Forman High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Manito, IL)

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CHEERLEADER Last fall we elected Phyllis Kroell, Carolyn Worner, Joe Risen, and Eloise Whitaker as cheerleaders for the yea The girls organized a fine pep squad which won acclaim wherever we played, Our cheerleaders were considered by man people to be the best, not only in the county but also in the region, The whole school wishes to express its sincere thanks to the cheerleaders and the pep squad for their wholehearte sportsmanlike support of the team, TRACK REPORTS In 1952, we had a very good track team. The boys all worked hard and brought home four trophies for the Forma collection, These trophies were for fly Abe Lincoln Championship, Q25 Abe Lincoln Frosh-Soph Relay, C31 Mason count Championship, and 145 Mason County Frosh-Soph Relay, The following records were broken by our boys: Fritz Heyl set records in both hurdles in the Abe Lincoln and th Lows in Mason County. Ron Thomas set Abe Lincoln records in the discus and the shot and a record for Mason County i the discus, Our Frosh-Soph Relay team, composed of Hubbard, Sunderland, Lynch and Heinhorst, set a new record i Mason County, Following are the returning lettermen and events they will enter: Parker Lawlis, Mile and Half, Thomas, Relaj Shot, Discus, and 220, Golden, 220, 440, and Relayg Lynch, Relay, 100, 220, and High Jump, Meyer, Half and Milf Sunderland, Broad Jump, Relay, Shot, and Hop Step, and Jump, Hubbard, 100, 220, and Low Hurdles, and Heinhors Low Hurdles and Relay, Track practice started on March 26, The boys all look very good and are working very hard to try to bring hom Abe Lincoln and Mason County Championships, The prospects are very good for them to do just that. TRACK TROPHIES l B AND H SHOE STORE 320 Court St, Pekin it BEE'S DRIVE INN Mag and Red Crompton Havana

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The team looked very good in the next game as they defeated Mason City in a real team victory to advance to the ials, The Braves met the strong Havana five in the finals, Our boys put up a good fight but could not keep the Ducks im flying away as Champs with a 63-59 victory, A ter the Toumey the Braves won five straight before the Regional Toumey in Pekin One of th ' ' . ese victories was er Easton, in defense ofthe Green Duck, Our first game in the Pekin Regional was with Eureka. Although the Braves had a cold night, they came out on top, to 39. Two nights later, the Braves returned and accomplished what Forest City and Manito have been trying to do :25 years, They beat Pekin, 69 to 66. Next came the championshifp game and the Braves came through againas ay defeated Delavan, 56 to 52, and brought home a beautiful plaque or the Regional Championship, Six nights later the Braves traveled to Pekin to 1 C V p ay ontral in the semi-finals of the Sectional and were defeated to 42, Re iona 3 HAVANA-Two photo finishese --an upset and a new owner for? the Green Duck - highlighted thei first round of action in the Ma-g son County Tourney here last night. , 9 - Bath captured a 53-50 surprise victory over Easton, and Forman, by virtue of Parker Lawlis' last- second lay-up, regained the Duck by nosing out a stubborn quintet from San Jose, 47-45, before a near-capacity crowd. Forman Tops HAVANA -- lt's Forman vs. 36 Havana in Friday finals of the Hb Mason County tournament in new , Havana gym. ' 5, This came about as Forman K kept the Green Duck with a 65-42 conquest of Mason City last night before a good crowd. In the. Cffm' I, f 2 MASON CITY -'With all they I the guard at Buckingham Pal-1 . 339, the prized Green Duck went' A rl from the hands of the Formanla Tp Braves into the eager P31155 of 2 -J' the Mason City Huskies here 1 Tuesday Highl- thrill and excitement of changing X.. MANITO - Forman's Braves rolled over the Bath quintet for ' the second time in as many out- ings 55-37 on their own floor last night, .Q-:rf .L,-- asm, 4 WILLIAMSVILLE 4TPS3--Par- Lawlis led the Forman Braves to their 6th victory in a row last night as they defeated unbeaten Williamsville In Row, 53 To 40 it Cham 1011 I.. 1 ....,---.M Forman Takes 6th 75 i MANITO ITPSJ-Kirby Lawlis. gcoach at Forest City before the consolidation, and substituting as mentor for Forman in the ab- H sence of J. E. Brodman, coached -s . the Braves to a 53-47 decision ., gl over Green Duck holder. Easton, Hao take the coveted Duck .from , f + 'the Hawks here last night in a H - Mwell-played encounter before a I nearkcapacity crowd 3,6665 Spill Chinkg In 69-66 Thriller 1 'gy BY LLOYD ARMSTRONG ' 'Sf C Times Sports Editor - Chastened Chinamen's scaips sway gently from Forest City and Manito homes, emblemetie of the greatest basketball victory in history of the two northernmost Mason county towns-or of consolidated Forman High! For a Forman quintet, that apparently didn't understand it wasn't supposed to win, massacred Pekin in the first major ,upset of the 1952-53 IHSA tournament series last night, 69 gto 66, before some 2 Q00 stunned, screaming fans, who even T 'i ' Hi' I '-M'-I after seeing, couldn't believe it, Forman Takes Duck P

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