Lead High School - Goldenlode Yearbook (Lead, SD)

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I J- ULRICH BECKLEY ARNOLD LANE VICH COMER LONG Lend Lead l,C2ld 1,1-ad Lend La-:id Le-:ld Lczul CII SCHEDULE 36 Newcastle .. 33 SDCZIYHSII . . . I2 Belle Fourchc- 20 Sturgis . 7 Sheridan .. Ii Pierre .. lj Hur Springs 0 Uezldwfmd . Rfipici City I J' HOFFMAN ..O ..O O .. 41 --34 .. rm ..i,..i4 ..U

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NllI.I.l2'I I' MUIiI.LliXDURl7 DI-QI.I.lNCiIiR I..-Xl'I'.-XI..X lI.'Xl'K I'.XI.NlliR BLI-IVIXS liRI'I I'UN liuilt around seven returning lettermen, and led ln' faptain Thumas Chapman, the grid squad uf 1939 tin- ished a fair season with a tie fur third place in the cun- ference. The Diggers won three uf six eunferenee games. losing twu and tying one. Of the three nun-vunferem'e tilts they pr-uved victuriuus in twu. Opening the seasun with a tiutt-ctmfe1'elit'e tilt at Newcastle. XVvuming, the Diggers emerged vieturiuus with a seure uf 30-ll. By virtue nf this win and the pnwer displayed in winning, the iinlddiggers liegan tu lmik like potential cunferenre champiuns. The Diggers made their smashing ennferenee delmut by downing the Spearfish Spartans, 33-IP, nn the latter's tield. flyde Millett, l lilNT1j'T7lj1,1i'ffI'l51ll'li, sparked the game with several lung, lxruken-tield runs. The following twn weeks the Diggers performed on the home gridiron. as they downed the Belle Fuurehe and Sturgis elevens by scores of ll-U and 20-0 respectively. In the Belle Fuurehe game, Clyde Millett received a knee injury that kept him on the bench the remainder uf the season. Six days later the Diggers suffered their first defeat at the hands of non-conference Sheridan, XVyoming. as the final score read Sheridan 34, Lead 7. Un Uulddigger Day. the Diggers came back and avenged their YVyuming defeat by duwning nun- cunferenee Pierre tu the tune uf 1541. ln this game the Diggers presented a powerful attack despite an injury- marred starting lineup. , v ' -1 KARINHX RUTH l'.XP'I'.'XlN C'll.rXPNl,XN