Le Roy High School - Melting Pot Yearbook (Le Roy, IL)

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rrZov:1v1cv11n1as:an:4s:av:4s11n1 TH E M ELTI NG POT -1o2o:o:oio1o1o1o1o14 in FOREWORD ON EMPIRE'S FAVORITE SPORT L. A. Kcliean YVhen the 1926 footbah squad relmrted for pracHee,they were a green looking bum-h and prospects for a winning team could have been better. ln the first series of games Mae would start with o11e bunch and would 1-hange around until the team func-tioued better. He studied their faults and 4-orrec-ted them. He made them learn their signals perfectly. They chwwdoped shiudy at Hrsh but speeded up to a high degree unth at the end of the year they vvere aethlg Hke one lnachine under the guidance of expert hands. Leonard A. McKean has coached LeRoy athletic teams for seven years and has turned out two undefeated football teams in four consecutive years. LeRoy fans are grateful to Mac and his work here and to show their apprmdathnn gave a banquet in him the teanfs,zuul Unilherary winners honor. Fhester Bishop, as Captain of the llndefeaterl squad, is highly honored. In every game Bish would pep up the fellows, he never lost faith in their ability to come clean. He was noted for his irresistible lighting.: spirit. Tmlmwlmwlmm wwwwdhmim mm,mq'mmmmwMyemmm Mm captain of the 1927 football squad. Aaron lIHl.the HStarH pHot of the undefeated footbah teann vvas falnwl for his Ulled iirangeu UMIDBHVEFS on the gridiron. WVith the aid of his feHoxv players he would zigzag 80 yards to a glorious, thrilling touchdown. The newspapers tooted him highly, but one paper displayed Captain Bishop's phlure as that of Aaron Iihh the hninchne galhnang ghosL 1oio3o:4n2o2n:o:o1o1o1o1 1 9 2 7 141 zcicvxcvzfszfnzevxenieviesi i281

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nzuioiozozoiozoxuzoxox TH E M E LTI N G POT Ioxozuzoiozeuzoxoioiozen , .. - Q , 'Yu i . + - - -vw 4 . ' , ' ' - . 1: Back Row-Al Loft to Right! M1'K1-an. Schwartz, XVRISIIIHIFII, Rivv, Williamson, l 1'ivkP. Ivos, M. Copeland, P. C1'IlllibI1ll3.Z'll. Idon Middlv Row--li. Bishop, Rohhins, li. l'op1-land, Hvidlvlmryr, Sigler, Murphy, liogzfry. Killion. Fonger Front liUXYvl'0ilK'll MvKean, Doolvy, Brown, Hill, l'.Hishop. Unpt.. Monro, l4'vi'1'vll Hnghvs, Phillips FOOTBALL OUR GRIDIRONISTS QI'ARTICRBACK--Aaron Hill. Aaron is the Rod Grange of the high sl-hool. Aaron pilotvd tho 1926 elvvloii through an very suwossfnl Sl'2lS0ll. Ho is one of the hest quartet'- ham-ks of high st-hool 2l'ill'i!'UlliStS. H0 was tho scoring: 1-og of the '26 vleven and vould ho te-rnwd a triple throat niun for he can run, kick and pass. Aaron is :1 Junior, so will ho hm-ard from in Fvntral Illinois noxt year. Fl'l.l.liAl'K-.laines Brown. Jiin has all the qllalifios a fnllhavk should havv. I-I0 vonld also 1'evvivv :and throw passvs to a good advantagv. Jinx was a stone wall in dm-fonse, und Rl 1-ontinnal J.fl'0lllld gaining: man on otfonse. He is 11 Froslnnan and was a regular on the tvani this year. He has three more years in High School. RIGHT HAl.FlLXt'Ii-Italo Copeland. Rae was at hotter UZISSOI' than any opposing 1-levon's passors that we niet. A pass from Rae to Aaron was always a go, for the hall was wlieru Auron 4-xlwm-tvd it. Rao was also our puntor. his kicks avr-raging ln-ttvr than forty yards. Rao is ll Junior, too, and so has another your of voniputition for old E.'l'.H.S. LEFT HAl.FI!At'K-Honry Ferrul. This was H4-n's tirst yoar in high school, and his tirst your at football. Ile steadily improved as the season pzlssvd. He- had very -vierzoioxoioiogozoxl1141101111 1 9 2 7 inzoiozcv2o1o3o1o:o1o1o1o1n i291 v