Junction City High School - Junco Ed Yearbook (Junction City, OR)

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THE JUNCO-ED 1927 BASEBALL SEASON OF '26 The baseball team of '26 made a fair showing under the coaching of Clarence Harpole- The first game was played on Coburg's combination brick patch and cow pasture. Due to the fact that fthe Junction boys were not accustomed- to fielding among Irish confetti lots and because Sogaardl and Aasted c0uldn't get the ball over to the left-handers, we were left teetering on a small end of a 19 to 6 score. On a following Friday the traditional game with Harrisburg was play- ed to a 7 to 7 deadlock. The game was called after the ninth because there weren't enough flashlights available to finish the game. Coburg slickered us again on our home field 11 to 7. In this game The Hon. Sam Mitchell made his debut in high school ball, when he re- placed Lauritzen who 'had been hit on the knee. Shedd journeyed down to Junction and took the game back home with a 19 to 4 score. Junction contributed 14 errors to the day's festivities- Oh! it was awful. One of the best games of the season was played against Halsey at Junction. The final score was 7 to 6 aztlter a 10 inning mound battle be- tween Paul Bunyan Norton of Halsey and Roy fSogyJ Sogaard of Junc- tion. 7 Shedd again defeated us on their cow pasture. That's no lie. The cows were driven off before the game. The final count was 15 to 5. Harrisburg was defeated for the first time in six games when So- gaard out pitched Jackson. The .score was 4 to 3. The following Saturday morning, Woodmen Picnic Day, Harrisburg returned the compliment and handed us a 10 to 5 w-alloping- Sogaard couldn't pitch two games straight. Triangle Lake was defeated High School Picnic Day 7 to 3 only after five Junction men had their turn at pitching. THE SCORES J unetion -City ........ .......... 6 Coburg ........ Junction City .... 7 Harrisburg ..... Junction City 7 Coburg Junction City ....... 4 Shedd ........ Junction City ....... 7 Halsey ..... Junction City ........ ....... 5 Shedd .......... Junction City ....... ....... 4 Harrisburg ..... Junction City ....... 5 Harrisburg ..... Junction City ....... 'I Triangle High

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THE JUNCO-ED 1927 THE FOOTBALL TEAM BRUCE QTRIPLE PASSJ YOUNG. Left end- Bruce was made famous by his execution of fthe triple pass play. ln- quire of Oakland and Lebanon for further information. Young was a steady, consistent player and formed fthe left end of a line which was hard to get around. Bruce will be back next year. CHARLEY CCHUCKJ NEILSEN. Left tackle. Chuck was the proverbial stone wall on thc left side of the line. Many Ptimes the opponent's plays were halted in their tracks by Neilsen. VARDELL CVARDJ NEIJSON. Left guard. Nelson, playing 'his second year at .left guard, was usually a depend- able linesman- The game wasn't over for him until Uhe last whistle. This was his last year. GORDON QDARLINGJ WATROUS. Gordie Darling was the big gun at center. This was his first year in football but 'he played like ia veteran. Center is an important position on the offensive and was handled in great style by Watrous- He will be here for the next season. ROY Q-SOGYJ SOGAARD. Right guard and utility. Altho baseball is Sogaard's major, he played a good game of football. Sogaard was used part of the time at righlt guard and part of the time in the backfield. He replaced Breckenridge at Oakland 'and turned in a fine game. , BENNY CBENJ LAURITZEN. WRigh't tackle. This was Lauritzen's first year in football and like Watnous, he -played a hard, steady game at ftackle. Ben was in the mix on every play and -with- stood the enemy attack without a falter. He will be with us next year. WALLACE CPATJ, AYERIS. Right end. Al-tho Pat was the smallest man on the team, he was the hardest one to get around.Witness the Oakland game. Ayers was by far the best tackl-er on the team. He will be here next year. GEORGE QBRECKEMJ B-RE'C'ICEN'RIDfGE. Left halfback. George was the speed man on the back field- His end runs didntt work very well because he left his interference behind him. George scored a touchdown on the kick-off in the Shedd game. WILLIAM CBILLJ BLACKWELL. Full back. Wee Willie plowed, plunged and tore his way thru the opponents lines on every play. Bill, as a ball carrier, was 'hard to equal. Blackwell was also la fine defensive player, playing many games as a defensive tackle and stopping opponents in their tracks. He will be back again next year. GALE QGALIXQ BLACKWELL. Right half. Altho Gale played but two games, he .showed plenty of stuff and if he comes back to school nex-t year the team will be benefited a great deal. LLOYD CTEDJ EVANS- Quarterback. Ted was the general of the team. He very seldom called the wrong play, thus enabling us to make plenty of yardage. Ted was also an excellent ball carrier who knew his stuff when it came to plunging the line. KENNETH QKENJ HTOYT. Utility. Kenneth came in late in the season but came in time to plug up a hole left open by ineligibilifty. Kenneth was at fine all-around player. CHARLEY FELLERS. Utility. Charley played guard, tackle, halfback and safety with about the same degree -of efficiency. He will be back next year. EARL Q-SPICERJ IVIE- Utility. - Altho Earl d.idn't get to play in but a few games he showed the right spirit in coming out and being ready to take his place in an emergency. 3

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THE IUNCO-ED 1927 THE BASEBALL TEAM The baseball team under the coaching of Dr. Charles Johns has made a fine showing this year. Roy Sogaard- Pitcher. About sixty percent of the team is Roy Sogaard. Roy started his pitching career at the grade school and has pitched every year since. Eugene High and Cottage Grove High are among the many teams which Sogaard has beaten. ' William Blackwell. Third base, first base and Catcher. Bill is at the receiving end this year after a long and varied career in baseball. When in grade school he caught for Chick Lee, then pitching high school ball. Upon arriving at High School he played. third base, then first base and now is throwing runners out at second base. Gordon iWatrous. First base. Gordon is the hard hitting, sure fielding recruit from Benson Tech. This is the first year for Gordon, but he plays like a vet Sam Mitchell, Second base. Mitchell got his chance last year when he played for Lauritzen at third base after Ben had his knee hurt. Like the story book, Mitch was so good that he landed a regular position. He is the most dependable infielder on the team. Ben Lauritzen. Third base. Ben is a two year man and has the fastest whip of any man on the team. He is a good fielder and a fine baseman. Bruce Young. Shortstop. After many experiments Bruce was selecteo to play shortstop. Bruce plays fine ball at this position and his batting is the grief of many opposing pitchers. Vardell Nelson. Right fielder. Altho Nelson is a notoriously poor batter, his speed in the field kept a place for him on the team. It is very unusual to see Nelson thrown -out stealing a base. This is Nelson's fourth and last year in High School ball. Noel Dann. Left field. Dann is a hard hitting, sure fielder and has bolstered the batting strength of Junction considerably. Wallis Smith and Edward Ruder are alternate center fielders, Smith having three more years to play while Ruder graduates this year. Wallace Ayers is the excellent utility man who can catch, play out- field. infield and pinch hit with considerable skill. Harry Phillips spent most of his time practicing as a relief pitch or so didn't get to play in many games. He will by next year be a great help in the box. 25