Fulton High School - Static Yearbook (Fulton, IL)

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Steamers ROW I -F. Smith, G. Walter, J. Wessels, D. Wood, D. De Gunther, H. Harvey, R. Temple, C. Johnson, M. Letcher, G. Crandall. ROW II-Mr. De Wild, G. Hill, J. Blodgett, R. Blean, R. Wilkens, L. Wassenaar, H. Balk. The Steamers closed the books on their last year of play at the Coliseum with a very successful season. They started the year with an inexperienced and young team, but with the aid of height and a fighting spirit with plenty of teamwork, they began to click almost immediately. They lost their first two games to Clinton and Dixon, but from there they couldn't be halted until they met Rock Falls in the finals of the Mt. Carroll Holiday Invitational Tournament. For the next few weeks they played very good bas- ketball, reaching their peak against the Ster- ling Community Comets as they upset these Illowa Champs. Then disaster struck, ill- ness took first one player, and then another, whereupon the team became demoralized and some very spotty play followed. They cop- ped a tie for second in the conference by edging St. lVlary's and got past Milledgeville by one point in the first game of the regional at Mt. Carroll. The season came to an end, however, two nights later as they lost to Mor- rison in the semi-finals. The five most popular games probably were Fulton's victories over Byron and Sa- vanna in the holiday tournament, and Mor- rison, Erie, and Sterling Community in the regular season. A post-season game between the seniors of the team and the faculty re- sulted in a 55-54 victory for the seniors. Team roster with individual records and performances: Dick DeGuntl1er finished his high school basketball career by breaking the season scoring record formerly held by Don Dam- hoff. Dick poured in 402 points at forward and was named to the All-Illowa Conference 1st Team as he led his mates through a suc- cessful season. Senior, 6' 1 tall. Ron Temple tied the old scoring record as he fired 370 points through the hoop and won a position on the All-Conference 2nd team. With two years of varsity play ahead of him, Ron is expected to become one of Fulton's greatest stars. Sophomore, 6' 2 tall. Page 63 I

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Cheerleaders FRONT ROW-B. Kinney. R. Cossman, H. Hill. N. Baird, P. Marina. Newly-elected cheerleaders were Rita Cossman, freshman, Dutch'Hill, sophomore, and Berniece Kinney, junior, who joined Phyl Maring and Nannie Baird for the 1949- 50 pep work. The first big pep-rally was held the night before Homecoming, kindled by a huge bon- fire, snake dance and class skits. Cheerleaders assumed their regular cheering duties at all athletic contests and arranged numerous pep meetings before cru- cial games in conjunction with the pep band. D Uniforms for this year were in the tra- ditional red and black. During the football season the girls wore black slacks and letter sweaters, and during basketball season black blouses and red skirts. The school will be sorry to lose the peppi- ness of Phyl Maring, senior, and wishes her much success. Senior Cheerleader Phyllis Maring Page 62

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HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT Steamers, cont. Harper Harvey completed the big 3 scoring punch, playing outstanding basket- ball at the center position, and scoring 195 points even though he missed the last six games, due to illness. He, too, gained All- Conference fame, being selected as center on the 2nd tearn. Senior, 6' 6 tall. Cliff Johnson, the veteran of the team, missed the first few games of the season be- cause of a football injury, but nevertheless came through with 106 points at the guard position and honorable mention on the All- Conference team. His defensive play was a vital part of the teams' success. Senior, 5' 9 ta l. Jim WVessels, the little playmaker , hit for 102 points, but was more famous for his ability to set up the offensive pattern. He was the boy who got the ball rolling . Next year he will return to his guard position on the new floor and should once again become one of the team's most valuable players. Junior, 5' 7 tall. Varsity Basketball Schedule 'Illowa League Games Page 64 SCORES OF GAMES Fulton 19 Clinton 56 Fulton 48 Dixon 60 Fulton 52 Prophetstown 39 iFulton 42 Lyons 36 'Fulton 55 DeWitt 31 t'Fulton 52 Sterling 64 i'Fulton 47 Morrison 38 fFulton 47 Savanna 49 Fulton 50 Polo 34 iFulton 44 St. Mary's 38 Fulton 48 Prophetstown 45 Fulton 53 Erie 43 'tFulton 63 Lyons 40 'tFu1ton 55 DeWitt 42 'tFulton 65 Sterling 59 iFulton 43 Morrison 59 iiFulton 66 Savanna 67 'iFulton 69 St. Mary's 63 Fulton 54 Amboy 59 Fulton 42 Polo 60 Total 13 Wins - 7 Losses Dave Woods, who scored 61 points, gave the guard position some much needed height, and became known for his deliberate style of setting up plays. His greatest honor came. however, when he won the free throw cham- pionship trophy by hitting for a .605 per- centage. Senior, 6' tall. Francis Smith, a promising prospect for the center position next year, filled in at the end of the season for Harvey and contributed 32 points to the cause. Smitty lacked ex- perience, but he made up for it with ag- gressiveness. Junior, 6' 3 tall. Mel Letcher, alternating at center and forward, scored 26 points. By filling in very capably, he helped the Steamers out of num- erous tight spots with his defensive play as well as his offensive play. Senior, 6' 2 tall. George Walter, who was the veteran guard of the Firewagon Five , saw consid- erable action along with Cliff Crandall and Leon Wassenaar, two boys who will see plenty of action next year. Walter is a Sen- ior, 5' 8 tallg Crandall is a Junior, 6' tall, and Wassenaar is also a Junior, 5' 9 tall. Fulton 59 - Elizabeth 34 Fulton 49 - Byron 44 Fulton 55 - Savanna 33 Fulton 39 - Rock Falls 44 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT A Fulton 48 - Milledgeville 47 Fulton 46 - Morrison 49 ILLOWA CONFERENCE STANDING W L Sterling Community .,..,, ,....,. 1 1 1 Fulton ...................,.....,,. ........ .... 8 4 Morrison ,.... ag .,,,.,,. 8 4 Savanna L ,... 8 4 St. Mary's .,..... ,,,, 4 8 DeWitt ,.,,, ..,. 1 11 Lyons ..,..... .... 1 ' 11