plainsman grid team and turned out an eleven which won only four games, but win or lose, maintained that old fighting. spirit which is always the pride of Enid High School. After losing several star performers such as Floyd Winfield, LeRoy Holloway, and Stewart Hoge to the navy, the coaches were faced with the task of completely re-building the team, using, for the IUOSI part, inexperi- enced boys. When the season opened, there were only eight returning lcrrcrmen, and several of these had seen little action the previous sea- son. One of the veterans, Charley Paine, stellar blocking back, had suffered a broken leg in spring practice and did not reach his old form until near the end of the season. Despite their inexperience, the Plainsmen looked good in their opening game of the season as they smashed the Fairview Yellow- jackets 34 to 7. lim Dobbyn, flashy Sopho- more Back, was the big gun for the Plains- men, scoring three touchdowns and doing some nice passing and kicking. Backs Bob Hirst, Elmer Hicks, Bill Lesnett, and LeRoy Sparks were also outstanding, and the Enid line looked good in its first test. The Plains- men clicked from the start, and they were complete masters throughout the game. ln their second start of the season, the Plainsmen continued to rampage and steam- rolled the Watonga Eagles 45 to 13. Elmer Hicks was the spark-plug this time, going over for two touchdowns and kicking three extra points. After being held to a 7-7 tie in the early part of the game, the Enid High boys ran wild and scored in every period. The second Watonga touchdown came late in the game against a team of Plainsman reserves. With two victories under their belt, the Plainsmen journeyed to Norman the follow- ing week to open their Mid-State confer- ence schedule against the Mythical State Champion Tigers. The Enid High crew put up a gallant, but losing battle, and the heavier, older Tigers won a 31-7 victory. After trailing 19-0 at the half, the Plains- men, rallied by the great play of Bob Eddy and Bill Lesnett, came back for a quick touchdown, but the veteran Tiger Team, strengthened by a steady stream of reserves, were not to be denied-V and they outlasted the dogged Plainsmen. Bill Remy, all-stare back, led the Tiger onslaught in this game. Next the Kingmen went to Shawnee to tackle thc Wolves in another Mid-State con- ference clash. The two teams fought on even terms throughout the game, most of which was played in a steady clownpour of rain. However, mid-way in the fourth period the Wolves broke through to block an attempted Enid quick-kick, which set up the touch- down that handed the Plainsmen a heart- breaking 6-0 loss. Elmer Hicks broke loose in a 58-yard run that carried the Plainsmen virtually to the Shawnee goal line, but the gun sounded ending the first half before the Enid boys had a chance to score. It was this way throughout the game, with the Plains- men threatening to score, but the breaks were all against them. Following their road games, the Plainsmen returned home, only to suffer their worst de- feat of the season, a 38 to 0 shellacking by their oldest rivals, the Oklahoma City Cent- ral Cardinals. The Enid line stalled thc vaunted Redbird running game, but a with- ering aerial attack gave the Oklahoma City boys their first victory over Enid in five years. Les Ming and Pat Knox were the stars for the victorious Cardinals. The Plainsmen hit the road again the fol- lowing week. traveling to Oklahoma City where they lost their fourth straight confer- ence game, a 21-0 verdict to the Capitol Hill Redskins. While the Enid team was not up to par, the supposedly weak Redskin eleven made its best showing of the season to cop its Hrst victory over the Plainsmen in Eve starts. The Plainsmen offense was in a rut and failed to click all evening. Big O. Thompson, veteran back, was Capitol Hi11's star. Fighting hard to get back in the win column, the Enid eleven surprised even their most ardent fans by subduing the Ponca City Wildcats 18-0 the following week on their opponents' home field. The Plainsmen turned in, what was probably their Hnest perform- ance of the season, in this game. Elmer Hicks, who scored all of Enid's touchdowns, and lim Dobbyn once more sparked the Enid offense. Center Winston Shipley was the main cog in the Plainsman line which per- formed so magnificently in this game. The Plainsmen closed their conference schedule the following week with a home tilt against the power-laden Classen Comets, who went on to win the state championship. The game was played in a sea of mud, and was one of the hardest fought battles played here in many seasons. Gerald Lovell scored a fourth-period touchdown to give Classen a 12-6 victory, but not before the scrappy Plainsmen had thrown a scare into them. Despite defeat, this game was a great moral victory for the Plainsmen as the Comets were expected to win by a large margin. Eullback lim Dobbyn played superbly for Enid, and many fans believe the Plainsmen would have won had he not been injured in the last half. fContinucd on page 20d