Madison Central High School - Tychoberahn Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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Basketball ottitt lVlll.'l' llll-1lll..S l030-N140 haslwthall tvatn was tht- long ovvt'cltu' t'llilltllJl0ttSl1lp leant. whirh re- turnvcl Cvntral to its formerly grc-at position in high svhool athlvtit' t'irt'lt's. hy walking off' with three rhantpionships and one t-onsolation prizv. 'l'ht- powvrful Urango and lllarlx tvatn startvtl right off at tht- hvginning of the svason and won its first nint' gantvs hrfore dropping a df-vision to a strong llarinv Park HW. W'ith the lf-nsion hrolwn. tht- hoys hount't'4l havli ancl won four gatnvs lwfort' losing thvir final Big lfight gatnv to Kvnosha. Aftvr thus winning the Big liight Championship. llvtttral vtttvt't-tl tho W.l.A.A. flvgional tournatnvnt at llortagv and wallwcf off with that vhatnpionship hy swatnping liolutnhus. l,otli. and Watertown on suv- t't-ssivv nights. 'llltc-n thc- Urangv antl lllavlx tvatn vtttotwf tht- W.l.A.A. Statv Mort in lVlarlison. and was t'illllCf'fl as the pro-tournatnvnt favoritv. llow- vvvr. tho hops ran into one of those off-days and lost thvir first gains- to Shorvwoocl of ltlilwatlkvv. lfrotn lhvrv on tht-5 swvpt through tht- 1-onsolation hravlwt without ntuvh tliflivulty. winning tht-ir final gantv frotn llvlavan. Ct'ntral's thirrl vhatnpionship was in the t-ity serivs. wltcre it clvfvatvfl hoth l'lasl antl Wvst in its two gatnvs with Oach. At tht- vutl of tht- svason. four of tht- fivt' startvrs wt-rt' plat-c-cl on tht- Mirror all-vity first tvatn. 'lllufsv four hots wvrv ,lark llvrr and lilainv Hvttclrivlxson. at tht- forwarfl positions. and 'fled Svalissi and l'vtt' llollvtti at the two guard positions. lloss Sponvnt. tht' rvgular t'vntt'r. plarvtl on thc- stfrottd all-vity lvatn. Dt-rr. Svalissi. ancl Collvtti also plavvcl on tlw lVlirror All-llig liight first tvant. with llt'ttclt'it'kson on tho sc-contl twain. 'l'hv ll lvttvr winnvrs on tht- tvatn wvrvz llvrr. llt'ntlrit'lxson. Sponvtn, Svalissi. Collvtti. fic-orgt' Schiro. Roh llivltntan. ,lark lloyle. Gvorgt' l.aut'k. ,lov llollvtti. antl Gvorgt- 'l'orgc'son. Tha' first six fall svniorst wt-rv vhosvn honorary captains at tht' 4-nfl of tho yvar. lttt-1 'rot' t'tt:'rt'ttt: is an avtton shot of tht- final gatne- in the- Statt- tlonsolation lfltantpionship. lt shows .lark llc-rr hlocking at shot at the- fft-ntral haslwt. Notivt- how 4-losvly Slug ll:-ntlrivlxson is following his nian. 'l'ttt: stgtzoxo t-t4:'rt'tu: shows tht- tltrm- trophit-s awartlvtl to tht- fit-ntral tt-atn this yvar: tht- Southc-rn Wisconsin lntt-rst-holastit' tionfvr- t-nov trophy. a plaqut' for first plan' in tht- llorlagt- Ht-gional. antl a rup for thv Statt' tionsolation flhatnpionship. 'l'ttt1 'rtttttn t'tt:'t'tttt: is a st-mio familiar to 4-ve't'y lit-ntral pupil. It took plavt' ht-forv vw-ry game- antl inspirotl tht- lt'tlltl. lt's tht- savrt-ml tt-ani luttltllvf' 'l'ttt: taorromt t't4t't'tttt1 illustratvs a typical tl:-ntral tt-t'ltttittltt'. 'XII of tht- playvrs. vxcvpt l'4-to tfollvtti. art- following a long shot into tht' haslu-t. Notict' owryotit- watvhing tht- hall.

