Gilman High School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Gilman, IA)

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Gilman, 51 - - Laurel, 17, The home quintet easily beat a good Laurel team which had an off night at the local court. Bill Wiseman again took scoring honors with 18 points, and Robertson made 7, while Dye, outstanding Laurel player made ll points. .Gi1man, 27 -.- LeGrand, 25 This game in the sectional tournament at Tama proved to be a thriller, with Gilman on the short end of an 8-14 half-time score. A hot battle near the finish, the score changed hands many times during the sth quarter, and with Gilman behind 25-25 with 25 seconds to play,Robertson dumped in a goal to tie the score. LeGrand failed to score with their opportunity,and with only 5 seconds to go, Bill Wiseman somehow secured the ball, and let fly a long shot from the center of the floor which swished the net as the final gun sounded, stunning and delighting fans according to partialities. Robertson led Gilman with 8 points, fol- lowed by Wiseman and Muckler with 6 each, and Spencer with 5. Shops plays ll points. Chelsea, 27 - - d an outstanding game for LeGrand, getting Gilman,.25 Gilman cou rugged bunch of led 13 50 ll at Tama. Hanzelka half and poured with lO points. Behounek scored ld not get enough scoring punch to tip a Bahemians from Ghelsoa,although the locals the half, in this semifinal round game at of Chelsea got hot on long shots the last through 5 of them to take scoring honors Petter of the same team scored 9 and 6. For the Gilman team, 4 men did all of the scoring, with Wiseman again leading with 8, Robertson, Spencer and Muckler with 6 5 and 4 points respectively. This marked the final game of the season, with a season's record of 9 victories and 6 defeats. THUMBNAILgSKETGHES OF EACH PLQQQHA Donald Robertson. Yes voted honorary captain at the close of the season. Three-year letterman being a regular for- ward for two seasons. A big man, S'25n, he developed into a good rebounder near the close of the year,as well as a good scorer. Donald made the tying basket in the Nawburg game here, and in the Ledrand game at the sectional, besides being high scorer in the LeGrand game here with 17 points. Bill Wiseman. string man all scoring threat for the season banner night wa Bill Cade a sp A three-year letter-winner, being a first three seasons. He was Gilman's principal throughout the season,building up 185 points for an average of l2.2 per contest. His s against ferguson,with a total of 54 points eotacular long shot in the LeGrand game at the sectional tourney to bring a GHS victory in the final three seconds. He was 6'ln, l75 pounds, is hard to shove around, -50-

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Gregg Mounta1nkp51 f +,G1lmani,24 In a postponed contest, Gilman was beaten at Green Mountain in a well played game, by the team destined to become 1944's Marshall County Champions. Gilman outscored the Mountaineer's in the last half, but fell short of voctory. Halftime score was Elmlgg Brlerly scored ll points, Lynch, a flashy player, 10, and Ewoldt 8 for Green Mountain. For Gilman, leading scorers were Wiseman with 9 tallies and Spencer with 5. A tough game to lose. Gilman, 51 - - Newton XMCA, 50 Behind 11 to 12 at the half, Gilman won an evenly played fray here from a fast breaking Y. M. C. A, outfit. Kumm with 11 and Sherriok with 1O points led Newton, while Wiseman with 12, Robertson with 9, and Hauser with 6 led the locals. Gilman, 54 5 f LeGrand, 26 With a slow first half lead of 16 to 9, the contest developed into the roughese affair of the year, with Gerald Green stopping one man with what appeared to be a flying tackle. Robertson scored ll points, Wiseman and Muckler 7 each, and Green scored 5 points. For LeGrand, even scoring also prevailed with Erickson, Shops, and Nalg each getting 6 points, and Phipps getting 5. Newburgh 261- - Gilman, 21 The near-south rivals again upset Gilman in a close contest which was tied at 15 all at the half. The locale were unable to stop Stevens, speedy left-handed hook-shot specialist, who peppered the basket for 15 points, and Cloyd, who tallied 8. Gilman scoring was again evenly di- vided, with Muckler making 5 points, and Spencer, Robert- son, and Wiseman 4 eashn .Struts scelnterl ,49.,l.e.1Cr1,leanl 152. Our worst setback of the season came in the county tournament with a rangy outfit and the sharp-shooting and speed of Eth1ngton,forward for the State Center team, in a game which saw Gilman cold and never hitting the stride at all. Ethington hit for 24 points and Honeck for 15 for State Center,while Gilman players scored as follows Wiseman, 123 Robertson, 7g G. Green 6. We were behind 10 to 19 at the half, Gilman, 58 f y Dunbar, 15 In a home game, weakly played, Gilman again defeated Dunbar by a large margin, after leading at half time 14 to 8, Wiseman bagged 17 and Robertson 15 for Gilman, while Rosfjord get 7 points and R. Hobbs get 6 points for Dunbar Montour, 55 fp-,G1lQan, 25 Montour avenged the early season upset in a good game in which Montour led 21 to 15 at halftime, and were never headed. W1seman's 20 point attack was high for Gilman, while R. Vana had ll and Downs had 10 for Montour. ...49...

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I and very valuable under both baskets. He was a first team guard of the Marshall County Championship team as a sopho- more. Bill played both forward and center on this year's team. Lgg Hauser. He has been a regular and a letterman for two seasons. One of the hardest working boys on the squad, steady and cool under fire. Lee played forward and guard, and was one of the outstanding defensive men on the squad. A good example of sportsmanship. Lge Paul. This was his first year as a regular, although he had lettered as a Junior. Lee was laid low by an appendec- tomy in January, and his loss was felt by the squad. Lee played guard, had a never-say-die spirit, and tried for all balls from the defensive backboard. Richard Spencer. A junior, Richard played all season as a regular guard. He had lettered as a sophomore. Richard had an uncanny eye from the free throw line, a smooth work- ing player in advancing the ball down the floor. Duane Muckler. A junior, Duane is big and aggressive. His fighting spirit is evidenced by the fact that he made the most personal fouls during the season. This was his second season as a major letter winner. During the first half of the season, Duane led the second team and then would break into the varsity game to contribute to the Gilman cause. Duane's work at center was especially outstanding in the Gilman win over Montour just before Christmas. Gerald Green. A junior, Gerald had been a regular at guard as a sophomore. His specialty was retrieving the ball on rebounds, and possessed the best followein ability on the Gilman squad. Along with Muckler, he sparked the reserves to early season victories, and then came into the varsity lineup when the starters failed. His work in the Montou game at Montour decided that contest. A good free-thrower. When Gerald quit school, the loss was felt by the squad. Wayne Paul. A sophomore, Wayne won his letter as a reserve guard. Some observers labeled Wayne the smoothest-working man on the entire squad, with a lot of promise. Gene Qatjerson. He rounds out the list of letter-winners, by his size and good shooting ability. A sophomore, Gene played both at forward and pivot posts. C3 - 'Fa iskrma fffib slgigifv I' ' -ei-