Enid High School - Quill Yearbook (Enid, OK)

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28 Congratulations, Seniors! 'A' Make the W. B. johnston Downtown Store 205 Em Randolph Your Victory Garden Headquarters 'A' Only the Besi--- ' Garden'Seeds ' Field Seeds ' Flower Seeds 'lr Remember- ' Garden Tools ' Insecticides ' Fertilizers 'A' A friendly kind of service the people have liked for 45 years if ' c ami...-ts T A lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Il THE QUILL Macazmia asf: tl: By Bos Showing great improvement over their previous season, Coach Dale Holtls Plains- man cage team drove their tough schedule to fourteen victories and captured the region- al title to finish among the top eight class A teams of the state. With Hve returning lettermen, the Enidites put in over a month of hard practice before opening their season at Education Building on December 14. The first visitors were the Bluejays of Guthrie. The Enid boys led the game all the way up to the last seconds when Keith Camerer of Guthrie put the Bluejays in the lead 23-22 to win. This was a very exceptional game as not a single foul was called on Guthrie. Rebounding from their first loss, the Plains- men came back to down the Perry Maroons 28-27 on December 18 with Forward Ray Benge splitting the baskets to win in the dying seconds of the game. Bill Tremain chalked up eleven points for the winners. On Friday, the 22nd of December, the Holtmen journeyed to Fairview for their first out-of-town game, ln the second overtime lanky Melvin Leierer, Center, made a bucket to steal the day. High point man was Ray Benge with eight points. Lagging behind during the first half, the Plainsmen staged a splendid comeback to steal the game from the Cushing Quintet 30-18 on Thursday, December 28. Ray Benge again dominated the offensivve power wi h thirteen points. Throwing their equipment together to make the trip to Alva on the 29th of Decem- ber, the Enid Five had a hard time on the slick Hoor but finally won 22-20. Harvey O'Mealey and Ray Benge shared the top honors with six rallies each for the victorious Holtmen. Enid for the second time tromped the stubborn Fairview team 41-25 on the Tues- day following. Thrown into the spotlight was Enid's most valuable player of last year, Kenneth Herdman, who scored twelve points and was closely followed by Center Gene Bradfield with ten. Veteran Harvey O'Mea- ley also proved he was a splendid floorman in copping the game. For the first conference tilt of the season Enid journeyed to Norman on lanuary 5. After an exciting evening of thirty-two min- utes of play, the score read 44-29 Norman. Curly Herdman kept the losers in the ball game with ten scores. The next out-of-town game was Ianuary 9, Tuesday, at Blackwell. Hampered by a small court, the Plainsmen had a hard time at first, but their precision set plays paid off in the long run to be victors 28-24. Playing their best game of the season, the Holtmen defeated the Oklahoma City Cen- tral Cardinals 30-28 on Friday, Ianuary 12. This was their first Mid-State Conference win. The Plainsmen's tabulations were now G REGORY one win and one loss. Kenneth Herdman made a field goal in the last seconds of the game and held top honors as high point man with fourteen buckets for the winners. Probably the roughest game of the season was played at Perry on the 16th of Ianuary. The game swayed back and forth. only to be lost to the Maroons 25-22. The terrible fact was that we could have won on free throws. Returning home, the Plainsmen met the Captiol Hill Redskins on Friday, Ianuary 19. The Oklahoma City veterans showed their real style with their Center, Wayne Boles, netting fifteen points, followed by Wayne Speegle and Enid's own Kenneth Herdman with twelve points, to defeat the Holtmen 49-37. The Enid Quintet were the visitors of the Classen High School at Oklahoma City on Friday, Ianuary 23. The Plainsmen led the whole game to the last six seconds, then lost when Pitts of the Comets tossed a field goal to Pllt them in the lead 29-28 to win. The Enid Troopers could only call it their out-of-town jinks, for they played heads up ball all through the contest. Kenneth Herd- man's eleven points, however, was the big noise of the evening. Pulling out of the rut, the Holtmen on