Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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TMJ 'ia 'l BACK ROXXU T. Crane. yl. Bunton. R. hlauth. K. Gehler. Al. George. B. Brown. Head Coach Ted Lewis. Asst. Coath Aloe Rol- lins, tl. Beardsley. -I. Franklin. B. XX'arcl. B. Bradshaw. B. Miller. SECOND ROXY: B, Ditkey. G. Inman. F. Hanley. E. Schle- singerg A. Goslin. D, hfellott. B. Stremlau. bl. Kuehl. G. Miller, X. Fassig. -I. Boyle. R. Bumha FRONT ROXY1 C. Frey. D, XX'ood. B. XY'alters. G. Truckenbrod. B. Bfontaxon. D. V. ulf. rl. Lobbins. H. Becker. A. Bferriman. P. Dubbs. R. Faber, H. Schammel TO CQOACQH TED LIEXVIS and his assistant. Vloe Rollins, came the joy of seeing another line Tro- jan squad win the North Central Illinois Cionlierence championship. It was the seventh consecutive win for Lewis-coached Trojan teams. XVith the windup of the 1955 football season there was a great deal of recognition given to mem- bers of the squad. On the All-Conference first team were: Ray rlauch. Bill Brown. Bob Bradshaw. Elwood Schlesinger. Ken Gehler. Gordon Inman, Clayton lfrey. and Bob Bumba. lfred Hanley and Bill Dickey were on the second team. and Howard Becker re- tcix ed honorable mention. Ray .Iauch was placed on the All-State tirst team. and Ken Gehler. Ifred Han- ley. and Bill Brown received honorable mention. Much credit. according to the eoaches. must be gn en to the substitutes for their line work on both the practice and playing field. As a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. so it is with a football team and its weakest player. Coach Lewis was very much pleased with this years substitutes and the way they developed as the season progressed. The ex- perience. lor them. was invaluable. for it is from this group that many ol' next year's regulars will be thosen. A great deal of credit for the seasons tine record goes also to john Hood. who so adeptly handled the duties ot' manager.

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ith Bill lirwwn leading interterenee Rat -lauth plunged mer Nl Iii ll lxlentliila Xlttiirx' uket' Hglll, Clfdily joofgaf COACH TED l.lfXY'lS' Trojans heat down a stubborn St, Bede team hy a 26 to 6 store tu upen their 1935 tioothall season. Although the store was rather impressixe. the Bruins gave the Trojans quite a battle hetore going down. Overtluwing Mr. Touchdown e the hleathers were enthusiastlt tans. who waited patiently li minutes lair the iiyening whistle when lights and sound tin the west side ol' the tield went nut hetween games, 'lille hreak tame just as the new MHS stnrehoard had heen nttitialh' pre- sented tn the sthonl hy the MABS. lNlenduta's ilirojans Iaitlxe-tl up their setnnd xitttiry in two starts when they slapped down the llall llseil Dexils Sl tu ll, 'lille game was playetl at llall lligh Sthunl. Spring Valley. and an admirahle following tit' Mendota fans filled the xisitors' hleathers. :Xt nn time during the entire game were the Trojans in ant serious trouhle, as Iltet' demonstrated hx' substituting freely throughout the latter three Iiaeriods. The Triilans held the Red Devils seoreless until nearlv halt'-time, 1 t--r Mendiitas tmal I. D. in a Mendota tonl-4 its tirst and only defeat at the hands ot' the Ottawa Pirates f- the seure was 20 tu Isl. Ottawas retm ery of a Mendota fumhle at a erueial moment, plus three pass intereeptinns, provided the pirates with their xietory margin, Mendota matehed Ottawa's deeeptive hall handling and skillful aerial attatlq with hruising ground play. Menduta won her tirst Cinnt'erente game and her third game in four starts as they swamped the Gene- seii Nlalale' l,eaxes 55 to li, ljespile ttrlel wind .ltlxl damp weather. a large numher nt' Mendota tans were on hand to witness the eontest in whith the entire Nlendota seluad saw attion. The Trojans were the iwiwerhouse thrnughnut the entire gatne and led easily 53 to ll at hall-time. As Mendota lated her setund Caintierente game ot the year there was douht in the hearts ut' slime' fans. Roehelle. always a hitter foe, was inxading MHS in the hopes tit' lousing up her annual humetoming. lfew expetted the total slaughter tit Rothelle, whith came abtiut that night in the form nt' a -ith In ti druhbing. As in the previous game the entire he-nt h was eleared, and some of the substitutes aided in the storing