Jefferson City High School - Marcullus Yearbook (Jefferson City, MO)

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only three lettermen from last year, and none of these were regulars. They got off to a shaky start against the California Pintos,but defeated them 51- 16. Their second game was with a much stronger Ful- ton quintet, and they were beaten in the last quer- ter by a score of 27-19.The score at the end of the first half was 12-10. Upon returning home the Jays encountered a strong Sedalia squad and up to the last moment it looked like a sure victory for the Jays,but the ex- perience of the veteran Tigers was too much,and the game was won by a last minute free throw, 25-24. In their next encounter the Jays again came close to being beaten by the Versailles quintet when they noticeably slackened their defense.However the Jays tightened up in the second half and won 26-24. The Jays took Warrensburg 21-17, having some trouble with the swift moving squad they had. University High of Columbia was the next obsta- cle in.the path of the Capital Citians,but they com- bined speed and height and won 25-21. Hitting their mid-season stride, the Jays defeated the California Pintos 34-27 at California in a rough and tunmle game. The Warrensburg Tigers were the local leds'next victims, coming out on the short end of a 34-24 de- ciaion. With this experience under their belts the Jays thought they were ready to take on their traditional rivals, the Columbia Kewpies. The Kewpies had just beaten Fulton, and were out to get revenge on their enemies. The Jays surprised the Kewpies with a 6-0 lead in the first few minutes of the game. The Red and Black was never behind, and had comparatively little to worry about. The score was 22-15. The Jays'next game was with the Fulton Hornets and the Jays had their minds set on a revenge for

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The Sedalie' boy! proved too Much for the Red and Black as time and again they got loose for long gains' The Tigers seemed to baffle the Jays, and they hit twice before the Jays had time to check ,their advance. The score at the end of the first half was 12-0, Tigers. At the start of the third quarter the Sedalia team once again struck at their invaders, and at the end of that period the Score was 19-0. The next encounter the Jays had was with the' same Sedalia team here. This game was the only re- turn game of the year. The Jays were more awake this time,and the Sedalia boys had their hands lull. This game was one of the best games played all year as the teams were as evenly matched as they could have been. Sedalia won, 12-6. The final game of the year was played on the home field with Missouri Military Academy. From the minute the two teams took the field, the cadets dominated everything, and won 41-7. This game was probably the roughest of the entire season as there has always been a sort of rivalry between these two teams. Lettermen of the football team4Von Der Bruegge, Kasler, Jenkins, Byron, Miller, Hultmark, Bohner, Woodland, Ott, Hall, Keane, Linkley, Steenburger, Gemeinhardt. TRACK The track season of this year was composed of only two meets. The first was with M.S.D. of Fulton which the Jays won, and the second was with Fulton High School. The Hornets won. V Track lettermen:Jenkins, Hall, Von Der Bruegge, Schepperle,Heistand,J. Keane,L. Keane, B. McDermott, Scott, Camden, Lyon, Eddy. BASKETBALL With coach Earl Stokes in the driver's seat'the 1942-43 quintet finished a good season winning ten games and losing six. The Jays were handicapped with

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the 27-19 beating they were handed by the Hornets in the second game of the season. The Jays were behind in the first half, and it looked as if they were in for their worst defeat of the year. Winning 23-20, they thrilled their home crowd. The score was 11-7 at the half, and 19-11 at the third quarter. When the sroke of battle cleared, the Jays had ad- ,ministered one of the most severe beatings given the Kewpies in many years, 24-15. The local lads journeyed to Sedalia for their next enoucnter with the Tigers. The Jays didn't get started until after the first helf was over, and they couldn't quite overcome that lead the Sedalia boys had mustered; The score was 34-29. The Jays Went to Columbia to play University High and were defeated 50-26. They entered the Sub-regional Tournament at Eldon and defeated Mack's Creek and Camdenton to qualify for the finals. They were beaten 30-25. Basketball lettermen: John Von Der Bruegge, and Dick Kasler, co-eapteins; Bill Jenkins, Kenneth Snel- len, Bert Bates, Sonny Ott, Noel Hall, Don Rob- erts, Richard Gwinn, and JPCk Rasp, manager. Girls physical education program included swimming, basketball, volley ball, soft hall, denc- ing, tumbling, aerial dart, bowling, deck tennis, conditioning exercises. The following girls took the senior life saving course: Sara Lou Grenstaff, Bette Huston,.Margaret,Linker, Marian Davis, Dickie Huggins, and Helen Jennings. The ones who completed the instructors course were: Margaret Cleiborne, Mary Applegate, Caroline Bushman, and Bette Jane Brenton. ' The boys' physical education classes haVe been altered to fit into the similar activities of the armed services. Swimming classes are held twice a week, and regular gym periois rre held twice weekly. Boxing, basketball,rope climbing, and wrestling are the main activities.