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

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Down that Field The history of our football campaign this year was a glorious season when compared with the year preceding. Under the most ahle leadership of head coach, Mr. joe Kodha, and assistant coach, Mr. Rohert Traster, Hour team ended its schedule with four wins, three ties, and two losses. Much of the success of the team was due to the impenetrahle line. The end positions were in the capahle hands of jim Grant and Hyrle lvy, jr., hoth over the 6 foot mark. At tackle 'LBud', Struver and Dick Whciiif setler, with jere Preston on hand for emerf gency calls, gave the opposition plenty of headaches. Coming to the guard positions, we point with pride. The reason for this is l .ffl Coach Joe Kodlba 106 fx, 50 E '11 10 Q S' Y k . M , ' A f'f.'b.f--+-Mi hecause we have a man, Dick Pierce, who was appointed to the second team of the all' state squad. However, the other guard po' sition cannot be slighted for Dick Lahmeyer downed all opposition in good shape. To end the description of the line, which averaged close to 185 pounds, we look at the center post. Here George Hulfeld was the main starter, with Chuck Ellenwood ready to step in at any given time. What kind of a team would we have without a hackiield? No, not a very good one. But, a hacklield, we also had. At the engineering post were iii two tricky quarter' hacks. George Bowers, the ground man, kept the team rolling until Coach Kodha thought a pass would be needed. Then Don Walpole would replace Bowers. Don proved himself many times, with his aerial attack in tight spots. Moving to the lleetfoot half' hacks, we rememher Vern Smith and Boh .f

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S mtg. y . . Q b 1 5 , Ng i tt b KL A,-l ' 4' . ff- h 2 K kgll ,, -W in P V' V Q W M f 'A ' L .sac i f '.NY' Ma' I sg. Shown in the first row are: Lamh, Heller, Preston, Gutman, Kurt:, Bartley, Adams. Second row: Bodie, Boyer, Grant, Mougin, Dutter, Ivy, Bowers, Third row: Hulfeld, Vvfouds, Heath, Conway, Struver, Ellenwood, Whtiiisetler. Fourth row: D. Smith, Bauermeister, McComh, Gutermuth, V. Smith, Bowser, Derrow. Conway and their shifty running as they added the scoring punch. Lawrence Heller, however, aided the pair whenever they were in distress. The fullback, Dick Smith, found many holes in the line also, doing his share of the scoring. ' The Kodbamen started the season at Elkhart, which ended in a 1343 tie. Then they went on the warpath. Downing Goshen, Mishawaka, and Central Catholic in order, they showed their power. This gave them a bid for Northern Indiana Conference hon' ors. Playing Central and South Side next, in that order, we became plagued with more ties. In the dying minutes of hoth games, the opponents came from behind to tie up the ball game and drove oil chances for the city crown. The Redskins linished by losing two gallant battles to Washington and Central of South Bend, and whipping LaPorte. 19-18 FOOTBALL SCI-I E DULE Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. lil l7 24 l S li 241 'T IZ QTJ Elkhart QTQ .............. .. QTJ Goshen CWD ...,.....,. CTJ Mishawaka QWJ ,... QHJ Central Cath. QWJ QTJ Central QTJ ..........,.. QHQ South Side QTJ ...... .. fry s. B. xvisii. QLQ CHQ L:il'orte ............ CHD S. B, Central QLD 13 'lil l3 w ,wil 'TU I3 7 lv 20 7