Hartford City High School - Retro Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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. . and Erne pilot 'Dales through ear Ir- V. FLASH-IN CAPI'I'lllllfETTERS. Mr. Erne, basketball coach, has his own work-out. Hartford City went through a rugged season, but it wasn't because of a lack of Judson Erne is a master of psychology as well as of basketball. He has the formula for putting that win- ning spirit into his squads, for arousing a team to heights they never knew. He knows how to pull a 'abeatenw player out of the dumps and restore the for- mer confidence that will bring the player back on his feet, stuffed with new zip and pep. Having coached the Airedales for the past four years, Mr. Erne has always maintained that an athlete will receive a more thorou h trainin in character, S S will learn more of the thin s that are vital in life, and S he overns his net char es thus. 3 g With an unlimited knowledge of basketball, Mr. Erne is the never-say-die, hard-driving type of coach that makes competitive sports so great. His players would go to any extreme for him. It would be a laborious task to seek a coach who is so interested and devoted to students as Mr. Erne is, and perhaps that explains his tremendous popularity throughout the high school. His astonishing record of advancement in our athletic program since his arrival speaks for itself. Leroy Brown Norman Cortright trying. The first three contests presented powerful foes, putting the immediate future of the Airedales in question. As it turned out later, losing those initial three was anything but a disgraceg for Peru, Portland, and Fort Wayne Central were quite habitual in kicking around other competition. But the Airedales were plunked into a sad predicament by the punishment. lt was simply a case of trying too hard in some circumstances, for the Airedales were out to slaughter. The pressure was so thick that it was almost impossible for the Ernemen to slide into the victory slot. It seemed that all opponents performed at their peak when the Black and Gold came along, with many of the enemy coachestadmitting as much. Battlingiall the way, the Airedales yielded many see-saw affairs in which the difference of abilities between winner and loser was invisible. But win or lose, they showed enough spark and scrap to keep their followers constantly boosting them. Not all Airedale history was recorded in tears, though. When the Montpelier Pacers were ready to record an upset over the locals, .l ack Hornbaker was produced out of thin air to throw in three quick baskets in the last three minutes to lead a l5-point barrage in a race against time, salvaging the Victory. Gene Kile stamped his name in the ledger by depositing 20 points through the nets during a terrific comeback against Elwood staged by the Ernemen, who missed winning by a hair- line. In what was strictly a blood pressure case, LeRoy Brown tipped the ball into the basket with two seconds remaining in the Decatur tussle, thus presenting Black and Gold with a one-point conquest. ,El 24 JN

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oon hour brings intramural basketball Both rounds of the noon intramural league siege were reigned over by the Wildcats. Max Sumwalt, the league's leading scorer, was the skipper of the presiding organization which in- cluded Leech, Shatto, DuBois, and Stone. How- ever, the Giants, under the captaincy of John Flynn, salvaged the league tourney held at the termination of the regular campaign. Under the guidance of Kenny Dorton the league has thrived as a noon time pastime, and there has always been a great interest in the games. l OFFICIALS Row 1: Joe Sumwalt, Clarence Atkinson, Charles Price. Row 2: Max Sumwalt, .lack Lytle, Leland Willmann, Sam Cook. LEAGUE WINNERS Row 1: Bill DuBois, Allen Shatto. INTRAMURAL SPONSOR Kenny Dorton. Row 2: Gerald Leech, Max Sumwalt, Bob Stone. 23

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AIREDALE SCORES Hartford City ............ Hartford City ............ Hartford City ............ Hartford City ............ Hartford City .........,.. Hartford City ............ Hartford City ............ Hartford City ,........,.. BLIND TOURNEY Hartford City ............ Hartford City Hartford City Hartford City ............ Hartford City Hartford City ............ Hartford City ....,....... Hartford City Hartford City ............ Hartford City Hartford City .,....,..... Hartford City fTopJ Dick Kimmelg fcircle, clockwise? Ralph James, Chester Cavanaugh, Gene Kile, Edsel Langdong Ronnie Coons. Peru .................... .......... Portland ...................... .......... Ft. Wayne Central ...............,.... Wabash .......................,.............. Muncie Burris fo'timej ............ MOHt1C6ll0 .,.......,.......,.,.. ....... Montpelier .... Connersvllle ...... .......... Auburn .......... Wabash .....,.... Huntington ........ .......... 4 2 Elwood .............. ........,. Bluffton ................... ....... 2 3 Muncle Central ......... ,...,.. 4 2 Rochester ............, ....... 3 5 Dunkirk ........ Alexandria ....,,,, ,,,,,,, 5 1 Decatur ....... Auburn ....... Tipton ..........t.,..,....,...,...,,,,,,.,,,., 37 as EXCELLINC ONCTHE HARDWOOD. Winner of the Kiwanis basketball trophy for good sports- m : ' . anship Gene Klle fBottomJ Jim Fulton, Bill Perryyyirgil Johnson, Jack