Martinsville High School - Blue Streak Yearbook (Martinsville, IL)

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Football Squad Row 1: Jim Patchett George Stanfield Carroll Sheds Ivan Schmitt Garth Elmore Q. Bob Downey Lowell Bennett ROW 3: Sam Deahl Willard Thornburgh Alvis Ferguson George Harris Coach, Jim Benson Gould Ulrey Graydon Ulrey Don Swope Jim Weldon ROW 21 Jack shaffner Mr. I.aFief Oscar Carlin Durward Roten Harold Tingley Merlin Stanheld Jack Padgett Edwin Zachary Carroll Bennet Nelson Auld Harry Thompson Clayton Hammond Grant Zachary Football When the whistle blew ending the 1943 gridiron season, the Blue Streaks had made a very good showing for our school. They were not champions, but they had a better than average year with four victories, three defeats, and one tie. The boys played well, kept up our standards of good sportsmanship, and we are proud of them. Since the closing of the season several of the boys have gone into the service. We hope they fight as hard for Uncle Sam as they did for dear old M. C. H. S. E 'Sufadm Wednesday Afternoon Scrimmage The varsity always had their hands full when they tackled the Seconds Watch these youngsters in the next year or two. 28

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Fighting Streaks First row: Ivan Schmitt Garth Elmore Bob Downey Lowell Bennett Sam Deahl Willard Thornburgh Alvis Ferguson Back row: Merlin Stanfield Carroll Shade Durward Roten George Harris Uur Team The Bluestreaks held their first practice in September with about thirty boys reporting for participation in this pigskin pastime. Eight lettermen re turned this year around which Coach Benson built his team. THROUGH THE SEASON 1943 S We Ridgefarm . . 6 Charleston T. C. . O Marshall . . 7 Duger . . l 3 Palestine . 20 Robinson . O Newton . . 0 Casey . O The 1944 Blue Streak They O 6 6 6 0 32 0 27