Granite City High School - Warrior Yearbook (Granite City, IL)

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ATHLETIC- GQ ffi Aillne (iinppee: “To know her is to love her. 1919-20 The fall of 1919 seemed to bring with it unusual prospects for a successful year in athletics. Six letter men returned ta school along with several very excellent candidates thus furn- ishing good material for basket ball. The athletic association was reorganized with Ray Lodwig as president; Walter Pershall, secretary; L. G. Baker, treasur- er and coach. It was then decided to hold a class tournament. Bach of the upper class teams were determined to win and at the end three teams tied, viz: Senior, Junior, and Sophomores. The tie was not played off so the three teams consider them- selves winners. m The real season opened with O’Fallon as the opposing team. The line-up for this game was: West, 1. f., Rees, r. f.. Krause, c., Capt. Harris, 1. g.. and Francis, r. g. The subs included Schlecte, Frohardt, Chappee. This team played several victorious games and then old man Jinx, the deadly enemy of all athletic teams, seemed to get a firm hold upon them. A splendid position was offered Frank Harris, the captain, and he accepted it, leaving the team short of a good fast player. Sidney West was forced to leave the team due to an injury to his knee. This left the team in a very crip- pled shape. Along came the flu and seized Hugh Krause, cen- ter, as one of its victims. Good luck did not leave us entirely for Roland Mueller then appeared upon the scene of B. B. and our problem w r as partly solved. We lost several games but after Page Twenty-nine

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CLASS P It is a warm day in 1935 when Dr. H. W. receives an in- vitation from Mrs. Pershall, a society matron, formerly Miss Marjorie Smith, asking her to spend a week end at her country estate in Nameoki. After due consideration the invitation is ac- cepted. She is entertained the first morning at breakfast, a very elaborate affair, as Mr. Pershall is the manager of a huge chain of Tri-City Groceries all over the world. Constance McClusky, just back from a missionary trip to China, is the first to arrive. She is escorted by Society’s popular heartbreaker, Irby Todd. Finally the other guests arrive in groups. Meta Turley, great pianist, and Richard Rees, a marvelous grand opera star, en- tertain them. Dr. Wiesman discovers during a conversation with one of the guests that the kindly faced woman who has quietly been talking to a rather severe looking lady is none other than Rosa Dewerf, the matron of an orphan asylum and her compan- ion is Leota Gray, an old maid school teacher and a very good one, indeed. A breezy girl with splendid bearings swings up to Dr. Wiesman and begins to discourse on the advantages of golf- ing. She is Thelma Danforth, the champion golf plaver. A lit- tle stir at the door announces the late arrival of Sidney West and Harry Lewis, one a promient lawyer and the other a senator. They begin chatting to two very stylishly dressed women, Teresa Jones and Ora Holmes, New York’s modistes, who created quite a sensation when they introduced accordian pleated and fringed knickerbockers for women into the fashion world. Just then Mrs. Pershall received a wireless from Everett Lyons who has just succeeded in reaching Mars after years and years of exploring. After a delectable repast the guests depart to prepare for an afternoon at Ringling Bros. Circus. Here they receive quite a surprise when they recognize Alvin Noonan as the lion tamer; William Huber as a miraculous trapeze per- former, and Byron Haven as a clown. After the circus Mr. Mohl- man, a prosperous farmer and his wife, formerly Miss Rose Struense, invites every one to participate in a theatre party that evening. They meet at Pershall’s estate and go from there to the Washington theatre where they are appreciably entertained by Ray Lodwig who has attained great success in the movies as Wallace Reid’s rival. In the middle of the show Miss Madeline Burkstaller, a suffragette, who has achieved success in all her political campaigns against the use of cigars; Miss Muriel Jones, Ray I.odwig: “A devil, a born d -vil. Tempest. () P H E C Y a sculptoress, wlfo after her masterpiece entitled “Fair Morn- ing,” won world renown, and Miss Lucy Lamer, a teacher of aesthetic dancing, join the party. From the theatre they go back to Pershall’s where an after dinner dance is given. Here several more are added to the party; among them, Winifred Draper, champion typist; Mary Jordan, a pretty artist’s model; Vetha Griffin, a successful business woman, and Dorothy Ben- ton, a poetess of renown. They are greeted by the news that Lucille Macleod, who had not been heard of for the last five years since she departed on a yachting trip to the South Sea Islands, has just succeeded in getting into communication with the outer world after reigning as queen during her stay on the island. She promises them some very delightful narratives. There is also a word from Hershal Danforth. President of the U. S., and Hugh Krause, a civil engineer in South America, that they are unable to come. Rumors are afloat that the real reason that is detaining Hugh Krause is a beautiful Spanish Princess. A very energetic little man makes his way to the end of the drawing room and Mr. Pershall tells the guests that he is Mr. Eddie Wilcox, second only to Billy Sunday. Mr. Wilcox delivers a soul stirring sermon on “The Sins of Eating Pret- zels.” He seems to have a very enthusiastic support in George Coolidge, an absent minded college professor, who is ruled with a rod of iron by his able handed wife. A great surprise is af- forded the guests when Constance McClusky and Irby Todd an- nounce their engagement. Later the lights are turned low and to the strains of a soft dance a beautiful dancer floats from be- hind velvet hangings and Dr. W. is told that this is Arline Chappee, the solo dancer of the Mueller Follies, a musical show, formerly the Ziegfield Follies, now owned and operated by Ro- land Mueller. As a last feature of the evening Mr. Pershall leads his guests into a dark room and here is found a miniature model of Granite High School and above this a banner with this inscrip- tion: “Class of Twenty.” It is here that this class, the class with real school spirit, decide to come together every year at this time. Amid much laughing and talking and promises of future meetings the class departs at a late hour. —HELEN LOUISE WIESMAN Page Twenty-eight

