Montello High School - Granite Hilltopper Yearbook (Montello, WI)

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RoAJ etkcM, With only three letter-men returning from the 1939 40, squad. Coach Frank's first Hilltop team did not rank high in the won-lost column. However, due to their never-dying spirit, their opponents were never sure of victory until the last whistle had blown. Red letter dates on the team's calendar mark their victory over the conference champions —Adams-Friendship, and the glorious over-time win from their arch-rivals—Westfield. The season was terminated at the Green Lake Tournament, where the Hilltoppers and their man ager. Russell Wegner, copped the silver third-place medals. Jack Robinson, captain of the Blue and Golds, was honored by being chosen guard on the all-tournament team. Four Senior players, Dan Cotter, John Draeger, Bob French, and Jack Robinson, will be missed next year, but a championship Freshman team comes up to make the outlook bright for 1941-42. 1940-41 SCHEDULE Montello 15 Opponent 18 Pardeeville - 17 14 Cambria 23 26 25 34 Cambria - ... 20 23 Pardeeville 14 18 Plainfield 12 22 Port Edwards 16 30 Adams - Friendship - 17 13 Westfield . 26 25 Montello Opponent Wautoma 23 26 Plainfield 18 23 Port Edwards 23 25 Adams • Friendship 16 27 Westfield 18 41 Endeavor 28 8 Wautoma 25 34 Markesan 35 n 17 28 Green Lake — 20 12 Montollo's Total 408 Opponent's Total 458 First Row: Coach Frank, Dan Cotter. lack Robinson. Robert French. Milton Schwartz. Second Row: John Draeger. Henry McTrusty. Douglas Ritchie. Hillard Esselman

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Lett to Riqht. Robert Tonn. Charles Goodnature. Max Metcall. Gordon Daniels. Leslie Hull. Coach Frank. Melvin Bornick. Harley Janisch. Douglas Wheaton. Eugene Blodgett. Myron Schwartz. Claude Herrick. Willus Mittlesteadt feosXASUj, Gel out and run around the gym thirty times, was Coach Frank's first order to his twenty-two aspiring leather-slingers. And that was but a starter, for close upon the heels of the road work came bag punching, rope skipping, and plenty of other toughening up exercises designed to prepare a young mug for the punishment of a three-round slug-fest. After the eliminations, the pug-uglies who remained to meet Mauston, West- field, and Poynette were: Blodgett, O'Connor, Burlingame, V. Metcall. M. Met- calf, C. Metcalf. Robinson, Mittlesteadt, Daniels, and Wheaton. This being the first year that Montello has participated in Inter-scholastic boxing, some of the boys took lessons in the art of self-defense from the exper- ienced veterans of opposing teams. However, boxing must have been a good thing, since it was a main topic of conversation in the pre-spring-fever days. 28

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First How: Dan Cotter. Second How: Rhyinold Schmudlach. Robert Rabbitt. James Calnin. Alfred Schmudlach. Kenneth Klimke. Third How: Arnold Klimke. Earl Wilson. Milan Hartwig. Robert Krentz, Francis Cotter. Fourth How: Melvin Bornick. Charles John. Robert Zellmer. Max Metcalf. Thomas Foley. Fifth How: Charles Metcalf. George Wilson. Vincent Metcalf. Mr Owens. Jack Metcalf. 4. Q. 4. I believe in the future of farming with a faith bom not of words but of deeds. The deeds of the Montello Chapter of Future Farmers of America, under the lead- ership of Mr. Owens, have justified their faith in the future of agriculture. Save Wisconsin Top Soil was the theme for the booth that represented Mon- tello at both the state and county fairs last fall, placing red at Milwaukee. From the county fair the members brought home over $75 in prizes, and five of the boys cleared over $100 each on their projects last year. At the Junior Livestock Show Charles Metcalf, Dan Cotter, and Maurice Met- calf placed in the first twelve high judges. Arnold Klimke won the local contest in public speaking, only to lose a close decision for the first place at Portage. The winners of the weed essay contest were Charles Metcalf and Charles John. Other deeds of the Chapter included a trip to the State Potato Show at Wau- paca, the Amateur Contest, Parent-Son Get-together, seed treating, cooperative buying of feed, placing of 3,000 more trees in the school forest, and sponsoring the County Horse Day. 30