Klamath Union High School - El Rodeo Yearbook (Klamath Falls, OR)

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PELICAN FOOTBALL SQUAD FRONT ROW: Charles McCandliss; Marion Reginato; Don Rose; Eugene Love. CAPTAIN; Lou Mueller; Hill King; Bob Snyder; Roy Benedict: Wallace Turnidge; Roy BerglofT; Harold Patterson. SECOND ROW: Keith Howell; Dave Gifford; Neil Mayfield; Paul Sabo; Bert Dennis; Phillip Anderson; Bill Edinunson; Harold Weber; Bill Christiansen; “Buck” Hammer, ASSISTANT COACH. THIRD ROW: Jack Mitchell; Vernon Tuter; Jack Rich; Jack Shults; Don Schortgen; Jack Becker; Allen Cline, MANAGER; Lyle Cook. MANAGER; “Snowy” Gustafson. HEAD COACH; Charles Tilton, FACULTY ATHLETIC MANAGER. PELICANS 13 CHICO 6 The Pelicans launched the 1940 football season with a surprise victory of 13-6 over the Chico High visitors. Our first touchdown was made by Marion Reginato, and a pass thrown by Bill Christiansen to Neil Mayfield secured the winning touchdown in the last few minutes of the game.

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“Snowy” Gustafson FALL SPORTS Buck” Hammer Joe Peak Paul Deller SEASON SUMMARY A bang-up game against Chico High launched the season for K. U. H. S. Our good luck on the turf continued until we tussled over the pigskin with Lassen Junior College. Although the loss of four games cpienched the Klamath spark for an all-win victory, the Pelicans flew high in the five games they won. We also have to remember the colorful drills the Pep Peppers, the Band, and majorettes put on during the halves. FOOTBALL COACHES The two Pelican mentors, “Snowy” Gustafson, head football coach, and “Buck” Hammer, line coach, deserve a very large portion of the credit for the production, year after year, of one of the state’s high-ranking grid squads. Not only do these two work during the entire season to build the boys up to top physical condition, but they also must instill in them the old fighting spirit”, which often is the difference between a game lost and a game won. Joe Peak. Wildcat coach, faces the same responsibilities with his team, and fulfills his duties well. Paul Deller, although he arrived late in the season to undertake the freshman coaching job, made good use of the time he did have.

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PELICANS 26 COMMERCE HIGH 6 In the second encounter of the season, the Pelicans defeated Commerce High of Portland with a sparkling victory of 26-6. Eugene Love came out of the entanglement of players scoring two touchdowns. Patterson and Schortgen each pushed his way to the goal line for a winning touchdown. PELICANS 32 EUGENE 0 The Pelicans overwhelmed Eugene High 32-0 for victory three. McCandliss 57-yard scamper for the first touchdown and Weber’s pass interception for an 80-yard run high-lighted the affair. PELICANS 7 LASSEN JUNIOR COLLEGE 18 The Klamath High football team went out of their class when they tangled with Lassen Junior College. The Pelicans were overpowered 18-7 in an intersectional contest which brought them their first defeat of the season. Christiansen carried the ball to the 10-yard line, and Don Schortgen plowed over center for the Klamath touchdown. PELICANS 14 ASHLAND 6 Outgained and outfought in the first half by a surprising Ashland Grizzly eleven, the Pelicans came back in the second session and won the Ashland conference opener 14 to 6. Love plunged through center for a touchdown; Reginato converted. The winning points followed soon after when Reginato scored and converted.