Oakmont High School - Periscope Yearbook (Oakmont, PA)

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Six Seniors Close Football Season Six senior memhers of the first eleven played their last game for the Red and Black when they helped win a 'lthrilleri' against Verona, the old-time rival of 0.H.S. Boh Copley gives us an opposing guardis view of one of lns devastating plunges-Torrence Toad Sells was a mighty fine guard on hoth offense and defensegBill TullllDCllil was a pil- lar on defense and seldom made a had pass-John Two-Cunw Marutiak shows us how he ustraight armsi' a would-he lavkler. Awhen Jim Givner leads interference the hacks usually ago placesi'-Bud Sylha throws one of his south-paw passes with MZ? Waifwffr precision. - ,fg+0.H7 i 1 ' v Shots of More Varsity Men Don Eaton, though only a sophomore, played inspiring football. He was 'Bright there. -Pete Trocki did his Hhitw well at the other side of the line.fHarvey Undy,, Underwood was superb on defensefuliight in there all the time. , a it M,ffg,,,, me nm, lp r ,..,L fi -vfsfifffl .2i?!'e,5grfafgg:'f ' ,. W , A tense moment Turn off that sun 23

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New Coaches Bring New Splflf to O. H. S. Assistant Coaches Wvood and Shuker give their opinion of the football team while Head Coach Heller ulistens in . During the winter seaso11 lVlr. Wlood becomes head basketball coach with Mr. Shuker and Mr. Heller acting as assistants. O.H.S. athletic representatives J. Auld and lf. Shadle discuss ticket sales. The business end of athletics is run by a committee composed of the coaches, the school principal, one member of the faculty, and two members of the senior class elected by the student body. Ccq-A Nj i'26....J, QNQULA. First Sizgfing Mem Fda Below left is Steve Poppish, a third year man, the pass snaring end for O.H.S. -Pete Podufal did good work as quarterback. ,lack Anderson alld Ed Flowers gave Hall they had as guard and halfback respectivelyAFew teams went through Sam Carden at tackl Hold that line. Oakmont The referee misses nothing!

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Bottom Row: S. Yvedmore, J. Rosata, N. Ulpcre, T. Mink, C. Conte, S. Marsllall, all managers. xx Second Row: T. Sells, ll. Eaton, M. Sylha, R. Copley, J. Marutiak, S. Carden, lf. Flowers. Third Row: A. Conte, mgr., J. Uivncr, H. Underwood, D. Be-rmont, S. Poppish P. Trocki, C. Simms, Coach Heller. s Fourth How: P. Podufal, D. Cannon, C. Mason, W. Lewandowski, L. Terry H. Fossctt. a Gridiron Battles Break bout Even Although the 1939 team made the same cold fact, and iigure record as the team of 1938, this year's team put up a more satisfac- tory lmrand of play. The expectation that 'anext week will he differenti' was present after every game. and while usually there was disappoint- ment, each game produced several tense, thrilling, and hopeful situations. Only one team, Springdale, really outplayed our boys, and that team everywhere was given the cred- it of heing just about the strongest in our class. A few hreaks coming our way would have made the record read quite differently. How- ever, hreaks are a part of the game which must he ugrinned at and enduredvfnext year they may come our way and someone else can mourn. Of course, the most satisfactory game of the season was the defeat of Verona. The 13 to 0 score does not really tell the whole story as O.H.S. had the game pretty well under con- trol most of the time. H. Robbeloth, I. Galant, and D. Nicholas do their 'gbiti' Mr. Wagfsnseil uslrikes up the bandi,