North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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THE LEGEND 1939 with Dotson coming through in the pole vault and Kemp winning his specialty, the half-mile. Culver tracksters dropped the North Siders 62- 52 in another dual meet a week later. The Gary relays found North Side still in the doldrums as they wound up fifth with their old nemesis, Hammond, running off with top honors. The Red point total was 28 while the winning Wildcats boasted 4913 tallies, Finally the Redskins broke into the win column at the expense of Central High of Lima, Qhio, as they whipped the Lima team 84-35. North Side garnered six firsts and broke the tape in both relay races. Injury laden, North Side stock dropped con- siderably at the Muncie relays as the Chambers- men placed sixth, scoring only 10 points. Mishawaka stole top honors in a triangular meet which had North Side and Horace Mann of Gary as the other competitors and North Side was sec- ond. The Cavemen piled up 5213 points while North was just edging out the Gary squad for sec- ond place 4133 to 41. Despite their second place, the Redskins grabbed hve Firsts. Kemp's time for his first in the 880-yard run was a new record. Although they failed to garner a first place, the Redskin tracksters compiled a 22-point total in the tough Kokomo Relays, good for a third place in the meet. Four days later, the Redskins played hosts to the Kokomo Wildcats in a dual meet at the North Side stamping grounds, with the Chambersmen looking impressive indeed by romping off with a 5813 to 505 victory. Best performance of the afternoon was turned in by Don Kemp in the half- mile run as he set a new mark of l:59.7. The Red cinder path experts were equal to their pre-meet notices in the Northeastern Indiana Con- ference competition, and swept to an easy victory. North Sideas total was 83I3 while South Side in second place got only 54 tallies. Kemp again turned in a record breaking half-mile, cracking his old conference mark, set in 1938, and establishing a new record of l:59.1. Third place in the meet went to Garrett with Central, Kendallville, Auburn, and Columbia City finishing in that order. Don't ask what Ray Dotson is up in the air over. Timber toppers all and tough, too: James Weather- holt, Ray Flickinger, and John Beams. Shoot at 'em, Rolla, and they'll run faster! Willy called it a dead heat and died of it-Murderers are Casey Love, Don Kemp, and Bob Winner.

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CINDER ELLOWS MAKE TRACKS By PHILLIP OLOFSON First Row: G, Williamson, R. Winner, W. Chandler, D. Kemp, E. Schlegel, D. Bruick, Weatherholt, R. Flickinger, Beams, W. Hieber, E. Royer, R. Neidhart, R. Dotson, R. York, Coach R. Chambers. Second Row: R. Waggener, E. Love, S. Wagner, Mills, L. Longardner, R. Cowan, C. Ervin, T. Lauterberg, E. Huth, H, Collins, G. Archer, P. Regedanz. G. Carpenter, R. Mong, W. Fulkerson, H. Ochstein, D. Saylor, W. Klaehn. Third Row: E. Neuman, R. Gerhard. R. Herber, R. Shannon, S. Osborn, N,Sc1-iaefer, Draggoo, H. Chzran, R, Lagerstrom. P. Baumgartner, T. Brown, R. Wfehrley, Williamson. Shook, R. Biggs, W. Tone, Roberts, Hesley. Coached by Rolla P. Chambers, the crimson tracksters had shown plenty of talent in their first seven meets and as time for the sectional meet drew nearer the Red aggregation gradually gained in polish and experience. Before covering the 1939 regular track season, let us turn back the pages of time to the fall of 1938 and review briefly the cross country team, a near-state championship outht. The cross countriers opened their card against Horace Mann of Gary and surprised even their most enthusiastic backers by turning back the Horseinen, 15-45. That 15-45 count in cross country language spells shutout, for the Red har- riers copped the first six places in their dual en- gagement with the Gary team. The Redskins made it two in two by tripping Bryan. Ohio, by the same score for their second shutout. Muncie fCentrall halted the North Siders shutout streak but couldn,t stop the Redskins from winning the dual fracas 19-40. Came their fourth meet of the season, with Elkhart supplying the opposition and falling before the Indians 21-34. Northis best cross country man, Ross Leakey, was on the side- lines with an injured leg. The Chambersmen fol- lowed this with a brilliant triumph over Ham- 18 mond, 