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Tennis ENTRAL,S 1940 tennis team had a fair season record, winning one match, tying in two matches, and losing the other three. Central's lone victory came in the first match of the year, when it defeated Wisconsin High by a 4 to 2 count. Central also gained one of its ties against Wisconsin High, while the other tie was with West. West won the second match by a 5 to 1 score. East defeated Central in each of their engagements, by the scores of 4 to 2 and 6 to O. Four boys were entered in the Big Eight tournament. These four were: Bob Hansen and Hale Grover in the singles and the team of Louie and,Clyde Taylor in the doubles. The whole team was entered in the city meet. Considering the fact that the boys had many difficulties in getting up a team for each match, this wasn't such a bad season. At the start of the season, Mr. Koskey was coach, but he became ill before the regular playing season started. This left the team without a coach for the first five matches. Then Mr. Frank Blau took over the coaching activities a few days before the final match. He arranged for practice courts every afternoon, aided the players with useful tips, and helped them in finishing the school tournament. The members of this year's team were: Bob Hansen, Hale Grover, Jim Meuer, Don Kirkpatrick, Louie Taylor, Clyde Taylor, Irving Levy, and Cordon Robeck. Golf ENTRAL,S golf team had a very successful season this year. It was untied and undefeated in dual competition. The city title was won by Central golfers for the first time in many years, and the team placed fourth at Beloit in the Conference Meet. This year's varsity team was composed of four seniors and a junior. The seniors, Art Severson, champion at Burr Oaks, Bob Corcoran, Bob Sleepy Wilhelm, and Ralph Hatfield, have played their last match for Central. George Torgeson, the only regular who is not graduating, will probably be the mainstay of next year's team. B team members who will return include Everett Zeke Johnson, Wally Prantner, and Wilbur Sorenson. Other Bn team members were: Everett Cich and Elvin Nehmer. This year, the squad was able to practice regularly at Monona Golf Course for the first time. Mr. Harold Pollock, the coach, posted in- struction sheets which aided the inexperienced golfers a great deal. All of the varsity team members were medalists in one match. The B team played one match with East in which Everett Johnson was medalist. The chance to practice regularly appealed to the golf squad and very few candidates failed to report regularly. The results of these constant practice sessions were evident too, because everyone's game was a great deal better than their game a year ago. Although next year's prospects are not too bright, this year's re- sults are more than satisfying. page twenty-two Record in Football Central ........,........ ..,,...., 1 4 Central ...... ......... 2 0 Central ...... ..,... 0 Central ...,,. ...... 7 Central ...... ...,.. 7 Central ,..... .......... l 9 Central .............................. 6 Basketball Central ..,..,..,,,,...,.....,...,.... 24 Central ...... ......... 3 5 Central ..,... .......... 3 5 Central ...,.. .......... 2 5 Central ...... .....,.... 3 2 Central .,.... .......... 3 0 Central ....,. .......... 3 0 Central ...... .,........ 3 4 Central ...... .......... 2 6 Central ...... .,........ 30 Central .,..,. .......... 3 7 Central ..,,.. .......... 1 8 Central ..,... .......... 3 6 Central ..,.,, ......... 4 4 Central ..,,.. ......,.. 2 5 Central ...... ......... 3 9 Central ...... ..,,..,.,. 40 Central ...,.. ........ 3 9 Central ...... ,.....,... 1 6 Central ...... .......,. 3 9 Central ...... ........, 3 2 Central ...... ......... 2 1 Golf Central ...... ..... 8 Central ...... .,.... 7 Central ...... ..... B Central ...... .......... 9 Central .............................. 14 Central .............................. 11 Central City Champs. Track Central ....,.........,.. ,.,,,...., 44 Central .,....,,........ .............. 6 2 Third in conference meet. Second in city meet. Sports Horlick ....... Janesville ...... Park ....... Beloit ..... West ....... Kenosha ..... East .,,.. West ....... ,. ..,., Janesville ..,....... Racine Park ..,. Racine Horlick Beloit ,..... ............ Kenosha ............ East ................ Janesville ...... West .,....,........... Racine Park .... Racine Horlick Wisconsin High Beloit ......,.......,... East ..............,..,.. Kenosha .,.,,... Columbus .,,,,. Lodi ................ Watertown ,,.,.,.. Shorewood ........ Soldiers Grove ., Sturgeon Bay ., Delavan .............. West .... V ......... East .,..,.,...... West ................. East ................... Wisconsin High Wisconsin High West ....... East .....

