Kelly High School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Kelly, KS)

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As this goes to press we are now warming up for our spring games with the hope that they will be as enjoyable as the ones already played and give us many more hours of very sporty recreation. As the cool weather set in we sensed the urge of the gridiron in our veins and every afternoon, weather permissable, we would indulge in a game of this hearty sport hoping someday to become great in this field. No commercial gains were made in football, it broad- ened our interest and knowledge in it and provided us with many enjoyable hours which would otherwise have been spent in idleness. Then when cold weather set in we took upon ourselves a pug- ilistic attitude and set out to master the art of self-defense. Indoor boxing matches, that contained plenty of action, were witnessed by a roaring student body. This proved to be very instructive to the participants as well as amusing to the spectators. After we summed things up, we decided to nominate Marion Korte as featherweight champion. But let us not forget the part played by the girls of Kelly High School, of whom there are sixteen. Following the example of the boys, they planned to play different schools but only managed to play one game before old man winter put the lid on ball playing for the year. But their part does not end here. For at games played by the boys’ team they have been a great morale booster and have in- spired us to do better; a help which cannot be left unpraised. Before all of the praise and credit is distributed let us not forget a very important cog in the wheel of sports. This is our Pastor and coach, the Reverend Father Placidus Kieffer. To this individual goes the credit of backing us up in all our sports undertakings and supplying us with equipment and sound advice. We appreciate all he has done for us in the line of furnishing transportation to and from games and even from reading that baseball rule book to us under that elm tree, to looking for lost balls in the (you guessed it) grader ditch. This about winds up our sports roundup of Kelly High and we feel that we have done much in the direction of understanding the meaning, the true meaning, of sportsmanship plus making many friends. And as we gradually leave school to make room for the advancing grades, we may look back with pride at our contribution, to- ward a better Kelly High School through the advancement of sports.

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SPORTS As we, the students of Kelly High School began the 47-48 school term, we were confronted with the not too encouraging fact that there were fewer pupils enrolled than was anticipated and had been hoped for to fill out a good sport program. It also dawned on us that something should be done in regard to a definite outline of sports. In view of the fact that the sports program was never too encouraging in the past years, as far as competing with other schools was concerned, we decided to do something about it. Here are the results. As we began the school term amid the fury of the race for the major league pennants and the more furious world series, we considered the appropriateness of concentrating on baseball. Another reason why we started with baseball was that we were well fitted for it in the line of immediate equipment and talent. First came many hours of practice and finally our first game with a neighboring town. A severe case of jitters and an insufficiently trained team probably accounted for the defeat we suffered, a disastrous one, but winning the game was only our secondary purpose of playing (foremost being the fact that we missed shorthand class.) Our second game with another school was scheduled, and fortunately we were to play this one on our home diamond. This probably accounted for the milder defeat we suffered for we had many supporters from our home town to boost our moral stamina. These games were both very en- joyable which were due to the praiseworthy sportsmanship shown by both teams. Due to weather conditions we were forced to discontinue games until spring. What made this team so unique was that it consisted of the whole of our student body of our school. With eleven boys participating we had no talent to spare. Here is how the team looked on the playing field. In the outfield were Marion Korte, Raymond Winkler, and Donald Hunninghake. The infield consisted of Leland Vondenkampe, Lawrence Hermesch, Edwin Rottinghaus, and Daniel Kramer. Working behind the mask was Albert Schultejans; our mound ace and our ace in the hole was Richard Vondenkampe, leaving Norbert Steinlage as bat boy and Johnny Steinlage as ball boy.

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