Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM Flrsf Row Tom Rosowlcz Harry Hausenfleck Larry Kocal Ray Noldln Tum Etter Louis LaPosa Dale Erickson Second Row Dave Schafer Don Gulllckson Duck Hemingway George Pappas Gary Farn Ken Reed Bull Johnson Don Diehl Third Row .lerry Foote Roger Mclaughlln Frank Carroll Don Llnos Ron Johnson Glb Blackmun Paul Hendricks Dave Neely Jack Tangerman VARSITY FOOTBALL The 1953 Wildcats were a pleasant surprise to all HHS fans The team, which had the lightest forward wall in the Calumet Region, made their opponents work for every inch that they gained The Wildcats improved VlS1blY after the first game with E C Roosevelt In all of the rest of the tance of their opponents Coach Lee Gellenbeck, capably assisted by Mr Kucer, line coach, Mr Papais, backficld coach and Mr Scott, freshman coach, molded a team that was strong in the clutch The team was run from quarterback by Tim Etter and Gib Blackmun Seniors in the backfield included Dick Hem ingway, Garv Farn and Virgil Thomas Senior ends were Larry Kocal md Tom Rosowicz The tackles from the senior class were Jerry Foote, Harry Hausenfleck and Don Linos B TEAM FOOTBALL The HHS football B team did not win a game, how exer, as Coach Papus said, Then got much xaluable exper FRESH MAN FOOTBALL The freshman season was a great success as the Kittens piled up a six and two record Many fine, prospects from this squad should bolster the varsity in the near future High lights of the season were a 40 6 rout of Irving and a 12 6 vlc tors over Morton ience Tht chntf goal of the team is to dutlop xarsity FOO1BALLCoACHE5 m3fU'l-ll If 'lkhlklkd thi? Qoal Mr Gellenbeck Mr Scott Mr Papaus Mr Kucer Page One Hundred Twenfythree l l , 5 r . I . . I I I 1 ' I ' ' ' : . ' , I ' 1 , ' , ' I I - games the Wildcats were either ahead or within striking dis- Y 1 I , l I - ' Y' ' - ' v , I . Qc r - v ' H 1 f ' 1 A s 1 . ' , V , . ' T Y

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COACHES Sitting Mr Wonsowntz track and cross country Mr Papars football and swimming Standing Mr Gellenbeck baseball football freshman basketball Mr Kung varsity basketball golf Mr Kucer football BTeam basketball Mr Scott football Intramurals COACHING STAFF John Whitey Wonsowrtz was the guiding light of our track and cross country teams Although he added a few gray hairs in the process Julius Pape Papais brought his swimming team through to a State Championshrp He also served as B Team football coach Lee Gellenbeck was the only three letter coach He served as head football coach for the first time this fall freshman basketball coach and varsity baseball coach Under the able guidance of Bob King our Wrldcats were Regional Championship Mr King was also the golf coach Although both were new at Hammond High Steve Kucer and Jim Scott handled varied coaching duties Both served as assistant football coaches and intramural instructors Mr Kucer was also B team basketball coach whrle Mr Scott was assistant track coach The Best Land Plans By Terry Ingram That famous saying by Robert Burns camt to me in its full meamng at the semi final tourney when Elkhart proved to be the better team Our hopes high durmg the trip down to Lafayette soared to new nelghts when Hammond High beat the Berries in the afternoon game In high spirits the students congregated at the Purdue Union Bu1ld1ng to while away the time until the evening session Utilitarian in design and Page One Hundred Twenty two purpose the Union Bu1ld1ng itself deserves mention Built in the shape of a horseshoe it is very long low and massive The main floor along the legs of the horseshoe IS occupied by offices and rooms all with doors opening onto the long hall running the length of the buildmg The front con tams a huge lobby filled with leather couches chairs lamps, and tables vuth reading material scattered about As you would expect the atmosphere is quiet and solemn Upstairs are rooms for guests In the basement are two cafeterias a lunch and soda fountain combined a bowling alley a game room and about fifteen pool and billiard tables each activity having 1ts own room Had it not been for this building and 1ts fme facilities relax Filing mto the field house all of us had lugh hopes But after the f1rst quarter many of us could see that Elkhart was of a higher caliber than we in our present condition Gibbys drive near the end of the game just was not enough to over balance our deficiencies Through no fault of his own Rado vich could not cope with Elkharts reboundmg power When Granack and Kolb were myured earlier our stock went down quite a bit Elkhart won the game by superror rebounding power and shooting accuracy When we had therr lead cut to four points every one of the Hammond fans was believmg mth all his heart and mxnd that we could w1n But the Blazers, one of the most poised and united teams we have seen con tinued to pile up points and to grab every rebound while the clock ticked off the remaining minutes everyone could see that it just wasn t our day The Elkhart fans seemed unusually quiet as their team gathered points and they seemed to sense the fall of a great team Our chances for next year? Talk to Mr King He says they are good and after all there is a frrst time for everything . . : . . I P I .I ' 1 - 1 1 I I - 3 . . . . . I u - ag . . . . ' ' ' ' 3 3 3 ' ' ll ,J ' Q! Y! ' Q - 4 , . ' I . I . . . - - . 9 3 9 ' - l , V. . . h - 9 V ' . . . , , , . . . ' 9 9 1 Y I - . . . . . . I a ' , able to notch their fifteenth Sectional Title and their ninth the students would have had no place to gather, eat, and U . . , . . . . , . U n . , . . , - l . . . ' . , - . . , . ., 'C . n . s u s e 7 V . ' I , - I 3 u . . . . , . .- . I . , , ' ' . s S . . . . , 1 , . Q , . . . . .

