New Marion High School - High School Daze Yearbook (New Marion, IN)

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Q., Sd' Top Row Thomas, Coach: Knipple, Fox, McDonough, Duke, Davidson, Carl, Kilgore, Chupnmn, Hilliizuss Second Row Slickzmn, Isse-lhardt, Little, Ji-nny Stephenson, Hamilton, Heck, Roberts, 'Fhrmpson Third Row Custer. Custer, Sullivan, Johnson, Miller, Fraser, l'rail, Chasey. Hodge Then came the annual struggle with Wabash. who was heralded as one of the State's best. Playing on a muddy field, both teams fought hard, neither l scoring until the third quarter, when Stickann. with perfect interference. took the ball through the entire Wabash team and ran 70 yards to the two yard line From there Heck carried the ball across. Hodge played a wonderful game, breaking through for many tackles. The game established Marion as one of the leading contenders for the state title and fittingly ended the most successful football year that Marion has en- joyed since the championship team of 'O2. all L l

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1 ,, , Y 1 ,K WL, ,, i HES? 0-73, ,, ' 1 X 1 Heck Prail game, the Giants opened their strong aerial attack and during the final moments of play, carried the ball from mid-field over the Muncie goal and emerged from the field of mud. the victors, 6-2. The Gerstmeyer team of Terre Haute was next to bow to the Giants. With the entire team playing fine football, Marion carried the ball down the muddy field, scoring 19 points and holding Gerstmeyer scoreless. Marion then journeyed to Mishawaka for the first Big Ten game and re- ceived a set back in her championship aspirations. Heavily out-weighed, the Giants fought hard, but were unable to stop the strong Mishawaka team. It was no disgrace to lose to Mishawaka who won all her games and who was considered by many as the strongest team in the state. Next week took the Giants to Dayton, to battle one of Ohio's strongest elevens. Out-played the first half, the Giants came back strong, showing real skill and fighting spirit, but the rush was started too late and when the final whistle blew the Teddies were ahead,l3-7. In this game Davidson was hurt and unable to play any more during the season. After two successive defeats, the Giants doled out revenge by defeating Sheridan. With their powerful aerial attack Marion scored three times, while Sheridan was unable to score against the Marion defense. In the hardest fought game on Memorial Field this year the Giants crushed the strong Richmond team, 12-O. This was the last conference game and left Marion with a record of three wins and one defeat.

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The M Club Top Row--Miller, Fixel, Usher. Kilgore Second Rowe' Chapman, Heck, Davidson, Hodge, Overman, Issleharclt, Karl Third Row Custer, Johnson, Chasey, Coach Thomas, Prail, Fraser, Stickann HENEVER a Marionfligh School team is engaged in a contest with a rival team. there is one group of loyal followers always to be observed on the sidelines. rooting vigorously. This is the Marion club, the members of which are all old high school athletes. The prime purpose of the UM club is to foster and encourage all high school athletics. to foster the highest ideals in all sports and vigorously to oppose anything savoring of professionalism and unfair play. The club was first organized about six years ago by a groupl of old Marion high school athletes who felt that as an organized group they could better lend support to the high school athletes of the present. Allen G. Messick. one of the most famous of the old'time athletes of lVl.H.S., was the c1ub's first president. Every Marion High School athlete that ever won the highly coveted in basketball, football or track is eligible to membership. There is a move- ment on foot among the club members to present the wearers of the in each year's graduating classs with a small gold and a year's membership in the club. Officers of the club at present are George M. Coon, president: J. Blaine Long, vice-president, and Clarence Thomas, secretary-treasurer. The M club has been especially active in fostering friendly relationship with schools in neighboring cities.