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Doa and His-Fam-ilg NIGHT inthe woods, strange sounds, screams of small game being killed and devoured by bigger game, and silent feet making their way through the heavy timber. All this and more make up the night life of the wild animal. ' Doa fat least that is the name l shall give himl, was a huge grey wolf, with sparkling eyes and a large shaggy head. He was easily one of the largest wolves ever to wander and live in any woods. His long fangs gleamed in the moonlight, as he sallied forth into the night to get food for himself and Cheta, his mate, who was lying in their lair with six roly-poly little bundles of fur that also had to be fed. ' Doa did not have a hard time finding food, in fact, within half a mile of his den he had satisfied his hunger on a large opossum and a fat porcupine. As he was trotting through the woods, he smelled the sweet aroma of wild turkey, the odor, that brought him up with a jerk, and sent him to stalking the woods in the vicinity. He arrived at the mouth of his lair with the wild turkey slung over his shoul- der and threw it down before Cheta. She growled her thanks and ate the turkey with great relish, while Doa stood and watched her. When morning came, birds were singing and chirping their songs. The sun was beat- ing down, warming the earth and all things on it. Doe was lying in front of the den blinking his eyes and drowsing under the warm glow of the sun, while six furry balls rolled and growled and scratched each other, pretending they were mad. Cheta was stand- ing near the mouth of the den, her long fur glistening under the sun's rays, and her long gentle head appearing to be chiseled out of stone, for Doals mate, Cheta, was a full- blooded dog, a Collie. Doa had met Cheta while out on a hunting expedition during the winter. When he had been hard pressed for food, he had wandered close to a farm, when a large barking dog confronted him. He could have made short work of the intruder, but he did not have time to fight, because he was hungry and there was a farmer coming across the field towards him. He about-faced and tore for the woods. He did not want to feel the sting of a man's firearms again, as he had many other wounds on his hide from them. As he ran, he could hear a wild barking behind him. He slowed down, intending to wait for the pest and kill her, but when she arrived, she wouldn't fight. Doa then trotted off with Cheta close behind. Their puppies were something that every man who is a lover of strength and intelli- gence in a dog would give thousands of dol- lars to have. One puppy in particular stood out among them. He was bigger than the rest, and smarter. He was the first to wander out of the den, all by himself, while his parents were both out of the den on a hunting expe- by Nelson Wareham dition. He went out into the woods one day to get himself a few field mice, but he was met by Cheta and received a few scars on his hide because of that little whim he had for hunting before his time came. Then winter came howling through the forest, snow cov- ered the ground, and game started vacating the forest for new feeding grounds. Came be- came very scarce, and the wolves had very little to eat. Doa became thin and gaunt, and Cheta was just as bad, to say nothing of her offspring. One by one her puppies began to die, until finally only one was left, the strong- est one, who couldn't last forever either. Doa was being driven to his utmost strength to keep the little family alive. He often wan- dered miles and miles from his den in search of food, but none could he find. One day as he was on his endless search for food, he broke out of the woods to stare down upon a little farm. There was the smell of sweet meat coming from the barnyard, so he stalked the farm and entered the barnyard. This was something that no wolf would do unless driven by some exceptional need, such as hunger. He picked out a fat pig that was near the edge of the fence and leaped, but weeks of hunger and searching for food had weakened even his great strength, and he fell short of his mark. There was a wild squeal, and many more after that. While Doa was struggling to regain his feet, two large pigs were bearing down on him. Doa bounded out of their path and spied five little pigs milling around in a corner of the pen. He snatched one of them, and vaulted over the pigpen fence, crossed the barnyard, leaped another fence, and tore for the woods with the lifeless body of a young pig between his jaws. The farmer had heard all the commotion and had grabbed his gun. He ran outside just in time to see a tawny shape leaping over his barnyard fence. He ran to the fence, raised his gun, and fired. Doa turned a complete somersault and then lay still in the snow, the dead pig still firmly held in his jaws. He had given his life for his mate and offspring. Cheta lay in the den shivering and whining, her remaining puppy cuddled between her paws and throat, seeking warmth. Doa had been gone for two days now, and Cheta was sore pressed for food, but the luck of the wild came to her in the form of a deer. A young buck had been lingering about a little too long near the snowy drifts in the woods. As the snow was very deep, a deer had a hard time navigating in it. Cheta was awakened from her freezing sleep by a commotion near her den, and then a low growl and the snap- ping of bones. Cheta knew it was a mountain lion feasting over its kill, so she lay and wait- ed until the lion had gorged himself and had gone someplace to sleep. She crawled from her den with her puppy behind her, went to the kill, and tore ferociously at the warm meat, while her puppy snarled and spit and Icontinued on page thirty-threel