24-34, with Leakey still out of action. Mishawaka dropped a dual meet to North, 23-34, and the Red runners were still undefeated with a record of six consecutive victories. The Crim- son squad retained this brilliant mark by whip- ping a sextet of other outfits in the annual Muncie Open. This triumph was regarded as the classiest win registered by Chambers' boys. North Side's brilliant season record made the Redskins the outstanding favorites to capture the state harrier crown which they had won in 1937. However, with Leakey running a poor race due to his leg injury, the Red contingent faded in the state meet and wound up third, as Froebel copped the title and Technical of Indianapolis ran second. Eugene Love, Ross Leakey, Don Kemp, Dick Hetrick, Jim Pavey, Bob Winner, and Bill Chand- ler were the Reclskin regulars who carried North Side to the undefeated season. North Side's cinder path experts opened their 1939 schedule in a dual fracas with Hammond. The Wildcat outfit, 1938 state champions, gained revenge for the beating the cross country har- riers handed them by squelching the Red outfit 61-34. North Side could get only two first places,

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THE LEGEND 1939 TAKE A LETTER By PHILLIP OLOFSON First Rowg T, Collins, E. Love, D. Kemp, W, Fulkerson, R. Winner, C. Scheibenberger, K. Young, H. King, H. Gooley, E. Huth, Pavey, H. Gordon. Second Row: C. VUaterfall, D. Needham, E. Faylor, G, Buckner, T. Lautcrberg, L. Affolder, I-I, Chzran, Rode-meyer. L. Lochner. G. Bordner, F. Xwerling. Third Row: G. Williamson, R. Cowan, Ga. Turner, Beams, P, Regedanz, R. Flickinger, T. Hill, W. Hieber, R. Russell, K. Riley. Fourth Row: R. Tone, R. Young, Go, Turner, E. Royer, R. Nulf, R. Chambers, Keller, P. Baumgartner, C. Ervin, XV. Bales. Those burly gentlemen who look askance upon a wary world from behind a large white N and a crimson sweater are merely lettermen. Merely lettermen, however. covers a large amount of territory as far as athletics go in North Side. For the trials and tribulations through which a male IHLISI submit or subscribe to in order that he might become a mere lettermenl' are many. To protect themselves through organization, these wearers of the monogram united to form the Lettermen's Club, a hardy, contented group of individuals if there ever was one. And suc- cessful, too, as their two social functions staged during the 1958-'39 fiscal year will testify. Under the guidance of a capable trio of advis- ers, track coach, and physics instructor, Rolla P. Chambers, basketball, football coach, and phys- ical instructor, Robert N. Nulfg and English teach- er a la mode, Miss julia M. Storr, the Lettermen's Club enjoyed a dance, successfully staged after the first north Side-Central game, and a banquet, the praises of which are still being sung by the many alumni letter winners who returned to their Alma Mater for the annual dinner. Indicative of the financial success of the after- game dance is the very staging of the banquet, for the proceeds of the dance were used to pay for the food served at the banquet. Giving credit where credit is due leads us to Gordon Turner, 20 president of the group, who was largely respons- ible for the success of the dance, inasmuch as he served as general chairman. Don Kemp, Eugene Love, Bob Tone, George Williamson, and George Buckner are other mem- bers of the organization who contributed much to the dance's success. This same group of industrious gentlemen, as- sisted by the entire club and many of the boys' mothers, was also responsible for the banquet which was held in the North Side cafeteria, the night of December 21. The mothers not only prepared but served the food, and the Lettermen's Club was more than appreciative. Officers of the organization are Gordon Tur- ner, presidentg Gene Royer, vice-president, and Carl Scheibenberger, S6CrCtary-treasurer. During the 1938-'39 season a large number of letters were awarded. Thirty-six football players were named recipients of the coveted N , One student manager letter was given while three man- agers received numerals, which do not make them eligible for membership in the Letterx-nen,s Club. Eight members of the cross-country squad and one student manager received letters and one stu- dent manager was awarded numerals. Nine bas- ketball players received N's,', and but one stu- dent manager, numerals.