Garrett High School - Aeolian Yearbook (Garrett, IN)

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Football Front row: Harold Fuller, James Schlosser, John Parvu, Roger Gelhausen, Harry Kelly, Wil- liam Smurr, Martin Muzzillo, Edward Symon, Jack Barnes, Louis Sapp. Second row: Coach Cameron Parks, Wilbur Simpson, LeRoy Pence, John Sarpa, Richard Lewis, Donald Putt, Alan Fitch, William Brandenburg, Loren Heinlen, Paul Bonnett, Robert Freeman, Dale Custer, Assistant Coach Paul Bateman. Back row: Clarence Powell, James Harris, Eugene Souder, Harold Custer, Richard Bond, Glee Ebersole, Darel Crooks, James Greenwalt, John Behler, Edwin Vaughn, Gerald Whirledge, Roger Leeson. FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Garrett 14—Decatur 7 Garrett O—Hicksville 0 Garrett 32—Portland 0 Garrett O—South Side 66 Garrett O—Huntington 60 Garrett 14—Goshen 39 Garrett 6—Columbia City 26 Garrett 7—Auburn 50 Names and figures on a printed page cannot tell the whole story. You've got to see the action, hear the yells—and groans, and experience that prickly feeling all up and down the spine to get the real picture of a football contest. When I look back over my senior year of football, 1 see more than games. I see my team in there fighting a good game, a clean game, and—game to the finish. I see that great hole torn in the Decatur line as Parvu cleared the way for the oncoming attack. Smurr’s all-round ability in the Portland game enabled the Railroaders to win decisively. I quiver as I recall the cracking of bones as Symon hit Gross- man to keep another touchdown from piling up the score in the Huntington battle. Jack Barnes’ all-round star performance in the Auburn duel is something I shall respect. My spine tingles as I think of little Louie Sapp, at the Goshen game, dashing, twisting, squirming, and fiinally outrunning the last man who could have stopped him from making a 100-yard touchdown run. Perhaps the Hicksville game would not have ended in a tie had it not been for the unusual tackling ability of Fuller. As my mind wanders back to the Columbia City slaughter, in which the participants’ bodies were smeared with that fluid composed of red and white corpuscles commonly known as blood, I see 225 pounds of man and muscle, Don Putt plugging up that big gap in the line. Big Martin Muzzillo, comedian of the squad and his brilliant defensive work in the Decatur game shall always have a place in my memory. I shall never forget seeing Fluke Harris in the Auburn game. His desperate tackles kept the opponents on several occasions from running up a larger score. When he stabbed them they knew they were stabbed. When all the rest of my football experiences shall have been forgotten I shall still remember the kind words of Coach Parks. There truly was never a better man who thought as much of his players. I shall al- ways love and respect him. Along with Coach Parks I want to pay tribute to another fine man, Assistant Coach Bateman. His smile and helping hand I shall never forget. Sincerely, PHIL VANDERBOSCH. Page 25

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Basketball Front row: Jack Black, Robert Winebrenner, William Smurr, Jack Barnes, Philip VanDerbosch, Louis Sapp. Back row: Coach Parks, Harry Kelley, James Porter, LeRoy Pence, Harold Fuller, Mr. Bateman. HARDWOOD MEMORIES I hope to live to be an old, old man but of all my experieices I know I shall never forget those glori- ous basketball days. To some, a list of the games is merely a printed list, but to me every game was an exciting adventure. SUMMARY OF GAMES OF 1942 Garrett 34—Alumni 24 Garrett 28—Angola 40 “== Garrett 22—Decatur 21 Garrett 35—Auburn 30 Garrett 26—Columbia City 39 ‘= Garrett 41—K'ville 42 “ Garrett 20—Butler 30 — Garrett 53—LaGrange 26 Garrett 44—Angola 35 Garrett 46—Ashley 31 Garrett 33—Warsaw 53 -—™ Garrett 25—Waterloo 21 Garrett 35—Berne 33 Garrett 33—Butler 34 =—— Garrett 30—Bluffton 40 — Garrett 41—Hartford City 33 Garrett 30—K'ville 24 Garrett 56—Avilla 41 SECTIONAL Garrett 40—Butler 42 — All of the squad were good fellows and great teammates but my pals of the class of ‘42 hold a special place. IKE—A good man on any team with plenty of height to bring down the ball. When he got started, look out opponents. BARNES—Breaking up fast breaks was his specialty and you could always count on a couple of drive-in shots from him each game. LOUIE—Being short didn’t mean a thing to Louie. Once the game started he got around so fast the oppos- ing players couldn't keep track of him. BLACK—Many people thought there was a magnet drawing the ball through the basket when Black shot those one-handers from the corner. VANDY—It took a real player to get around Vandy and make a basket while he was guarding him. Those left-handed hook shots of his certainly came at the right times. FULLER—It never took Fuller long to get started and sometimes the referees didn't like the way he treated those poor players on the other teams. I have considered it a real pleasure and honor to be captain of and player with a group of fellows like we had on the squad. I am sure they will go forth to carry on and win in life’ as they did on the basketball floor. BILL SMURR, Captain ‘42. Page 26