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ATHLETICS IK the team was reorganized we began to win. The new line-up consisted of R. Mueller. 1. f., Reese, r. f„ Hugh Krause, center. Alois Schlecte, 1. g.. and W. Francis, r. g. and newly elected captain. Under the competent supervision of our faithful coach, L. G. Baker, we were again victorious at Bdwardsville and the team started on a winning streak. The games lost by the team ended in close scores and were very interesting. On February 7, 1920, the Principals and B. B. Coaches met at Bdwardsville and made final preparations for a two-county B. B. tournament to be held at Collinsville, February 20-21, 1920. The eight teams entering were: Alton, East St. Louis, Highland, Bdwardsville, O’Fallon, Collinsville, Belleville and Granite City. Granite met Edwardsville in their first game and it was a hard fought battle. The O’Fallon game was easy for the Granite five and the championship game w r as between East St. Louis and Granite City. This was a close game but Granite City was vic- torious. The school received a banner and each man on the winning team a medal. Our next trip was to the district tournament held at Central- ia The first two games were perfect slaughters, most of both iienrge- Coolldge: “Full many a la lv. I’ve eyed wltfi the best regard. Tempest.” Continued m games being played by the subs. On Friday evening we played O’Fallon and were defeated by a score of 35-33. Our basket ball season closed with the tournament and we feel it has been a most successful year. Here we will enjoy a revue of the members of the team: Walter Francis, captain and guard, is one of the steadfast men of the team. Walt, is right on the ball every minute of the game. As captain he handled the team in a very easy manner and won the admiration of all. Roland Mueller is a foul thrower and forward. “Nutzy” has a splendid record for foul shooting and field baskets and plays the game as though his life depended upon it. Richard Reese, forward, fast on foot and always near the basket ready for the ball. Dick is good on long shots, too. Alois Schlecte, guard, knows the game and what he is ex- pected to do. It is very seldom that any one gets by him to throw the basket. Alois was also good at jumping center. Hugh Krause, center, who is six feet tall, has the advantage of the tip-off, and has a good opportunity for giving signals. “Bird” is also good at throwing baskets. Page Thirty