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FOOTBALL B-TEAM First Row: Dick Gefzinger, Bruce Lindholm, Andy Forresl Steve Miofsky Jim Murphy Terry McMahon. Second Row: Phil Markovich Paul Audurm George Feldman Ray Abrahamson Terry Horligan Tom Daniels Rex Thompson Third Row John Landnn Don Bmgaman Russell Hardm John Moran Roger Kelluson Wayne Luss Bob Shook FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM First Row Ed Ryan Arl Wrlghl Jam Roames Chrlsl Vorls Phul Abbott Bob Jones Don Puckett Ron Snow Second Row Jerry Slroughn Jam Correll Jnm Storey Karl Holgren Tom Pressler Chuck Rhode lrvln Cross Jlm Wnham Third Row Horace Weak Terry McCullough Jerome Johnson Jim Sanders Frank Saculla Harry Pappas Eob Granack Pele Mulobar Ken Abbott HHS O EC ROOSEVELT 31 After a month of gruelmg practlce m the hottest summer on record the hght and mexperlenced team of Coach Gellen beck clashed head on mth the hard flghtlng Rough Rlders The last half of the game was played 1n a dovx npour Hovs ever the Wxldcats just as the Amerlcan fleet at Pearl Harbor were destrned to rrse agaln The aroused Wlldcats pounded the Meteors back 1nto space The sharp passes of Tlm Etter and the runnxng of Drck Hemingway hlghhghted the game HHS 8 TECH 0 For 1 whole vseek the Wxldcats had been beaten by the local sports vyrnters In fact that yyeek the only outflt that dldn t beat them was the Tech Tlgers Gary Earn was gnavy mg out yardage all durmg the game HHS 7 CLARK 18 The Pnoneers of Clark jumped out from behlnd every yard marker on the fleld to drssect the Wlldcats HHS 13 LEW WALLACE 6 The blg Hornets were reduced to small bees by p1n pomt passmg hard runmng and good use of the breaks All of the Wrldcats played a good game The Hornets stung Dlck Hem mgway mth a concusslon Page One Hundred Twenty four HHS 14 WHITING 13 The Homecomlng pep rally sharpened the teeth of the vun happy W1ldcats A strong aerlal attack wnth the p1n pomt mg of Tlm Etter and a ground assault spearheaded by Gary Farn were strengthened by the extra polnt kxckmg of G1b Blackmon HHS 6 EC WASHINGTON 25 Any attempt to cause the bxggest upset 1n the Calumet Reglon was vetoed by the Senators 1n the second half HHS 12 MICHIGAN CITY 6 Hammond Hnghs two quick touchdowns were enough to cham the Red Devlls T1m Etters fnrst half aerlal attack was ra1ned out mn the second half Dnck Hemlngyx ay ground out 90 yards xn the muck and mare yyhnle the l1ne held ex ceptronally well HHS 20 TOLLESTON 19 All of the Wlldcats had to turn on the1r most ferocrous d1splay of the year to down the Blue Devrls to end the season m a blaze of glory Even as the Amerrcan fleet at Pearl Harbor they d1d r1se agaml All of the Wlldcats are to be congratulated for thelr out standmg play They frmshed the season wnth a 6 3 record Thxs was the fxrst season that Coach Gellenbeck handled the Wxldcats 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . . : . I . I I 1 1 I 1 ' 1 . : I . I . I . 1 1 1 l 1 2 1 l 1 . 1 1 1 1 . 1 Q 5 1 1 1 l 1 , 1 1 1 - Y. - . . . . - . - , - . . - Y' ' I ' I . . . . 1 l I . ' , s 7 HHS 35 - THORNTON FRACTIONAL 0 - - . 7 . . . , . Y . . . , . . I Y . YV . . D . . Y 7 V . l 7 . Y . t . , V . . - . , V. . I Y. . Y I Y . . . . 7 7 ' Y . . ' I 1 ' 7 . . . , . 1 . . ' . . 7 Y. . .