Homer High School - Trojan Yearbook (Homer, MI)

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22 THE TROJAN Back row: Duell Bartlett, Raymond Amsler, Duane Gregg, Vernon Fast and Rollen Frederick. Middle row: Melvin King, Stanley Carrick, Ivan Fast, Robert McAdam, Robert Feorilla, Louis Baird and Mr. Krueger. Front row: Lloyd Nowlin, Perry Phillips, James Linton, Joe Jarosz, Marion Smith and George Tasker. Absent: Frank Mench and Robert Dawson. BASEBALL Homer s green 1939 baseball squad with Jim Linton doing the pitching, Nowlin, Jarosz and Linton doing most of the hitting, Frank Mench showing fine form in the outfield, and Pee Wee Smith performing expertly around second base, broke even in its eight game schedule winning two each from Jonesville and Reading and dropping two each to Litchfield and B. C. Lakeview. The prospects for the 1940 squad were very good. Nine lettermen were available for the team this spring. The following lettermen are playing their last season for Homer: Joe Jarosz, Jim Linton, Marion Smith, Lloyd Nowlin, Perry Phillips, George Tasker, Frank Mench and Robert Dawson. These boys will be back next year to carry on the diamond sport: Melvin King, Stanley Carrick, Robert Feorilla, Ivan Fast, Louis Baird, Raymond Amsler, Vernon Fast, Duel Bartlett, Duane Gregg and some good prospects from next years Freshman class. The scores: Homer 1 B. C. Lakeview 5 Homer 7 Reading 5 Homer 2 Litchfield 5 Homer 15 Jonesville 2 Homer 2 Litchfield 4 Homer 6 Reading 5 Homer 15 Jonesville 12 Homer 0 B. C. Lakeview 25

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THE TROJAN 21 Back row: Vernon Fast, Duane Gregg, Raymond Amsler, Roger Huston, Ivan Fast, Robert Morey, Robert Feorilla, Glenn Betz, and Duell Bartlett. Middle row: Mr. Davis-Reserve Coach, Melvin King, Robert Davie, Perry Phillips, Eugene Whitcomb, Marvin Wade, Maurice Benham, Clayton Roblson-Manager, and Mr. Krueger-Coach. Front row: Dale Mull, Louis Baird, James Linton, Joe Jarosz, Robert Dawson, Marlon Smith, and Stanley Carrlck. BASKETBALL The Homer Basketball squad has the advantage of having five letter men back in the line-up. The team had a little more height than they had the year before. The willingness and ambition of the squad was especially noticeable. Although the squad will mourn the loss of four men that they started the season with, they will have men with experience and speed. The men who will not be with us next year are Linton, Jarosz, Smith, and Dawson. Linton and Dawson supplied most of the points, with Baird and Smith following closely. The Reserves completed an unsuccessful season. Letter winner s are: James Linton, Marion Smith, Joe Jarosz, Louis Baird, Robert Dawson and Stanley Carrick. Basket Ball Results Homer 17----------------Reading 16 Horner 21------------Litchfield 37 Homer 7------------------Quincy 41 Homer 23-------------Jonesville 22 Homer 29----------------Reading 13 Homer 15-----------Li tchf ield 19 Homer 29-----------------Athens 19 Homer 25-----------------Quincy 35 Homer 27-------------Union City 18 Homer 17-------------Jonesville 24 Homer 17-----------------Athens 29 TOURNAMENTS Homer 16---------------- Quincy 25 Homer 22----------------Bronson 23 Homer 14--------------Jackson Tech 27

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THE TROJAN 23 Back row: Mr. Krueger-Coach, Darrel Butters, Robert Feorilla, Duane Anderson, Duane Gregg, George Janes, Stuart Findley and Eugene Whitcomb. Front row: Marlon Smith, Charles Rising, Louis Baird, Stanley Carrick, Melvin King and Robert Davie. Absent: Lawrence Boyd and Clayton Robison. TRACK The Homer Trojans after losing a duel went to Marshall High School, defeating Litchfield by one point, placing several men in the Albion Invitational meet, qualifying Erwin Gridley for State meet, came back to its own field to run away with the honors in the Conference meet. The consistent winners for Homer last year were Gridley and Boyd in the mile, Heaton in the shot put. Rising and Carrick in the hurdles and high Jump, Davie 440 and Smith in the dashes. Gridley and Heaton, being the only important losses by graduation, Homer has excellent prospects for capturing the Conference for the third consecutive year and sending several men into the State meet.