Ogallala High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Ogallala, NE)

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iJtootball SI evietv ( continued ) ers held the long end of a 13-7 score card. The Indians outyarded their opponents, hut were unable to convert repeated gains into touchdowns. Shively accounted for the the lone Indian tally. Those Swedes from Gothenburg upset the local outfit another Friday afternoon to the tune of 31-0. The Indians couldn’t seem to get into “high gear.” as they chased the Swedes across the field. Oshkosh, the F.agle's nest, squeezed out a narrow victory over O.H.S. in the annual Turkey day “gridiron classic.” The scoreboard read 13-9 even though the Indians twice trod on pay dirt only to have the touchdowns annulled on various technicalities. The Indians fine blocker and line plunger. Don Shively was chosen honorary captain of the 1939 football eleven. Squad £!3asketUl Although the Ogallala Indian Reserve “hoopsters” broke even in 1941) scheduled games, win- ning six and losing six games, they out-pointed their opponents 326 markers to 270. Little Frank Thorpe dropped 103 counters through the basket, scoring nearly a third of the Indians' total tallies. North Platte first swamped the B’s 28 to 10. Sutherland then bowed 21 to 4 to the Indians, with Thorpe netting 17 points. Julesburg won 26 to 14, while Grant lost 29 to 18. Lodgepole squeezed out a 21 to 20 victory, but Oshkosh and Imperial were annexed in rapid succession 50 to 23 and 34 to 21 respectively. The B’s scalped Paxton’s Tigers 44 to 27; were beaten by Chappell 22 to 15, and stopped Grant 22 to 17. In an overtime period, Paxton nosed out Ogallala 33 to 31. In their final debut, the Indian Seconds dropped the closest fray of the season by losing out to Sutherland 21 to 20. ) Left to Right: Harold Magee, Edward Schindler. Russel Jackson, Melvin Sen .ig, Joe Fleshman, Frank Thorpe. Raymond Martin, Coach Amman. Glen Geisert, Kenneth

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Rack Row—Left to Right: Brothwcll, Frcriclis, K. Enin, Walker, Jackson, C. Thalkcn, Harter, Keller, llopken, I). Ervin, Collins. J. Krajewski. Second Row: Coach Wilcox, Trainer Becking, Peterson, Pounds, Slmlz, Erancil, J. Thalkcn, Shively, Sheldon. Dun- woody, Trainer Chingrcn, Coach Amman. Front Row: Diltniar, Ditto, Thompson, KIIqii, Fleshman, Martin. M. Krajewski, Bush, Econonios, Cline. fjS lol- SFootball Review Of I lie entire squad of 35 lads, who comprised the 1939 football team, nine boys were letter- ment. They were Francil, Dunwoody. Econonios. Dittmar, Jensen. Sheldon, Schulz. Cline, and Peter- son. With two weeks of practice “under their belts.” the Ogailala Indians encountered the Jules- burg Lions under the schools’ new lighting system. Neither “outfit” displayed the “stuff” it takes to win a ball game, as the fray ended 0-0. However. Chappell was unwilling to settle with such a score, when, on the following week they trimmed Ogailala 31-7. Evidently the Indians had learned lessons from the beating they took, because Sidney suffered a shutout 13-0. at the hands of Ogailala the next Friday. Next on the list was a battle with Im- perial. It was a severe one at that. Although Econonios dashed 60 yards for six points, the tinier stopped the watch with the score 6-6. One night a week later, Dalton sneaked home much distressed by the scalping they were handed by Ogailala. 20-0. New tricks in the form of surprise attacks, foiled the enemy completely. Kimball stopped the Indians 14-0, but suffered heavily, when they scored with unusual difficulty. Against Wauneta. the tables were more than turned, when the foe succumbed to superior forces, losing 19-0. Econonios. Shively, and Joe Thaiken t.'.llled one apiece. Hush showed up nicely also. — ♦ — A new comer on the schedule of football rivals was North Platte, who found that “out where the West begins” they grow tougher, since it was with less than one quarter to go that the Bulldogs managed to score by the use of aerial attacks. More reserve power won the game for the Bulldogs. Still bitter rivals in the football game were Grant and Ogailala, although the Farm- MO

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 Basketball GEORGE BKCKJUS and DALE CHINGREN Student Trainers WAYNE CLINK Junior, Forward DON SHIVELY Senior, Guard ED HOPKKN Senior, Forward BOB POUNDS Freshman, Forward BILL LYNES Freshman, Guard The O.H.S. “hoopsters” experienced a quite successful 1940 basketball sea- son. Aside from tournaments, the In- dians won nine games and lost six, one of these in an overtime period. The Indians poured 426 counters through the baskets against 358 for their op- ponents. The North Platte Bulldogs opposed the Indians in their first game; North Platte won 39 to 33. George Thorpe made 8 field goals. Sutherland was stopped short by Ogullala, 36 to 22. Julesburg had little trouble, winning 36 to 14. Grant was annexed 29-18 as also was Lodgepole 27 to 18. Oshkosh took a severe setback a week later, 37 to 26. Thorpe fooled the Eagles as he ac- counted for 23 counters. Imperial lost out 33 to 17, while Paxton’s Tigers nosed out a 24-20 victory. The Tigers earned the victor)’, since they were continually shadowed throughout the game by the speedy Ogallaliuns. Ziegcn- hagen arched” the bull for nine points. Chappell, who has always been respect- ed by the Indians for their ability and sportsmanship, downed the boys from O.H.S. by a score of 34 to 24. Bob Pounds led the local scorers with eight points. The Farmers from Grant surprised with a 22-20 victory over Ogullala dur- ing a return engagement. At half time the Indians were out in front, 14 to 5;