Friday, the 26th of lanuary, jolted the Wolves of Shawnee 38-24. The Plainsmen really got hot as the proverbial country-store stove as Herdman and O'Mealey wore the poor baskets out when the ball kept Hying through. Little Bob Hirst, acting captain, kept the team on their toes with his inspira- tional commands to win the encounter. On Ianuary 30 the Enid Hoopsters played host to the Goldbugs of Alva on their home court. The boys captured the game from them again with the easy going score of 47-21, this being the largest margin of the season. Leading the team scoring were Bill Tremain with thirteen and Harvey O'lVlealey with twelve rallies. Packing up their togs on the Friday fol- lowing, Enid journeyed to Oklahoma City. The Centralites, who had felt defeat at the hands of the Plainsmen three weeks before, spelled scorched earth to the tune of 32-30 for Central. Another one of those nip and tuck games in which the lead waved back and forth all through the encounter. Tower- ing Center Melvin Leierer's ten points were of no avail to the losers. 'l' ln the non-conference game on February 6 the Blackwell Five really felt the power of the up and coming Plainsmen who tripped them 28-16. Herdman and Football Hicks came up for the top net splitters for the winners. February 9 found the Plainsmen again leaving town to play Capitol Hill. The tact and experience of the great Hve Redskins fContim4ed on page 30Q

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30 Gm May We Add Our 2-Cents Worth? Not many years ago some of us were strolling daily through the halls of dear old E.l-l.S., planning dates, discussing our friends, chat- ting, comparing classroom notes, and doing all the other things you do. ln the meantime we have acquired years and experience. So, along with our best wishes, we want to give you something practical. We want to tell you how to ' Make hard times easier ' Make good times better ' Advance to higher jobs ' Squeeze all possible profits from talents and abilities ' Overcome handicaps 0 Improve advantages Yes, we can cell you how to do all that. We paid quite a bit for the secret, but we won't charge you a cent. You'll find it wrapped up in one little word: WORK. ,Think about it, won't'youP ' incidentally, we are proud to have been the builders of this book, and we compliment the students and faculty members who put so much effort and care into it. QP The Purcell Company, Publishers THE ENID EVENTS THE ENID SHOPPER Our Business is to Help Knursn ll7 East Broadway Enid Q5 EB BASKETBALL fcontinued from page 284 paid off so that they overwhelmed the Enid boys 48-29. Putting up a gallant struggle against the little - bit - too - strong Norman Tigers, the Plainsmen lost on the 16th of February. The score was 39-26, Norman. Forwards Ray Benge and Kenny Herdman dunked in six tallies apiece. The Plainsman Five took to the road which led this time to Shawnee. Coming out on the wrong end of the score which turned Ollt to be 45-41 Shawnee, the Plainsmen felt this was due to the Wolves, giant Cen- ter Halen Fischer, who tallied twenty-one points in three quarters before fouling Ollt. Top for the losers was Forward Sleepy Herdman with eighteen points. February 27, back home for the close of the regular season, the Plainsmen blasted the haughty Classen Comets' away 42-40 for a glorious victory. The game being won in a three minute overtime period, Kenneth Herdman threw a basket in the second min- ute and then stalled to win the game. The lead in this thriller changed thirteen times to bring ulucki' to the Holtmen. Scoring most for the victors were Kenneth Herdman and Happy Harvey O'Mealey, Enid 48-Guthrie 24. lt was one of the highlight games of the season as the Enidites avenged the first defeat of 1944-45, for the Hrst game of the Regional Tournament on the Erst of March. Forward Herdman as usual was high point man, doubling his runner up, O'Mealey, who made up the difference with his tossing the ball to Herdman at the crucial moment. At this first game of the tournament the Plainsmen had greatly improved since their first appearance against Guthrie. The games were played in Enid in the Education Build- ing over a period of three days from March lst to 3rd. Going into the semi-finals, the Enid boys kept up their victory march to tumble the