Mattawan High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mattawan, MI)

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Cji'tlo' Bajhetlrall 1st Row- Georgia Myers. Cleta Dull, June Shon, Bonnie Gage, Harriet Wilson, Margaret Pfau, Doris Taft 2nd Row- Frances Ruzick, Joyce Pierce, Margene Hall, Donna Underwood, Jean Minshall, Rose Klobucher, Marjorie Skinner 3rd Row- Donna Sherburn, Doris Muraford, Virginia Sebring, Lorraine Haley, Audrey Kimble, Elaine Dustin, Beverly Duatin-Coach During the war Girls Basketball was discontinued because of transportation difficulties. In the fall of 19U5 Mr. Van Voorhees helped the girls organize a team. Edith Moyle acted as Coach for the girls. Six games were played the first year. Mattawan won four and lost two. For 191j.6-Ij7 Beverly Dustin was the Coach. A new team was organized because nearly all the members of the old team had graduated with the Seniors This new team has made a very good showing in sportsmanship and teamwork. Many members are freshmen, who will show more Improvement with practice.

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football 1st Row- Mr. Simmons-Ass istant Coach Alfred Carlisle, Robert EraJewski-Manager, Jack uan, Joe Alekslch,Steve Draglcevlch,Robert Brlsky,Norman French, Ray Sokolowskl, Bill Baumgartner,Harold Wilson,James Jeffries, William Brlsky, Qeorge Geissel, Don Orlram, Roy Bird, Ted Krajewski, Mr. PhelDS-Coach 2nd Row- Lloyd Harrington, Howard McCehee, Andy Chopp, Jack Shon, Sheldon Weed, Clyde Mumford, Phil Kimble, Don Atherly, Bill Froramann, Frank Powers, Don Parrish The I9I4-6 football season was both one of Joy and sorrow to Mattawan's football fans. During the season three games were won and three were lost. At the end of the season, Andy Chopp and Big Jim Mumford were elected Co-Captains. The Wildcats started the season with what looked like a tie game. In the last quarter, Mattawan opened up and pushed over the only tally of the game. The Blue and Gold won 6 to 0 over a hard fighting Galesburg eleven. Next Kellogg fell to the powerful Wildcat eleven by the score of 20 to 0. In this game Mattawan used most of Its substitutes after the third quarter showed a Wildcat victory. Then our hopes were dashed to pieces when Comstock defeated Mattawan 28 to 7 It was an off day for the Blue and Gold. Our star backs were slowed up with InJuries,sprains,and bruises which hampered the efficiency of our line. Mattawan still reeling from the loss was defeated by a strong Vicksburg team by the score of 28 to 0. Mattawan, somewhat recovered from its injuries, settled down to a wet and muddy victory over Plainwell by the score of 15 to 6. The last game of the season found an over-confident Wildcat team traveling to Paw-Paw; their traditional rival. The Wildcats outgained them in this contest but lacked the punch to score. Again Mattawan was suffering from injuries and also the lack of good substitutes. The score was Paw Paw 28, Mattawan 0. But the greatest loss will be the loss of eight Senior lettermen from the starting line-up. Coach Phelps is faced with the task of building up a team around the few remaining seasoned lettermen.

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The Wildcats opened their season with a good start by knocking off Galesburg in the first game of the season. It was a rough and tumble game because three of our regular players were not there. Phil Kimble and Clyde Mumford were tied for high point man with eleven points each. The second game of the season was a very easy victory over Comstock. Our three regular men were back and played very good ball. It was Andy Chopp's first game of the season. He went wild and scored nineteen points. In the third game of the season the Mattawan Wildcats really got rolling. They defeated Bangor in a very hard fought game with a score of 29 to 2I4.. Phil Kimble received high scoring honors with eight points. The Mattawan quintet next came up against a hard fighting Paw Paw team. Paw Faw was a little too much for the Wildcats and defeated them by ten points. Two members of the Mattawan team went out on fouls and that left it all up to Chopp, who went wild by scoring twenty-six points to give him high scoring honors of both teams. Mattawan's next encounter waa with Vicksburg on their low ceilinged court, which put the Wildcats at a great disadvantage. However they came out at the large end of the score, with Clyde Mumford leading them in scoring with nine points. The Mattawan five chalked up their sixth victory of the year when they defeated the hard fighting Kellogg team. Andy Chopp came out with twenty-one points to take the well deserved scoring honors of the evening. The Wildcats didn t have very good luck In the K.V.A. Tournament this year. They started out well, defeating Comstock. Andy Chopp, our star forward, dumped in eight field goals and one charity toss adding up to seventeen points. The second game of the tournament came out fairly well by our defeating Plainwell. That put us in a position to play the championship game on Saturday night with Vicksburg. The first half of this game went well for both teams. When the second half rolled around,Vicksburg set up an airtight zone which stumped the Wildcats. Vicksburg went on to defeat the Mattawan team by nine points. Clyde Mumford was high point man for Mattawan in both the second and third games of the K.V.A. Tournament. Mattawan is known today to have the best team that they have ever had In the history of.the Mattawan Easketball teams.