Ogallala High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Ogallala, NE)

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 Vernon Flcshman. John Francll. Milford Francll, Harold Jensen, Joy Knackstedt, Dale Payne, Wayne Antrim, Ernie Schulz. Lyle Hook. Don Shively. Bob Sheldon, Dean Potter. The Indians again gained a victory by heat- ing the Kimball eleven. Economos, Hook, and Allen made the yardage, with Allen making a 6« and a 30 yard run. and Economos a 25 yard run. Dun woody and Jensen played a fine game in the line. The Indians massacred Lodgepole with a 25 0 victory. Ogallala defeated their oldest rival. Grant, by a wide margin. For fourteen years Grant had beaten the Indians, but the local eleven, backed by splendid school spirit, out-played the Grant boys in all respects this season. A heavier and more experienced Gothenburg team won from the Indians, although the boys were in there, fighting all the time. Economos made a 30 yard run and Allen a 50 yard run. the latter scoring. Thanksgiving Day found the Indians on the small side of the tally, with Oshkosh winning 34-0. Ogallala made the most yardage at line plays and end runs. Speed and skill out-welghs brawn in modern foot-ball, and next year will find Ogallala with speed, skill, and experience which should put It -up with tlie top-ranking schools of this part of the state. 1938 SCI I EDI LE 0 Ogallala .................... Julesburg 0 0 Ogallala ........................ Sidney 7 t; Ogallala ...................... Chappell 13 13 Ogallala ...................... Imperial 0 54 Ogallala .................... Sutherland 14 IS Ogallala ....................... Kimball 0 24 Ogallala ..................... Lodgepole 0 37. Ogallala ......................... Grant 0 fi Ogallala .................... Gothenburg 47 0 Ogallala ....................... Oshkosh 24 140 Ogullulu ...................... Opponents 115 tl I - s

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Standing left to right—Randall Brothwell. Dale Chingren. Wayne Cauffmann. Seated In front row left to right—James Kild- are. Gerald Thalken, Martin Keller. Wallace Me Bride, Coach Wilcox. Vernon Fleshman, Coach Saltzmann, Coach Brecht, Kenneth Fleshman. Don Thompson. Edwin Hopken. Babe Allen, Wayne Cline, Floyd Applegate. Raymond Dlttmar. Glen Peterson. Jimmie Don- woody, Charles Brink, Jack Economos. FOOTBALL Big Chief Wilcox, with the able assistance of Coaches Brecht and Sultzmann coached the Ogallala Braves to a successful 1938 season ol gridiron battles. The Braves, headed by Captain Allen, chalked up HO (joints to their opponents' 115. The Indians opened their season with a 6-0 victory over Juleaburg in Ogallala's first game the lights. A strong Chappell team beat the Indians. 13-C. by using the airways. Ogallala's touchdown was made by a series of line drives. The Indians were again defeated by the Sidney eleven. Ogallala was in a scoring position many times but faded to convert the advantages Into touchdowns. ( The Imperial I.onghorns were hulldogged by the local Indians to the tune of 13-0. This game tied tilings up, with two wins and two losses. The Ogallala Indians captured their second S. I . V. A. Conference game by trouncing the Sutherland Reds. The Indians outweighed the Reds, 30 pounds to the man and many Reserves saw action.

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Front row loft to rlRht—-Edwin Hopken. George Thorp », Floyd Applegate, l.ylc Rook. Don Shively. Raymond Dlttmar. Hack row loft lo right- Asrlatant Couch AOntn I'.rochl. Italic Allen, «lien Zlcffiilingon. Wayne Antrim. Joy Knnckatodt, Wayne Cline. Coach Franci» Wilcox. © © © BASKETBALL With only three let termen back, the Indians started the season right by trouncing the Suther- land Reds, 3 lo 6. Next the Indians Journeyed to North Platte, returning with long faces after a defeat of 20 to 32. Not being able to rally sufficient- ly, the Indians lost to .lulesburg 23 to 30, a llltlo later. The Grant boys were shoved aside to the tune of 21 to 9. This gave the Indians better spirit and wo saw Lodgepolo on ihe small end of the score the following week. We again saw victory at the ex- pense of the Kimball team, the score being 30 to 21. Atter 4 hard fighting quarters, the Oshkosh hoys slipped In a baskot during the last minute of play, and beat the Indians 33 to 34. Most of the boys found the hoop in the Imperial game and rang up 51 points to their opponent's 19. A strong Paxton team turned the local boys back 41 to IS. The Indians again received a defeat, this time from the Chappell team. The score wax 12 to 37. The Indians picked up their stride again and beat Sutherland 47 to 14. Paxton again boat us on our home floor »1 to 17. Imperial was again turned back by our boys to the tune of 40 to 21. The Ogallala Indians Jumped astride their ponies and declared war against Alliance only to be defeated 26 to 15. The lust game of the season was a good one for the Indians, as they beat Grant 31 to 16. The Indians climbed to third pluce In the Dis- trict South Platte Valley Tournament, only to Ik? defeated in their first game at the District Tourna- ment at Ix xington. The Indians won S out of their 15 games, ring- ing up 412 points to their opponents' 367 points. The Nubbins won 7 out of their 12 games, ringing up 219 iKtints to their opponents' 1S5 points. After giving four years of excellent basketball to O. H. S., Babe Allen was chosen honorary captain. The Indians will only lose one varsity player this year, so the coming year should seo the Indians at the top of the list of hoop tossers.” Twenty-Four