Blackwell Quintet 22-20. Scoring all but two of their points in the first half, the Plainsmen lost their zip and power the last, having to stall to win. Campbell of Blackwell cha ked up nine tallies to keep them in the game. The finals were repetitions of last year's history, as we took the tourney by blasting the Stillwater Pioneers 36-34. The Plainsman Five coming up from behind in the last quarter, downed their worthy opponent be- fore a record crowd. The presentation of the plaque after the game by D. Bruce Selby, tournament manager, to Overjoyed', Herd- man was the zenith of the tournament. The first round of the State Tournament at Oklahoma City found Enid stacked up against the Capitol Hill Redskins whose mighty offensive and defensive power was too much for the Enidites. The score was 46-26 Capitol Hill. Thus Enid was classed in the top eight teams of the state. The outstanding characteristics of Enid's home games were the immense crowds at- tending them and the close score of many of the tilts. Never before has Enid High School's ball games been complimented with such large attendance as this year. This sup- port was a great boost to the Plainsmen, for THE Quiu. MAGAZINE eleven of their encounters had to be decided over one or less than one field goal. Forward Kenneth Herdman was selected by his mates as the Most Valuable Player on the team. Curley easily topped scoring of the season, tallying 226 points in 24 games, he was also chosen on the Mid-State All- State Team for his outstanding ability. Har- vey O'Mealey, the only three year letterman on the team, was named as the teamis Honor Captain of the year. The A team lettermen are Herdman, O'Mea1ey, Benge, Tremain, Leierer, Hicks, Druen, Robertson, and Record. The latter six will return next year, boosted also by those on the B team to help another true Plains- man ball squad. Outstanding prospects from the B team include: LeRoy Tabor, Center, Bill Vance, Guard, Ben Iayne, Forward, Glen Bishop, Forward, David Frazier, Guard. If these boys continue, as they started this year, watch out for next year's basketball boysl Last, but not least, are the hard working managers of this year, who are Philip How- ard and Stanley Smith. Without these two hard working boys, the team would have been Lost in the Micldle of Nowhere . Both being Iuniors, they will also be back to check out suits to next year's team. A TEAM'S SCORE BOARD Dec. 14 Here Enid 22 ...........,....., Guthrie Dec. 20 Here Enid 28 .. ....,,.,.,... Perry Dec. 22 There Enid 20 ....... ..,.,... F airview Dec. 28 Here Enid 30 ....... ..,,.... C ushing Dec. 29 There Enid 22 ,,..... ........... A lva Ian. 2 Here Enid 41 ....,. ........ F airview Ian. 5 There Enid 29 ..,................... Norman Ian. 9 There Enid 28 .................... Blackwell Ian. 12 Here Enid 30 Okla. City Central Ian. 16 There Enid 22 ..,................... Perry Ian. 19 Here Enid 37 ..O. C. Capitol Hill Ian. 23 There Enid 28 Okla. City Classen Ian. 26 Here Enid 38 .....,,.......... Shawnee Ian. 30 Here Enid 47 ........,............,,..... Alva Feb. 2 There Enid 30 Okla. City Central Feb. 6 Here Enid 28 .................... Blackwell Feb. 9 There Enid 29 O. C. Capitol Hill Feb. 16 Here Enid 26 ..,..,................ Norman Feb. 23 There Enid 41 ...................... Shawnee Feb. 27 Here Enid 42 ...... Okla. City Classen REGIONAL TOURNAMENT Mar. 1 Here Enid 48 ...................,.. Guthrie Mar. 2 Here Enid 22 ....., ...... B lackwell Mar. 3 Here Enid 36 ...... ...... S tillwater STATE TOURNAMENT Mar. 8 There Enid 26 ........ O. C. Capitol Hill B TEAM'S SCORE BOARD Enid 21 ........,......................................... Hillsdale Enid 23 ...... ...... H unter Enid 18 ...... ...... C arrier Enid 26 ...... ........ K remlin Enid 20 ...... .......... C arrier Enid 27 ...... ...,......... C arrier Enid 29 ..,..., .....,. H omestead Enid 25 ...... ......., K remlin Enid 29 ...,... ....... M arshall Enid 35 ......, ...... H unter Enid 21 ....,,. ....,.... H unter Enid 16 ....... ......,,....... G oltry Enid 27 ...... .......,... H ennessey Enid 29 ...... .............. H cnnessey Enid 30 ...... ........ C heyenne Valley Enid 26 ....... ............,..... H illsdalc Enid 18 ....... ...................... H illsdale Enid 22 ......, .,....... C heyenne Valley